I think this would really need a more detailed discussion (coffee sometime?) but the top mistake (IMHO) over the last bunch of years has been in messaging - repeating Republican talking points and then saying they are wrong, giving detailed facts and logical explanations as if they are teaching a class. They need to speak to values. I ha…
I think this would really need a more detailed discussion (coffee sometime?) but the top mistake (IMHO) over the last bunch of years has been in messaging - repeating Republican talking points and then saying they are wrong, giving detailed facts and logical explanations as if they are teaching a class. They need to speak to values. I have to say that many candidates are now getting this right, but I still see the error quite a bit. Oh, and a related one: demonizing the opposition as opposed to contrasting with them (but again on values).
I gotta say, watching the lake/hobbs race was so funny/demoralizing/relieving because all lake did was say crazy shit that makes people's blood boil and all hobbs did was exactly what you're describing. But at the end of the day, Lake ain't governor...
Yeah, elections are contests, and in the end there are more factors than messaging. But governing is a different thing (a point I made in a Republic guest op-ed), and so far I'm largely pleased with Hobbs' work in that job. Not that you and other journalists shouldn't call her on stuff, but ...
I think this would really need a more detailed discussion (coffee sometime?) but the top mistake (IMHO) over the last bunch of years has been in messaging - repeating Republican talking points and then saying they are wrong, giving detailed facts and logical explanations as if they are teaching a class. They need to speak to values. I have to say that many candidates are now getting this right, but I still see the error quite a bit. Oh, and a related one: demonizing the opposition as opposed to contrasting with them (but again on values).
I gotta say, watching the lake/hobbs race was so funny/demoralizing/relieving because all lake did was say crazy shit that makes people's blood boil and all hobbs did was exactly what you're describing. But at the end of the day, Lake ain't governor...
Yeah, elections are contests, and in the end there are more factors than messaging. But governing is a different thing (a point I made in a Republic guest op-ed), and so far I'm largely pleased with Hobbs' work in that job. Not that you and other journalists shouldn't call her on stuff, but ...
Totally. I thought she was a bad candidate. But she's always been a pretty good politician. Those are two separate things.
And analysis like that is why we love you Hank!