Strata em
g
lobal
winning political campaigns
How could re-framing be used to win over key groups to your cause?
The global warming debate, especially in the US, has become very polarised. But could re-framing be used to change that and return to a...
The cognitive load of political messaging
It's surprisingly easy to use over-complicated language, that can overburden the minds of even super-smart people. It reduces your...
What can reveal detailed insights into campaign launch messages?
One answer is dial research, where voters in focus groups, and even large online panels, turn a dial from 0 to 100 to express their views...
Austrian voters reject extremists
Last week's election in Austria saw centrist parties increase their votes and seats compared to the last election in 2017. The Greens...
New spy hack threat to political candidates and campaigners
Worrying news today as the Financial Times reveals a new threat to anyone who works with sensitive information, including political...
Moderate defeats nationalists by being super nice
The key lesson for centrists from Ankara's mayoral election last week is surprising. It appears that you can defeat populist nationalists...
Voters in former-communist states swing to centrist parties
Despite all the talk of extremist advances in last month's European Parliament elections, it's interesting to see what actually happened,...
Has removing the ban on candidates under 40 changed politics in Nigeria?
This year's elections in Nigeria were the first ever where under 40 year-olds were allowed to stand for parliament or to be president....
Are really big shifts in voter sentiment becoming more possible?
Lib Dems scored a dismal 7% in the 2017 UK general election. Things had changed significantly by last week when they achieved an...
Lives lost during Indonesian riots over disputed election
As this story demonstrates, there is a need for political parties to prepare carefully for the possibility of disputed counts, both to...
Indian election shows need for peaceful campaigning push
As the results come through from India's election, it's important for political parties everywhere to ensure peaceful campaigning. These...
Facebook attacks spread to African elections
Facebook have investigated and removed 265 fake accounts which had a combined following of almost 3 million people. The accounts were...
Did poor polling lose Labor the Australian election?
With most pundits expecting the centre-left Labor Party to win last week's federal elections in Australia, how did Scott Morrison, the...
Centrist parties miss critical re-framing opportunity ...
The winner of this week's European Parliament elections in the UK will almost certainly be Britain's new Brexit Party. This will be...
What are the biggest factors in influencing election turnout?
This article looks at Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election, and others, and offers some interesting answers: https://kenopalo.com/2019/04...
Digital experts rise to the top of campaigns
As this article indicates, more and more election candidates are appointing digital natives to head-up their whole campaigns:...
How campaigners can protect themselves from WhatsApp spyware
As reported in the Financial Times and elsewhere, anyone using WhatsApp is vulnerable to being spied on via their phones. Political and...
Could emotional reframing help stop Brexit?
The issue: Our analysis shows that Brexiteers in the UK are still framing the public debate in their favour. They are portraying their...
Is it bad to not be on TV news during a crisis?
The issue: Any serious political leader needs to be visible, especially during moments of national crisis, and in large part that still...



















