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Polls consistently show that most Americans are progressives at heart. By margins of at least two to one, they we favor affordable healthcare for all, even if it means raising taxes; want federal action to combat global warming; support stricter gun control; don't want Roe vs. Wade overturned; and the list goes on. So why is it so hard for progressive candidates to win elections?Because, says Bernie Horn, most progressives don't know how to explain their ideas in ways that resonate with “persuadables”—the significant slice of the electorate who don't instantly identify as Democrats or Republicans. These are the voters who swing elections. There's been a lot of theoretical discussion about framing lately, but Framing the Future isn't theory—the concepts outlined have been used successfully by progressive candidates across the nation, even in such conservative bastions as Montana, Arizona, and Florida. Drawing on rigorous polling data and his own experience as a veteran political consultant, Horn explains how persuadable voters think about issues and make political decisions and why, as a result, the usual progressive approaches are practically designed to fail with them. He offers a

Author

Bernie Horn

Publisher

Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Berrett-Koehler

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781576754597

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences