What was the winning midterm message? Freedom. Democrats described freedom differently: from women’s freedom to decide for themselves (AOC), freedom to learn (Josh Shapiro) to economic freedom (Wes Moore). Excerpts of their inspiring messages are bundled in the free BigStage Teleprompter so you can practice delivering them too. “Americans value our freedoms — our freedom …
How good is your bullshit meter? Find out with this quiz. “The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit”, said Steve Bannon. Flood the zone. Stink up the joint. “This is not about persuasion: This is about disorientation.” – CNN It helps to …
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WhatsApp messages are encrypted, spread instantly through closed groups making it the ideal platform for spreading disinfo. People trust messages posted on their WhatsApp closed groups. These groups are members-only and invisible to external fact checkers unlike open Facebook and Twitter threads. The danger of disinfo is especially acute in Hispanic, Asian and other groups …
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“Hate will only win if people like me stand by and let it happen” “In response to a colleague who had called her a “groomer” in a fundraising email after Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Michigan) stood up against marginalizing the state’s LGBTQ population, McMorrow made a stand against the hatred and bigotry coming from Republican colleagues. …
Canvass smarter to register more voters and increase voter turnout to counter Republican voter suppression. How can organizers: Canvass people from the voter file or any other contact list? Customize the survey questions for canvassers to ask? Handle deep canvassing where volunteers contact the same person several times? Provide volunteers with canvassing scripts they can …
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Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure elections run smoothly and everyone’s vote is counted. Make sure we have safe, fair, and efficient elections for all. Become a poll worker. Power the Polls recruits poll workers to ensure a safe, fair election for all voters. It uses data on poll worker requirements from Work …
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Political extremism spreads like cancer on democracy. A few malignant cells infect others till the body dies. Watch for these symptoms. Trygve Olson has trained thousands of activists in forty countries with International Republican Institute (IRI) to build democracies. As a Senior Lincoln Project Advisor, he now trains Americans about political extremism. How do people …
Good organizers build trust before asking others for their support. How? Personal storytelling. Organizers share their own personal stories to quickly establish rapport and mobilize others to support their cause. “Their story presents a specific challenge they faced, the choice they made about how to deal with the challenge, and the outcome. The story invites …
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Floods and power blackouts in the middle of a pandemic. That’s Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Every disaster is unique and demands its own solution. How does a newly assembled team with limited time and resources quickly choose the best approach to a crisis when lives and property are at stake? Design thinking. …
‘Michigan GOP plans “shocking” scheme to ram through voting restrictions‘ – Salon “Republicans state legislators in Michigan have already introduced 39 bills that restrict citizens’ voting rights and harm election administration. Republicans do not have the votes to override the veto but would instead pursue a scheme to use the state’s citizen initiative process to …
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