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Demit

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68. Slogans aren't graphic design. They're copywriting.

Tue Jan 2, 2018, 11:37 AM

Jan 2018

And do you really think that a reference to a slogan from the Depression era is going to resonate with younger generations? They can barely remember what WWII was about. I'm an aging Baby Boomer and even I didn't recognize the weak callback to FDR's slogan.

(That is an awful website, btw. And I say that as a graphic designer. If that's your shop, sorry, but I can fully believe it designed the D logo.)

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Can we think of a slogan with more oomph than "A Better Deal"? [View all] elehhhhna Jan 2018 OP

Yeah... kentuck Jan 2018 #1

Fuck Trump. roamer65 Jan 2018 #2

To hell with "A Better Deal". democratisphere Jan 2018 #3

You took the words right out of my mouth meow2u3 Jan 2018 #87

What is that lame slogan about? TheCowsCameHome Jan 2018 #4

Pelosi resurrected it today. I think it was Hils campaign motto? It's weak. elehhhhna Jan 2018 #10

Thx. It's a dud. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2018 #11

"Stronger Together" was the Democratic Party's 2016 campaign slogan. lapucelle Jan 2018 #15

Thanks lapuclle.. It would be hard Cha Jan 2018 #19

They were too busy complaining about the logo JI7 Jan 2018 #22

It was, regrettably, easily forgettable elehhhhna Jan 2018 #89

I didn't forget it. N/T lapucelle Jan 2018 #91

"I think it was Hills campaign motto?" WHAT betsuni Jan 2018 #23

Still blaming Hillary for anything they don't like. brer cat Jan 2018 #40

Happy New Year to you, too! betsuni Jan 2018 #41

+1000! mcar Jan 2018 #42

Transparent with this one. Thanks. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #63

How about... Dulcinea Jan 2018 #60

A More Perfect Union. GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #5

Yeah ggmac0427 Jan 2018 #6

Thats not very unifying. Atman Jan 2018 #29

35% tazkcmo Jan 2018 #80

Now PC and ID free! gulliver Jan 2018 #7

Time to Take Out the Trash Goodheart Jan 2018 #8

Yes We Can handmade34 Jan 2018 #9

WE CARE! Watched video by Randy Bryce, one of Paul Ryan's opponent for US Rep. RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2018 #12

You know Ryan has more than one opponent, right? brooklynite Jan 2018 #24

Thanks. Corrected, revised title RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2018 #65

Its anyone stopping you from using something else ? JI7 Jan 2018 #13

This time we mean it, pretty much! NBachers Jan 2018 #14

lol.. it's kinda funny 'cause Cha Jan 2018 #18

If only we could get Arnold Schwartzenegger to say it. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2018 #31

"We need our own Frank Luntz." CrispyQ Jan 2018 #83

Is the problem with the word "better"? lapucelle Jan 2018 #16

A Better Deal shanny Jan 2018 #37

And a "New Deal" could have implied something just as bad as lapucelle Jan 2018 #44

Doesn't matter now what a "New Deal" might have implied at the time shanny Jan 2018 #46

Pretty much everything good and decent in our country Control-Z Jan 2018 #17

Excellent post, Control-Z.. Cha Jan 2018 #20

Thanks, Cha. Control-Z Jan 2018 #50

So true -- RandomAccess Jan 2018 #79

Get yourself elected to office treestar Jan 2018 #21

Yep. "Deal" implies there is some sort of negotiation or partnership ck4829 Jan 2018 #25

Yup... StarryNite Jan 2018 #77

who thought up that winner? samnsara Jan 2018 #26

I'm betting it was whoever designed the D in a circle logo. Demit Jan 2018 #28

I don't think Mark Twain did graphic design, lapucelle Jan 2018 #47

?? Demit Jan 2018 #51

"A Better Deal" is an iteration of the lapucelle Jan 2018 #57

Slogans aren't graphic design. They're copywriting. Demit Jan 2018 #68

My response was directed at the comment about the Democratic Party logo. lapucelle Jan 2018 #72

SS+K designed the logo. lapucelle Jan 2018 #49

It's an iteration of something FDR said in his 1932 nomination acceptence speech. lapucelle Jan 2018 #45

How about "Save The Country?" Vinca Jan 2018 #27

Republicans think America was already saved. Atman Jan 2018 #55

How about "Stop the Shit Storm?" n/t rzemanfl Jan 2018 #30

Great slogan Chickensoup Jan 2018 #32

NO DEAL superpatriotman Jan 2018 #33

Make America AMERICA Again. I like that. nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2018 #34

No More Bullshit. Orrex Jan 2018 #35

It is honest. I don't think Congressional Dems delisen Jan 2018 #36

Make America Kind Again. dawg Jan 2018 #38

Righties think being "kind" is a sign of weakness. Atman Jan 2018 #53

How about "We can all agree...." vi5 Jan 2018 #39

I think its a riff off of New Deal ismnotwasm Jan 2018 #43

Most Americans don't know what the fuck was happening in 1933 elehhhhna Jan 2018 #90

"Throw the Bum Out & Lock Him Up!" MineralMan Jan 2018 #48

I actually think "A Better Deal" isn't bad. However it has to be properly followed up on. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #52

America united C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #54

America United is actually pretty good. Atman Jan 2018 #56

Thanks. It's Together We Can 2.0 C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #61

"Stronger together" is similar and didn't get the person who used it elected President. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #84

You need the best candidate first. The slogan is not a candidate. Atman Jan 2018 #92

The Rescuing America Act or The American Fairness Act LonePirate Jan 2018 #58

How about "Reigniting the Promise of America" ? oberliner Jan 2018 #59

"A Good Deal" shanny Jan 2018 #62

How about, "No Deal" Bayard Jan 2018 #64

Well, "what have you got to lose" seemed to work for Trump BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #66

Make America Sane Again. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #67

How about, "Things Could Be Worse, ..." JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #69

how about - "Stop treating people and the planet like garbage?" - n/t Locrian Jan 2018 #70

I don't understand why people are obsessing over this all of a sudden.... George II Jan 2018 #71

"Not Fucking Traitors" works for me. TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #73

Leading America, with Pride and Integrity BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #74

I like "A Modern New Deal" PatsFan87 Jan 2018 #75

How about "A Brand New Deal"? meow2u3 Jan 2018 #88

I think..... CherokeeDem Jan 2018 #76

I like that! PatsFan87 Jan 2018 #78

A high colonic gibraltar72 Jan 2018 #81

United for the Real America! nt procon Jan 2018 #82

They need a slew of slogans. CrispyQ Jan 2018 #85

"Neither Corrupt Nor Senile"? "Fit to Govern"? "Not a Putin Puppet"? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #86