Should the Democratic Party be re-named the Progressive Party?

[The Sushi Bandit]

[southern democrat]

1. NO !

[JanMichael]

2. Since it's hardly "Progressive", why?

Something about roses, any other name, still roses, comes to mind.

[Rowdyboy]

3. No

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. No

after a Democrat is in the White House, true progressives can join together to make a party that is not beholden to corporations. They might want to use the name.

[aquart]

5. I'm a Democrat. I believe in democracy.

Since it's under threat, I think that's a damned fine thing to call my party: The Democratic Party.

[MercutioATC]

6. If the Progressives want to start their own party, they're welcome to.

Otherwise, we're still the Democratic Party.

[Lisaben2619]

9. The Democrats need to give back the party

they stole from the Progressives.

[MercutioATC]

12. Well, no. Progressives are one segment of the party, but they don't

have the exclusive right to lay claim to the name...

[lastknowngood]

7. rename them anything so the real democrats

can get the name back. The F***ing DLC/DNC are nothing but republicans. It's time to take back our party name and tell those bastards to start their own damn party.

[OhioStateProgressive]

8. no

it would bring back memories of what happened during "The PRogressive era"

remember, the progressives were the ones who outlawed alcohol, and made pointy chastity belts for young girls to wear

[roughsatori]

10. But it's not Progressive. It is mildly UN-Republican NT

[demosincebirth]

11. Labor

If we had to change it, how about The U.S. Labor Party? which we all all know has been around for years. A very difinitive name.

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[KG]

14. progressives aren't commies. but you know that

you can do better than whipping out the c-word when posting a smear, can't you?

[ithacan]

15. you are very confused

just because someone doesn't agree with your right wing world view does not make them a traitor (though that is a typical fascist ploy, to label ideological opponents "traitors").

[KG]

16. the dem party is hardly progressive.

but the name might be apt for the new party that will emerge after the dems party march right-ward into irrelevance and america wakes up and decides it wants to move forward into the 21st century instead backwards into the 1930's.

[Snappy]

17. There is a "Progressive" Party

The Green Party. Democrats need to define their party in clear terms.

[KG]

18. true enuff. also the Socialist Party USA.

http://www.sp-usa.org/



the GP and the SP-USA are both great progressive organizations.

[Moderator]

19. Locking

The Editorials forum isn't the correct forum for this discussion.

DU Moderator