When I walked in the less well-off part of town for Bernie in 2020 I came across many registered Democrats who were not going to vote, and hadn't voted in quite some time. Neither dems nor republicans help them. They feel left on their own. As one man told me, "I had hope for change. I didn't …
When I walked in the less well-off part of town for Bernie in 2020 I came across many registered Democrats who were not going to vote, and hadn't voted in quite some time. Neither dems nor republicans help them. They feel left on their own. As one man told me, "I had hope for change. I didn't get change, and I lost hope." I'm not expecting them to vote for Biden. When I asked one of the head people in the county party about this, he let me know that statistically the people with lower income vote in lower numbers, and vice versa. Good luck to us.
I am reading The Persuaders: At the Frontline of the Fight by Anan Giridaharas. I highly recommend reading this book. The premise is we can do better at engaging people who express this view or similar views. One technique described is deep canvassing. Another part focuses on messaging that doesn’t lead with the problem followed by facts but rather engages the value for example, freedom, a value that the right wants to claim exclusively, but we can offer claim as well, to link the importance of freedom to key issues such as the freedom to make decisions about our own bodies rather than have judges make these personal decisions for us.
Yes, we learned about deep canvassing before going out to the peeps.
Another technique is the one from comedy improv--yes, and... You agree with the other person, and take it from there. Basically, arguing does not work. And it wastes your time when you have a number of doors to knock on. I spoke to one woman who was going to vote Republican. But, as we were chatting, I noticed a surfboard by the front door. "Oh, our candidate is for making sure you have a clean ocean to surf in." And I saw the look on her face soften and at the end of the conversation she had committed to voting for our candidate. After hundreds and hundreds of conversations. I've learned what works, what doesn't. Also, I always leave my phone number and name so people can engage if they're not home. This leaves a message of trust. After all of thoes doors, only one person called back--to thank me!
Some good, some not so good, some inadequate.
When I walked in the less well-off part of town for Bernie in 2020 I came across many registered Democrats who were not going to vote, and hadn't voted in quite some time. Neither dems nor republicans help them. They feel left on their own. As one man told me, "I had hope for change. I didn't get change, and I lost hope." I'm not expecting them to vote for Biden. When I asked one of the head people in the county party about this, he let me know that statistically the people with lower income vote in lower numbers, and vice versa. Good luck to us.
I am reading The Persuaders: At the Frontline of the Fight by Anan Giridaharas. I highly recommend reading this book. The premise is we can do better at engaging people who express this view or similar views. One technique described is deep canvassing. Another part focuses on messaging that doesn’t lead with the problem followed by facts but rather engages the value for example, freedom, a value that the right wants to claim exclusively, but we can offer claim as well, to link the importance of freedom to key issues such as the freedom to make decisions about our own bodies rather than have judges make these personal decisions for us.
Misspelled the authors last name: Anand Giridharadas. The book is The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy.
Yes, we learned about deep canvassing before going out to the peeps.
Another technique is the one from comedy improv--yes, and... You agree with the other person, and take it from there. Basically, arguing does not work. And it wastes your time when you have a number of doors to knock on. I spoke to one woman who was going to vote Republican. But, as we were chatting, I noticed a surfboard by the front door. "Oh, our candidate is for making sure you have a clean ocean to surf in." And I saw the look on her face soften and at the end of the conversation she had committed to voting for our candidate. After hundreds and hundreds of conversations. I've learned what works, what doesn't. Also, I always leave my phone number and name so people can engage if they're not home. This leaves a message of trust. After all of thoes doors, only one person called back--to thank me!