Everyone knows what the Republicans stand for, even if they don't agree. Public support is falling, and Democrats can push them into the fringes if they had a simple, consistent message made up of summaries of each of the issues. The Republican Party has this and has been successfully communicating it for years. There are Republicans that may be wavering in their support, but don't know what the Democrat alternative is. Here are my ideas. Simple, and too the point. They are our ideals. As long as we fight for them, they will permeate the American conscience and put the Democrats back in the position to win in 2006 and 2008. I figure 10 is a nice number to start out with. Keep it clear and simple.
- We believe in Healthcare for everyone. Period.
- We believe in a smaller debt and responsible spending.
- We believe in equal rights for everyone.
- We believe that abortions should be safe, legal, and very rare.
- We believe that science should be taught in schools, and religion should be taught in churches.
- We believe that the office of the President of the United States has the responsibility to be honest to the American People.
- We believe that every argument for 'staying the course' in Iraq is actually an argument for leaving now.
- We believe that the individual comes before the corporation.
- We believe that there should be more tax cuts for the average American, and less for the wealthy.
- We believe that liberals invented Social Security, we will never take it away.