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Framing the Future

Bernie Horn

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English
Berrett-Koehler
01 January 2018
A veteran political consultantoffers a crash course in the nuts and bolts of framing progressive political messages in ways that win elections.

Polls consistently show that most Americans are progressives at heart. By margins of at least two to one, we favor affordable healthcare for all, federal action on climate change, stricter gun control, safe abortion rights, and more. So why is it so hard for progressive candidates to win elections? Because, says Bernie Horn, most progressives don't explain their ideas in ways that resonate with ""persuadables""-the significant slice of the electorate who don't instantly identify as Democrats or Republicans.

Framing the Future examines messaging strategies and concepts that have helped progressive candidates succeed across the nation, even in such conservative bastions as Montana, Arizona, and Florida. Drawing on rigorous polling data and firsthand experience, 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.

Horn shows readers how to use three bedrock American values-freedom, opportunity, and security-to frame progressive positions in a way that creates a consistent, unified political vision that will appeal to persuadable voters. He even offers advice on specific words and phrases to use when talking about a variety of issues and ideas.
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Imprint:   Berrett-Koehler
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 241mm,  Width: 165mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   432g
ISBN:   9781576754597
ISBN 10:   1576754596
Pages:   192
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Bernie Horn has worked on politics and public policy for the past thirty years as a campaign manager, political consultant, lawyer, lobbyist, communications director, and policy director. He is currently senior director for policy and communications at the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), one of the premier progressive policy and leadership centers in Washing- ton, D.C. His most recent books for CPA are Progressive Agenda for the States (which lays out fifty policy solutions for state legislators), Progressive Platform for the States (a candidate briefing book covering 115 state issues), and Progressive Policy Models for the States (containing 123 model bills). From 1990 to 2000, Horn was president of Strategic Campaign Initiatives, Inc. (SCI), a political consulting firm that helped elect and reelect hundreds of federal, state, and local officials. SCI created direct persuasion mail, produced radio ads, and conducted polls for progressive candidates. The firm also helped win issue advocacy campaigns for gun control, tobacco taxes, and health care and campaigns against casino gambling and restrictions on abortion.

Reviews for Framing the Future

Every football player requires a playbook from their coach. For public servants with progressive values, author Bernie Horn is our coach and Framing the Future is our playbook. --Congressman Kendrick B. Meek This is a great book! Bernie explains values and framing in a practical way that every activist can use. If you liked George Lakoff's Don't Think of an Elephant, you'll love this. --Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners, and coauthor of What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live Bernie Horn's Framing the Future is a brilliant analysis of political processes and communication and an essential tool kit for every progressive politician, activist, and interested voter! --Thom Hartmann, Air America Radio host and author of Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision Bernie has been a campaign manager, a media consultant, a policy director and--most dear to my heart--one of the chief lobbyists for the Brady Bill. His book is based on decades of hard-nosed political experience. And believe me, Bernie really knows his stuff. --Sarah Brady, Chair of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and author of A Good Fight Bernie Horn offers forthright, practical advice in this engaging hands-on manual on how to win elections by winning the war of words. A must read for bloggers, political operatives, and all who love our country. --Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and author of Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way


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