Replay: Rick Wilson shares Five Things He's Learned about How We Win the Messaging Wars and Save Democracy
Check out the first five minutes of his recent class.
“I believe it’s up to us, really: Whether America survives and remains a functioning democracy, or collapses in the wave of the nationalism, populism, and hyper-conservativism that now defines us.”
– Rick Wilson, Five Things I've Learned about How We Win the Messaging Wars and Save Democracy
Rick Wilson is a renowned political strategist, infamous ad-maker, writer, speaker, and political commentator. He is also the co-founder of the Lincoln Project. Here’s the first five minutes of Rick’s recent 90-minute class in which he shares the Five Things He’s Learned about what we can do right away to ensure that America survives – and about the perspective you need to make sure your time and your attention are focused on all we need to do together.
Five Things I’ve Learned about How We Win the Messaging Wars and Save Democracy shares Rick’s hard-earned lessons from over 30 years of experience in politics, focusing on five essential strategies to win the messaging wars and save democracy, emphasizing the importance of framing opponents, leveraging emotions and spectacle in culture wars, countering attacks effectively, projecting leadership with confidence, and promoting unity among allies. His class offers practical advice on how individuals can make a difference at the local, state, and national levels to address the current political crisis and ensure the survival of democracy.
If you want to understand more about what you can do right away to make a difference in the coming election, this class is for you.
Rick has authored two New York Times bestsellers. His first book, Everything Trump Touches Dies, shot to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. His second book, Running Against the Devil – A Plot To Save America from Trump And Democrats From Themselves, was released on January 14th to rave reviews and opened at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list. Rick also writes for The Washington Post, Politico, Rolling Stone, The Hill, The Bulwark, and the London Spectator.
Rick regularly brings his unique insights to national cable audiences on CNN and MSNBC, NPR, and American and international news national outlets. He’s a frequent guest on Real Time with Bill Maher.
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