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Tulsi Gabbard On Why LGBTQ Voters Should Trust Her | NBC News

NBC NewsGrade C· gay politicians

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Title

Political Trust Question + Authority Stamp

61 chars · no number · trigger: curiosity

Title verbatim

"Tulsi Gabbard On Why LGBTQ Voters Should Trust Her | NBC News"

Thumbnail

subject center · emotion: neutral · face dominant · bright_on_dark · palette: Deep saturated blue background (cool, authoritative), warm skin tones, black hair, red shirt accent. Bright white text. Classic news broadcast color strategy—cool background makes warm subject pop while maintaining 'serious journalism' tone.

On-thumbnail text

"NBC NEWS" (2 words)

Hook

Question

device: stakes

First 30 seconds

FORWARD IF WERE ACTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. CONGRESSWOMAN GABBARD, WERE GOING TO MOVE HERE. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU DID AFTER LAUNCHING YOUR CAMPAIGN, ISSUE AN APOLOGY ABOUT THE LQBTQ. AFTER ROLLBACKS OF CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS FROM MANY IN THE COMMUNITY, WHY SHOULD VOTERS WHO CARE ABOUT THE ISSUE IN GENERAL TRUST YOU NOW? LET ME SAY THERE IS NO ONE IN OUR GOVERNMENT AT ANY LEVEL WHO

Short script

Other

Hook

FORWARD IF WERE ACTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. [Congresswoman Gabbard, were going to move here.]

Long script

Documentary

5 retention devices · 1 chapters

Cold open, first 30s

FORWARD IF WERE ACTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. >> CONGRESSWOMAN GABBARD, WERE GOING TO MOVE HERE. GOING TO MOVE HERE. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU DID AFTER LAUNCHING YOUR CAMPAIGN, ISSUE AN APOLOGY ABOUT THE LQBTQ.

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