| As TwoPuttTommy noted in his "Tone Deaf" and other comments from the field post, the major concerns of DFL activists centers around messaging. Why is it that the discussion is always driven by Republican narratives? How can we change this?
Our problem isn't that we can't do this or don't know how to overcome and break down Republican messaging. I argued previously in my Comprehensive Communications Strategy is not reinventing the wheel post that we've done this all before. And successfully. Why hasn't the DFL had a solid communications strategy lately?
In 2011, the State Central Committee elects the Party Chair. Will they elect a new chair or stay the course? This is an excellent time to discuss our messaging as I have heard rumors of several people interested in running.
Furthermore, most of the DFL Senate Districts have yet hold their post-election meetings. I urge you to go to these meetings and ask your elected SD officials some of these questions about our party's communications strategy:
- Why does it always appear that the DFL has been caught off guard without a message when the GOP attacks?
- Why has the DFL moved away from using new media and social networks while the campaigns and public have adopted these technologies?
- Why have several 2010 local candidates come forward talking about a lack of messaging?
- Why didn't the DFL add local candidates to all of the Margaret for Governor mailers they sent pre-primary?
- Why are phonecalls and doorknocks being duplicated by the Coordinated Campaign and caucuses to the point of harassing voters?
- There was a mailer that arrived after the election. This has happened several times in recent elections with our sample ballot. Why does this keep happening, how much did the mistake cost and what is being done to prevent it in the future?
- Multiple DFL endorsed candidates lost in the primary. What will be done to ensure our endorsed candidates are protected by the DFL in the future?
- Why didn't the DFL do a state-wide listening sessions in 2009, like they did in 2007?
- Will we do listening sessions in 2011?
- What is being done to get resources into the DFL constituency caucuses for our important outreach efforts?
For more on voters getting harassed -- multiple calls and conflicting lit -- read ericf's Independent groups and duplication of canvassing. |
