Verbs for Hillary

Quick. Somebody get Hillary Clinton a verb. A whole bunch of them. 

She needs them to reach swing voters – millennials and Trump-averse Independents and Republicans. They don’t know what she wants to DO as President, so they suspect she just wants to BE President.   

Verbs connote action, movement and progress. No verbs = status quo. Too many swing voters see Clinton as the status quo candidate and Trump as the change (albeit risky) candidate.

Her slogan, “Stronger Together,” is an adjective and an adverb. Her old slogan, “I’m With Her,” uses the weakest of all verbs. And even swallows that.

For all his raving incoherence Monday night, Trump’s campaign has verbs. Lots of verbs. Strong verbs. Make America Great Again.  Build a Wall. Destroy ISIS. Bring Our Jobs Back. Deport Illegals. Ban Muslims. Stop and Frisk. Lock Her Up. 

He hasn’t a clue how to do any of them, but he puts the hay down where the goats can eat it.

Clinton has a disease that often afflicts Democrats. They can drown you in 40-page policy papers. But they can’t give you a four-word sentence. 

Governor Hunt was good at it. “Raise teacher pay to the national average.” “Give every child a smart start.” (Yes, long sentences work, if they have strong verbs and specific goals.)

Roy Cooper’s website has a good one: Build a Better North Carolina. Even better: Repeal HB2. One sign says: Flush McCrory.

McCrory’s is weak: Carolina Comeback. Or now, maybe, it’s Don’t Blame Me. 

Maybe Hillary should try Build A Better America. Or, Make America Great – for Every American. Or, Protect Women’s Health Care. Fight Bigotry and Stop Discrimination. Reduce Student Debt. Save Social Security and Medicare. Make America Safe and Strong. Attack Global Warming.

(Not, Tax the Rich. But maybe, Tax Trump.)

Or, Keep That Madman Out of the Oval Office. Put a Safe Hand on the Nuclear Button.

A few good verbs will serve Clinton well in the next debate. Then she’ll be ready when Trump brings up Bill and Monica:

“You’re one to talk, Donald. I’m still with the spouse I married 40 years ago. So you can attack my family and me all you want. I want to attack the real problems Americans and American families face.”

Give him hell. And give voters some good verbs. 

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Verbs for Hillary

Quick. Somebody get Hillary Clinton a verb. A whole bunch of them. 

She needs them to reach swing voters – millennials and Trump-averse Independents and Republicans. They don’t know what she wants to DO as President, so they suspect she just wants to BE President.   

Verbs connote action, movement and progress. No verbs = status quo. Too many swing voters see Clinton as the status quo candidate and Trump as the change (albeit risky) candidate.

Her slogan, “Stronger Together,” is an adjective and an adverb. Her old slogan, “I’m With Her,” uses the weakest of all verbs. And even swallows that.

For all his raving incoherence Monday night, Trump’s campaign has verbs. Lots of verbs. Strong verbs. Make America Great Again.  Build a Wall. Destroy ISIS. Bring Our Jobs Back. Deport Illegals. Ban Muslims. Stop and Frisk. Lock Her Up. 

He hasn’t a clue how to do any of them, but he puts the hay down where the goats can eat it.

Clinton has a disease that often afflicts Democrats. They can drown you in 40-page policy papers. But they can’t give you a four-word sentence. 

Governor Hunt was good at it. “Raise teacher pay to the national average.” “Give every child a smart start.” (Yes, long sentences work, if they have strong verbs and specific goals.)

Roy Cooper’s website has a good one: Build a Better North Carolina. Even better: Repeal HB2. One sign says: Flush McCrory.

McCrory’s is weak: Carolina Comeback. Or now, maybe, it’s Don’t Blame Me. 

Maybe Hillary should try Build A Better America. Or, Make America Great – for Every American. Or, Protect Women’s Health Care. Fight Bigotry and Stop Discrimination. Reduce Student Debt. Save Social Security and Medicare. Make America Safe and Strong. Attack Global Warming.

(Not, Tax the Rich. But maybe, Tax Trump.)

Or, Keep That Madman Out of the Oval Office. Put a Safe Hand on the Nuclear Button.

A few good verbs will serve Clinton well in the next debate. Then she’ll be ready when Trump brings up Bill and Monica:

“You’re one to talk, Donald. I’m still with the spouse I married 40 years ago. So you can attack my family and me all you want. I want to attack the real problems Americans and American families face.”

Give him hell. And give voters some good verbs. 

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