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Poll: New DCCC 'Better Deal' Slogan Falls Flat With Democratic Voters

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August 3, 2017

A new poll from Quinnipiac University found that despite the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's aggressive push for its new economic plan, most Democratic voters do not know enough about the initiative to form an opinion on it.

In July, Democrats unveiled their new plan titled "A Better Deal: Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Wages."

"Americans are clamoring for bold changes to our politics and our economy," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) announced in an op-ed. "Today, Democrats will start presenting that better deal to the American people."

But Schumer's appeal fell mostly on deaf ears.

The name was immediately mocked by conservatives and liberals alike for its length and clunkiness, with many comparing it to the pizza chain Papa John's slogan.

"Is your opinion of the Democratic economic agenda titled "A Better Deal" favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it?" Quinnipiac asked in its poll.

Republicans were not in favor of the proposal: three percent said they approved, while 56 percent said they disproved.

But only a third of Democrats said they supported the Democratic proposal. Nearly 60 percent of Democrats said they had not even heard of the much-vaunted economic pitch.

Quinnipiac found the two major parties are deadlocked when it comes to economic policy. An equal number (44 percent) say that Democrats or Republicans would do a better job handling the economy.

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