Post by RGirtman on Mar 25, 2020 11:46:01 GMT -6
Up to now, we've been operating under the assumption that we are going to use "Progressive Party" and "Progressive National Committee" as the name of our party.
I fully expect that to remain, however, I would like to open up discussion to anyone who objects and/or has a better idea--because: inclusion & transparency!
For my part, I like "Progressive Party" (as opposed to "US Progressives" or "People's Party" or any other possibility for several reasons.
1) It is all-inclusive... not all progressives are populists. Not all progressives are socialists.
2) It is unconfusing. Everyone knows what progressive means & there won't be any awkwardness with state-level affiliate parties (The Oregon American Progressive Party--Oregon is ALREADY American!)
3) It has history, all the way back to Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose party of 1912, Robert La Folette's 1924 Progressive Party, Henry Wallace's 1948 Progressive Party; in addition to the state level Progressive Parties of VT, MA, OR, CA, and MT.
4) It is consistent with already established political conventions across the country. Democratic Party/DNC, Republican Party/RNC, Libertarian Party/LNC. Breaking with that convention could cause confusion & lead to us being overlooked or relegated to a single-issue fringe party like the Peace & Freedom Party or the American Pot Party.
Thoughts?
I fully expect that to remain, however, I would like to open up discussion to anyone who objects and/or has a better idea--because: inclusion & transparency!
For my part, I like "Progressive Party" (as opposed to "US Progressives" or "People's Party" or any other possibility for several reasons.
1) It is all-inclusive... not all progressives are populists. Not all progressives are socialists.
2) It is unconfusing. Everyone knows what progressive means & there won't be any awkwardness with state-level affiliate parties (The Oregon American Progressive Party--Oregon is ALREADY American!)
3) It has history, all the way back to Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose party of 1912, Robert La Folette's 1924 Progressive Party, Henry Wallace's 1948 Progressive Party; in addition to the state level Progressive Parties of VT, MA, OR, CA, and MT.
4) It is consistent with already established political conventions across the country. Democratic Party/DNC, Republican Party/RNC, Libertarian Party/LNC. Breaking with that convention could cause confusion & lead to us being overlooked or relegated to a single-issue fringe party like the Peace & Freedom Party or the American Pot Party.
Thoughts?
