A “Yellow Dog Democrat” was not much different than today’s Democrat voters. They were culturally conservative but their hands were out for the free government handouts. That was true in the 1930’s and it is still true. I honestly believe we lost the election because we promised to create millions of new jobs, that scared the hell out of lot of people. The 53% want disability payments not jobs.
That certainly doesn’t describe my parents. Neither of them ever accepted any kind of Government assistance except Daddy had a VA loan which he qualified for in WWII.
In Daddy’s last year he was in a nursing home. His retirement pay was within around $40 short of paying for his monthly bill so they put him on Medicaid just to get that extra $40.
The original yellow dog Democrats were pro-Confederate, I believe.