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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
19. Here's our message. Couldn't be clearer.
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 04:50 PM
Nov 2017

As for jettisoning our platform to please a delusional little rule-or-ruin faction, 70 million Democrats already said a huge no to that. Just as Virginia's Democrats decided they weren't giving up the Medicaid expansion for half a million Virginians, and yes, sanctuary cities, to please these spoilers.

This is just the table of contents:

RAISE INCOMES AND RESTORE ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS
Raising Workers’ Wages
Protecting Workers’ Fundamental Rights
Supporting Working Families
Helping More Workers Share in Near-Record Corporate Profits
Expanding Access to Affordable Housing and Homeownership
Protecting and Expanding Social Security
Ensuring a Secure and Dignified Retirement
Revitalizing Our Nation’s Postal Service

CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS
Building 21st Century Infrastructure
Fostering a Manufacturing Renaissance
Creating Good-Paying Clean Energy Jobs
Pursuing Our Innovation Agenda: Science, Research, Education, and Technology
Supporting America’s Small Businesses
Creating Jobs for America’s Young People

FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC FAIRNESS AND AGAINST INEQUALITY
Reining in Wall Street and Fixing our Financial System
Promoting Competition by Stopping Corporate Concentration
Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes
Promoting Trade That is Fair and Benefits American Workers

BRING AMERICANS TOGETHER AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITIES
Ending Systemic Racism
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Reforming our Criminal Justice System
Fixing our Broken Immigration System
Guaranteeing Civil Rights
Guaranteeing Women’s Rights
Guaranteeing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights
Guaranteeing Rights for People with Disabilities
Respecting Faith and Service
Investing in Rural America
Ending Poverty and Investing in Communities Left Behind
Building Strong Cities and Metro Areas
Promoting Arts and Culture
Honoring Indigenous Tribal Nations
Fighting for the People of Puerto Rico
Honoring the People of the Territories

PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS, FIX OUR CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM, AND RESTORE OUR DEMOCRACY
Protecting Voting Rights
Fixing Our Broken Campaign Finance System
Appointing Judges
Securing Statehood for Washington, DC
Strengthening Management of Federal Government

COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY, AND SECURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Building a Clean Energy Economy
Securing Environmental and Climate Justice
Protecting Our Public Lands and Waters

PROVIDE QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATION
Making Debt-Free College a Reality
Providing Relief from Crushing Student Debt
Supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions
Cracking Down on Predatory For-Profit Schools
Guaranteeing Universal Preschool and Good Schools for Every Child

ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL AMERICANS
Securing Universal Health Care
Supporting Community Health Centers
Reducing Prescription Drug Costs
Enabling Cutting-Edge Medical Research
Combating Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Treating Mental Health
Supporting Those Living with Autism and their Families
Securing Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
Ensuring Long-Term Care, Services, and Supports
Protecting and Promoting Public Health
Ending Violence Against Women
Preventing Gun Violence

PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND KEEP FAITH WITH OUR VETERANS
Defense Spending
Veterans and Service Members
Military Families
A Strong Military

CONFRONT GLOBAL THREATS
Terrorism
Syria
Afghanistan
Iran
North Korea
Russia
Cybersecurity and Online Privacy
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons
Global Climate Leadership

PROTECT OUR VALUES
Women and Girls
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Young People
Religious Minorities
Refugees
Civil Society
Anti-Corruption
Torture
Closing Guantánamo Bay
Development Assistance
Global Health
HIV and AIDS
International Labor

A LEADER IN THE WORLD
Asia-Pacific
Middle East
Europe
Americas
Africa
Global Economy and Institutions

To mine for some good slogan material, the document:
https://www.democrats.org/party-platform#wall-street

