Lauren Cooley
Dec 7th - Lauren Cooley
in higher education and political issues impacting young adults. She is a frequently published columnist, and is the CampusZette Program Editor of Laura Ingraham’s LifeZette. Lauren specializes in the grassroots organization of Millennials, particularly high school and college students. She is a State Field Coordinator for the Leadership Institute. She also consults and teaches groups of patriots how to better message the values of freedom and free markets.
Awarded the Jerome E. Gray Outstanding Young Republican of the Year, Lauren is actively changing the landscape of conservative youth politics and grassroots efforts on college campuses.
Presentation description: Lauren Cooley has spent numerous hours interacting with young adults, discussing and crafting a positive and vibrant message to win youth over to capitalism and limited government principles. She has become an expert in grassroots and community organizing, especially on the college campus. Lauren will share tricks of the trade in messaging and organizing, especially in particular to reaching the Millennial generation.
Interview with Lauren Cooley, Conservative Millennial Columnist and ConsultantAUGUST 22, 2015 BY FRANK TORRES 11 COMMENTS
Lauren Cooley is a columnist, commentator and consultant that has become a voice for Conservative Millennials heading into 2016. We recently sat down to discuss what Millennials should look for as we head into next year, and what everyone can do to win back the White House for Conservatives.
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Frank Torres for the Orlando Political Observer: Thanks for answering some questions for our readers, Lauren. We’re heading into 2016, big election year. What should Conservative Millennials be looking for?
Lauren Cooley: That’s a good question. Short term, we’ve got to get behind a candidate that will solidify one idea and start moving forward towards the general election. Long term its more about ideas, we need to invest in getting young people excited and focused on fiscal responsibility and Conservative views like free markets.
Torres: This is a huge GOP field. What are you going to be looking for? And what should other Conservative Millennials be looking for?
Cooley: I’m looking for authenticity more than anything else, but I think what we’re seeing right now is that people love authenticity so much that they’re willing to sacrifice statesman-like conduct and they’re willing to sacrifice some of their own beliefs and principles because others are being authentic about their own beliefs and principals. I think young people need to be looking for candidates that understand the free market, knows how it works and don’t just say the GOP talking points that sound good, but will run a government like a Conservative. A lot of times we say that “If a Republican was running the government things would be better” and that may be the case to a certain degree, but we need people that understand that the government really doesn’t do much good. They need to understand a capitalistic economy to actually drive change.
Torres: There has been a drop in political involvement, not just with young Conservatives, but young Progressives as well. What do you think the leadership needs to do to get more Millennials involved overall.
Cooley: What progressives have been able to do is say “If you care about people then you should join this movement because it’s a positive movement.” That movement just happens to be a left-leaning movement. What Conservatives need to say is “Do you care about people? Great. Then you’re a capitalist because of that.” Saying “you need to be involved in politics” and telling kids to go from apathy to caring about politics, than going from caring about politics to being a conservative. You need to skip that, work on issues and say “You care about people. You care about issues. Whatever it is you care about. Therefore you are a conservative.” It’s easier to make that case to young people.
Torres: Technology is everywhere. Social media gets information out so quickly. It seems there is a gap between older leadership and millennials. Where is the connection going to take place? What have you found to be successful to connect a message with an electorate?
Cooley: I think it’s easier to start with what you shouldn’t do. People ask me “Does a candidate need a snapchat? A linked-in?” and all these different things. I don’t think that’s the case, I think it’s a little awkward. Social media and technology should be used to get people mobilized. For example, there should be a Facebook group for South Florida that says whenever Hillary Clinton is on a college campus in the area, we’re going to show up to protest. Use technology for mobilization, not so much for delivering a message.
Torres: You hear it all the time. 2016. Biggest election of our lifetime. What’s your message to the younger audience?
Cooley: Use this as an opportunity to get involved long term. We have such a way of looking at it saying “if we don’t win this, we’re not going to win anything else”. I think young people just need to learn how to get involved and learn the ropes. There will be elections past 2016. Just pitch in, prove your worth, show you’re a hard worker and then you can use 2016 to be a better activist in the long run..
