[6] Oxford Dictionaries defines the term as "[a] person whose political philosophy is a blend of policies and principles from both the Republican and Democratic parties".
Likewise, Republican politicians such as George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been called "Republicrats" due to their liberal stances on various political issues.
Another usage of the term puts the words together in order to voice the opinion that the two mainstream American political parties are so ideologically similar as to be interchangeable.
"[8] An example of this view comes from Noam Chomsky: "The United States effectively has a one-party system, the business party, with two factions, Republicans and Democrats.
This was a view shared on the left by the Green Party during the 2000 United States presidential election, for whom Nader ran, whose bumper stickers read: "Bush and Gore make me want to Ralph."