Friday, April 28, 2006

Had Enough?

"In 1946, Karl Frost, an advertising executive, suggested a simple slogan to the Massachusetts Republican Committee: 'Had Enough? Vote Republican!' Frost recognized that these simple words could unite his national party and blame its opponents, who controlled Congress, for causing or failing to solve the many problems facing the country, including meat shortages, economic difficulties and labor unrest. The strategy worked: in 1946, both houses of Congress flipped.
"Sixty years later, Democrats would be smart to turn Karl Frost's slogan on Karl Rove's strategy."

In The New York Times, Tim Roemer revives a famous rallying cry.

1 comment:

KcM said...

But did he get the idea from Newt?