August 3, 2022
MSNBC with Ali Velshi
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.
Anat Shenker-Osorio – Founder and Principal of ASO Communications, researcher, message maker, and campaign advisor. She joins Tavis to discuss the Democrats’ messaging problem, and how to fix it as we’re now less than 100 days until midterms.
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.
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.
The likely end of Roe v. Wade marks a bitter setback for the pro-choice movement. But the success of abortion legalization campaigns in Ireland and Argentina may be models for a way forward.
What are the ingredients for effective public messaging? What can American activists learn from the examples of international movements?
Guest: Anat Shenker-Osorio, communications researcher and campaign advisor, host of the podcast “Words To Win By.”
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.
Sean McElwee is a co-founder and the executive director of Data for Progress, a research organization that gathers polling data to strategize on behalf of progressive causes and policies. Anat Shenker-Osorio is a principal at ASO Communications, a political communications firm that conducts analytic and empirical research to help progressive political campaigns. She also hosts the “Words to Win By” podcast. McElwee and Shenker-Osorio have deeply influenced my thinking on how words work in American politics: how campaigns can meaningfully address what voters want and how they can persuade swing voters and motivate the party’s base.
Anat Shenker-Osorio is a left-of-center political strategist who has spent many years studying messaging. That is–why certain messages resonate and others don’t. Not surprising, she’s determined that the right is more effective at the left at message. Why is that? She explains–with examples. She’s the principal of ASO Communications and hosts her own podcast, Words to Win By.
With 8 months until midterm elections and active threats from the Republican Party for retaliation if former President Trump is indicted and clear indication that they have no desire to govern. Why can’t Democrats put together a cohesive message about what is at stake in midterms? Why do we continue to cede ground to Republicans who haven’t had an agenda or plan for America since 2016?!? Why is this so hard? Waj and Danielle bring in reinforcements for this much needed convo. Author of Don’t Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy and communications consultant Anat Shenker-Osorio joins #democracyish
Former Barack Obama Communications Director and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer is joined by Anat Shenker-Osorio to break down political ads about Education and Critical Race Theory.
