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Two slogans selected

Contact:  Chuck Oxley   (208) 871-4976 (office)  

Fellow Democrats!

Thank you so much for all your interest in our slogan contest. We had more than 150 entries to judge, and it was very difficult to pick one winner over all the others. In fact, we couldn’t pick just ONE winner, so we selected two.

 “Expect More – Vote Democrat!”  was submitted by Valley County. It is difficult to tell for certain, but we think Chuck Davis actually came up with the words. This is a great slogan for a lot of reasons, but one of its main strengths is that people can read into it their own idea. “Expect More” dovetails nicely with the national verbage that we used about a year or so ago – “We can do better.” Now that the Democrats are in Congress, people CAN “expect more.” It also encourages people to “expect more” from the Idaho State Legislature. Finally, this slogan is good because it only has four words – that will be much more easily seen on a bumper sticker than some of the longer slogans that were submitted.

“Idaho People – Idaho Values – Idaho Democrats” is the co-winner, submitted by Ten Vanegas of Boise. We really loved the way this slogan sends the message that Idaho Democrats are your neigbors, your business partners, your hard working families, your friends and allies all around the state. We have the same middle-class values as other Idahoans. We value our families, our environment, our recreation, our right to worship as we choose. We are just as vital and as much a part of the fabric of Idaho as anyone else. This slogan is assertive without being aggressive. It claims our place in the patchwork of Idaho’s society.  

This contest was the brainchild of our vice-chairwoman, Jeanne Buell, and executed by most of the staff members here at the office.  The winners were selected by the  IDP Executive Committee.

Dawna Rassmussen-Burkett has done a GREAT job of turning these words into logos. We are preparing an order of banners and bumper stickers for general use. The distribution chain has not been set up yet, so don’t send us your orders. However, we will blast out that information after we consolidate the plan.

Chuck Oxley
IDP Communications