Chris Harihar
@chrisharihar.bsky.social
EVP. 15-year PR & messaging expert. Now sharing free comms advice for Democrats here:
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https://medium.com/@chris_harihar
Bylined articles in The Drum, PRWeek, PR Daily, Ragan, and more. Views are my own.
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In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, I ponder what happened to performative empathy. More on my blog. medium.com/@chris_harih...
The Lost Art of Performative Empathy
Have you ever pretended before? I have. Many times. And I think you have, too, right? Sometimes I’ve even done it when I didn’t agree with…
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September 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, I ponder what happened to performative empathy. More on my blog. medium.com/@chris_harih...
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, I ponder what happened to performative empathy. More on my blog. medium.com/@chris_harih...
The Lost Art of Performative Empathy
Have you ever pretended before? I have. Many times. And I think you have, too, right? Sometimes I’ve even done it when I didn’t agree with…
medium.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, I ponder what happened to performative empathy. More on my blog. medium.com/@chris_harih...
Dems invoking January 6th over National Guard deployment is a dead argument. If voters cared, Trump would've lost.
If you need a message, keep demanding the release of the Epstein files. It remains a messaging gift right now.
If you need a message, keep demanding the release of the Epstein files. It remains a messaging gift right now.
August 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Dems invoking January 6th over National Guard deployment is a dead argument. If voters cared, Trump would've lost.
If you need a message, keep demanding the release of the Epstein files. It remains a messaging gift right now.
If you need a message, keep demanding the release of the Epstein files. It remains a messaging gift right now.
Democrats don’t lack messaging discipline. That would require having good messages to commit to.
August 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Democrats don’t lack messaging discipline. That would require having good messages to commit to.
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Yes
Much of what MAGA pushes gets labeled as “disinformation,” and Dems tend to write it off on that basis. They would prefer to scold/complain when it’s been proven this does nothing. They have to get off the sidelines and push their own messages, leveraging the same tools, platforms, and tech.
August 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Yes
By this logic, if you live in Kansas, you shouldn’t be permitted to live in Massachusetts because it would disturb the culture of each state.
These people want to control where you live, where you go, who you sleep with, what bathroom you use, everything. It’s nuts.
These people want to control where you live, where you go, who you sleep with, what bathroom you use, everything. It’s nuts.
January 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
By this logic, if you live in Kansas, you shouldn’t be permitted to live in Massachusetts because it would disturb the culture of each state.
These people want to control where you live, where you go, who you sleep with, what bathroom you use, everything. It’s nuts.
These people want to control where you live, where you go, who you sleep with, what bathroom you use, everything. It’s nuts.
Vance is actually good at interviews. Most normal people will look at this and think he sounds empathetic and reasonable.
Posting clips of him does nothing to help Dems win.
Posting clips of him does nothing to help Dems win.
January 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Vance is actually good at interviews. Most normal people will look at this and think he sounds empathetic and reasonable.
Posting clips of him does nothing to help Dems win.
Posting clips of him does nothing to help Dems win.
Dems are cooked, man. Yeesh.
January 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Dems are cooked, man. Yeesh.
No offense but I trust the Pod guys over an associate professor from Wilmington college. Again, no offense. 💀
January 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
No offense but I trust the Pod guys over an associate professor from Wilmington college. Again, no offense. 💀
Most hip hop news accounts on X are now just straight up pro-Trump accounts.
Or maybe they always were, and like certain podcasts, just slowly laundered Republicanism to audiences that weren't previously full-throated Republican.
Or maybe they always were, and like certain podcasts, just slowly laundered Republicanism to audiences that weren't previously full-throated Republican.
January 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Most hip hop news accounts on X are now just straight up pro-Trump accounts.
Or maybe they always were, and like certain podcasts, just slowly laundered Republicanism to audiences that weren't previously full-throated Republican.
Or maybe they always were, and like certain podcasts, just slowly laundered Republicanism to audiences that weren't previously full-throated Republican.
Notice a pattern?
January 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Notice a pattern?
Trump's security clearance revocations aren't just revenge - they're a warning.
The message to national security professionals is clear. Criticize a president/candidate, risk your career.
That chilling effect on future dissent? That's the actual goal here.
The message to national security professionals is clear. Criticize a president/candidate, risk your career.
That chilling effect on future dissent? That's the actual goal here.
January 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Trump's security clearance revocations aren't just revenge - they're a warning.
The message to national security professionals is clear. Criticize a president/candidate, risk your career.
That chilling effect on future dissent? That's the actual goal here.
The message to national security professionals is clear. Criticize a president/candidate, risk your career.
That chilling effect on future dissent? That's the actual goal here.
This is why Trump resonates while Dems fall flat:
Trump: *Does something wildly theatrical*
Dems: "Well actually, according to Section 3 of the UN Convention on Geographic Names..."
Marketing works. Creativity works. "Well actually" doesn't.
Stop just fact-checking and start message-driving.
Trump: *Does something wildly theatrical*
Dems: "Well actually, according to Section 3 of the UN Convention on Geographic Names..."
