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As summer draws to a close and students across the country prepare to head back to school, there’s a renewed sense of excitement and hope sweeping across our nation and here in Minnesota. Whether we are Black, white, or brown, Native or newcomer, the increased attention on Minnesota is giving us a...
PSA: Our freedom to live a better life is on the ballot this year.
Vote Harris-Walz for this November.
When voters are asked what value they most associate with this country - it's freedom - across the board. A notion, concept and word the left cannot cede to the right.
Listen to our host, Anat Shenker-Osorio discuss this and more on .
Strength. Patriotism. Freedom. Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris jumped into the presidential race, Democrats have been all in on language and messaging historically more associated with Republicans. Marisa talks with Democratic communications researcher and campaign adviser Anat Shenker-Osori...
"Messaging is the one thing that is actually under our control." - Anat Shenker-Osorio on ? podcast
Die kalifornische Kommunikations-Strategin Anat Shenker-Osorio im Interview bei
“If people don't want to come to your party, you have to throw a better party." Anat Shenker-Osorio in De Standaard
Op een uitgelaten Democratische conventie in Chicago toonde presidentskandidate Kamala Harris optimisme en vechtlust. Om te winnen in november zal ze die nog goed kunnen gebruiken.
: "You can both 'be a man' and actually admire women and be excited about their leadership." - Anat Shenker-Osorio on On the Media
When President Biden campaigned for re-election, he highlighted threats to democracy and his long track record. But since Kamala Harris took over the ticket, the party has landed on n...
“Where freedom sort of lives inside of the body, democracy is a more abstract idea." - Anat Shenker-Osorio in Washington Post
The party’s presidential nominee talks about the stakes of this year’s race in a way that’s notably different from President Joe Biden.
Anat Shenker-Osorio in the The New York Times reminding us that most people are not in the political bubble we are in and thus are still getting to know the ticket.
Vice President Kamala Harris has lit a fire among loyal Democrats. But many voters still want to know more about what she stands for.
: "You have to actually make the beautiful tomorrow seem like a tangible thing." - Anat Shenker-Osorio with Danielle Moodie
on
This week on The New Abnormal, Chief Creative and Content Officer of the Daily Beast Joanna Coles stops by to talk about JD Vance and the weird ways that men ar
"If you want people to come to your party, throw a better party." - Anat Shenker-Osorio in Rolling Stone
History shows that joy and mockery are key to taking down existing or would-be authoritarian regimes.
"In America, across races, places, faiths and origins, we believe in our freedoms." Anat Shenker-Osorio telling us how to counter dog whistles in The New York Times today.
Kamala Harris and her allies are using traditionally right-leaning messaging to argue that Republicans threaten fundamental freedoms. “Mind your own damn business!” Tim Walz recently said.
No matter what we look like, how we worship, or who we love, most of us want similar things:
🙂 to be happy
♥️ to care for our loved ones
🎁 to contribute to our communities.
This year, do something to decide . Be a voter:
"Most of us, no matter what we look like, where we come from, what our genders, our beliefs or backgrounds...just want our kids to be able to have a good time at school...to feel really like they belong." Anat Shenker-Osorio on Break the Bias Consciously Unbiased
In today's episode, we're excited to have Anat Shenker-Osorio as our guest. Anat is the principal and founder of A*O Communications and the host of the "Words to Win By" podcast. As a messaging expert, Anat shares powerful insights on using storytelling and narratives to create impact on issues rang...
The groups are building a voter outreach effort around a unified message from the left targeting Democrats and independents in battleground states.
"It's better to fight among friends, than to face fascism alone."
- Anat Shenker-Osorio on the latest episode of What Can I Do?
This week we spoke to Anat Shenker-Osorio, Democratic campaign consultant, messaging researcher, founder of A*O Communications, and host of the excellent podcast Wo…
: Listen to Anat Shenker-Osorio and Mike Podhorzer chat with Jon Favreau on Pod Save America's latest ep of The Wilderness.
Full episode here:
Jon is joined Democratic message guru Anat Shenker-Osorio and longtime political strategist Michael Podhorzer to talk about how swing voters are reacting to a Harris-Walz ticket and what message the campaign will need to win them over in November. They break down why Tim Walz has been a uniquely eff...
This week we spoke to Anat Shenker-Osorio, Democratic campaign consultant, messaging researcher, founder of A*O Communications, and host of the excellent podcast Wo…
This year, our freedoms, our families, and our futures are in our hands.
Vote Democrats and spread the word.
“It’s almost Hollywood — who takes on a villain who has been outed as a convicted felon, except for a prosecutor?” - Anat Shenker-Osorio in The New York Times
Ms. Harris, the first woman, and woman of color, to be vice president, has faced sexist and racist attacks, but she has energized a network of support.
: "First of all, as always, we have to, no matter what has just happened, make clear that we face a choice between two competing futures, that this election is a crossroads, it's a fork in the road, whatever journey metaphor you want to use." - Anat Shenker-Osorio in The.Ink w/ Anand Giridharadas
Messaging expert Anat Shenker-Osorio on why unity statements let Republicans define the story, how to talk about violence, and what Democrats need to say if they want to win in November
Check out the Netroots Nation keynote speech by our host, Anat Shenker-Osorio, from this past Friday, July 12th in Baltimore, MD
“Shift the conversation away from the election being about which candidate you want to being about which country you want,” Anat Shenker-Osorio at Netroots Nation this past weekend.
Jayapal was joined onstage during the Friday evening keynote by Shawn Fain of the United Auto Workers, Maryland State Senator Jill P. Carter, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, strategist and framing expert Anat Shenker-Osorio, and Netroots Nation boardmember Melissa Ryan.
