Swearing is becoming increasingly accepted in American politics, not just among politicians but among party organizations and their official voices as well.

The official Democratic Party X account recently told Stephen Miller to "shut up you ugly f---." The post, which remains online, came in response to the White House deputy chief of staff trolling Senate candidate James Talarico by falsely claiming that the Texas lawmaker was transgender.

This isn't the only recent example of Democrats using profanity as a messaging strategy. Swearing, particularly use of the f-word, has become increasingly common in politics over the past decade. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas both had viral moments built around it. The second Trump administration has accelerated the trend among Democratic opponents, though President Donald Trump himself has long contributed to the coarsening of political discourse.

The rise of profanity in politics is both a symptom of declining civic culture and a poor political strategy. Politicians who consciously........

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