We need a Democratic superstar

[chowder66]

10. Hillary is the most admired woman in the world 20 x now.

Trump is on the list too. http://time.com/4162124/gallup-most-admired-poll/

I'm not really sure how getting a "Superstar" would work. Who else can everyone agree on that has that kind of ranking around the world?

I think democrats need to invest in media (ads, media and social media campaigns) to illuminate why voting is important - including why it's not a good idea to only vote for your own self interests or single issues.

This needs to be done as the new norm and not only around elections. If it means high profile and not so high profile democrats need to get on news programs, talk shows, internet forums or broadcasts then that's what they need to do to talk about their achievements, their struggles and their needs from the american people to get things done. Educate the people on what they can do on several of the most important issues and maybe some of the not so important ones.

They might even think about doing internet town halls more than once a year.

They should fundraise for ad spots quarterly. Hillary had the numbers but not enough to get the EC votes needed and we have to reach more people in smaller cities and towns as well as keeping the big ones engaged.

I also think elected officials and their surrogates need to start explaining what it is they do - better and more often. Like the kind of work it takes to get around the GOP, why it's important to fundraise, why it's important to find out what's going on when an election is not happening and where to go to find out what your vote is doing and how it's affecting the community around you or on a national scale.

Somehow this needs to be made "interesting, funny, important, serious, emotional...." so as to get peoples attention and make it so citizens come back for more information or demand more information. The sad part is that all of this is out there it's just not appetizing in it's current form, or at least appetizing enough.

Voting should be advocated as a personal expression of what it means to be a part of each persons own community, their city or towns and the nation as a whole.

So in essence I think we need lots of superstars that are out there doing this kind of work regularly.