I think the name that most efficiently sends the message is simply
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"The Demcoratic Wing of the Democratic Party," shortened to the Democratic Wing.
But hey, I'm a Unitarian. If someone else wants another name, I'm OK with that too.
djean111
(14,255 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)why not start your own....if your platform is soooooo much better!
bravenak
(34,648 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)I don't want you to end up being blocked for acting out of pocket.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)wish in one hand......you know what in the other...
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Fine with me then. Enjoy trying to start fights with anyone who is not exactly what you think they should be, and attacking whomever. It's been real, though.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)But I was hopeful that by asking nicely....
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)you are soooo Johnny On The Spot!
djean111
(14,255 posts)are for members of this group. Just like the BOG and HRC groups. I am starting to associate Hillary with rudeness.
think
(11,641 posts)I look forward to your positive input.
Alittleliberal
(528 posts)Make steps to get more liberal candidates elected through the primaries. That somehow makes us Independents? Your vitriol is telling.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)I don't think that I did....
Alittleliberal
(528 posts)But way to take take 2 words I used and ignore the rest of the post.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)The Third Way?
I HOPE SO!! We need them back in the Party.
Did you know that only 32% of voters now register as Democrats? See the harm done to our party by the Third Way?
My hope is that we can bring them back and get this party back to representing the people.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)since they "already left" and all....
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)entities who are so desperate to control both parties.
Here's a suggestion, let the Third Way go back to their own party. What ARE they doing in ours, they have a Party, it's called the Republican Party whose ideals are much more in line with theirs.
There is only one reason why they are in our party, and that is to take it over.
We went along, to our discredit, with their bullying and garbage, and watched as they lost voters, lost elections and destroyed the working class with their right wing policies.
But all over the country, Democrats are no longer willing to play their 'lesser evil' game.
I am truly excited about the future of our Party now that the Third Way has totally lost control of the base.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)so its not YOUR party anymore.....You are an Independent now...
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)because I am a Democrat and will only support Democrats for elected office.
And I am hoping we can get back the votes and voters lost by the Third Way/Republican Lite can be brought back to help us replace Republican Lite with actual Liberal Democrats and restore this party to its proper role, fighting for the PEOPLE.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)You are not one....thats the price you pay for it.
demwing
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sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)You don't.
You are in a Progressive Democratic Group, not in GD.
I decide my party affiliation and have no intentions of leaving MY PARTY,
I intend to work to get rid of the Third Way influences and to roll back the disastrous policies they have managed to put in place over the past few decades.
That is what this group is about. If you have something to offer to explain why the Dem Party should continue on its disastrous and losing path to the Right, feel free to post it respectfully.
Alittleliberal
(528 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)JimDandy
(7,318 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)I lack imagination and it's easy to remember.
JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Last edited Sun Nov 16, 2014, 07:58 AM - Edit history (1)
Is that I don't think it will resonate with voters particularly well. "Democrat" and "Democratic" are unpopular titles today, and emphasizing that won't necessarily help much.
Compare that to "FDR Democrat" or "Roosevelt Democrat", which has a huge sense of history behind it, and also brings to mind one of the most popular liberal presidents of all time. I think it would really help bring on board most of mainstream liberalism that doesn't identify with the current Democratic Party. That title not only re-popularizes the term Democrat, but also liberalism in general, whereas "the Democratic Wing" sounds to me too close to just "the Democrats".
Edit: Saw this downthread and loved it: "FDR Democrats are the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party"
Autumn
(46,150 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)and I was just thinking about how I was going to be voting for him very shortly. It was very hard to get through my work day.
Autumn
(46,150 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)It's hard to say in what ways. But, the keystone pipeline I think is an issue he would have been very vocal about. He did a lot for people in domestic violence situations too. And he cared a lot about the immigration issues. He helped a few get through the paperwork to become citizens. I miss the green bus.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)The Unitarian Party !!!
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)There. That works for me!
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)calimary
(84,190 posts)As well as Paul Wellstone's? I think it's worth cranking up again! Let's push it as a meme, and start framing a new message and a new talking point!
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)calimary
(84,190 posts)Well, just as the Good Doctor did, I think it's worth hauling back out, again. And reinvigorating as a meme. Especially since we have a budding presidential candidacy that needs to see this developing.
appalachiablue
(42,863 posts)Speaking of FDR, there's a post running on GD, 11/15/14, *'FDR Too Radical for Today's Dem. Party'. After great moral raising comments, a STINK BOMB came in, one I've noticed before, with total slams on FDR Re blacks, 'lynching support' etc. Stuff that's factual but absent critical context & many difficult circumstances of the times. Of course no mention of how FDR saved capitalism, even had support from some on WS to reform the ffing Banks. Blacks left the GOP for Dem. Party in historic numbers in his 2nd admin., Jews from Europe were denied entry due to rotten immigration laws since the 1920s, etc.
