Democrats need our own version of "Contract with America" to run on for November

[beachbum bob]

Gringrich was perhaps the most brilliant political tactician of our time when it came to elections and winning. His Contract with America swept republicans into office in 1994 and has given us today's minority party rule as a result.

We need our own version with bullet points that american people will support in huge numbers.

- Healthcare Bill of Rights

- Student Bill of Rights

- Environmental Bill of Rights

- Immigration and Border Bill of Rights

- Economic Bill of Rights

- Taxpayers Bill of Rights

- Investing in America (Infrastructure) Bill of Rights

- 2nd Amendment Owners Bill of Rights

- Women and Family Bill of Rights


so easy to develop a cohesive election strategy around these that can work across America

[PBC_Democrat]

1. I completely agree

We have the policies that people support but we tend to get bogged down in the wonky details.

The Contract with America was a brilliant move and there is no reason that we can't produce something as good or better.

[CincyDem]

2. Contract with Americans. n/t

[KPN]

9. I like it! My, what two measly additional letters can say!

[hughee99]

3. It needs to be more specific than generic "bill of rights"

I think the most effective item the republicans had on their list was the one where congress had to live by the same rules that they passed for everyone else. In practice, that didn’t really happen, but it’s the sort of common sense thing that even people who don’t follow politics can easily understand and agree with.

[Sophia4]

4. We should stand not only for members of Congress living by their own rules but

a president and his cabinet living by the rules we all live by.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Don't they call that...like a...."platform" or something?

[beachbum bob]

6. Needs better optics than platform and needs simplicity...

look how republicans tailer their messaging.

[Achilleaze]

7. k and r

[Progressive dog]

8. No

I notice you got the 2nd amendment in there. Don't include me in your royal we.