April 15, 2024
Dan Abrams Live

Debate: Do Donald Trump’s trials help him politically?

Former President Donald Trump criticized the handling of his hush money trial, calling it a “scam” and “political witch hunt” while addressing the media outside the courtroom Monday. Dan Abrams says no matter what happens legally, Trump wins politically. Political researcher Anat Shenker-Osorio, who co-wrote the op-ed in the New York Times titled, “A Trump Conviction Could Cost Him Enough Voters to Tip the Election,” breaks down why she thinks Abrams is wrong.

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Communications Expert: Biden making election a contest between two potential futures

Analyst Anat Shenker-Osorio says voters may be turned off by another Trump vs. Biden race, but are focused on where their futures are headed.

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August 3, 2022
MSNBC with Ali Velshi

High stakes abortion vote, key primaries drive huge voter turnout

Ali Velshi and a panel of experts talk about the significance of the defeat in Kansas of an anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution and how the presence of fringey Donald Trump-endorsed candidates is also drawing greater voter turnout.

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Democrats Finally Get Their Messaging Act Together

Democrats have long struggled to play on an equal playing field with Republicans when it comes to messaging campaigns. Between the power of Fox News and the brazenness of GOP fear-mongering, Democrat talking points rarely get through to voters. However, some new progressive figures are developing new ways to connect with the American people. As MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin explains, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman and California Governor Gavin Newsom have, in recent weeks, displayed uncanny messaging savvy. Their strategies are bold, clever, and – most importantly – they seem to be working.

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Political strategist: GOP might as well stand for ‘Gouging Our Prices’

Anat Shenker-Osorio joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss how Democrats can frame the good economic news to voters and why Republicans hope that voters will look the other way when they block bills that benefit Americans.

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Democrats shift messaging ahead of midterm elections to paint Republicans as too extreme

Democrats are crafting a new message as they grapple with how to position themselves in November’s midterm elections, in which rising inflation and gas prices remain the biggest obstacles. President Biden has been testing his new messaging strategy while drawing a contrast with the GOP and warning of Republican extremism. Anat Shenker-Osorio, of ASO Communications, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

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Conceding the culture war

Are Democrats conceding defeat in the culture wars? That seems to be the message from party leadership. Why not actually engage in hopes of, you know, actually winning?

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Biden’s infrastructure deal is popular but he isn’t

President Biden is promoting his massive infrastructure deal. The problem? The deal is popular but the president isn’t. Writer at large at The Bulwark Tim Miller and strategic communications specialist Anat Shenker-Osorio discuss.

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Why Democrats need to strike ‘emotional core’ to sell Biden agenda

As Democrats navigate two massive pieces of legislation through Capitol Hill, the impact of those bills is getting lost on millions of Americans. Anat Shenker-Osorio tells Lawrence O’Donnell that bullet points and policy proposals are important, but if you want people to come to your cause, the arguments must be “attractive.”

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Biden’s policies impact millions of Americans who don’t know it

New polling shows a majority of people don’t know who’s responsible for the financial aid that came from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan – legislation that received zero Republican support. Politico’s Sam Stein and ASO founder Anat Shenker-Osorio join Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss how Democrats can better communicate all they’re doing to improve the lives of their constituents.

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