2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTo those here who will be making calls for Hillary.
I'm just going to say it...Please open your conversation with a positive comment about Hillary and leave the Trump threat for at least sentence two or beyond. It does not speak highly of her if the only reason to vote is 'not for Donald'.
In the last two minutes I have had two calls. One from the local Dems and she started right in with the threat of Trump and how we just can't have that. The second call was from HRC. It was Hillary using her 'angry' voice. She immediately referred to Orlando and Trump 's comments regarding the tragedy in Orlando. Accusing him of making money off of a disaster when she herself was doing the same thing!
We need to focus on her real accomplishments, her strengths and her goals for what she wants to do for the American people. Let's talk to the voters about these things and leave Donald on the back burner! We can do better. When you are contacted by a human calling for Hillary. If they use fear and Donald in their intro. Please encourage a positive message instead.
Stay positive!
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)I think it's really important Hillary runs a positive, uplifting campaign and focuses on her accomplishments. Trump is doing a good enough job of tanking his own campaign, she doesn't need to be focusing so much on him. I've enjoyed her "big" speeches about him re: foreign policy and economic policy, but I wish her speeches about her own policies got as much airtime and as much attention from the media and even from her own supporters.
I say all the above as a strong Hillary supporter.
KMOD
(7,906 posts)The only phone calls I've been asked to make are for recruiting volunteers in all 50 states. I'm not sure your phone call actually came from the Hillary campaign. I'm part of a weekly outreach group and there has been no discussion about t-Rump making money off of the Orlando tragedy.
I will say that the DCCC sometimes contacts me with gloomy messages, but I have never received any such thing from the Clinton campaign.
peace13
(11,076 posts)Topic is Orlando. Hillary can speak in a very calm voice. When she is tired, not so much. I hope You get the call as I am not exaggerating and I will try to find a link so that you can hear for yourself. Have a great day!
demwing
(16,916 posts)https://www.thenation.com/article/what-hillary-clinton-can-learn-from-bernie-sanders-and-donald-trump/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/127710921
KMOD
(7,906 posts)motivated through anger.
I'm quite pleased with how Hillary is running her campaign. She doesn't need to anger people, she needs to provide solutions, which she does extremely well and in thorough detail.
TwilightZone
(25,428 posts)perhaps it is they who should be doing the learning.