POLITICAL THEMED ACRONYMS & INITIALISMS
This is an alphabetical list of acronyms, initialisms, and numbers actually used on presidential campaign items with reference to specific candidates, political parties, and organizations.
ABC- Anybody But Carter (1980)
ABJ-Anybody But Johnson (1968) or Austin Burton, Jr. (Hopeful for 1976)
ABK-Anybody But Kennedy (Robert 1968 or Teddy 1980)
ACTWU-Amalgamated Clothing and Textiles Workers Union
ACWA-Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
ADA-Americans for Democratic Action
AFL-CIO- American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFSCME-American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees
AFT-American Federation of Teachers
AIP-American Independent Party
ALP-American Labor Party
AuH2O-Barry Goldwater (chemical symbols for gold and water)
B & L-Blaine & Logan (1884)
BAM-Black Americans for McCarthy (Eugene, 1968)
BGB-Barry Goldwater Backer (Arizona Senate Campaign, 1980)
BMG-Barry Morris Goldwater (1964)
C & S-Cleveland and Stevenson (1892)
C & T-Cleveland and Thurman (1888)
CDA- Coalition for a Democratic Alternative (Eugene McCarthy organization)
CDC-California Democratic Council
C5H4N4O3 on AuH2O-Urinate on Goldwater (chemical symbols for urine, gold and water)
CLIRR-Conservative Liberal Independent Regular Republicans (Nixon, 1972)
CLU-Central Labor Union
C/M-Carter-Mondale
COPE-Committee on Political Education (AFL-CIO)
CPUSA-Communist Party of the U.S.A.
CT-Commercial Travelers (1896-1908 era)
CWA-Communications Workers of America
DFR-Defeat Franklin Roosevelt (1940)
DNC-Democratic National Convention
EMK-Edward M. Kennedy
EMc2-Eugene McCarthy the second time (1972)
ESM-Edmund S. Muskie
FCBNH-For Carter Before New Hampshire (1972)
FDP-Freedom Democratic Party
FDR-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
FEF-Forget Eisenhower Forever (1956)
FKBW-For Kennedy Before Wisconsin (1960)
FMBNH-For McGovern Before New Hampshire (1972)
GMG-George McGovern (1972)
H3-Hubert Horatio Humphrey (1968)
HG-Hoover and Green (Michigan governor candidate, 1928)
HHH-Hubert Horatio Humphrey
H & M-Benjamin Harrison and Levi Martin (1888)
H & R-Benjamin Harrison and Whitlaw Reid (1892)
HUAC- House Un-American Activities Committee
IAK-I Adore Kennedy (1960)
IAM-International Association of Machinists
IBEW-International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IGHAT-I've Got Hatred Against Truman or I'm Going to Hate All Trumans
ILA-International Longshoreman's Association
ILGWU-International Ladies Garment Workers Union
IT-Ike Twice (1956)
IUE-International Union of Electricians
IYHYKHR-In Your Heart You Know He's Right (Goldwater 1964)
JB-Jerry Brown (1980)
JBA-John B. Anderson (1980)
JBC-John B. Connally (1976)
JC-Jimmy Carter
JFK-John Fitzgerald Kennedy
JWB-John W. Bricker (OH local 1970)
K-Robert F. Kennedy or Edward M. Kennedy
K3-The Third Kennedy (Edward)
K-J-Kennedy-Johnson
KMA-Kiss My Ass (McGovern, 1972)
KNKC-Keep Nebraska Kennedy Conscious or Keep Nebraska Kennedy Country (Edward, 1972)
LBJ-Lyndon Baines Johnson
LNPL-Labor's Non-Partisan League (FDR, 1936)
LOTE-Lesser of Two Evils (Carter, 1980)
N/A-Nixon and Agnew
NADC-National Association of Democratic Clubs (Bryan era)
NASW-National Association of Social Workers
NDC-New Democratic Coalition
NEA-National Education Association
NIT-A slang word for "no" usually used to express opposition to Bryan's proposal for silver and coinage at a ratio of 16 to 1 (1896-1900)
NOW-National Organization For Women
NRL-National Republican League
NSRP-National States' Rights Party
NUSJ-National Union for Social Justice (Father Coughlin 1930's)
OAP-Old Age Pensions (Townsend 1930's)
OARP-Old Age Revolving Pensions (Townsend 1930's)
OK-Old Kinderhook, nickname for Martin Van Buren derived from his home in Kinderhook, NY
OS4MY-Oh Shit, Four More Years (Anti-Nixon, 1972)
PAC-Political Action Committee
PFP-Peace and Freedom Party
R & B-Reagan and Bush (1980)
RCL-Republican College League
RIF-Reduction In Force (Anti-Reagan)
RNC-Republican National Convention
RR-Ronald Reagan
SIN-Stop Inflation Now
SLP-Socialist Labor Party
SOB-Save Our Business/Sons of Business (Anti-John Kennedy)
SWP-Socialist Workers Party
TASK-Teen-agers for Stevenson and Kefauver
TED-Thomas E. Dewey
TIRRC-This Is Ronald Reagan Country
TMK-Too Many Kennedy's (Anti-Edward)
TR-Theodore Roosevelt
TTP-Tired Tax Payers (Richard Nixon, 1960)
UAW-CIO-United Auto Workers-Congress of Industrial Organizations
UDFH-United Democrats For Humphrey
UFW-United Farm Workers
URFI-United Republican Fund of Illinois (Nixon, 1960)
USWA-United Steel Workers of America
UYN-United Youth for Nixon
VFBG-Vote for Barry Goldwater
VIP-Voice In Politics (George Wallace, 1968)
VV-Vietnam Veterans (Eugene McCarthy, 1968)
W & M-Woodrow Wilson & Thomas Marshall
WB-William Bryan
WCTU-Women's Christian Temperance Union
WIN-Whip Inflation Now (Ford)
WOW-Workers of the World or fraternal society Woodmen of the World
YAF-Young Americans for Freedom
YAFK-Young Americans for Kennedy (John, 1960)
YCERSOYA-You Can't Elect Republicans Sitting on Your Ass (Eisenhower era)
YD-Young Democrats (F.D.R. era)
YPR-Young Professionals For Reagan
YR-Young Republican
YRC-Young Republican Club