Most accurate definition of "democrat" evAr!

I need to add this book to my reading list: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. In this book, the author, noted historian Joseph Ellis, provides the definition that our founding fathers gave for the term "democrat":

"... the term "democrat" originated as an epithet and referred to 'one
who panders to the crude and mindless whims of the masses.'"

I find it quite interesting (and appropriate) that the term still applies to members and candidates of today's Democratic Party.