Okay, folks, it's time for some game theory. https://t.co/sPiVa6CEv0
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) June 22, 2017
Buckle up, buckaroos! Peter Daou’s got some Deep Thoughts™ and he’s decided to share them with his fellow Democrats:
1. THREAD. OK, I've had it with certain Democrats publicly agonizing over their "message." It's the WORST strategy imaginable. (1/10)
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
2. Voters want CONVICTION, not navel-gazing. Trying to craft your message in front of the cameras tells people you have no core beliefs.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
3. Good messaging is about focus not about flailing. It's about turning your deepest principles into policies that work for people.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
4. The problem isn't new. I've been railing against this awful Dem habit for nearly 20 years. STOP PUBLICLY DEBATING WHAT YOUR MESSAGE IS.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
5. Core Democratic values are American values. Dem ideas are popular. Dem policies work for people. Dem principles are fair and just.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
Bless his heart.
6. It's not HOW you tweak a message that wins elections. It's WHO you are at your core, WHAT drives you, WHY you do what you do. BE REAL!
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
7. Republicans win because they convey conviction. Even if their ideas and policies are terrible for people. Even if they do it cynically.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
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8. I want to see Democrats speaking powerfully about the #PhilandoCastile injustice. About civil rights, human rights, women's rights…
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
9. I want Democrats to speak to the MAJORITY who believe that climate change is a real and present danger. https://t.co/Z5KBi0pzrl
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
10. FIGHT. CARE. TRUST YOUR HEART. DEFEND YOUR VALUES. Don't send a message that you don't have a message. Voters are repulsed by that.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 22, 2017
If there’s one man out there who knows what Democrats need to do to win hearts and minds — and elections — it’s the guy who continues to cheerlead and make B.S. excuses for Hillary Clinton.
https://twitter.com/TheRoadbeer/status/877998316612722688
https://twitter.com/yitzyy/status/877997909735862272
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