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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 11:04 AM Jul 2018

An Even Better Deal? Dems Unveil New Midterm Slogan After First One Tanked


By Kate Riga | July 19, 2018 10:07 am

House Democrats have tossed their original midterm slogan, “A Better Deal,” in favor of “For The People,” hoping to elicit more inspiration and less mockery, according to a Wednesday Politico report.

Democrats are trying to fine tune their economic-based message to ward off lingering doubts from the 2016 election that the party lacks focus and clear policy positions. Per Politico, Democrats intend to invoke the phrase in relation to health care and drug costs, higher wages from infrastructure and public works jobs and pillorying the Republican swamp in D.C.

Those issue areas offer Democrats a double-pronged opportunity to make President Donald Trump and his party look bad, and to offer hopeful, future-based solutions.

The quiet rollout of the new slogan—a contrast to the well-publicized introduction of “A Better Deal,” which earned little more than eye-rolls—is also an attempt to showcase authenticity and a genuine attempt to reach out to workers and middle class voters who felt abandoned by the Democrats in 2016.

According to Politico, the new motto will also separate the Democrats from the Republicans who recently announced their midterm slogan: “Better Off Now.”

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/an-even-better-deal-dems-unveil-new-midterm-slogan-after-first-one-tanked
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An Even Better Deal? Dems Unveil New Midterm Slogan After First One Tanked (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2018 OP
We hear you OLDMDDEM Jul 2018 #1
For the people greymattermom Jul 2018 #2
Descending into armageddon and we're still arguing on the paint job? ck4829 Jul 2018 #3
We have your back andym Jul 2018 #4
It should be duforsure Jul 2018 #5
Nothing "tanked" manor321 Jul 2018 #6
The Human Fund: Money for People Garrett78 Jul 2018 #7
"Welcome to the Resistance" Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #8

OLDMDDEM

(1,572 posts)
1. We hear you
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 11:17 AM
Jul 2018

I think the slogan should be We Hear You. It implies that the Dems have grown up and are working for the people.

ck4829

(35,059 posts)
3. Descending into armageddon and we're still arguing on the paint job?
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 11:19 AM
Jul 2018

Oh my God...

(I'm chuckling right now, I'd be laughing and actually enjoying this if this was a work of fiction, but it's not)

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