This six-page quick guide gives you the framework to tackle the most common arguments against the Democratic Party from the left, right, and disaffected voters. You’re not running a national script, so you don’t have to answer for what the big guys are doing. Swap region-specific references for your own and get past the roadblocks thrown at you.

Great for candidates, field managers, or volunteers, you’ll learn how to hear their hurt rather than a personal attack and how to use empathy to diffuse those repetitive points.