The Local Solutions Support Center, in partnership with the research team at Bully Pulpit International, is proud to release the Redefining Abusive Preemption Playbook – a new tool designed to help advocates and communicators make a research-based case against abusive preemption. The playbook provides recommendations on how to build support for LSSC’s work across partisan and racially diverse audiences and ultimately drive a narrative that shows how preemption harms local communities. It offers messages that can overcome the challenges presented by the lack of familiarity with the term ‘preemption’, as well as conflicting views about state authority. And it provides key definitions, findings from the 2026 message research, a message framework, as well as guidance on what to say — and what to avoid.
A companion piece to the playbook, “Framing the Fight Against Abusive Preemption,” is available that summarizes the Playbook. Click here to access that two-page resource.
To access the comprehensive playbook, just fill out this request form, and we’ll send it over via email.