and seriously, what the hell is the Democratic message???

[a kennedy]

Middle of the road?? Repub lite?? Altra Left?? Gotta get that message right first.......I mentioned before, can't be against someone, or something, have to always be for something.....like much fairer tax code, much fairer health care, much fairer education. NOT FREE, BUT FAIR. and that big picture strategy is most important. JMHO.

[leftstreet]

1. 'We Aren't Republicans!'

[DetlefK]

8. Republicans: "We are not Obama and Clinton!"

[dawg]

2. Minimum wage increase.

Expand Obamacare.
Defend abortion and marriage rights.
Higher taxes on the rich.
Debt free college education.
No cuts to Social Security or Medicare.

Literally, it would fit on a postcard.

[Shell_Seas]

3. Also

Clean air
Inclusion
Equality
Innovative and accessible education

[AngryAmish]

7. Black Lives Matter

[Shell_Seas]

10. Yes!

[LBM20]

19. All lives matter.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

20. How Republican of you. nt

[RKP5637]

9. Yep, it needs to be short messages. Basically, short simple stupid messages, nothing

elaborate. Often IMO democratic messaging is confusing as hell to the casual listener.

[RKP5637]

4. Exactly!!! And democratic messaging often sucks. Also, democrats need to get behind the same

messages and stick together. IMO democrats often bicker far too much and it weakens the party.

[shenmue]

15. No

[RKP5637]

16. Yes

LOL!

[JustAnotherGen]

18. I think it needs to be district centric

The message in Iowa or Nebraska would be an epic failure in my district.

I do not believe you can run an in your face pro-choice campaign in those states in a district (if there are any) where Clinton won but so did a Republican congress person.

You can do that in my district AND run on pro big business platform.

[RKP5637]

21. Yes, good point. It is a complex matrix, one size does not fit all. n/t

[AngryAmish]

5. We need to get rid of the Deplorables. They are irredeemable.

[DetlefK]

6. Unlike the Republicans, the Democrats have no doctrine they have to obey to.

The Republicans want to further the conservative agenda. Whatever they do, whether it's good for the people or bad for the people, as long as it furthers the conservative agenda, they do it.

The Democrats are a loose alliance of interest-groups. The Democrats don't care HOW something is done, as long as their people are better off.

[a kennedy]

11. May-be it's time the Democrats GET ONE. eom

[samnsara]

12. the message will be different for each and every one of us...best to ask...

...why am I a democrat?..why am I NOT a republican?

[Boxerfan]

13. I wonder how it is not obvious to you....

Because our message is in our deeds & the fact we fight to HELP the average American. A rising tide lifts all boats.

But we certainly do not need a lock-step ideology to "win". We are already winning in every category. Just the votes & districts & every imaginable aspect of access to power are rigged.

We need to fight smart there....No ideology just leading by example. And of course #1 re-instate the fairness doctrine so the actual facts about-whatever-would be discussed. Not a made for clicks ratings fed corporate line brought to you by a handful of cable corp's.

[shenmue]

14. Please go away

[pirateshipdude]

17. I do not get this type of conversation. Anyone spending any time in politics

certainly understands the Democratic Party's position. What I am hearing you complain about is not factual. Democrats are clear and loud and push their position and message. This is simply feeding into an illusion to continue the divisiveness of the left.