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Important piece on Democrats and digital.
My tentative thoughts:
1. Center-left & left each definitely need more aggressive, digital native products. They needn& #39;t all be the same or always agree! https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-biden-won-the-battle-but-democrats-are-losing-the-social-media-war">https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-biden... (1/x)
My tentative thoughts:
1. Center-left & left each definitely need more aggressive, digital native products. They needn& #39;t all be the same or always agree! https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-biden-won-the-battle-but-democrats-are-losing-the-social-media-war">https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-biden... (1/x)
2. Funding shouldn& #39;t be shifted from "earned media" -- traditional media ain& #39;t dead -- but from Dem TV ads. (objectively useless in General elections. Crazy how Dem surge of cash in the last 3 months yielded NO positive movement. (2/x)
3. We need vastly punchier Dem leadership.
4. The center-left and left are getting CRUSHED among people of color online. Trump& #39;s exec actions mattered, but his "actions" (e.g., Dem aspects of CARES) & style resonate due to synergy with aggressive digital efforts. (3/x)
4. The center-left and left are getting CRUSHED among people of color online. Trump& #39;s exec actions mattered, but his "actions" (e.g., Dem aspects of CARES) & style resonate due to synergy with aggressive digital efforts. (3/x)
5. I put forth a vision nearly 3 years ago of what 365 days a year digital organizing/warfare would look like: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2018/01/25/digital-precinct-captains-new-strategy-democrats/
I">https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2... renew my plea for the Democratic National Committee to STEAL MY IDEA. I needn& #39;t be thanked! JUST DO IT. (4/x)
I">https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2... renew my plea for the Democratic National Committee to STEAL MY IDEA. I needn& #39;t be thanked! JUST DO IT. (4/x)
6. Not every quoted expert is speaking in good faith, and/but not every eager self-promoter is wrong. e.g., there was too much skepticism about what some of the smarter Latino voting experts were saying throughout 2020. (5/x)
7. The crushing of ThinkProgress really was criminal, esp in light of amounts of $ set on fire producing banal repetitive TV ads about pre-existing conditions. Dems need provocative messaging people repeat in their social media feeds & IRL. Less polished focus grouped gruel. 6/x
8. Dem leadership& #39;s #LearnedHelplessness is demobilizing. Pelosi strategy for 2020 was pasivity. No remote voting + House out of session for 2 months at COVID onset! Pelosi had final sign-off on subpoenas, KILLING OVERSIGHT. Heroes Act termed "messaging bill" by her staff. (7/x)
The error avoidance fixation of Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Joe Biden reflects learning all too well the political lessons of the 1980s & 1990s. Set in their ways pols do not understand the risk/reward of modern media. (8/x)
9. BTW, 2020 was a CALAMITOUS election. (edistricting and downballot losses make GA irrelevant to that assessment, even as the Senate would be a good thing to control. So yeah, I& #39;m happy Biden won, but Trump is the worst president ever & a 4 point margin over fascism sucks. (9/x)
10. In my professional capacity, my colleagues and I have ideas (e.g., this with @EleanorEagan, https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/59/on-all-fronts-at-once/">https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/... )
But as a reformed electoral hack... Dems really need to be AGGRESSIVE.
But as a reformed electoral hack... Dems really need to be AGGRESSIVE.
Again, this piece reflected a lot of my best thinking and much input from smart people -- PLEASE give it a read: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2018/01/25/digital-precinct-captains-new-strategy-democrats/">https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2...
11. My son really enjoys historical SNL political parodies, so I recently rewatched Dukakis clinically describe his overwhelming, and entirely invisible, passionate anger.
The Democrats response to Trump& #39;s corruption and incompetence was no more human....
The Democrats response to Trump& #39;s corruption and incompetence was no more human....
If Trump and Barr are a threat to rule of law... Act like it!
If Trump& #39;s executive branch is killing people... Act like it.
Passion matters on social media. And lack of passion suggests the criticisms are insincere.
Trump& #39;s anger enhances perceptions that he is honest....
If Trump& #39;s executive branch is killing people... Act like it.
Passion matters on social media. And lack of passion suggests the criticisms are insincere.
Trump& #39;s anger enhances perceptions that he is honest....
Democrats& #39; lack of visible anger makes their critiques seem perfunctory.
Watch Jon Lovitz as Dukakis and explain to me how Pelosi et al are doing better... He lost, don& #39;t be like the (very decent and very smart but losing) Dukakis! https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/abc-campaign-88/n9702">https://www.nbc.com/saturday-...
Watch Jon Lovitz as Dukakis and explain to me how Pelosi et al are doing better... He lost, don& #39;t be like the (very decent and very smart but losing) Dukakis! https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/abc-campaign-88/n9702">https://www.nbc.com/saturday-...
