We also know that the other side are gonna run a campaign the way that campaigns have been...
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Dominic Cummings:
[scene cuts between the two offices of Vote Leave and Vote Remain as they write out strategy]
We also know that the other side are gonna run a campaign the way that campaigns have been run for pretty much the last 70 years. They're gonna fight from the center, and they're gonna make it about jobs and the economy.
Andrew Cooper:
We focus on the economy and jobs. The message: leaving risks both.
Craig Oliver:
Clinton '92. Best campaign ever. "It's the economy, stupid".
Andrew Cooper:
You define your opponent as the riskier option, and though the change candidate might initially poll well, come election day the nerves kick in. Voters revert back to center. Law of political science - if the status quo are ahead before the campaign begins, which we are, they always win on the day. So...
Douglas Carswell:
So, what's our answer?
Dominic Cummings:
Tzu's "The Art of War". If we fight them on home terrain, they will win. So what we need to do is lead them to the ninth battlefield. The deadly ground where no one expects to find themselves. Outcome? *They* perish.
Victoria Woodcock:
Which means?
Dominic Cummings:
You reverse the proposition. We make *them* the risky option. To stay is to risk losing more of the things we cherish - we're asking voters not to reject the status quo, but to return to it, to independence. How much does it cost us each week to be members of the EU?
Daniel Hannan:
In the region of...
Dominic Cummings:
What's our researcher's name?
Matthew Elliott:
Richard.
Dominic Cummings:
Ricardo, will you get me all the figures up for how much it costs to be members of the EU for a week? Largest one wins.
Matthew Elliott:
Make sure it's verifiable!
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If we fight them on home terrain
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they will win
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So what we need to do is lead them to ninth battlefield
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the deadly ground where no one expects to find themselves
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Outcome they perish
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Which means
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You reverse the proposition
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We make them the risky option
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To stay is to risk losing more of the things we cherish
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We're asking voters not to reject the status quo
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but to return to it to independence
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How much does it cost us each week to be members of the EU
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In the region of about Our researcher's name Richard
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Ricardo will you get me all the figures up for how much it costs
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to be members of the EU for a week
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Largest one wins Elliot Make sure it's verifiable
Clip duration: 39 seconds
Views: 196
Timestamp in movie: 00h 46m 10s
Uploaded: 26 November, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, history
Summary: Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.
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00:56 We need to appeal to their hearts Emotional resonance Their...
00:33 And and we have our message
00:33 Most probably Leave It's not rocket science it's...
00:46 Everything you've been briefing on so far
00:34 I'll leave you to it
00:23 We are entering a series of profound economic cultural...
00:04 Let's take back control
00:04 Why don't people like me
00:54 Hadn't realised and now it's too late
00:06 Britain makes a noise
00:51 I think about it you know
00:08 He's not the Messiah He's a very naughty
00:39 We also know that the other side are going to run a campaign