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Let's wrap up the experimentation and get some clear slogans out there lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #1
:) Oh, our party platform contains FAR more and is FAR stronger. Hortensis Nov 2017 #18
Wow, awesome work. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #23
And those are just the headers. Take a look inside. Hortensis Nov 2017 #24
That's not a message zipplewrath Nov 2017 #27
If you know what we stand for, you won't need a catchphrase. Hortensis Nov 2017 #40
Yes! peggysue2 Nov 2017 #54
It's great for DUers to memorize the platform, but that does not in any way address the problem. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #74
Thank you it's already there!! 2016 Platform . When people try to say the party didn't / doesn't lunasun Nov 2017 #34
Brilliant, timely reply. sagesnow Nov 2017 #38
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #73
Thank you. Hard to believe people choose a Party without reading the platform Wwcd Nov 2017 #50
... mia Nov 2017 #22
Post removed Post removed Nov 2017 #72
I call bullshit. murielm99 Nov 2017 #2
We DO lack a clear message. mia Nov 2017 #3
Who said this is about Bernie? murielm99 Nov 2017 #6
I made it clear that I do not speak for all Democrats murielm99 Nov 2017 #7
FWIW, I did not see you claiming to "speak for all Democrats" Cary Nov 2017 #29
Here's our message. Couldn't be clearer. Hortensis Nov 2017 #19
Thank you! mia Nov 2017 #33
Hortensis, you did not have to murielm99 Nov 2017 #60
The author of your article made it about Bernie BainsBane Nov 2017 #31
Mia, 70 million Democrats KNOW what we stand for Hortensis Nov 2017 #36
Perhaps I don't know enough. I'm a Democrat to the core, and will vote accordingly. mia Nov 2017 #46
You don't get it. No one drives principled people away. Hortensis Nov 2017 #48
Do you? mia Nov 2017 #51
I'm sorry. I read one of your messages and not the others, Hortensis Nov 2017 #55
Thank you, Hortensis, for taking the time to read my other messages. mia Nov 2017 #63
I hate that I did that. I'll remember yours also. Hortensis Nov 2017 #64
No we don't. We have a message ...just some want a different one for some unknown reason. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #68
Thank you! NurseJackie Nov 2017 #4
Some Democrats do believe we have an unclear message. aikoaiko Nov 2017 #5
Then they need to go educate themselves. murielm99 Nov 2017 #9
Perhaps Hillary's platform wasn't clearly articulated or was misconstrued by the opposition. mia Nov 2017 #12
Have you actually read anything that was on her website? murielm99 Nov 2017 #58
There is as Democratic platform...and Hillary was a wonk...she wrote it all down and Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #69
Sure. I'm not here to say what was good, bad, inconsistent about HRC. That's the past. aikoaiko Nov 2017 #20
+1 n/t FSogol Nov 2017 #10
OK - what is the clear message? Cosmocat Nov 2017 #14
Google is your friend. murielm99 Nov 2017 #59
Your concession is noted Cosmocat Nov 2017 #61
This lifelong Democrat believes we DO lack a clear message shanny Nov 2017 #25
We have an expression amongst us trial lawyers... Cary Nov 2017 #32
It really is THAT simple. Vote and we win. tonyt53 Nov 2017 #52
I don't agree....sound like a strange concern after yesterday. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #70
Sweet fucking Jesus. LexVegas Nov 2017 #8
The victory last night BainsBane Nov 2017 #35
Post removed Post removed Nov 2017 #11
Both sides do it? Cary Nov 2017 #39
No clear message? Did you ever read this? George II Nov 2017 #13
Which is? Cosmocat Nov 2017 #15
You can lead the horse to water. You can not make him drink. SandyZ Nov 2017 #16
Agree, but some of the horses were so thirsty that they missed the message drank the kool-aid. mia Nov 2017 #17
From my point of view it is very simple, very clear. I do not understand the people that argue SandyZ Nov 2017 #21
I think the message can be as succinct as follows: Garrett78 Nov 2017 #26
I'll take the Democratic Party that kicked ass in Virginia last night. Paladin Nov 2017 #28
Me too...I don't understand this...it seems as if some are disappointed that Democrats won yesterday Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #71
More empty labels BainsBane Nov 2017 #30
Where does it say that "the party stands for nothing"? mia Nov 2017 #43
"What Do Centrist Democrats Even Stand For?" BainsBane Nov 2017 #56
Are you saying that "progressives" tend to overlook some rights & concerns associated with poverty? mia Nov 2017 #66
God I hope so.... bluecollar2 Nov 2017 #37
Its interesting to me Eko Nov 2017 #41
Dems have made, are making & will continue to make our own narrative, thank you very much! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #42
You mean you won't take talking points from the New Republic? NCTraveler Nov 2017 #45
Yep, I took their message down and will call them on February 30th of next year! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #47
New Republic is full of ratfuckers. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #44
Oh Lord. The article from sept 2017 reads like a Sanders promo. Wwcd Nov 2017 #49
You're welcome. mia Nov 2017 #53
What a crappy, divisive article. Full of bullshit. Why would anyone post it, unless the Squinch Nov 2017 #57
This is from almost 2 months ago JI7 Nov 2017 #62
The author, Graham Vyse, has written one divisive article after another. SharonClark Nov 2017 #65
No...same big tent party always... we just have to pull together after a primary. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #67
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