Module 1: Frame the Debate
Winning on a pro-environment platform.
Chapter 1
The Polling is clear. More voters believe in climate change and expect their elected officials to do something to curb its disastrous effects.
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Chapter 2: Connecting your campaign to the environment
Talk about the environment in ways that make sense to your voters.
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Chapter 3: The Environment is an “Umbrella” Issue
The impact of a well-protected environment reaches into many aspects of our daily lives.
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Chapter 4: Language Do’s and Don’ts
Learn which phrases to use, and which phrases to avoid, when talking about the environment.
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Chapter 5: Case Studies
Learn how other candidates have talked about the environment in their districts.
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Case Study: Barragan
See how Nanette Baragan talks to her voters about the environment.
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Case Study: McGrady
To Chuck McGrady protecting the environment is a conservative value.
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Recap
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Mitch Stewart
Mitch Stewart is a longtime political activist who has played leadership roles in some of the most groundbreaking organizations in American history. As battleground states director for the 2012 Obama for America campaign, he oversaw the strategy that garnered victories in nine of the 10 battleground states, an effort the The Guardian called "a historic ground operation that will provide the model for political campaigns in America and around the world for years to come."
Mitch has put his experience to work for clients in a variety sectors in the U.S. and globally — including the Environmental Defense Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety, political parties around the world, and the healthcare industry. As a senior advisor to Ready for Hillary, Mitch was cited as a "campaign guru" "who is helping Hillaryland build the most high-tech, social media savvy, demographically attuned campaign the world has ever seen."
Mitch has held a number of positions critical to President Obama's success — including Iowa state caucus director for the first Obama presidential campaign and Virginia state director during the 2008 general election. Mitch also served as the national director of Organizing for America, where he led a team that drove grassroots momentum for high-profile legislative victories including the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Wall Street Reform, and the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." After the 2012 campaign, Mitch became a Founding Partner at 270 Strategies.
