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fyeahdemocrats: Democratic vs. Republican Political Tactics: An Analysis To properly compare, merchandise was picked from the official sites of the national committees of the respective parties: http://www.gop.com/ and http://www.democrats.org/ Two bumper stickers and one button was chosen from each. DEMOCRATIC: Across the board, designs focus on simplicity and aesthetics. Each is to-the-point and efficient. Each item is a badge of honor — promoting yourself and the Democratic party: 0 out of 5 bumper stickers criticize those who disagree with them, 0 out of 2 buttons criticize those who disagree with them. REPUBLICAN: Across the board, relies on catchy slogans. Only one out of the nineteen bumper sticks relies on simplicity rather than a saying. Designs are haphazard and scattered; I was honestly surprised that this was the official site and not just a bad Cafepress offshoot. Merchandise relies heavily on bringing down the opposition rather than promoting themselves. 11 out of 19* bumper stickers criticize those who disagree with them, 7 out of 13* buttons criticize those who disagree with them. *These are the ones with a direct criticism/attack. There are more which are borderline attacks, which were not included in these statistics.

fyeahdemocrats:

Democratic vs. Republican Political Tactics: An Analysis

To properly compare, merchandise was picked from the official sites of the national committees of the respective parties: http://www.gop.com/ and http://www.democrats.org/

Two bumper stickers and one button was chosen from each.

DEMOCRATIC: Across the board, designs focus on simplicity and aesthetics.

Each is to-the-point and efficient.

Each item is a badge of honor — promoting yourself and the Democratic party:

0 out of 5 bumper stickers criticize those who disagree with them,

0 out of 2 buttons criticize those who disagree with them.

REPUBLICAN: Across the board, relies on catchy slogans. Only one out of the nineteen bumper sticks relies on simplicity rather than a saying.

Designs are haphazard and scattered; I was honestly surprised that this was the official site and not just a bad Cafepress offshoot.

Merchandise relies heavily on bringing down the opposition rather than promoting themselves.

11 out of 19* bumper stickers criticize those who disagree with them,

7 out of 13* buttons criticize those who disagree with them.

*These are the ones with a direct criticism/attack. There are more which are borderline attacks, which were not included in these statistics.

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