I have an idea that I cannot seem to shake out of my head. I've mentioned it on blogs a few times with minimal success. When I talk to people, however, it seems to have some legs. That idea is to run commercials in the political off-season touting the virtues of liberalism.
The basic idea is simple. We can tell people what liberalism really is through television and radio advertisements. I think that there are a lot of liberals out there who think that they are independents and moderates. Hell, there are probably some liberals who think that they are conservatives.
The plan could accomplish the following:
- Some people may be swayed to identify themselves as liberal, thus increasing the Democratic base (even if Democratic does not necessarily mean liberal.)
- A new dialog could begin on the newscasts about what liberalism means, as there are no elections to be yacking about instead.
- The advertisements could help to push the Democrats to the left. Again, this effect could happen through dialog.
I do not know how to accomplish making this possible. I think that it should not be accomplished through the DNC but instead through an independent group like a 527. I don't know how to set such an organization up, how to fund it, or even how to produce commercials.
I just want to educate the people about liberalism and fight the stigma that we should have been fighting for years. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.