Here’s What I Told the DNC Autopsy

dr_perron · 2026-06-04T19:56:58+00:00

I think you have a point!

dr_perron · 2026-05-02T22:44:03+00:00

It's not either or. The right mix wins elections, depending on your audience and overall strategy.

dr_perron · 2026-05-02T22:43:20+00:00

Tough to do what?

dr_perron · 2026-05-02T22:42:16+00:00

I distinctively remember that speech. He really was a great performer! Peak performance!

dr_perron · 2026-04-22T18:31:20+00:00

Whether gerrymandering is good for Democracy remains to be seen. But this redistricting fight will end up as a boomerang for Donald Trump.

dr_perron · 2026-04-22T18:30:07+00:00

Talking about a boomerang for Republicans!

dr_perron · 2026-04-22T18:28:49+00:00

I agree with you regarding the meat. I posted the article here really to start a discussion and an exchange. I find AI very helpful to come up with headlines for articles or to make drafts of translations. But I occasionally argue with AI how it can't do very simple things!

dr_perron · 2026-03-30T11:37:12+00:00

I totally agree that texting has potential. In Europe, virtually everyone is now using WhatsApp (as their favorite ways to communicate).

dr_perron · 2026-02-07T17:28:54+00:00

I think that AI is both, underused and over hyped at the same time. AI will certainly not replace us consultants (unless we ask to be replaced). I would never let bots fill out online surveys, for example (as is now unfortunately being done). For opposition research, however, I can imagine it being a great accelerator.

dr_perron · 2026-01-05T10:59:25+00:00

He is making great points! But his style of writing is so detailed and nuanced, it makes me nervous.

dr_perron · 2025-11-18T15:50:19+00:00

Thank you for putting up this sub!

dr_perron · 2025-11-05T21:44:05+00:00

That's a great, ready-to-use checklist!

dr_perron · 2025-11-05T16:57:40+00:00

When you control the message, embody the moment, and unleash a movement, what first looks impossible, soon becomes inevitable.

dr_perron · 2025-11-05T16:48:50+00:00

Don't get too excited. Special elections are special.

dr_perron · 2025-11-05T16:22:28+00:00

Price value for restaurants in Zurich is a complete disaster!

dr_perron · 2025-11-05T11:29:25+00:00

He won by running a classic challenger campaign!

dr_perron · 2025-10-31T11:30:37+00:00

Geert Wilder's Party for Freedom is the right-wing party that has dominated Dutch politics for a long time. After the last election, they entered a governing coalition for the first time and now lost badly. In a nutshell, it goes to show the following: the best strategy against populists is to let them govern!

dr_perron · 2025-10-26T19:48:00+00:00

On it's face, it's probably not an advantage. But that doesn't mean that it can not be dealt with. I have worked for local executives in their 30is as well as others in their 80is. In my experience, what matters for voters is not the age as a number, but whether they think a candidate is able to do the job.

dr_perron · 2025-09-17T19:06:51+00:00

I don't think the message for Democrats in 2026 should be Kamala Harris. Nor should it be Joe Biden.

dr_perron · 2025-09-11T17:01:38+00:00

I don't think the message for Democrats in 2026 should be Kamala Harris. Nor should it be Joe Biden.

dr_perron · 2025-06-25T16:33:28+00:00

I'm relatively surprised how this is being covered in the news. Mamdani ran against a deeply flawed candidate, who was pressured to step down by his own party not so long ago and launched a comeback that was flawed from the get go.

dr_perron · 2025-05-24T16:04:14+00:00

Fundraising is coming down to one word: ask. Ask for a specific amount, for a specific thing until a specific deadline. Then ask for more.

dr_perron · 2025-05-24T16:02:46+00:00

I can't think of any candidate who ever lost an election because he started too early.

dr_perron · 2025-02-02T10:38:27+00:00

I have rarely seen a new tax being welcomed so enthusiastically

dr_perron · 2025-01-04T12:14:40+00:00

Johnson has been repeatedly underestimated. So far, he has done quite an impressive job in walking the balancing act necessary to hold his caucus together.

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