It's a technique that must be learned although the narrative about AOC being nothing but an average bartender pouring beer and cleaning dirty ashtrays, not a former congressional aid working in D.C. or a national debate champion played well for her in her first election.
A lot of voters actually thought she was never anything but a bartender.🤣
I attended a one day training for women candidates. They were told by the highly paid experts that if you're a nice person then be nice to your Republican opponent even when they call you a Communist, a stupid bitch or a groomer because you must be authentically who you are, smile and be a nice lady and ingore the abuse, don't be aggressive and not nice.
You are the best, Rachel! I have been touting your insights for years now. Why leaders in Dem party and message creators haven’t paid attention to you, especially after you were the ONLY one to accurately predict the size fo the Blue Wave in 2018, I will never understand. This profile is excellent, insightful, and clear. Dem messaging has sucked for decades. This is the path to winning!
Don't forget Rachel Bitecofer predicting Mikie Sherrill by double digits four months out and standing by it last November when the experts were crying the race was within the margin of error because Political Science is science.
Don't forget Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan. She is a warrior woman who pulls no punches and speaks with authority, and covers the US-foreign relations space. She was one of the veterans who recorded the video reminding US service members not to follow illegal orders, and suffered the consequences. Her Democratic response to Trump's speech to Congress in 2025 was forceful and unapologetic. She belongs on the Democrats' Avengers team.
AOC is not a messenger? The criteria are vague and somehow magically yield only men. Very disappointing. AOC is a master communicator but I guess that's not enough.
What, AOC doesn't count? What's with all 7/8 white men? Yes, these men are moving things forward but women are doing that as well, and AOC most of all IMHO
Where is AOC?
It's a technique that must be learned although the narrative about AOC being nothing but an average bartender pouring beer and cleaning dirty ashtrays, not a former congressional aid working in D.C. or a national debate champion played well for her in her first election.
A lot of voters actually thought she was never anything but a bartender.🤣
The worlds best read bartender , no doubt . The thing is she is probably the BEST Dem communicator , but she isnt on the list
No women moving the party into the future?
I've heard Stacey Abrams use some of the villain naming and a few other techniques.
I attended a one day training for women candidates. They were told by the highly paid experts that if you're a nice person then be nice to your Republican opponent even when they call you a Communist, a stupid bitch or a groomer because you must be authentically who you are, smile and be a nice lady and ingore the abuse, don't be aggressive and not nice.
You are the best, Rachel! I have been touting your insights for years now. Why leaders in Dem party and message creators haven’t paid attention to you, especially after you were the ONLY one to accurately predict the size fo the Blue Wave in 2018, I will never understand. This profile is excellent, insightful, and clear. Dem messaging has sucked for decades. This is the path to winning!
Don't forget Rachel Bitecofer predicting Mikie Sherrill by double digits four months out and standing by it last November when the experts were crying the race was within the margin of error because Political Science is science.
Don't forget Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan. She is a warrior woman who pulls no punches and speaks with authority, and covers the US-foreign relations space. She was one of the veterans who recorded the video reminding US service members not to follow illegal orders, and suffered the consequences. Her Democratic response to Trump's speech to Congress in 2025 was forceful and unapologetic. She belongs on the Democrats' Avengers team.
AOC is not a messenger? The criteria are vague and somehow magically yield only men. Very disappointing. AOC is a master communicator but I guess that's not enough.
What, AOC doesn't count? What's with all 7/8 white men? Yes, these men are moving things forward but women are doing that as well, and AOC most of all IMHO
Don’t leave out Governor Wes Moore of Maryland.
Great synopsis/profiles! ****