I thought about this question👇
At first, I thought the answer would be easy: List facts. Then, after Romney’s piece of absurdity (the subject of my thread yesterday) I realized the answer is a bit more complicated.
If you try, you’ll just wear yourself out.
In the 538 aggregate, Trump has been as low as 36% approval.
Mostly Trump tends to rest (on the 538 aggregate) at about 40-42%.
To me this means about 6-8% of his approval is soft.
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval…
Presenting facts won’t work because most (not all) Trump supporters know Trump (and GOP leadership) are lying and they cheer the lies.
slate.com/news-and-polit…
If people are gleefully spreading misinformation as a deliberate strategy, arguing with them will energize them.
If you're talking to the 8% or so of those who “approve” of Trump and who can also be persuaded, talk about the facts.
One study shows that when Trump supporters learned Trump wasn’t actually self-made, he lost some support: politico.com/magazine/story…
If the person says something like, “Hillary [or Obama] did worse,” I’d suggest a single follow up question: "What did HRC do that was worse?”
If everyone pitches in, we can do a lot. (History teaches the power of decisive majorities.)
Panic isn’t a bad thing if it motivates people to get involved and get busy.
Too much panic can paralyze people. You can't move forward if you're in a spin.
Remember that a goal of Putin’s Active Measures is to persuade people that democracy can’t work.
Despair and panic aren't productive. I did some research: Did you know that the National Transportation Safety Board says that 95% of people in flight accidents survived?
If you want to know what you can do, see:
terikanefield-blog.com/things-to-do/
(I take my own advice. I turned down an opportunity to write another book this year so I can volunteer.)
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(As you can tell I found that study fascinating.)
terikanefield-blog.com/strategies-for…