Thank you Ruth for this important, concrete interview with Rep Swalwell on messaging.
Thank you for this clear, concise interview.
It's like trying to turn around a ship mid-voyage. We must start today with consistent, concise messaging. If not now, when?
We must mirror and learn from our opponents (single message "big steal"). Fellow citizen/ voters/ taxpayers have been deceived, ours must be fact-based civics lessons on governance. ?
- Clear, concise civic education of types of governance. And consequences.
- Someone, somewhere has to come up with an umbrella communication strategy, determine communication channels to get the messaging out, develop timelines is helpful.
- Business plan model
- Non-partisan educational communications
- Evidence-based communication of consequences to families.
- Respectful, gentle tone messaging, fact-based.
I am blessed with a new friendship with some who grew up in Italy in the 40s, tragically she lost her dad, WWII. She is fearful of socialism. As are other immigrants from Europe I speak with. Messaging tones must be from a gentle imploring, fact-based with respect for all our fellow voter/ taxpayers.
I hope Friday's call might touch on such strategy brainstorming for how to reach neighbor buy neighbor.
There has to be another arm to this other than media. People are living in distrust.
I do appreciate Mr. Swalwell's perspective but I would have liked to hear more about messaging, at least some discussion as to what that messaging should touch upon. Although it is important to identify the best ways and means of getting that message to those who need to hear it, we first must have good, effective messages to share.
To start such a conversation I would say that we need much more than outrage. Specifically, what will Democrats do if they maintain or expand their numbers in the House and expand their numbers in the Senate in 2022 and beyond and what may happen if they don't. Secondly, we need to be able to convincingly show that Republicans have already denied the American people the things that polls have clearly said they want and need. With greater numbers they will deny even more. This should be made easier by the fact that Republicans have no platform. Not a single plank except for the one named Trump.
Easier said that done, true but without that discussion it will be impossible.
I follow Rep Swalwell on Twitter and keep up with what he is doing - or trying to do given the hateful obstruction from Republicans. I am grateful for his work.
I do disagree with him on thinking Crenshaw’s idea about Greene being a fraud and grifter as “crazy”. I despise Crenshaw and am frustrated beyond belief that he and Wilkie were not held accountable for their blatant work to blacklist a female veteran for her reporting of a sexual assault but…I have to agree with him on his take on Greene. She is unhinged and dangerous.
It is one thing to say that Democrats need to have a unified message - we all know that - but what, exactly, is being done to create it? Has there been a group assigned to do that work? And I don’t mean a committee to study the idea in order to set up a group to do the work - I mean a group that will get to work right now. Will they actually be skilled at communicating public messages or will they just be cronies or relatives of those in charge of setting up that group? (I can think of several people who excel at getting the news out in succinct, smart ways and I highly doubt Pelosi would choose any of them or allow them to be in charge of messaging.) There really isn’t any time to waste on this. So, I’m curious to ask Rep Swalwell - what is being done to take care of this lack of a message?
Eric Swalwell is a rising star in the democratic party. He has ambitions and I can easily see him running for President. He understands the stakes for democracy surviving.
Meanwhile, as Ruth points out the Dems need message unity and discipline, if they are going to turn the ship around in time for the midterms. With Omicron receding and good fortune maybe (we) can get to a happier place.
Ask him about the Chinese spy he's been sleeping with
Thank you Ruth for this important, concrete interview with Rep Swalwell on messaging.
Thank you for this clear, concise interview.
It's like trying to turn around a ship mid-voyage. We must start today with consistent, concise messaging. If not now, when?
We must mirror and learn from our opponents (single message "big steal"). Fellow citizen/ voters/ taxpayers have been deceived, ours must be fact-based civics lessons on governance. ?
- Clear, concise civic education of types of governance. And consequences.
- Someone, somewhere has to come up with an umbrella communication strategy, determine communication channels to get the messaging out, develop timelines is helpful.
- Business plan model
- Non-partisan educational communications
- Evidence-based communication of consequences to families.
- Respectful, gentle tone messaging, fact-based.
I am blessed with a new friendship with some who grew up in Italy in the 40s, tragically she lost her dad, WWII. She is fearful of socialism. As are other immigrants from Europe I speak with. Messaging tones must be from a gentle imploring, fact-based with respect for all our fellow voter/ taxpayers.
I hope Friday's call might touch on such strategy brainstorming for how to reach neighbor buy neighbor.
There has to be another arm to this other than media. People are living in distrust.
I do appreciate Mr. Swalwell's perspective but I would have liked to hear more about messaging, at least some discussion as to what that messaging should touch upon. Although it is important to identify the best ways and means of getting that message to those who need to hear it, we first must have good, effective messages to share.
To start such a conversation I would say that we need much more than outrage. Specifically, what will Democrats do if they maintain or expand their numbers in the House and expand their numbers in the Senate in 2022 and beyond and what may happen if they don't. Secondly, we need to be able to convincingly show that Republicans have already denied the American people the things that polls have clearly said they want and need. With greater numbers they will deny even more. This should be made easier by the fact that Republicans have no platform. Not a single plank except for the one named Trump.
Easier said that done, true but without that discussion it will be impossible.
I follow Rep Swalwell on Twitter and keep up with what he is doing - or trying to do given the hateful obstruction from Republicans. I am grateful for his work.
I do disagree with him on thinking Crenshaw’s idea about Greene being a fraud and grifter as “crazy”. I despise Crenshaw and am frustrated beyond belief that he and Wilkie were not held accountable for their blatant work to blacklist a female veteran for her reporting of a sexual assault but…I have to agree with him on his take on Greene. She is unhinged and dangerous.
It is one thing to say that Democrats need to have a unified message - we all know that - but what, exactly, is being done to create it? Has there been a group assigned to do that work? And I don’t mean a committee to study the idea in order to set up a group to do the work - I mean a group that will get to work right now. Will they actually be skilled at communicating public messages or will they just be cronies or relatives of those in charge of setting up that group? (I can think of several people who excel at getting the news out in succinct, smart ways and I highly doubt Pelosi would choose any of them or allow them to be in charge of messaging.) There really isn’t any time to waste on this. So, I’m curious to ask Rep Swalwell - what is being done to take care of this lack of a message?
Eric Swalwell is a rising star in the democratic party. He has ambitions and I can easily see him running for President. He understands the stakes for democracy surviving.
Meanwhile, as Ruth points out the Dems need message unity and discipline, if they are going to turn the ship around in time for the midterms. With Omicron receding and good fortune maybe (we) can get to a happier place.