Original sentence: Bush described his opponent, Senator John Kerry, as "the most liberal member of the the Senate" , with confidence that this would not be taken as a compliment by a majority of voters.In response, instead of supporting liberalism by name, many Democratic politicians have tended to shy away from the "liberal" label, preferring "progressive" or "moderate" or no label at all.Liberals themselves use the term "liberal" to refer to the historical ideas, and a proud history and tradition of liberalism, expressed earlier in this article.There has been a concerted effort over the years to change the meaning of the word "liberal" in the minds of the American public, by repeating "liberal" over and over again with a negative connotation.They feel the anti-liberal slogans above are confused; some attack all American liberals, others attack Classical liberals, Social liberals, or even Libertarians
Edited sentence: Bush described his opponent, Senator John Kerry, as "the most liberal member of the the Senate" , with confidence that this would not be taken as a complement by a majority of voters.In response, instead of supporting liberalism by name, many Democratic politicians have tended to run away from the "liberal" label, preferring "progressive" or "moderate" or no label at all.Liberals themselves use the term "liberal" to refer to the ideas expressed earlier in this article.Since most political opponents of liberalism pay lip service to the liberal ideals of freedom, equality, and democracy, there has been a concerted effort over the years to change the meaning of the word in the minds of the American public, by repeating "liberal" over and over again with a negative connotation.The anti-liberal slogans above are confused, some attack all American Liberals, others attack Classical Liberals, Social Liberals, or even Libertarians