Democratic 06 Slogans.... got any?

[ZombieGak]

Off the top of my head:

Democrats: Undoing The Damage
We DO Care About Gettin' Bin Laden
Who Lost The Mideast?
Don't Let War Become The Last Refuge of Scoundrels
Stop The GOP Looting of our Children's Future
Make Neo-cons Neo-convicts.
Government for citizens, not crony's.

[pstans]

1. Empowering America

Empowering America by strengthening the middle class, getting the government out of your lives, and gaining energy independance.

[AuntiBush]

2. !

For the sake of the nation, whatever you do vote Dem all the way!

[ZombieGak]

14. Vote As If The Nation Depended on it..... or

Or

Vote As If Our Future Depended On It.

[ZombieGak]

15. delete

[Michigander4Dean]

60. Then add...

Because it DOES.

[AuntiBush]

80. Good one!

"Vote as if Your Future Depended on it, because it does!"

[KingFlorez]

3. Clean House, vote Democratic

[pstans]

9. I like that one

I think most people in Congress should be replaced.

[ZombieGak]

17. Democrats: We'll Behave This Time! LOL

[electropop]

4. If you give us the Congress,

we'll consider starting to think about trying to maybe grow a spine. Unless the Repubs complain.

[ZombieGak]

12. Give Us The Congress and We'll Give You Back America (?) n/m

[radio4progressives]

61. !

[queenbdem87]

5. Move America Foreward?

Or should we just save that for Democratic presidential nominee Mark Warner in 2008?

[Awsi Dooger]

39. I like your handicapping

The slogan basics, and Mark Warner,.

It's got to be a positive slogan. Almost everything in this thread is an attack and that's not going to help one bit. I would focus on the right track/wrong track aspect and form a slogan emphasizing Democrats will restore the right track.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

6. Enough! I'm voting Democrat!

Retun to prosperity! Vote Democrat!

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[PublicWrath]

7. Democrats for Sanity n/t

[Crazy Guggenheim]

8. "The Democrats have to fix the mess again!"

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[pstans]

11. Haha

:rofl:

[ZombieGak]

10. 911: NEVER FORGET... NEVER DISTRACTED

A poke at Bush's claim to have a monopoly on 911

[Warpy]

13. Work should PAY

Jobs for Americans FIRST

FAIR taxes

Bring them HOME

None of which will be on the DLC platform, so let's hope whoever is the candidate manages to junk the DLC and its "help" in offering corporate lobbyists turned handlers to fuck up the campaign enough to insure the GOP stays in power and the rich men running the DLC get to keep their lavish tax cuts.

[melody]

16. "Is there really another choice?" :) n/t

[ruggerson]

18. Stop Selling Our Ports To Terrorists! Vote Democratic.

You gotta have something that will grab the xenophobes. :)

[LiberalEsto]

19. Kick Elephant!

:kick:

[ZombieGak]

35. The Elephant Sold Us Out. Now what? n/m

[LiberalEsto]

49. That's why we have to kick the elephant out.

As I said,

Kick :kick: elephant!

[NCarolinawoman]

20. Put the Grown-Ups back in charge. Vote Democrat.

I think there is a button at Cafepress that says this. I love it.

[pstans]

21. After working in a Kindergarten classroom last year

I think that is hilarious.
:rofl:

[Sparkly]

22. "WAKE the F*** UP!!!"

More politely, "Stop the Madness!!!"

Or perhaps just the Clinton/Gore slogan, "It's Time for a Change."

[Mabus]

23. "Bounce your boobies" for Katherine Harris

Meet Moxie and Spunk

:bounce::bounce:

[ZombieGak]

33. all I can think of for a nickname is Medussa

Katherine Medussa Harris

[FrenchieCat]

24. #1 . "Save our Democracy, just say NO....to One Party Rule!"

#2.
"One Party Rule was NOT what are founders envisioned when crafting our Democracy!
Vote Democratic and restore checks and balances" :patriot:

#3.
In order to form a more perfect Union,
Reconstruction for Louisiana, Not in Iraq!
Prosperity for the USA, Not made in China!
Job Security for Americans, Not for India!
Privacy Rights for the people, Not for the Corporations!
Security controlled by U.S. Companies, Not sold overseas!
A balanced Budget for this generation, Not Deficits for the next!
Competence in our Government, Not Corruption in the halls for Congress!
Affordable Health Care, Not record profits for the Pharmaceuticals!
Fairness in Taxation, Not Tax Cuts for the Rich!

Restore America; Vote Democratic in '06!:patriot:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

25. here's a bumper sticker: CAN YOU AFFORD 4 MORE YEARS?

