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Bruce Watson's avatar

I was the editor on the piece. Son of an English teacher, I changed it to "whom." Merle deftly explained why she preferred "who" and those who jumped on that "mistake" alone did not read the article carefully. The more important point is -- let's get ONE mantra, just like MAGA has. Instead of 3,000 clever signs.

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Denis Orsinger's avatar

Good idea!

To those who immediately thought 'whom' (as I did) -- read the entire article.

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Cliff Baker's avatar

Lol! Yes, this retired English teacher did exacly that, but I agree that "whom" loses a bit of the impact.

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Sandra Grandmaison's avatar

I recently had hats and shirts made for my family. … MADA

MAKE AMERICA a DEMOCRACY AGAIN. After being asked by several protesters from events about the MADA gear I approached the local LWV where I am on the BOD, and we were able to copartner with a local small business in creating an on line webstore , where all Democracy Defenders can order merch at a non profit price. The merch does not have the LWV LOGO so as to appeal to anyone who wants to DRESS FOR DEMOCRACY. It’s selling!!

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Janet Nelson's avatar

Ho about the old Rep slogan: "Are you better off now?"

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Merle Sprinzen Tessier's avatar

This slogan implies that question and has several other advantages: It directly confronts Trump's "Make America Great Again" message; it is also asking who is being made better, which points to the corruption and self-interest of many of the actions; and, it doesn't recycle a Republican talking point.

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Shera's avatar

Thank you. This is exactly the kind of thinking we need right now. I’m gonna use the slogan on my sign.

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Christy B.'s avatar

Love the idea - let's hope it gains traction. Thank you, Merle!

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Dr. Wendy L. Schultz's avatar

For *WHOM*.

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Carolyn Craig's avatar

for WHOM. You have a doctorate from Harvard?

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Johanna Schulman's avatar

Sorry but this idea sucks. It's bad grammar. MAGA would have a ready answer. It shows no vision for a great country. It is defensive. It is not forward looking. Go back to the drawing board.

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