Democrats need to have a plan like Republicans Did

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https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2023/12/democrats-need-to-plan-their-political.html

The first time I ever heard Rush Limbaugh on the radio, I was driving down a narrow, winding road in the Missouri Ozarks and his two hour rant was being carried on a local AM radio station in some small town. I thought he was awful, and I listened, more in fascination that he was even able to be on the radio. I kept listening, because as he put forth his very opinionated diatribe, he was also telling listeners how to get their way with government.

Pointing to weaknesses in the system, such as lifetime appointments for judges, low turnouts especially in local elections and the jurisdiction that various levels of government have, Limbaugh was a strong advocate for Republican gerrymandering, claiming that the power of state government to draw district lines extended right into Washington, DC. Noting that Republicans win elections because of low turnout, he was one of the major architects of the takeover of state legislatures during the early 2000's, while Democrats won major elections and then didn't show up to vote in the mid-terms to protect their gains. He was particularly prideful in taking credit for this GOP strategy slowing down the Obama Administration, which he openly called socialist.

So this is where we are. And my question is, "What are we going to do about it?" That's a question for all Democrats, particularly our party leadership.

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1. Work the grass roots. Here is the plan.

Find your local Dem party person. I don't mean the county, I mean the one in YOUR voting district, ward, precinct, committeeman - whatever they call it in your area. If they are not active, join, step up and lead! Contact them, give them thoughts, energy, donate time, money, transportation. This is how it's done. The voters you contact and educate about issues will become permanent voters. We cannot fail if we go local because there are more of us than there are of the opposition.

GO LOCAL! Get INVOLVED!