great ammunition. have colour-coded sticky post-its with Fun Joe Facts right above where I tweet, text, argue, zoom so that when I get all emotional and lose my train of thought, I have "Joe will triple public school funding" at the ready. thanks for this, am sharing it with others and hope they cough up for a subscription.
Is there any data on how these new/infrequent voters respond to the fact that Donald Trump is literally tearing apart American democracy and institutions? It seems to me that people need to understand the severity of this. When Trump claims the mantle of "law and order", the response needs to be something like "you are not the law."
This could certainly be pushed out in the form of a pro-Biden message, or a "what will he do as President" message. "Joe Biden will abide by the Constitution, he will restore checks and balances to our form of government, he will honor our military, he will affirm the independence of the DOJ and FBI, and he understands the role that the media plays in providing transparency. Donald Trump is tearing all of these things down, and without these things, we are no longer America."
That's the urgency that I wish every American understood. Everything else is secondary.
I have organized a group of women to engage in the election - we are doing a combination of calling, texting, post cards and posting on social media. The content in here is really helpful to increase the amount of pro-Biden content. More of the messaging suggestions - to help us with our efforts - is always welcome!
Dan -- Jon mentioned in the podcast that a significant percent of these "opportunity voters" are saying they "still have to do their research". I have been phone banking for Christy Smith and Harley Rouda -- this has been a recurring theme with many of those that I reach. They are completely undecided, don't want me to tell them anything about the candidates because that moment is not their allotted time to "do their research" before voting. These are people who don't know who their representative is or who the candidates are. How do we get these people to engage? I don't want to insult them in any way because I am representing the candidate, so don't want to shove info down their throat. Any suggestions?
Just a thought from a neighbor watching in horror from the north, but if your President carries on as he did in the recent debate next time, Mr. Biden should remove his jacket and tie to afford the debate the solemnity and respect it deserves.
I asked my network in a survey who among them were still undecided in the Presidential. I had one friend report back that they definitely would NOT be voting for Trump, but were still trying to decide whether to vote for Biden or to abstain. Her reasoning for abstaining: a) Really does not like Biden. b) Thinks Colorado (where we live) is a safe Biden state (probably true, but why risk it?!) and c) Believes her "under vote" will be noticed.
I am HIGHLY suspicious that the under vote for President gets any real attention. It seems to me that that might be more relevant on down-ticket and especially local issues.
Is there in fact any value to abstaining in voting, assuming that your state is "safe" from the worst guy winning?
Last week you interviewed a messaging expert who said that we need to stop talking about Trump again and again and again and start talking about Biden.
I'm getting "but how will he pay for it?" and "I'm worried about the national debt" as responses to Biden's economic messages. Like, people think his ideas would be nice, but they're viewing the national budget as a zero sum game. "Taxing the wealthiest 1%" is an effective answer?
great ammunition. have colour-coded sticky post-its with Fun Joe Facts right above where I tweet, text, argue, zoom so that when I get all emotional and lose my train of thought, I have "Joe will triple public school funding" at the ready. thanks for this, am sharing it with others and hope they cough up for a subscription.
Hi, Dan -
Is there any data on how these new/infrequent voters respond to the fact that Donald Trump is literally tearing apart American democracy and institutions? It seems to me that people need to understand the severity of this. When Trump claims the mantle of "law and order", the response needs to be something like "you are not the law."
This could certainly be pushed out in the form of a pro-Biden message, or a "what will he do as President" message. "Joe Biden will abide by the Constitution, he will restore checks and balances to our form of government, he will honor our military, he will affirm the independence of the DOJ and FBI, and he understands the role that the media plays in providing transparency. Donald Trump is tearing all of these things down, and without these things, we are no longer America."
That's the urgency that I wish every American understood. Everything else is secondary.
I have organized a group of women to engage in the election - we are doing a combination of calling, texting, post cards and posting on social media. The content in here is really helpful to increase the amount of pro-Biden content. More of the messaging suggestions - to help us with our efforts - is always welcome!
Dan -- Jon mentioned in the podcast that a significant percent of these "opportunity voters" are saying they "still have to do their research". I have been phone banking for Christy Smith and Harley Rouda -- this has been a recurring theme with many of those that I reach. They are completely undecided, don't want me to tell them anything about the candidates because that moment is not their allotted time to "do their research" before voting. These are people who don't know who their representative is or who the candidates are. How do we get these people to engage? I don't want to insult them in any way because I am representing the candidate, so don't want to shove info down their throat. Any suggestions?
Just a thought from a neighbor watching in horror from the north, but if your President carries on as he did in the recent debate next time, Mr. Biden should remove his jacket and tie to afford the debate the solemnity and respect it deserves.
Question for Dan or other election strategists:
I asked my network in a survey who among them were still undecided in the Presidential. I had one friend report back that they definitely would NOT be voting for Trump, but were still trying to decide whether to vote for Biden or to abstain. Her reasoning for abstaining: a) Really does not like Biden. b) Thinks Colorado (where we live) is a safe Biden state (probably true, but why risk it?!) and c) Believes her "under vote" will be noticed.
I am HIGHLY suspicious that the under vote for President gets any real attention. It seems to me that that might be more relevant on down-ticket and especially local issues.
Is there in fact any value to abstaining in voting, assuming that your state is "safe" from the worst guy winning?
Dan: Where is that “guide for volunteers talking to voters in battleground states”? I looked on the crooked site and can’t find it.
Thanks for this, Dan! May I copy/paste/post the little messaging blurbs? I’d like to do one a day in rotation. Spoon feeding...
Last week you interviewed a messaging expert who said that we need to stop talking about Trump again and again and again and start talking about Biden.
Have you taken that to heart?
I'm getting "but how will he pay for it?" and "I'm worried about the national debt" as responses to Biden's economic messages. Like, people think his ideas would be nice, but they're viewing the national budget as a zero sum game. "Taxing the wealthiest 1%" is an effective answer?