Homeward-Bound Dems Pocket Political Messages
As House Democrats head home to their districts, they won’t be alone. Leadership has supplied them with four pocket cards to help them stay on message: The
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As House Democrats head home to their districts, they won’t be alone. Leadership has supplied themwith four pocket cards to help them stay on message:
“„The first is our main argument, Moving America Forward, Not Back; and the second is Protecting Social Security at 75 Years. You should have already received a pocket card on Make it in America, our manufacturing strategy; as well as our message on national security.
The contents of message number one have much to do with the huge positive polling bumpthat Democrats get when the Republican agenda is linked back to the policies of George W. Bush. Message two seems to be about drumming up fears around alarming statements made about “transitioning out” Social Security and other government agencies by Tea Party candidates like would-be Senator Sharron Angle in Nevada, who has softened her rhetoric since winning her primary. Three and four — the economy and national security — are more about laying out what the Democrats have done or hope to do on both fronts.
To that effect, Democratic leadership also included a schedule detailing week-by-week how they plan to tout their efforts on behalf of the middle class:
“„August 2—Fighting For The Middle Class: “Make it in America” Week
“„We are wrapping up a Congressional work period with a series of bills to promote a Make it in America manufacturing revival. Members can also highlight Recovery Act jobs in your districts. Republicans in Congress have sided incessantly with big corporations shipping jobs overseas and Wall Street bankers who helped cause the meltdown.
“„August 9 – Fighting for the Middle Class: Protecting Social Security Week
“„The 75th anniversary of Social Security is August 14. Members can highlight how, once again, this bedrock promise is under assault from Congressional Republicans seeking to privatize and cut Social Security that Americans have earned. Democrats will protect and strengthen Social Security.
“„August 16 – Fighting for the Middle Class: Consumer Protection Week
“„As students head back to college and families head out for back-to-school shopping, it’s a good time to highlight the strong consumer protections enacted by this Congress. Republicans sided with the Big Banks over students when we made college more affordable. Republicans fought a first-ever consumer protection agency and split over a Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights. And as we continue the drumbeat on the Patient’s Bill of Rights giving Americans and their doctors control over their health care, Republicans would repeal long overdue protections for Americans if they get sick or have a pre-existing condition.
“„August 23—Fighting for the Middle Class: Small Business Week
“„Our economic recovery must be powered by small businesses. This Congress has enacted 8 separate tax cuts for small businesses, made health insurance more affordable, and fought to get credit flowing—time and again, over Republican opposition. This week, Senate Republicans moved to block billions of dollars of private-sector lending for small businesses.
“„August 30—Troops & Veterans Week
Rhyley Carney
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