They've become very democratic. They're all for mob rule. Don't forget they're the ones who want to abolish the Electoral College. They're the ones who want to 'count every vote' no matter who votes.
Being 'democratic' is not intrinsically virtuous. In fact, I cringe at the merest thought of direct democracy.
And BTW, stylin19a is correct. The official name of the party is the 'Democratic Party'. Has been since the 1840's. I believe Rush started calling them the democrat party kust to tick them off. It worked.
Sorry, just being a wise guy. And, yes, the founders avoided direct democracy for a very good reason.