JOBS & THE ECONOMY ARE OUR ISSUES TOO Jon Shure, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Budget Matters 2012 – Moving Washington Forward Communications Panel Dec. 13, 2012
Let’s go surfin’
Frame Jobs/Economy THEN Use examples to support it
Q: Budget? A: Jobs!
Not FOR taxes; Not FOR taxes; AGAINST hurting jobs and economy
Talk up the tradeoffs
Link to History
What we ALL want
Stress common sense
Honesty/ leadership vs. politics/ expediency
Give the public credit
Acknowledge surface appeal… then back to message
The value of values
Link to common good
Thank you