Remarks are purely one sided, damning & damaging esp. to new & younger viewers IMO.
I almost exploded!, wanted to counter but noticed there were no direct replies. Point being, can anyone confirm this STINKER and is it best to not respond, get pulled in to the flaming? Thanks. Be well.
calimary
(84,190 posts)Because we have to get back to that. To THAT! THAT mentality, THAT reality, THAT urgency, THAT resolve, THAT MISSION!!!!!
I think we all need to remember that this hew and cry that's developed from the Dark Side since the Powell Memo and the 30+ years the bad guys have worked and built and strategized to take our country back (and backward) for themselves is a revolt against the New Deal. FDR's New Deal. They're the same ones who insist that ronald reagan should rank first on the list of greatest president of the 20th Century - replacing and helping everyone to forget the TRUE All-Time GREATEST President, Franklin Roosevelt. Indeed, I think ronald reagan is their Bizarro FDR if you want. The Upside-Down FDR. The Reverse FDR. The FDR-from-Hell.
Because they hate government, and they hate helping people, and they hate the whole idea of government helping people. And I think we need to remind everyone and anyone of that, BIG-TIME. Particularly since that's EXACTLY what the bad guys very much WANT us to forget.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)calimary
(84,190 posts)RUB IT IN THEIR FACES. In the faces of OUR guys as well as the bad guys.
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ozone_man
(4,825 posts)You could call it the FDR wing, the Dean wing, the Democratic wing.
Well, I suppose I could call it the Warren wing, or the Bernie wing too.
demwing
(16,916 posts)just doesn't resonate with me for some reason
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)consider, down South when you mention Wing, we think chicken! Hot and spicy!
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Easy to remember and recalls Howard Dean who created the democratic "revival" of 1994.
ReRe
(10,737 posts)I like it. It's perfect!
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)it's not a word with which I am familiar.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)I thought you had a brilliant new word.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)sheelz
(875 posts)w w i i n n g
Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)Although it does leave us open for "wing nut" comments. Just respond with" I'm not a nut, I'm a wing fanatic".
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)EEO
(1,620 posts)regardless of the name, we need to be the Party of Social Responsibility. And we need to come up with a curriculum and create PSAs for our fellow Americans in order to educate them so they can vote responsibly. They need to know everything from Social Security is solvent to we want Universal Healthcare (spelling out what that is), and "Obamacare" was a conservative think tank idea that does not go far enough because it leaves people without healthcare.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)we may get absorbed under another name.
Isn't Democratic Wing the handle of demwing, here?
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)And yes, it's absolutely essential that we form links of some kind with fellow-traveler groups.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Unfortunately, it hasn't fired off yet. Maybe it's radioactive.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)You said "Organize!"
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... just give them another name to turn into a slur.
Kermitt Gribble
(1,855 posts)The Democratic Party was defined by the New Deal for decades and saw great success, due to a thriving middle/working class. The decline of the Party started when the DLC abandoned New Deal.
I also think the Second Bill of Rights could be used as a guide for the entire movement.
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)LeftInTX
(29,957 posts)At first glance I was lukewarm about having the name Roosevelt because I personally prefer to associate with policies and not a person BUT I think the name Roosevelt/FDR etc is easy/catchy
Although I could say I support New Deal policies I think Roosevelt Dem is catchier.
I'm looking at it from a "marketing strategy".
Segami
(14,923 posts)Democratic United Party - DUP
United Party of Democrats - UPD
United Democratic Party - UDP
Representative Democracy Party - RDP
Democratic Majority Party - DMP
Democratic Majority Caucus - DMC
Democratic Majority Caucus Party - DMCP
Progressive Democratic Majority - PDM
Progressive Democratic Majority Caucus - PDMC
Democratic Union Party - DUP
Democratic Counsel Party - DCP
United Democratic Counsel Party - UDCP
Equal Democracy Party - EDP
Democratic Assembly Party - DAP
Progressive Democratic Assembly Party - PDAP
Progressive Democratic Assembly Caucus - PDAC
Democratic United Assembly Party - DUAP
United Assembly of Democrats Party - UADP
Reform Assembly of Democrats Party - RADP
Reform Democratic Party - RDP
Progressive Democratic Reform Party - PDRP
Progressive Reform Caucus - PRC
Democratic Network Party - DNP
Progressive Reformist Party
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)EEO
(1,620 posts)Please redirect discussion to:
Olympus Isn't All About Thunder - Time to Settle on a Name and Move On