[montieg]

30. Oh Yeah! I like it! n/t

[gasperc]

55. CAN YOU AFFORD 2 MORE YEARS?

4 YEARS? are you kidding we're in hock for 6 years.

[ZombieGak]

26. NO MORE BETRAYAL

NO MORE BETRAYAL
of our nation
our security
our dreams
our jobs

[Ice4Clark]

27. I like Robert Kennedy Jrs saying

Eighty percent of Republicans are just Democrats who don't know what's going on.

[WestSeattle2]

63. Excellent.......n/t

[RubyDuby in GA]

28. Democrats - we couldn't do any worse

I'm on the state committee for my state party and I actually submitted this as a slogan for us.

It's better than the shit they're bandying about.

[ristruck]

29. Taken from their own mouths...

HAD ENOUGH YET?? Newt

[ZombieGak]

36. GOP: it's IMPOSSIBLE to do worst............. (?)

[Lost-in-FL]

31. Vote Democrat

Cause Republicans bin missing from the war on terror.

[ZombieGak]

32. what was that cartoon.........

What was that cartoon where you looked though 500 faces looking for on guy... was it "Where's Kilroy?"

How about cheap stickers with Bin Laden's face and a simple statement... 4 years and counting.

Of course what if they kill/capture him between now and Nov.

[Sparkly]

34. "It's the Incompetence, Stupid" nt

[ZombieGak]

37. Democrats: A New Dawn (gag) LOL

[ZombieGak]

38. Do you REALLY Know How Big The GOP Debt Is?

[Liberty Belle]

40. Had enough?

[Doctor_J]

41. Vote Dem - We're Not Criminals

[JMDEM]

42. The Republican Party -- a Bridge to Nowhere

Voting Republican is voting for a bridge to nowhere

[JMDEM]

43. Vote Democratic, and we'll party like its 1999

[WCGreen]

44. Book 'em Dano........

[JMDEM]

45. Remember when you had hope?

Remember when you had hope? Vote Democratic and restore hope in America, hope for your future, hope for your children, hope for your planet.

[AusGail]

46. Vote Democrat

and help us restore America's credibility with the rest of the world

[laundry_queen]

47. Restore America, vote Democratic. n/t

[MurrayDelph]

48. Democrats:Bringing Back the Bill of Rights

the REAL Contract with America

[ZombieGak]

59. except it would not be true....

I started a thread on the topic: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2549320

[lwcon]

50. Awesome thread!

See also the beginnings of a broad-based strategy for "Framing and Buzzwords," which builds on some discussions started here.


In response to a similar inquiry on Myspace, one woman ("Mrs. Q") had the following suggestions:

How about some Dem. buzzwords:
Common sense = Dem
Eagle (soaring) = Dem
Balanced budget = Dem
Waste cutting = Dem
Religious Freedom = Dem ( I know - same as next in list - but each right could be emphasized)
Constitution/Bill of Rights = Dem
Educational excellence = Dem
Small government = Dem
Fair taxation = Dem
Fight terrorism smarter = Dem
Balance of powers (not skewed toward Exec. branch) = Dem
Conservative = Greedy
Conservative = Robber Baron
Conservative = Big business
Conservative = Cronyism
Conservative = Burden falls on the backs of the workers

This semantics thing worked well for Newt G. When something WORKS, there is no reason not to adopt it.

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[ZombieGak]

57. we need targeted framing

Newt did give us all a lesson in the power of framing... or perhaps his original list was more labelling... trying to associate keywords with one or the the other party.

I think Dems need to take it to next level by making each word serve as many purposes as it can. For instance it's one thing to try and create an identity as the words Mrs Q provided... it's another to target a GOP weakness... or even hope to frame a strength into a weakness. Conversely there has to be some way to frame one's own message in a way it resonates well... and to dig ones self out of negative frames created by the GOP.

[lwcon]

64. I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the leading edge...

...of the messaging has to be positive, but it can include a subtext that change is needed.

For me personally, it's hard to do that because it's like trying to give a pep talk at the site of a train wreck.

But it's in our American psyche that we have to hear about the bright path up ahead and not about where we've gone off the rails.

Though I've criticized his delivery in the debate with Cheney, I think Edwards was on the right track with that kind of hopeful, folksy-yet-articulate approach that got Carter and Clinton elected. You know, "let's build a great world for our children," as opposed to calling the elephant in the room: "What the fuck are we doing in Iraq, and where did the frigging surplus go!?"

My ideal candidate would know how to talk in the positive terms the voting public demands... coupled with a true progressive agenda.

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[ZombieGak]

70. I think there has to be a tasteful mix

I think there has to be a tasteful mix of a positive message and one where the Dems contrast themselves with the Right.

