The elections are (thankfully) over and the republicans have scored an overwhelming victory. So suppose that over the past few months you received lots of emails from the democratic party asking you to donate to the party to help it win. And suppose you actually did donate, let’s say, more than a few times. I’m not saying that this was me, but I am a social psychologist after all so I’ll let you draw your own opinions…
So what does the democratic party tell their supporters after the election in order not to lose them as future supporters? Why, you tell them that they actually did NOT lose. For example, you might email your supporters and emphasize all those places where democrats did win. You might, for example, say these sorts of things: “..you made a real difference in this campaign. You should take a look at what you made possible.” “We registered more voters, and made more phone calls, and knocked on more doors than ever before.” “We’re so glad you gave us the chance to execute that voter registration program -- it made all the difference.” “We defeated Rep. Terry by 4,132 votes….Because of the work you made possible…" “You broke every grassroots fundraising record we have -- and then some.” To be fair, they also said, “So we’ll just come out and say it: last night was rough.” If I was the one writing those emails I suppose I’d use the same approach. Interesting though. Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=39900 or send a blank email to leave-39900-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
