I’m a regular reader of Daily Kos, have been for a while. I’m a US Citizen living outside the US, so I can’t keep my eyes off of what is happening in the US (for world economy reasons too).
Here’s my quick summation: November shouldn’t be hard to win. Why? Because of Project 2025.
There is so much ugly and evil stuff in it, it’s a buffet of easy targets.
Here’s a campaign slogan to take to literally everyone you can get your hands on: “You Have One Job: Vote Dem and Keep Project 2025 Out”.
It is just ONE job in November for people to do. ONE.
Yes, democracy demands more, but you need a democracy to stick around to do more.
How this is simple
Look through the list of things they want to do. Someone loses a job, gets put in prison or dies.
I’ll improv a conversation. Hope it’s in line with how it goes:
You: “Hey, you work in X sector right?”
Them: “Yes”
You: “Trump and Project 2025 want you to lose your job”
Them: “What? Oh as if. This is the US!”
You: (search Project 2025 PDF) “Nope, there it is. Oh, also they want all your colleagues to lose their jobs, and they want to put you on an enemies list”
Them: “Tish. That’s just them goofing around”
You: “OK. Let’s say they get in, and this becomes real. They’ve said they mean it. I’ll take their word for it. What’s your Plan B?”
Them: “Er, plan … B..?”
You: “Yes, you may be right or wrong about them. If you are wrong, then you have no job and they plan to send MAGA goons to round you up. Would you like to not face this?”
Them: “Well, yes”
You: “It takes one job. One action. Can you do it? It won’t cost you anything and you remove that risk.”
Them: “Um, sure, what?”
You: “Vote Democrat. Just that. And if others do that, risk lowers even further. Tell others to lower the risk to the US so this ends up just being a stupid goof-off”
I have no idea if this is how it would go, but it would be something like this. It is:
• non-emotional (very important!),
• gets us quicker to the call-to-action (so we can talk to more people in the next 16 or so weeks),
• totally WIIFT (what’s in it for them),
• ONE job (vote),
• easily done, and
• focusing on what the threat puts at risk and lowers that risk.
Can philosophise about democracy etc., which can work too. However, hitting their hip pocket or way of life hits home harder. Sales strategies like these has shown this over and over again.
We are salespeople for democracy.
So, to actually win this, take the easiest and most successful route.
By the way, WE SET THE AGENDA, and it’s their fkn document that is the target.
Hope this helps. Biden 2024.