I don't know if you heard Kos on NPR today. He kept claiming the Democratic message was OK... the REAL problem was the Dems needed infrastructure. I disagree. I believe that a compelling message can bypass infrastructure. But I just don't see the Dems having one yet.

They can claim values like equality, opportunity, democracy etc... but what we often see is the terms are used for window-dressing. For example there's nothing democratic about our system... yet the Dems refuse to ever talk what democracy means or about reforming our system... even as a majority of the voting age population sits out most elections. The Dems could have indexed the minimum wage to inflation 40 years ago. Why didn't they? They could have opposed NAFTA yet Clinton embraced it... insuring that there'd be downward wage pressures in the US. Dems can't even be honest about the deficits. Why? Because sometimes being less than honest works in their favor. We saw that with Kerry's deficit reduction plan in 04. It concealed a trillion in borrowing over 5 years.

What I want to see from the Dems is HONESTY... not spin. But I'm not holding my breath. And even if they win this November... it's sure to be an anti-GOP vote rather than an endorsement of the Dems.

[lwcon]

73. I agree, positive message with the undercurrent of change-is-needed

I didn't hear Kos, but writer georgia10 on his site made what I think is the correct point, that it's money and message: http://vastleft.blogspot.com/2006/04/pay-it-say-it.html

I think Feingold is doing something that other Democrats should follow -- taking the progressives out of the shadows and refusing to be intimidated by conventional wisdom such as "you can't get elected if you support gay marriage." Deep down people know we need a change, they're just looking for someone they can rally around, and I agree that it can and should be done without selling our souls.

That said, I'm not going to hatchet our guys if they get a little glib, and if they're not able to reinvent the country in the first 100 days of a new administration. Perfection is not an option, I just want an smart, honest, caring person to do the best job that he or she can.
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[bunkerbuster1]

51. The Democrats: Check and balance

I hear about the need for "check and balance" from all walks of political life. We might as well tap into it.

In '06, that's what the Democrats can offer to fence-sitters--a chance to keep the excesses (and most people will admit that the Goopers have excesses of one kind or another) in check.

It's not exciting, it's not "Throw the corrupt mofos in JAIL" as I'd like, but that'd be my political-consultant take.

[Minnesota Libra]

52. Return America to the days when..............

....Leadership and Statesmanship were the norm not the exception.

[ksokol]

53. Dems -

A stronger, safer America.

Kerri

[gasperc]

54. DEMOCRAT 2006 .

enough said

[globalvillage]

56. Strength and Wisdom

My favorite. From some LTTE or op ed a few days ago.

[ZombieGak]

58. Why Can't The Dems EVER Make a Good Case About.....

It's one thing to discuss slogans... but slogans can't make up for the lack of substance and poor strategy on the Democratic side. For example... I've yet to hear a compelling argument from Dems that as long as we're in debt... then ALL tax cuts are borrowing. I've yet to hear them even be honest about deficits... tending to use the bogus unified budget figures.

Dems tend to soft on some market approaches say for health care. But they never come right out and challenge the religious belief that markets are wonderfully efficient. They are not.

These are arguments that work towards their favor but Dems refuse to use them.

[Dulcinea]

62. America Deserves Better! eom

[ZombieGak]

65. REMEMBER WHEN AMERICA WASN'T INSANE? n/m LOL

[ZombieGak]

66. THEY DON'T HATE US... THEY HATE BUSH

OK... I'm not being honest. They do hate us.

[ZombieGak]

67. THE WORLD NEEDS A SANE AMERICA n/m

[napi21]

68. People Before Party! n/t

[proud patriot]

69. Check out my Sig line

:hi:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

71. WIN PEACE IN 06

[radfringe]

72. plain and simple

had enough?

[Joe Fields]

74. Republicans can run, but they can't hide.

[elduderino]

75. what about this....?

UN-America becomes America again

[killerbush]

76. Had enough is great

[SiouxJ]

77. GOP = the party of ideas . . . all of them bad

I also like: Bring back checks & balances, vote Democrat

or

The GOP: bankrupting the country since 2001

[WoodrowFan]

78. Had Enough? (NT)

[Sub Atomic]

79. Had enough yet?

[bush_is_wacko]

81. I don't know about a slogan but I'd like to see a commercial

showing mug shots and the list of charges of Abromoff, DeLay, Libby, the latest two pervs from HS and however many more end up being arrested before the election along with the words DISGRACE,DISHONESTY,SHAME,SCANDAL.

Then maybe something along the lines of "A vote for Democrats is a vote to restore DIGNITY in Government."

Sadly, that is just a START of the huge and multifaceted message we need to get out there!