“Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors and messages right, you'll win. That if you start describing what you favor as a 'moral value' - 'affordable health care is a moral value' etc., - then you'll appeal to red-state voters.” IfsThinkingStatesSeemsCareValuesWinningMoralMessagesSmartRedFolksMetaphorFavorsHealth CareAppealsEtcVotersDescribingAffordableMoral ValuesAffordable Health Care Author:Eric Liu
“I read of the revivals of the past, great sweeping revivals where thousands of men were swept into the Kingdom of God. I read about Charles G. Finney winning his thousands and his hundreds of thousands of souls to Christ. Then I picked up a book and read the messages of Charles G. Finney and the message of Jonathan Edwards on 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,' and I said, 'No wonder men trembled; no wonder they fell in the altars and cried out in repentance and sobbed their way to the throne of grace!'” MenWaySaidBookSoulHandsPastWinningChristWonderGraceMessagesAngryKingdomsSinnerRepentanceCriedThronesKingdom Of GodRevivalAltarsSweeping Author:Leonard Ravenhill
“I want to win. [...] We're not going on win by doing what Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton do each and every day. Dividing the country. Saying, creating a grievance kind of environment. We're going to win when we unite people with a hopeful, optimistic message. I have that message because I was a governor of a state that saw people lifted up, because we had high sustained economic growth.” PeopleWantKindCountryStatesWinningGrowthEnvironmentSawsEconomicCreatingMessagesClintonOptimisticBarackHopefulGovernorsEconomic GrowthGrievanceDividing Author:Jeb Bush
“The gut-check message is do we have the right balance in our culture? Or are we in a position where hero worship and winning at all costs has subordinated our core values?” ValuesCultureWinningPositionHeroBalanceCostWorshipMessagesCoreChecksGutsCore ValuesHero Worship Author:Mark Emmert
“People think, sports delivers a message. It's not just about winning and losing, although that's important. It's about other things, too. It demonstrates how it can say certain things about your culture and your society.” PeopleThinkingImportantCertainCultureWinningSportsMessagesLosingWinning And Losing Author:Gabe Polsky
“Digital messages and images matter less than their instantaneous delivery; the shock effect always wins out over the consideration of the informational content.” MatterWinningEffectsMessagesShockConsiderationDigitalDeliveryInstantaneous Book:The Information Bomb Source: The Information Bomb
“So, I think it's important for us to be careful about the language we use, which is why I've been critical of Donald Trump. Disparaging women, disparaging hispanics, that's not a sign of strength. Making fun of disabled people... We're never going to win elections if we don't have a more broader unifying message.” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantUseWinningLanguageFunTrumpMessagesElectionCarefulCriticalBe CarefulDisabledUnifyingDisparaging Author:Jeb Bush
“I think we're going to win a very good share of those delegates. I think you've got major states coming up. And I think the important point is that people throughout this country are resonating to our message.” PeopleThinkingImportantCountryStatesWinningShareMajorsMessagesVery GoodDelegatesResonating Author:Bernie Sanders
“The message that I am conveying to President Trump, to the Cabinet, to leaders in both Houses is real simple. Let's do what we promised. Let's deliver on the promises and if we do that, we'll win at the ballot box and if we don't, the people will hold us accountable for that too.” PeopleIfsRealHouseWinningPresidentSimpleLeaderTrumpPromiseMessagesBoxesCabinetsBallotsConveying Author:Ted Cruz
“Every time a Republican wins the White House, whenever Republicans win control of Congress, the Drive-Bys always claim that the message is voters want a balanced and divided government.” WantGovernmentHouseWinningWhiteRepublicanMessagesClaimsCongressWhite HouseVotersDividedBalancedDivided Government Author:Rush Limbaugh