DNC Fever
Top Story: DNC Fever
The DNC lovefest is in full swing. And a few things are clear:
The Dems have finally found an answer to MAGA rage: It’s LOVE!
Good eggs, salt of the earth, mensches - whatever you want to call them: good guys are back in style.
Coaches are the new cool!
Empathy is in.
Dems are doing their best to take back a few GOP talking points:
What does this mean for you? Local stories with a DNC angle that reports on some of this energy at home.
Here are a few ideas:
Story Ideas
The DNC lovefest
With the Dems in disarray just a few weeks ago, this wind of change is impacting a lot of folks on the ground. How are activists, door knockers, and just regular ol’ Democrats feeling about this shift?
Coach Walz has a few words for the team
We haven't seen so much excitement about high school coaching since Saturday Night Lights. How do coaches on your beat feel about Tim Walz’s new fame, his coaching analogies, anecdotes, and inspirational quips?
What now?
With early voting starting in some states shortly, what’s the momentum feeling like on the ground? How are door knockers and relational organizers talking about the Harris/Walz team?
Getting their hopes up…again?
The 2016 race weighs heavy on many women, who thought Hillary Clinton would usher in a new era for women in politics in America. How are women (and anyone for that matter) processing this new possibility? Curbing their enthusiasm? Dreaming big? Cautiously optimistic?
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