Anat Shenker-Osorio

@anatosaurus.bsky.social

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Host of Words to Win By, a podcast about progressive wins around the world and how we achieved them. https://wordstowinby-pod.com/ Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.

Chart of words to say and to avoid.
Actor Parker Posey as Lindsay Carlisle Shay in Parks and Rec
Wooden table top with sign on top of it that reads: "This merger is Bari wrong" with a marker drawing of Bari Weiss's face.
Simpsons cartoon of person putting up sign that says "0 Days Without" plus the word "Fascism" filled in.
Sasha Colby on set of RuPaul's Drag Race wearing a black and white checkered bikini top with hot pink straps around her arms, upper chest, neck and forehead with the phrase "I'm your favorite drag queen's favorite drag queen" at the bottom.
New York Times Headline: "Trump's Moneymaking Run: Unrivaled in Presidential History The president's move to open new business ventures, rather than eliminate potential conflicts, defies a long-held tradition."
Concluding paragraph of John Roberts decision on birthright citizenship which includes the line: "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights -- to freely participate in our political community."
People holding neon green illuminated hangers, along with neon candles and "adiós" signs in the Plaza Mayo, Buenos Aires. Photo credit: Amnesty Argentina from the campaign to legalize abortion.
Instagram post from NY based poll worker declaring that Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good & declaring he ought to be indicted, which ICE demanded she remove but she has not.
Screenshot of X post from Matty Yglesias claiming newly elected Dems are same as previous ones.
Forced choice polling question on SAVE Act, showing 52% of voters believe Republicans introduced it for nefarious purposes and 48% believe it is genuine effort at election integrity.
What Happens In-Channel, Usually Stays In-Channel RCTs and surveys have their utility. In my decades of work helping design and win campaigns here and abroad for everything from ballot initiatives, to candidates, to advocacy issues, I use them to improve how we make our arguments. I do not use them to determine which positions to hold. And even in gauging whether, for example, a minimum wage hike is more effectively sold for its practical benefits in a consumer-driven economy or as a fight to ensure people who work for a living can care for our families, it’s critical to understand what we can learn from each of these tools – and what they not only fail to reveal but eclipse from view. You cannot wield a thermometer to help you change a tire. There are inherent limitations to how experimental results apply in the real world of campaigns, an issue academic experts have long noted for other kinds of RCTs. Further, there are problems with what Pollingism proponents deem worthy of measuring.
Screenshot of instagram post of poll from Australia "Do you want Australia to be monocultural or multicultural?" 66% mono, 21% multi, 11% both, 2% unsure.
Left side: Table from 1961 Gallup poll asking "Do you think 'sit-ins' at lunch counters, 'Freedom Buses' and other demonstrations by Negroes will hurt of help the Negro's chances of being integrated in the South?" Hurt 57%, Help 27%, No opinion 15% Right side: Pie chart from one month after passage of Civil Rights Act showing over 50% approve of the measure.
Black background, white line drawing of Seattle's Lumen Field Statdium with a dotted line and the words "Northwest ICE Processing Center" "Tacoma WA" "24 mi" "Estimated number of immigrants in captivity = 1500"
Article from Tennessee Lookout entitled "Tennessee to report disabled immigrant kids getting public healthcare to ICE, advocates say
Poster reading "We had whistles. They had guns."
Shakira's World Cup anthem
Shakira World Cup anthem
Shakira 2026 World Cup anthem
"World Cup Stadiums and the Immigrant Detention Camps Nearby." Map of US depicting stadiums for FIFA World Cup 2026.
Image of a torso, chest and arm of a headless figure with a fetus head down inside of a womb
Sea lions frolicking on beach
Count from Sesame Street with words "There is always time to count every vote."
Cada Voto Cuenta. Seamos pacientes.
Cuenta Cada Voto
GIF that reads "Every Vote Counts. Every Vote Must Be Counted."
GIF that says "I voted. I will be counted."
GIF with eyes going back and forth and ballots across the bottom that says Count Every Vote
