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Comment Merging with RINO makes no sense, these are two differenmt issues, and while DINO is clearly derivative of RINO if it is worth including in wikipedia it should be given it's own section seperate from RINO. I am not sure how common this term is, but RINO is a very common term and an important part of debate on the political right in the US. Moheroy (talk) 10:06, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I understand - my suggestion was on the basis that "In Name Only" is the defining factor here. Applied to a Libertarian or Socialist, it would mean the same thing. When faced with possible deletion, I felt if DINO can be merged with RINO, it would be worth doing. K a r n a (talk) 13:44, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Jreferee deserves credit for finding these sources, which I'll repost with full credit for the research going to him:
Newsday (October 23, 1994) Campaign '04: Some Democrats in Name Only Many of Assembly's GOP incumbents face weak, poorly funded challenges in Suffolk. Section: News Page A55.
Miller, Dawn. (October 30, 2004) The Charleston GazetteDinos and Rinos and liars, oh my! Section: Editorial; Page 4A.
Jacklin, Michele. (March 13, 2005) The Hartford CourantDemocrat in name only? Leftist bloggers dog Lieberman. Section: Commentary; Page C3.
Rubin, Richard. (June 17, 2005) The Charlotte ObserverOut of the mayor's race, Cannon fires off shots. He criticizes Madans, McCrory, "Democrats in name only." Section: Local; Page 5B.
Boston Herald (January 11, 2006) Editorial; Where DINOs now roam Section: Editorial; Page 28.
Zremski, Jerry. (July 12, 2006) The Buffalo NewsAt times, Higgins votes with the GOP. Record on key issues prompts liberals to attack congressman as "Democrat in name only". Section: News; Page A1.
Ashby, Charles. (August 20, 2006) The Pueblo ChieftainGOP challenger says give voters a choice: Susan Pelto says she's out for "DINO" votes.
Groves, Isaac. (November 5, 2006) Times-NewsMany local voters are Democrats in name only.
Ferguson, Andrew. (November 26, 2006) Pittsburgh Post-GazetteA rare bird joins the Washington Aviary. But will Jim Webb, a Democart in Name Only, turn out to be a dynamo or dodo? Section: Editorial; Page H3.
Keep It's clearly a notable political term in fairly common usage and there are plenty of sources above. If it needs some work then do the work. Nick mallory (talk) 07:49, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Although the consensus seems to generally be to keep the article, I'm actually OK with this option as well, so long as the article is not outright deleted again. Croctotheface09:53, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.