Marketing works. Creativity works. "Well actually" doesn't.
Stop just fact-checking and start message-driving.
January 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This is why Trump resonates while Dems fall flat:
Trump: *Does something wildly theatrical*
Dems: "Well actually, according to Section 3 of the UN Convention on Geographic Names..."
Marketing works. Creativity works. "Well actually" doesn't.
Stop just fact-checking and start message-driving.
Trump: *Does something wildly theatrical*
Dems: "Well actually, according to Section 3 of the UN Convention on Geographic Names..."
Marketing works. Creativity works. "Well actually" doesn't.
Stop just fact-checking and start message-driving.
January 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I am shocked there’s a dude in Nashville regularly doing this sort of incredible coverage. Kudos.
Trying this again: I deleted posts earlier because Blue MAGA crowd became completely unhinged to the point that I was getting messages telling me that I deserved to die. This posts specifically references what those neo-Nazi accounts were saying, including the terminology they were using. 1/
January 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I am shocked there’s a dude in Nashville regularly doing this sort of incredible coverage. Kudos.
Democrats are so bad at messaging that they can’t make this message stick: this isn’t happening because they did anything wrong. It’s happening because this administration has made it clear they plan to weaponize the Oval Office against Biden’s family.
January 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Democrats are so bad at messaging that they can’t make this message stick: this isn’t happening because they did anything wrong. It’s happening because this administration has made it clear they plan to weaponize the Oval Office against Biden’s family.
January 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
‼️ New from me:
Trump and GOP thrive on chaos - in elections and governing. TikTok shutdown is perfect example: Create crisis, offer no solutions, profit from confusion.
Democrats need to name this pattern/call it out.
⬇️ Read more here ⬇️
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Trump and GOP thrive on chaos - in elections and governing. TikTok shutdown is perfect example: Create crisis, offer no solutions, profit from confusion.
Democrats need to name this pattern/call it out.
⬇️ Read more here ⬇️
medium.com/@chris_harih...
January 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
‼️ New from me:
Trump and GOP thrive on chaos - in elections and governing. TikTok shutdown is perfect example: Create crisis, offer no solutions, profit from confusion.
Democrats need to name this pattern/call it out.
⬇️ Read more here ⬇️
medium.com/@chris_harih...
Trump and GOP thrive on chaos - in elections and governing. TikTok shutdown is perfect example: Create crisis, offer no solutions, profit from confusion.
Democrats need to name this pattern/call it out.
⬇️ Read more here ⬇️
medium.com/@chris_harih...
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So Trump’s gonna ‘save’ TikTok… LMAO Don’t forget who started all this. Gee, I wonder if Elon is the new buyer? Pathetic. 🙄
January 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
So Trump’s gonna ‘save’ TikTok… LMAO Don’t forget who started all this. Gee, I wonder if Elon is the new buyer? Pathetic. 🙄
Dems should work with Trump and the tech community to save TikTok and find a buyer for it. Or they should let Trump and the anti-TikTok GOP faction duke it out.
January 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Dems should work with Trump and the tech community to save TikTok and find a buyer for it. Or they should let Trump and the anti-TikTok GOP faction duke it out.
What Dems have failed to recognize: People aren't eager to demonize tech CEOs. They see entrepreneurial success stories, not oligarchs (Elon Musk’s ascent is proof of that). This isn't like going after oil tycoons or Bain execs. That old playbook needs serious updating.
January 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
What Dems have failed to recognize: People aren't eager to demonize tech CEOs. They see entrepreneurial success stories, not oligarchs (Elon Musk’s ascent is proof of that). This isn't like going after oil tycoons or Bain execs. That old playbook needs serious updating.
Fellow progressives: Please stress-test your ideas outside the bubble.
Pushing for a 32-hour Congressional workweek - when people hate Congress and think it does nothing - shows zero awareness of how this lands with normie voters.
This kind of tone-deaf messaging undermines all progressive goals.
Pushing for a 32-hour Congressional workweek - when people hate Congress and think it does nothing - shows zero awareness of how this lands with normie voters.
This kind of tone-deaf messaging undermines all progressive goals.
January 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Fellow progressives: Please stress-test your ideas outside the bubble.
Pushing for a 32-hour Congressional workweek - when people hate Congress and think it does nothing - shows zero awareness of how this lands with normie voters.
This kind of tone-deaf messaging undermines all progressive goals.
Pushing for a 32-hour Congressional workweek - when people hate Congress and think it does nothing - shows zero awareness of how this lands with normie voters.
This kind of tone-deaf messaging undermines all progressive goals.
There are no sacred cows in politics anymore. Every local disaster is treated as an “opportunity” to weaponize against political rivals. The GOP is tying DEI to governance failures. What’s the Democratic counter to this that doesn’t just play into their framing?
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January 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
There are no sacred cows in politics anymore. Every local disaster is treated as an “opportunity” to weaponize against political rivals. The GOP is tying DEI to governance failures. What’s the Democratic counter to this that doesn’t just play into their framing?
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