Campaign Tactics: Weight Loss

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Sunday February 26, 2006 · 9:52 AM PST

2006/02/26 · 09:52

This one is a sure attention-getter and will do a lot to dispel the problem-perception that "Democrats don't care about people like us" that exists among swing voters.

Moreover, it is an opportunity to bump up your positives among voters who are bored with Right/Left posturing--and believe me, they are numerous.

Just a reminder: The great San Francisco consultant Sandy Weiner helped propel March Fong into public office on a similar homely issue, a bill to ban pay toilets. He found something voters cared about.

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Campaign Tactics: Credit Cards

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Thursday February 23, 2006 · 8:45 PM PST

2006/02/23 · 20:45

This is a good issue if you can box your GOP opponent in as pro-bank. Look at his contributors and voting record. Also, look at your own, if you have one.

Start with this site to bone up on the policy points:

http://www.truthaboutcredit.org/

The trick here is to not get mesmerized by the 30% interest rates charged people with lousy credit. Yes, I feel sorry for them too, but the average voter feels either

1). Not my action item, or...
2. Hey, screw 'em! They should have saved money and paid their bills, same as me. Read More

Tactical Considerations: Medicare

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Tuesday February 21, 2006 · 8:11 AM PST

2006/02/21 · 08:11

You win elections by promising less pain than the GOP. Voters either don't agree with or simply don't care about most of the issues advanced on this and other liberal websites. However, the future of Medicare represents a fruitful opportunity for Democratic congressional candidates.

When voters ask, as they inevitably will, "What's in it for me?" you want to be there with something that your campaign-contribution-sucking GOP opponent cannot easily co-opt.

A quick review of the covers on the magazine rack at 7-11 should convince you we care about different things than most voters: celebrities, babies, marriages, nearly naked women, 9/11, fast cars, fashion, guns, and money. Money and Medicare are especially fruitful topics for Democrats.
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Tactical Consideration: Cheney(2)

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Friday February 17, 2006 · 10:04 PM PST

2006/02/17 · 22:04

Coming into the shotgun season, Dick Cheney's image ratio was upside down an average of 35% favorable to 48% unfavorable with the trend getting worse.

No one knows exactly how the gunshot wound story will play over the long term, but my guess is that Cheney is going to become radioactive.

Guilt by association works, and should definitely be practiced. Read More

Tactical Considerations: Cheney

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Thursday February 16, 2006 · 10:25 AM PST

2006/02/16 · 10:25

How to associate the Cheney Smell with GOP congressional candidates:

Photos of Cheney and local congressional candidate from fundraising visits, etc..
Selected list of party line votes. Candidate is a Republican. Cheney is a Republican. Therefore...
It's almost as dangerous to vote for a Republican as it is to go hunting with one (pic of Victim's face).

Vote (name here), Democrat for Congress. We can do better. Read More

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