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- Speaker - Lauren Cooley
- Open Meeting - NO Villages ID Required
- Location - Colony Cottage Recreation Center
- Topic: - CampusZette/ LifeZette
- Doors Open 6PM
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in higher education and political issues impacting young adults. She is a frequently published columnist, and is the CampusZette Program Editor of Laura Ingraham’s LifeZette. Lauren specializes in the grassroots organization of Millennials, particularly high school and college students. She is a State Field Coordinator for the Leadership Institute. She also consults and teaches groups of patriots how to better message the values of freedom and free markets.
Awarded the Jerome E. Gray Outstanding Young Republican of the Year, Lauren is actively changing the landscape of conservative youth politics and grassroots efforts on college campuses.
Presentation description: Lauren Cooley has spent numerous hours interacting with young adults, discussing and crafting a positive and vibrant message to win youth over to capitalism and limited government principles. She has become an expert in grassroots and community organizing, especially on the college campus. Lauren will share tricks of the trade in messaging and organizing, especially in particular to reaching the Millennial generation.
Interview with Lauren Cooley, Conservative Millennial Columnist and ConsultantAUGUST 22, 2015 BY FRANK TORRES 11 COMMENTS
Lauren Cooley is a columnist, commentator and consultant that has become a voice for Conservative Millennials heading into 2016. We recently sat down to discuss what Millennials should look for as we head into next year, and what everyone can do to win back the White House for Conservatives.
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Frank Torres for the Orlando Political Observer: Thanks for answering some questions for our readers, Lauren. We’re heading into 2016, big election year. What should Conservative Millennials be looking for?
Lauren Cooley: That’s a good question. Short term, we’ve got to get behind a candidate that will solidify one idea and start moving forward towards the general election. Long term its more about ideas, we need to invest in getting young people excited and focused on fiscal responsibility and Conservative views like free markets.
Torres: This is a huge GOP field. What are you going to be looking for? And what should other Conservative Millennials be looking for?
Cooley: I’m looking for authenticity more than anything else, but I think what we’re seeing right now is that people love authenticity so much that they’re willing to sacrifice statesman-like conduct and they’re willing to sacrifice some of their own beliefs and principles because others are being authentic about their own beliefs and principals. I think young people need to be looking for candidates that understand the free market, knows how it works and don’t just say the GOP talking points that sound good, but will run a government like a Conservative. A lot of times we say that “If a Republican was running the government things would be better” and that may be the case to a certain degree, but we need people that understand that the government really doesn’t do much good. They need to understand a capitalistic economy to actually drive change.
Torres: There has been a drop in political involvement, not just with young Conservatives, but young Progressives as well. What do you think the leadership needs to do to get more Millennials involved overall.
Cooley: What progressives have been able to do is say “If you care about people then you should join this movement because it’s a positive movement.” That movement just happens to be a left-leaning movement. What Conservatives need to say is “Do you care about people? Great. Then you’re a capitalist because of that.” Saying “you need to be involved in politics” and telling kids to go from apathy to caring about politics, than going from caring about politics to being a conservative. You need to skip that, work on issues and say “You care about people. You care about issues. Whatever it is you care about. Therefore you are a conservative.” It’s easier to make that case to young people.
Torres: Technology is everywhere. Social media gets information out so quickly. It seems there is a gap between older leadership and millennials. Where is the connection going to take place? What have you found to be successful to connect a message with an electorate?
Cooley: I think it’s easier to start with what you shouldn’t do. People ask me “Does a candidate need a snapchat? A linked-in?” and all these different things. I don’t think that’s the case, I think it’s a little awkward. Social media and technology should be used to get people mobilized. For example, there should be a Facebook group for South Florida that says whenever Hillary Clinton is on a college campus in the area, we’re going to show up to protest. Use technology for mobilization, not so much for delivering a message.
Torres: You hear it all the time. 2016. Biggest election of our lifetime. What’s your message to the younger audience?
Cooley: Use this as an opportunity to get involved long term. We have such a way of looking at it saying “if we don’t win this, we’re not going to win anything else”. I think young people just need to learn how to get involved and learn the ropes. There will be elections past 2016. Just pitch in, prove your worth, show you’re a hard worker and then you can use 2016 to be a better activist in the long run..
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