* Politico last week…

BOOTCAMP BLITZ: More than 100 Democratic candidates from across Illinois are set to gather Saturday at Illinois State University for a campaign bootcamp focused on messaging, field operations and fundraising as they prepare for the midterm elections.

Campaign crash course: The program is part of a broader national effort by the National Democratic Training Committee to prepare down-ballot campaigns in an increasingly fragmented media and political landscape. The organization works with the party to prepare Democrats to run for office.

Message machine: The Illinois session, organized in partnership with the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association, is one of hundreds of in-person and virtual trainings the group says it conducts each year across all 50 states. Training Committee founder Kelly Dietrich said a key lesson this year is about ramping up communication skills — “not telling candidates what to say, but how to say it.”

From the heart: “Traditionally, Democrats bring facts and figures, white papers to a gunfight,” he said in an interview. “We need to be using emotions… connect with voters as a human.”

Jettison the jargon: That approach, Dietrich said, means shifting away from technical statistics and toward everyday experiences. Instead of citing inflation rising 3.8 percent, for example, candidates should talk about “when you take your kids to the grocery store, every time that bill is higher. And the cost of eggs is not coming down.”

I’m not sure many candidates are citing precise inflation data, but the Democrats do have a very real jargon problem. Perhaps more importantly, though, the specific advice is wrong because egg prices are way down. Beef prices have continued to rise, however.

Anyway, that was kind of a tangent.

* ILGOP yesterday…

While President Trump and our Republican majorities in Congress are busy fixing the mess the Democrats left behind, Illinois Democrats are gathering at Illinois State University for a different reason:

They are learning how to hide the truth.

In a “campaign bootcamp” held last weekend, over 100 Democrat candidates were told to stop using “facts and figures” and “white papers.” Why? Because the facts don’t support their radical agenda.

Instead, their trainers told them to use “emotions” to “connect with voters.”

“Traditionally, Democrats bring facts and figures, white papers to a gunfight,” he said in an interview. “We need to be using emotions… connect with voters as a human.”

Translation: They know they can’t defend their record on high taxes, rising crime, and the cost of living in Illinois. So, they are being coached to use emotional scripts to distract you from the reality of their failed policies.

While Republicans in DC are delivering results—slashing regulations and securing our borders—Illinois Democrats are focused on “rebranding” their failures.

We can’t let them get away with this “Bootcamp of Deception.”

They have the “Message Machine” and the “Emotional Scripts.” We have the truth. But getting that truth to voters across Illinois costs money.

DONATE TODAY TO HELP US EXPOSE THE DEMOCRAT LIES

Don’t let them mask the damage they’ve done to our state. Help us fight back against the Democrat spin machine today.

To Victory,

The ILGOP Team

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