Screenshot of Whitehouse.gov page with black background and neon green script that reads "Aliens. They Walk Among Us. For 60 years, the US government has kept a closely guarded secret."
Page from the DNC Autopsy that reads "Disclaimer: This document reflects the views of the author, not the DNC. The DNC was not provided with the underlying sourcing, interviews, or supporting data for many of the assertions contained herein and therefore cannot independently verify the claims presented." And below that "Leadership Message." And then a blank page.
Why Californians should vote by mail early and not wait for polls to indicate which Democrat is ahead for Governor.
Two questions from Politico poll.
"We will protect each other, and we will be everything we need."
Kodomo no tame ni, nuestros ninos, set them free
Three people holding a "close the camps" banner in front of the Tidal Basin with the Washington Monument in the distance.
Group of people walking down a DC side walk.
Orange poster with black border and monarch butterflies. Text reads "Close the Camps. Bring Them Home. Join us for a vigil where we will hear from formerly detained folks and remind ourselves of each person now held in camps across this country. Gather with us to sound the call: Free Families NOW!" 5:30pm May 5th Intersection at 16th and H NW DC
60% of voters believe that it's likely that if Supreme Court strikes down the Voting Rights Act, (Callais decision), "politicians redraw districts strictly to protect their own political party, at the direct expense of minority voters."
Post from Polling USA that reads "Do you have a favor or unfavorable view of Hasan Piker?" Unfavorable 15% Favorable 7% Never Heard Of/Have No Opinion: 79% Echelon/April 2026
Rotunda of the US Capitol where people are standing, many in military camouflage, holding signs that read "End the War on Iran" among other messages.
Mocked up postage stamp with an image of a mother in profile holding a baby and kissing their cheek. In the background, the US flay and butterflies. Below the image the word "TPS for Haiti Saves Lives."
Group of women standing with red and blue signs that read "TPS for Haiti" "Halt Deportations to Haiti" "Save Haitian Lives." Above photo "Tell Congress: Keep Them Home." Below photo "Save TPS for Haiti on 4/15 and 4/16 Congress Will Vote on Extending Protections for Our Haitian Neighbors and Loved Ones."
Screen shot of New York Times article entitled "Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren Sánchez Bezos?" with a close up image of her face and hands.
Puppet on a table with brown braids, green eyes and mouth wide open. She is wearing a colorful sequined dress with pink bow.
Series of bsky posts from Mark Chadbourn quoting and paraphrasing Peter Magyar. "Our country wants to live again. It wants to be a European country again." "No mercy, [members of previous administration] will need to take responsibility for their actions."
Photo of protest in Budapest with protesters holding a lavender flag with a sketch of a red-eyed dog with a tie. Text below reads "The success of the Two-Tailed Dog party in last year's local election serves as a model for the opposition to capitalise on protest at a national level. Set up in jest two decades ago and campaigining for "eternal life and free beer," the satiricaul party last year scooped up Budapest's 12 districts, where Fidesz had ruled uninterrupted since 1990."
Black and blue bird with violin painting.
Photograph of a painting on white paper depicting a small cottage surrounded by plants with a blue fairy wren bird to the right of it.
Image of a couple cuddling on a beach surrounded by Nazi flags taken in 1939, is featured in Berlin’s Topography of Terror Museum as a reminder of how casually everyday “good Germans” used to accept Nazism.
Image from The Resistance with Saadiam instagram post titled "Iranians are gathering on bridges and around power plants, forming human chains after threats of US and Israeli strikes on Iran's civilian infrastructure."
But voters in the blue-ish state seem lukewarm to the idea; only 52 percent of likely voters say they support the redistricting effort, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. And early voting data is doing little to spell Democrats’ concerns. Turnout so far remains fairly high, but there are no clear conclusions or trends emerging from the early vote universe.
video of young boy voicing puppet
Two brown-haired girl puppets on a table
Color drawing depicting the ocean in the middle with Charybdis and Scylla of Greek mythology on either side.