❓ What’s on the ballot this year?
⚖️ If we'll have a Supreme Court that respects our freedoms, or if MAGA will lock in the Court that overturned Roe and said presidents should rule over, not represent us.
🗳 Vote Democrats for
🗽 What freedom looks like:
The ability to access protection if you want it.
❌ What freedom doesn't look like:
MAGA Republicans trying to ban types of contraception.
🗳 Vote for our freedoms this year. Vote Democrats.
"What the election story has to be is a story of either freedom or dominance." Anat Shenker-Osorio chatting with Wajahat Ali for
In this Chai Talk, I sit with strategic communications expert Anat-Shenker Osorio who explains how Democrats can win over disaffected voters with more effective and passionate messaging.
Amid rising fascist leaders and rhetoric in the U.S., political movement builders discuss the electoral landscape and resisting fascism.
Anat Shenker-Osorio reminding us that "it is important for Democratic candidates and their surrogates to 'present a positive vision, which is: the clean energy future is ours for the taking.'"
Read the full piece with Jeva Lange in Heatmap News here:
“High-paying jobs”? “Good for our economy”? “Powering our future”? Totally cool.
"But we cannot expect voters to believe that the house is indeed on fire, that the threat of fascism is nigh, if the firefighters, that is our current leaders, aren’t attempting to put out the blaze." - Anat Shenker-Osorio in Rolling Stone
Focus groups and surveys reveal red alarms but also opportunities for Biden: Voters need to hear Dems warning about MAGA agenda and countering it.
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PSA: Our freedom to live a better life is on the ballot this year. Vote Harris-Walz for #OurFreedomsOurFutures this November.
No matter what we look like, how we worship, or who we love, most of us want similar things: 🙂 to be happy ♥️ to care for our loved ones 🎁 to contribute to our communities. This year, do something to decide #OurFreedomsOurFutures. Be a voter:
This year, our freedoms, our families, and our futures are in our hands. Vote Democrats and spread the word.
#NotGoingBack #OurFreedomsOurFutures
❓ What’s on the ballot this year? ⚖️ If we'll have a Supreme Court that respects our freedoms, or if MAGA will lock in the Court that overturned Roe and said presidents should rule over, not represent us. 🗳 Vote Democrats for #OurFreedomsOurFutures
🗽 What freedom looks like: The ability to access protection if you want it. ❌ What freedom doesn't look like: MAGA Republicans trying to ban types of contraception. 🗳 Vote for our freedoms this year. Vote Democrats. #ProtectProtection
🚨 The Supreme Court's MAGA Justices are endangering our freedoms by delaying Trump's trial for insurrection. We demand accountability. #JusticeCantWait
America: Let's #BucktheEffUp and get back into the fight. 👩👩👦 Freedom is lived. 🗳 Freedom is for us to defend. 📣 We decide what comes next. Together. We’ve made history before. And we’ll do it again. Join the fight for #OurFreedomsOurFutures.
💡 Polls show: Americans across the board want Trump's trial before Election Day. It's clear – justice delayed could become democracy destroyed. #JusticeCantWait
Recall this season's lesson from the Costa Rica Libre de Perforación advocates in Costa Rica - that the true villains (our opposition) who we need to be calling out on #climatechange are the fossil fuel CEOs and the politicians they pay for. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts 🌎
If the #Democrats want to connect to working class voters on the economy, they must listen to working people! Ep 6 of this season teaches us how the Fight for $15 and a Union got folks across the country to unite and clap back at the tired divide and conquer tactic of the opposition.
The 2022 #brazil election saw the country forced to decide between a right-wing authoritarian dictator and someone whom young voters were not stoked on. Sound familiar? Re-listening to S3, Ep 4 "Speak Yourself" - because "if you don’t decide, someone else will decide for you." Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
With #immigration climbing as a major issue in the United States, let's turn to how fearless #undocumented leaders and native #irish organizers rewrote the rules to grant legal status for 11,000 people in just one year. From Season 3, Episode 2: "Can You See Me Now? Legal Status for Ireland’s Undocumented Immigrants" Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🍀
When asked "which party is better for you and your family's economic well-being," as opposed to "which party is better for the economy," voters privilege Dems. Revisiting Season 3 Episode 5 - Don't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy #SOTU2024
With IVF now under threat as fallout from the #DobbsDecision, starting off #WomensHistoryMonth by again centering the need to #ProtectOurFreedoms using the strategies and tools that organizers and candidates did in the ‘22 midterms to stop a “red wave” of authoritarians. Listen to Episode 1 from Season 3 "Protecting Our Freedoms: Defeating MAGA Republicans in the 2022 Midterms" wherever you get your podcasts.
"It's time to buck the f**k up!" - Anat Shenker-Osorio on #FakeTheNation w/ Negin Farsad & Katie Hannigan
Final lessons from Anat in our Season 1 roundup of wins from Episode 6: Access to Medicines - US. 1. Seize the moral high ground. 2. Clear well defined language is required. 3. Present people with a chance for big, bold solutions that will improve our lives for generations to come. Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
If you want to mobilize people to go out and vote, research shows that reluctant participants need something to vote FOR, otherwise they'll just stay home. From Season 1, Episode p 5: Let's Do This - New Zealand w/ Anat Shenker-Osorio. Listen wherever you get your podcasts🎧
If your words don't spread, they don't work. Building a choir to sing from the same songbook is necessary in order to to break a signal through the noise. More Anat wisdom from Season 1, Episode 4: Police Reform - Washington. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
"The task of a good message...is to engage the base to move them past just simply agreeing with what we say - to wanting to repeat it." A winning lesson from Anat in Season 1, Episode 3: People Seeking Asylum - Australia. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts🎧
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