Depending upon whether we're looking for a name to call ourselves among ourselves, or are looking for a name that will attract new people outside the progressive sphere, some names are better than others.
To me, for growing the wing nationally, most of the words are loaded and have connotations that aren't helpful, or may be harmful:
The Roosevelt Party --I like this best because it's hard to find a bad connotation, war president, social programs. Only drawback is that younger folks have no idea.
The Democratic Wing --People hate both parties and they screw with the word "Democrat Party" and I don't think it distinguishes us well enough. It's like an inside joke that we get but doesn't work outside of us.
The Populist Progressive Party --I don't even know if WE agree on what "populist" means, much less other. And unfortunately, Progressive is a loaded term to some, made that way by RW radio, could be a turn-off.
The Citizen's Reform Caucus --I like the word "reform" and "citizen's", too. Much better than "peoples" which sounds too much like China.
The Progressive Caucus --Not bad, not sure we are technically a Caucus or not.
The Social Democrats -While we might in our hearts lean Socialist, there's danger in using variants of the term if we want to grow the wing.
In conclusion, I like where "reform" is used and where we avoid terms that tend to be already overused and exclusive-- I'd like something that says "we are the middle and lower and working classes and we are fucking serious about taking back our party!"
But that's just too long!
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