Democrats rolled out a new slogan last week: “I mean, have you seen the other guys?” to a rounding appall. Of course we’ve seen the other guys, but we’ve seen you too. Being “not it” is not a platform on which to run. Not awful is not good enough!

Real slogan from DCCC

Is this really what your inane and constant email fundraising is paying for? It’s a completely out-of-touch at worst, flippant at best, phrase that is wholly uninspiring or uplifting.

The sentiments of this slogan are echoed locally. My primary opponent, Daylin Leach, recently said in an interview, “Donald Trump is actually our biggest ally in this” in reference to how to keep energy up for the campaign. Comments like these, that show Democratic politicians eagerly awaiting the next atrocious executive order, are the reason people hate Democrats. Real people are hurt by Trump’s policies. This isn’t about us winning, it’s about helping people’s lives. This perversion of priorities is what is killing the Party!

It shouldn’t be ‘us vs. them’, it should be ‘us for them’. We, the 99%, are all on the same team. We all need policies that work for working people. Trump is not helping our team. He is not our ally.

Free alternate bumper sticker for Dem use

As Democrats, we need to stand for something! We have no federal power now (actually broader-lost power at all levels of government), so perhaps it is time to hunker down and find our backbone while doing some policy research. It is not the time to sit back with a beer and watch the other party implode. If we do, another alternatively extremist faction of the GOP will take hold, not us.

If we firmly stand on our values and offer bold programs to help the working class, we will rebuild the strength of the Democratic Party, at all levels of government, throughout the nation!

So I have more alternative slogans for you, though they’ll require follow-through: