No, the Democratic Party predates it by a couple of decades.
GOP (Grand Old Party) Republican. Wrong. gop.com says that is wrong.
The opposite of the GOP party (Republicans) is the Democratic party.
The Republican party was only called the G.O.P. in 1875, it stood for Gallant Old Party, then in 1876 The term Grand Old Party was used. why these terms were used is uncertain, except that they are...
Republican