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Showing Original Post only (View all)Does the Democratic Party need to "re-brand" itself? [View all]
With a totally new message?
With totally new leaders?
With totally new candidates?
How much does the Party need to change? Should it change its name to the Democratic Socialist Party?
I have no doubt but that people will be looking for a different place to go after 4 years of Donald Trump. But, they may be hesitant to go to the Democratic Party because it has been so negatively branded that many voters think more highly of Vladimir Putin than they do the present Democratic Party.
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YES ... YES we should... be called the "Burn This Mutha Fucka Down Until McPootin Is In Jail" Party
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#3
I would add, many Democrats are openly hostile toward anyone not owned by corporations.
pangaia
Jan 2017
#13
It doesn't need loyalty from US; it needs loyalty from the elected officials to the principles
alarimer
Jan 2017
#18
Sapping power from the Dems is what creates the problems folks like Sanders and Moore decry
gulliver
Jan 2017
#24
Good points, America's party to bring issues like SS to the front line and continue to fight
Thinkingabout
Jan 2017
#32