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applegrove

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Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:13 PM Jun 2014

"Dems to unveil 2014 slogan" the Hill

Dems to unveil 2014 slogan

By Mike Lillis at the Hill

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/207840-dems-to-unveil-election-year-slogan

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Though still in the development stages, the strategy will mirror the 2006 campaign in featuring a series of specific policy points designed to distinguish the Democrats' priorities from those of the Republicans, according to party leaders.



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"As 'Six for '06' did, it will have specific ideas that contrasts Republicans siding with special interests, and Democrats siding with the middle class," said Rep. Steve Israel (N.Y.), head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).

"This election's going to be a referendum on who's got your back," he told The Hill. "And so it will fit into that general theme."

House Democrats face major headwinds as they head into November's elections. To win back the lower chamber, they would need to pick up 17 seats – a tall order in a mid-term cycle when the party of lame-duck presidents has historically fared poorly. Compounding their problem, President Obama's approval rating hasn't topped 50 percent in roughly a year.


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"Dems to unveil 2014 slogan" the Hill (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2014 OP
"Who's Got Your Back" I like it. applegrove Jun 2014 #1
Me too.... monmouth3 Jun 2014 #2
"Vote Non-Weasel" lpbk2713 Jun 2014 #3
! applegrove Jun 2014 #4
We're not perfect but we've got your back liberalla Jun 2014 #5
Vote for us the other guys are nuts. Historic NY Jun 2014 #6
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