I have been quite unhappy with Democratic/Progressive messaging in the past few years and tired of the Republican "echo machine" that repeats the same lowbrow inflammatory statements until it sticks in our distracted minds. Think " The job killing Obama health care plan".
I believe it's time that the progressive side begin to get clear on where we stand and our message. We need to start somewhere and so I have spent some time creating a new declaration of progressive principles based on my own values as well as what I believe will resonate with most reasonable Americans. I have also taken care to address many of the most vocal right wing subsets like, anti-government, anti-tax, business, military and religious groups.
Having a clear political manifesto is one thing but the more important job is to create tag lines and short descriptive statements that are easily digestible to ordinary busy Americans is even more important.
I want to invite readers of this blog to help improve and refine the declaration. Argue against any points you think are off base or irrelevant. Most importantly, help create some new short-phrased tag lines or positive/negative phrases that will help Democrats drive their points home with ordinary Americans.
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