Mediaboss Marketing

By Emma Dumain Posted at 1:28 p.m. on Jan. 29

Israel says Democrats are behind the new middle class focus. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

PHILADELPHIA House Democrats are united around a new messaging strategy for the 2016 cycle, according to Rep. Steve Israel of New York.

Middle class, middle class and middle class, the chairman of a newly created Democratic Policy and Communication Committeetold reporters on Thursday morning.

Israel cited theresults of a lengthy survey distributed to Democratslast week as evidence of a new intraparty consensus. The results were revealed to the caucus on the first full day of itsthree-day issues retreat here in the City of Brotherly Love.

Only 90 members responded less than half of the 188-member Vaucus but he said participants hailed from adiverse cross-section of fiscally conservativeBlue Dogs, moderate New Democrats, African-American lawmakers and progressives.

I was pleasantly surprised that 90 members took the time to fill out the survey in the short amount of time given to them, he said.

Still, there are a number of legislative areas where House Democrats could split that could interfere with cohesion in party messaging.

One is ontrade and whether Congress should give President Barack Obama authority to enter into negotiations with certain Pacific countries. There arestrong and vocal factions on either side of the issue, and both groups say that opposition or support for fast-track authority is fundamental to defining the Democratic Party in the next cycle.

Democrats are also struggling for unity on votes to roll back portions of their signature financial regulatory overhaul legislation known as Dodd-Frank,which caused something of an ideological war to break out in party ranks and threatened to sink the government funding bill at the end of last year.

Go here to see the original:
Democrats Unite Around Middle-Class Message, Israel Says

Republicans Still Need Democrats More Than You Think
Democrats may now be in the minority in the Senate, but a clutch of their centrists will hold particular sway as bridge-builders and powerbrokers. In order...

By: The Richard Fowler Show

Here is the original post:
Republicans Still Need Democrats More Than You Think - Video

My Book On Democrats
http://www.splinterbook.com We #39;re confounded by the attitude and behavior of Democrats and socialists and this clip from my book, The Splinter In Your Mind, begins to layout the reason for...

By: Todd Reinhardt

Read more:
My Book On Democrats - Video

Robert Reich on his talk with Senate Democrats
Education, infrastructure and how to pay for it topped Reich #39;s remarks.

By: The Sacramento Bee

Excerpt from:
Robert Reich on his talk with Senate Democrats - Video

Democrats face stiff competition in political fundraising in 2016 after wealthy entrepreneurs Charles and David Koch pledged to spend nearly $1 billion in the next campaign cycle. Right now, they're playing the underdog and say that they have a huge void to fill.

"We're never going to match that dollar for dollar," said Ben Ray, spokesperson for American Bridge, a Democratic opposition research group, referring to the Democratic fundraising apparatus.

The Koch pledge - to raise and spend $889 million through its more than one dozen organizations - is more money than the Republican and Democratic Parties each spent in 2012 and more than President Obama spent in his record-breaking campaign in 2008, NBC News has noted. Charles and David Koch's network is likely to nearly match what each candidate is likely to spend in 2016.

Republican presidential candidate and down-ticket contenders are the ones to likely to benefit from the Koch treasure trove.

Democrats admitted nothing exists on the Democratic side that compares to the Koch's deep pockets and network.

While Democrats are competitive on a host of political fundraising, when it comes to political nonprofits that don't have to disclose their donors, Republican-oriented groups far outpace the Democrats.

In the 2014 election cycle, conservative 501c4 groups spent $128 million, according to the Center For Responsive Politics, while liberal 501c4 groups spent $35 million.

Democratic aides say the effort is going to have to be "all hands on deck." They will follow how the money is being spent and strategically place every Democratic dollar to counter. In addition, grassroots support - a large number of small dollar donors - will continue to play heavily into the Democrats' strategy, and that includes capitalizing on the Koch news. The DNC released an email to their supporters Wednesday evening, urging their supporters to mobilize and engage in response to the Koch news.

"Let them know they can't buy your commitment, they can't buy your energy, they can't buy your vote," says a graphic from the DNC to its supporters. Supports can click on a button that says, "I"m in to elect a Democratic president in 2016."

A second version invites supporters upset by the Koch's "buckets of money" to "volunteer to help elect a Democratic president in 2016."

See original here:
Democrats Angle To Compete With Koch Money