UPDATED: Vote Deadline Extended to Name Our Populist Movement within Democratic Party

[Scootaloo]

36. Sadly, I don't like either leading choice, but have no suggestions of my own

"The Roosevelt Party" ties us to a person which as others have noted, brings with it flaws and perceived limits. if we wanted to cleave with the Roosevelts, aiming for their policy - the Square / New Deals - is preferable to allegiance to the persons.

"Democratic Wing" implies that those outside this wing are by default, not "Democratic" - it's inherently antagonistic, without actually defining the principles. democratic Wing? What, like, we vote, what does "Democratic Wing" mean? We need more than a "nyah-nyah" at the establishment. And like Manny says, it's just not snappy.

I have, personally, forever hated the title of "progressive." It's a cop-out, a retreat from the L-words of liberalism and leftism. "Progressive" cedes ground to the Republicans... and rather ironically the historical "Progressives" were the third way of Theodore Roosevelt's time, those trying to moderate the left without totally throwing over to the right (of course back then, the scale was MUCH different... but principle).

of the list, "Social Democrats" is probably most accurate, though again that lacks "pop" in the same way "Democratic Wing" does.

I would say to just outright embrace the "socialist" label. it's fairly accurate, and it's sure as hell going to catch attention. Ripping the word "Socialism" out of the grips of those John Birch ratfuckers is reward in itself, I think.