Honestly call or email the Democratic party offices and voice that you one hundred percent agree with Sanders.

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I forgot which comedian did this bit during their standup but their point was that progressives/liberals/leftists suck at messaging or sloganeering. Their goals are noble but there are no catchy slogans to go with it.

Just think about it. ā€œTheyā€™re killing the babies!ā€ is way more catchy and effective than ā€œAccess to abortion should be available to everyone. Even if you want to have a child, some complications or health issues may require you to abort the pregnancy as early as you can.ā€ Yeah thatā€™s not reaching everyone, is it? And you canā€™t scream it like ā€œTheyā€™re killing the babies!ā€

And thatā€™s just an example of policy that was chosen by few statesā€™, which they also voted for GOP, giving them power to ban abortion on federal level. (In case you are wondering which states: Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Nevada)

If you canā€™t communicate how you can give the people what they want, how do you even counter ā€œDemocrats hate America!ā€ or stuff like that?

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My body, my choice has been the message since forever.

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And that works great as a protest slogan where people are already aware of how it works. But not a great slogan when you want to reach to people who are ignorant about what it entails.

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