Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Bernie Sanders' Communication Strategy

Officially launching his campaign on April 30, 2015, Bernard “Bernie” Sanders has worked to close the gap between himself and Hillary Clinton. Due to the work of himself and his staff, popular support of Sanders has pulled ahead of Clinton in New Hampshire. Feats like these cannot be done without a strong and effective communication strategy. Like the other candidates in this political season, Sanders has utilized social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter. Whereas Hillary Clinton is already widely known through her former position as Secretary of State as well as the controversy surrounding both Benghazi and her personal email server. One of Sanders’ main goals is to become more widely known amongst voters. When interviewed, Sanders’ campaign manager Jeff Weaver stated,” What we've seen throughout this race is the more voters get to know Bernie Sanders, the more they come to him”. One of the key ways that Bernie Sanders has tried to put himself in the spotlight has been to prove his legitimacy as a candidate in different ways. Looking at his campaign website, readers can find a timeline of Sanders’ important political decisions in the Senate. Also, he has been sharing both his goals as president and the methods he intends to use to accomplish them. For example, before the most recent Democratic debate, Sanders published his plan for revitalizing healthcare in the US. As we move closer to the primaries, we can expect Sanders to both become more visible on different media outlets and to share more details on his future.

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