You are absolutely correct. I grew up in deep red upstate New York. My family is a bunch of Trump supporters. Some of them can be reached, some of them can't be reached. But no one can be reached with talking points centrist or otherwise. Voters talk about policy and talking points as a defense mechanism. To persuade you need to talk thr…
You are absolutely correct. I grew up in deep red upstate New York. My family is a bunch of Trump supporters. Some of them can be reached, some of them can't be reached. But no one can be reached with talking points centrist or otherwise. Voters talk about policy and talking points as a defense mechanism. To persuade you need to talk through those defense mechanisms to find the things animating the voter and connecting with that. You reach them by sitting down with them and talking about that fear and where that fear comes from. You talk with them about your fears and where those fears come from. The policy discussion and the voter persuasion discussion are two very different conversations.
You are absolutely correct. I grew up in deep red upstate New York. My family is a bunch of Trump supporters. Some of them can be reached, some of them can't be reached. But no one can be reached with talking points centrist or otherwise. Voters talk about policy and talking points as a defense mechanism. To persuade you need to talk through those defense mechanisms to find the things animating the voter and connecting with that. You reach them by sitting down with them and talking about that fear and where that fear comes from. You talk with them about your fears and where those fears come from. The policy discussion and the voter persuasion discussion are two very different conversations.