Alexander Dobranic
Co-Host of Subliminally Correct
Alex is an accomplished Political Consultant, NGH Certified Consulting Hypnotist, and Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Psychology living in New York City.
He got his start on President Obama's Campaign and has worked on a number of high-profile races including Hillary for America, Terry McAuliffe for VA Governor, and Dan Malloy for CT Governor among many others. He is now the Managing Principal at Delta Campaigns, a political consulting firm.
Alex specializes in political data & analytics and has spent most of his career training and directing large electoral field staffs in direct voter contact – what changes the minds of voters face-to-face and motivates them to get to the polls for his candidate. He now provides unique insights to a number of high-profile candidates, non-profits, and private clients on producing tangible data-driven results with a field-oriented mindset explained clearly to top decision makers.
Alexander Dobranic has hosted 50 Episodes.
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Episode 34: Biden's First Rally
May 29th, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
2020, elections, joe biden, politics, primaries, speeches, theme music
Is Joe Biden really sincere about his promise about restoring the soul of the nation? Listen to his first rally demonstrating thematic appeals, persuasive metaphor, and why he wants to stop fighting and start fixing. We break down how he is using Obama's tried and true playbook of persuasion in this episode.
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Episode 33: Digitally Correct, with Special Guest Emma Kraus
May 10th, 2019 | 1 hr 1 min
advertising, cory booker, elections, emails, facebook, fundraising, hillary clinton, joe biden, julian castro, kamala harris, politics, social media
Every wonder who's writing those campaign emails that show up in your inbox at 3am? Or how about what goes into the 30 permutations of the same facebook ad you and your friends see every day? Our guest, Emma Kraus knows! She's joining us this episode to share her experience targeting voters with email fundraising and digital organizing. You don't want to miss this episode!
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Episode 32: Barr None, Spinning the Mueller Report
April 27th, 2019 | 48 mins 34 secs
elections, politics
Attorney General William Barr gets out ahead of the highly anticipated Mueller Report by holding a press conference and taking questions... about something nobody could read yet. How does Barr load his remarks up with persuasion and rhetorical devices to make you believe his summary of the report is true?
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Episode 31: In the Candidate's Corner, with Special Guest Tara Swords
April 12th, 2019 | 48 mins 27 secs
2020 democratic primary, bernie sanders, beto o'rourke, communications, debates, donald trump, elections, empathy, executive coach, hillary clinton, joe biden, persuasion, politics, speeches
Who teaches a candidate to speak to the subconscious? How do politicians learn to be more persuasive and likable? Is there a method you can use to adopt these qualities in your own everyday life? In this fascinating episode we speak with Tara Swords, executive coach and communications consultant about how she trains politicians to speak subliminally correct!
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Episode 30: The Mueller Report
March 30th, 2019 | 56 mins 10 secs
2020, john ratcliff, kevin mccarthy, lindsey graham, liz cheney, mueller report, politics, press conferences, sarah sanders, steve scalise, ted cruz
How do you take a terrible narrative and flip it on its head? In 24 hrs the Republicans went from being back on their heels to in front of the cameras, touting the scandalous victimization of Donald Trump. How did this happen and what rhetorical techniques did they employ in this flip? Find out in this episode!
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Episode 29: The Cohen Hearings
March 15th, 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
allegations, as-if frame, house hearings, logical fallacies, michael cohen, storytelling
Michael Cohen: public enemy number one, or defender of democracy? Explosive hearings in Congress debated just that. In this episode we break down how everyone in the room had their rehearsed parts to play... and also how they tried to egg each other off script!
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Episode 28: Bernie or Bust
March 4th, 2019 | 1 hr 4 mins
2020, announcement speeches, bernie sanders, democratic primary, donald trump, double communication, elections, mindreading, politics, punctuational ambiguity, scope ambiguity, special interests
We all have that "Bernie Bro" friend who can't seem to get over his 2016 loss. What made Bernie such a galvanizing candidate who can generate such fervent supporters? And will his magic work again now that he's announced another run? We break down his announcement video and ads to get to the bottom of Bernie.
