Chris Harihar
@chrisharihar.bsky.social
EVP. 15-year PR & messaging expert. Now sharing free comms advice for Democrats here:
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Bylined articles in The Drum, PRWeek, PR Daily, Ragan, and more. Views are my own.
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
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 ⬇️
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...
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...
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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David is right. You will be shocked to learn - shocked, I tell you - that the Dems are horrible at messaging and are even worse at messaging discipline.
January 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
David is right. You will be shocked to learn - shocked, I tell you - that the Dems are horrible at messaging and are even worse at messaging discipline.
This is horrific. It’s also an example of message discipline Dems simply don’t have across its politicians and surrogates.
January 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This is horrific. It’s also an example of message discipline Dems simply don’t have across its politicians and surrogates.
This tweet is a perfect example of how badly Dems have lost young voters.
It's a wild cocktail of MAGA talking points ("proud American") and far-left critique ("bombing children") with zero coherent center.
When your message vacuum gets filled with both extremes, you've failed completely.
It's a wild cocktail of MAGA talking points ("proud American") and far-left critique ("bombing children") with zero coherent center.
When your message vacuum gets filled with both extremes, you've failed completely.
January 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This tweet is a perfect example of how badly Dems have lost young voters.
It's a wild cocktail of MAGA talking points ("proud American") and far-left critique ("bombing children") with zero coherent center.
When your message vacuum gets filled with both extremes, you've failed completely.
It's a wild cocktail of MAGA talking points ("proud American") and far-left critique ("bombing children") with zero coherent center.
When your message vacuum gets filled with both extremes, you've failed completely.
The secondhand embarrassment I feel.
January 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The secondhand embarrassment I feel.
"America First" guy who ran on "focus at home" now wants to buy — and defend — Greenland, a place most of us couldn’t ID on a map.
Dems: Skip mocking how absurd this is practically. Focus on how it betrays his core campaign promises.
Dems: Skip mocking how absurd this is practically. Focus on how it betrays his core campaign promises.
January 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"America First" guy who ran on "focus at home" now wants to buy — and defend — Greenland, a place most of us couldn’t ID on a map.
Dems: Skip mocking how absurd this is practically. Focus on how it betrays his core campaign promises.
Dems: Skip mocking how absurd this is practically. Focus on how it betrays his core campaign promises.
Yup. Consider this grift:
After years of boosting accounts posting crime videos to hurt Biden, suddenly it's time to "reduce negativity" for Trump.
Now the algorithm will reward accounts posting happy slop, instead. Not even trying to hide it.
This is algo manipulation as a campaign contribution.
After years of boosting accounts posting crime videos to hurt Biden, suddenly it's time to "reduce negativity" for Trump.
Now the algorithm will reward accounts posting happy slop, instead. Not even trying to hide it.
This is algo manipulation as a campaign contribution.
January 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Yup. Consider this grift:
After years of boosting accounts posting crime videos to hurt Biden, suddenly it's time to "reduce negativity" for Trump.
Now the algorithm will reward accounts posting happy slop, instead. Not even trying to hide it.
This is algo manipulation as a campaign contribution.
After years of boosting accounts posting crime videos to hurt Biden, suddenly it's time to "reduce negativity" for Trump.
Now the algorithm will reward accounts posting happy slop, instead. Not even trying to hide it.
This is algo manipulation as a campaign contribution.
I mean, this is absurd but you have to give Republicans credit for message discipline.
You could slip and fall and they'd find a way to blame it on Critical Race Theory.
You could slip and fall and they'd find a way to blame it on Critical Race Theory.
January 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I mean, this is absurd but you have to give Republicans credit for message discipline.
You could slip and fall and they'd find a way to blame it on Critical Race Theory.
You could slip and fall and they'd find a way to blame it on Critical Race Theory.
Messaging tip for Dems on the New Orleans attack-
Stop playing defense on Trump's immigration claims. Instead, use Kennedy as the perfect avatar of GOP priorities:
- Performative culture war stunts
- Bizarre behavior
- Zero focus on real security
Show voters what "fighting woke" got Louisiana.
Stop playing defense on Trump's immigration claims. Instead, use Kennedy as the perfect avatar of GOP priorities:
- Performative culture war stunts
- Bizarre behavior
- Zero focus on real security
Show voters what "fighting woke" got Louisiana.
January 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Messaging tip for Dems on the New Orleans attack-
Stop playing defense on Trump's immigration claims. Instead, use Kennedy as the perfect avatar of GOP priorities:
- Performative culture war stunts
- Bizarre behavior
- Zero focus on real security
Show voters what "fighting woke" got Louisiana.
Stop playing defense on Trump's immigration claims. Instead, use Kennedy as the perfect avatar of GOP priorities:
- Performative culture war stunts
- Bizarre behavior
- Zero focus on real security
Show voters what "fighting woke" got Louisiana.