This gave GOP candidates two massive advantages: 1) they didn’t have to spend on selling the GOP position, 2) all of
For 25 years, the GOP has had almost exclusive control of the FL legislature & admin.
It fashioned every law it could to advantage Republicans, gerrymandered at a bionic level & stymied popular efforts to increase voter participation such as restoration of felon voting rights.
This gave GOP candidates two massive advantages: 1) they didn’t have to spend on selling the GOP position, 2) all of
There is no biological way to overstate the advantage that Fox News gives to Republicans in red states. MSNBC is NOT the opposite of Fox News.
So when I say that Fox News is a huge advantage for the GOP, I know of what I speak.
Because GOP candidates at every level do not have to spend on messaging, and so not have to spend on attacking Dem policy, they spend almost exclusively on 2 things:
By contrast, Dems have to find their voters, build name recognition, fundraise non stop, defend against bottomless attack as spending, and try to clap back at
Dems spend 9/10ths of the cycle preaching to die hard Dem primary voters and because we have closed primaries, and then have to
DeSantis, who was straight pathetic on the campaign trail, was simply plugged in as the next one up, to a sophisticated and very well funded GOP a machine. He lost
So no matter who the Dem candidate for Governor or US Senate might be, he or she will lose if we put them in the same predicament as Gillum.
So if you were wondering how it is that such horrid GOP candidates win in a state
It’s time to speak hard truths about the fundamental problem at issue here.
The FDP focuses on registration and vote by mail campaigns. It also supports state-wide candidates with canvassing and
But what it does not do, is the kind of year-around messaging and voter contact that would make all the difference.
The FDP is NOT set up to do that, and has never really had the money to do it.
Florida has some amazing ancillary grassroots groups, but
Bottom line is huge swaths of the state see no Dem activity whatsoever, and Dem candidates in those areas get no help at all.
So here is a hard another truth. Floridian Dems cannot win Florida.
BUT AMERICA’S Dems absolutely CAN.
If Dems all across America decide that winning the 3rd most populous state, w/one of the fastest growing populations & (at least) 29 electoral votes, then we WILL win FL in 2022.
But it won’t happen trying to tinker with what we
Florida needs a state-wide permanent and professional voter contact, messaging and campaign support infrastructure, and that kind of thing will actually need to be built.
Doing so requires vision & most importantly, MONEY! Not money spent on consultants, pollsters &
Money to pay permanent professional staff to engage in real, sustained community engagement across the state, most especially in rural areas.
If we invest in standing that up, we will break the GOP stranglehold on FL. We WILL win back the 2 Congressional seats we lost
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Fake chats claiming to be from the Irish African community are being disseminated by the far right in order to suggest that violence is imminent from #BLM supporters. This is straight out of the QAnon and Proud Boys playbook. Spread the word. Protest safely. #georgenkencho
There is co-ordination across the far right in Ireland now to stir both left and right in the hopes of creating a race war. Think critically! Fascists see the tragic killing of #georgenkencho, the grief of his community and pending investigation as a flashpoint for action.
Across Telegram, Twitter and Facebook disinformation is being peddled on the back of these tragic events. From false photographs to the tactics ofwhite supremacy, the far right is clumsily trying to drive hate against minority groups and figureheads.
Declan Ganley’s Burkean group and the incel wing of National Party (Gearóid Murphy, Mick O’Keeffe & Co.) as well as all the usuals are concerted in their efforts to demonstrate their white supremacist cred. The quiet parts are today being said out loud.
The best thing you can do is challenge disinformation and report posts where engagement isn’t appropriate. Many of these are blatantly racist posts designed to drive recruitment to NP and other Nationalist groups. By all means protest but stay safe.
There is co-ordination across the far right in Ireland now to stir both left and right in the hopes of creating a race war. Think critically! Fascists see the tragic killing of #georgenkencho, the grief of his community and pending investigation as a flashpoint for action.
Across Telegram, Twitter and Facebook disinformation is being peddled on the back of these tragic events. From false photographs to the tactics ofwhite supremacy, the far right is clumsily trying to drive hate against minority groups and figureheads.
Be aware, the images the #farright are sharing in the hopes of starting a race war, are not of the SPAR employee that was punched. They\u2019re older photos of a Everton fan. Be aware of the information you\u2019re sharing and that it may be false. Always #factcheck #GeorgeNkencho pic.twitter.com/4c9w4CMk5h
— antifa.drone (@antifa_drone) December 31, 2020
Declan Ganley’s Burkean group and the incel wing of National Party (Gearóid Murphy, Mick O’Keeffe & Co.) as well as all the usuals are concerted in their efforts to demonstrate their white supremacist cred. The quiet parts are today being said out loud.
There is a concerted effort in far-right Telegram groups to try and incite violence on street by targetting people for racist online abuse following the killing of George Nkencho
— Mark Malone (@soundmigration) January 1, 2021
This follows on and is part of a misinformation campaign to polarise communities at this time.
The best thing you can do is challenge disinformation and report posts where engagement isn’t appropriate. Many of these are blatantly racist posts designed to drive recruitment to NP and other Nationalist groups. By all means protest but stay safe.
1/ Here’s a list of conversational frameworks I’ve picked up that have been helpful.
Please add your own.
2/ The Magic Question: "What would need to be true for you
3/ On evaluating where someone’s head is at regarding a topic they are being wishy-washy about or delaying.
“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”
“Fast forward 6 months after your sabbatical--how would you decide: what criteria is most important to you?”
4/ Other Q’s re: decisions:
“Putting aside a list of pros/cons, what’s the *one* reason you’re doing this?” “Why is that the most important reason?”
“What’s end-game here?”
“What does success look like in a world where you pick that path?”
5/ When listening, after empathizing, and wanting to help them make their own decisions without imposing your world view:
“What would the best version of yourself do”?
Please add your own.
2/ The Magic Question: "What would need to be true for you
1/\u201cWhat would need to be true for you to\u2026.X\u201d
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) December 4, 2018
Why is this the most powerful question you can ask when attempting to reach an agreement with another human being or organization?
A thread, co-written by @deanmbrody: https://t.co/Yo6jHbSit9
3/ On evaluating where someone’s head is at regarding a topic they are being wishy-washy about or delaying.
“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”
“Fast forward 6 months after your sabbatical--how would you decide: what criteria is most important to you?”
4/ Other Q’s re: decisions:
“Putting aside a list of pros/cons, what’s the *one* reason you’re doing this?” “Why is that the most important reason?”
“What’s end-game here?”
“What does success look like in a world where you pick that path?”
5/ When listening, after empathizing, and wanting to help them make their own decisions without imposing your world view:
“What would the best version of yourself do”?