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Episode 27: State of The Union
February 17th, 2019 | 1 hr 19 mins
donald trump, inoculation, nancy pelosi, rhyming, stacey abrams, state of the union, story telling, thematic appeals
What distinguishes a State of the Union address from other speeches? Donald Trump's recent State of the Union address borrowed a lot of powerful thematic ideas from modern-day progressives and politicians of the past. In this episode we break down his speech along with the story-based Democratic response by Stacey Abrams.
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Episode 26: Kamala Announces
February 3rd, 2019 | 55 mins 2 secs
2020, campaign announcements, campaign rally, campaigns, kamala harris, metaphors, motivation direction, oakland, presidential election, rapport, slogans, stories
So many candidates are announcing a run for the presidency, but what makes one announcement better than another? This episode we review Kamala Harris's remarkable announcement to run for president. In her speech she builds story arcs, weaves meaning into narratives, and demonstrates other persuasive tactics that make the crowd cheer.
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Episode 25: Shutdown Showdown
January 18th, 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
border wall, chuck schumer, donald trump, government shutdown, immigration, mexico, nancy pelosi, oval office, politics, speeches, trump shutdown
In this episode we break down Donald Trump's Oval Office address over the shutdown and border security, as well as the Democratic response from Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer underscoring what is happening persuasively in this political war over reopening the government.
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Episode 24: The Cohen Sentencing, Hannity vs. Maddow
January 4th, 2019 | 1 hr 4 mins
fox news, michael cohen, msnbc, rachel maddow, sean hannity, sentencing, trials, trump
We take a look in this episode at how left and right-wing commentators persuasively cover the same news item – the sentencing of Michael Cohen in federal court which implicates the Trump family and business.
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Episode 23: Brexit, with Special Guest Rintu Basu
December 23rd, 2018 | 1 hr 1 min
brexit, european union, parliament, speeches, theresa may, united kingdom, world politics
The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (Brexit) has caused a massive amount of political maneuvering, persuasive speech-writing and debate. Persuasion expert Rintu Basu joins us to break down a speech on Brexit by Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Episode 22: Mid-Term Victory Speeches, Part 2
December 9th, 2018 | 46 mins 31 secs
ayanna presley, beto o'rourke, elections, midterms, politics, speeches
In the second part of our mid-term victory speech series, we're taking a look at speeches on the left by Beto O'Rourke and Ayanna Presley. These speeches are extraordinary examples of thematic structures, metaphor, and symbolism.
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Episode 21: Mid-Term Victory Speeches, Part 1
November 23rd, 2018 | 48 mins 58 secs
alexandria ocasio-cortez, elections, midterms, politics, rhetoric, speeches, ted cruz
In this two-part episode we take a look at some of the best victory and concession speeches from the midterm elections by both parties. Here, in part one we break down victory speeches from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York, and Ted Cruz from Texas.
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Episode 20: Oprah's Speech and the Midterm Elections
November 11th, 2018 | 52 mins 25 secs
2018, blue wave, campaign ads, commercials, elections, governors race, midterms, oprah winfrey, speeches
We take a look at a fantastic speech given by Oprah Winfrey for Stacy Abrams in the Georgia Gubernatorial race, as well as some of the most influential midterm election ads and the impact they may have had.
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Episode 19: The Kavanaugh Hearings, Part 2: The Judge Strikes Back
October 26th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
amy klobuchar, brett kavanaugh, cory booker, diane feinstein, lindsey graham, me too, senate, supreme court, ted cruz, thom tillis
Was Brett Kavanaugh lying in his Senate hearing? In this episode we delve into his congressional testimony after Blasey-Ford aired her accusations and analyze his body language, voice tone, and congruence. We also take a look back at the first day of congressional testimony where senators are persuasively setting the stage. This is part 2 of a two-part series.