2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe reason I am not going to join any camp for President in 2016
in the DU arena.. (other than stating.. I WILL vote for the Democratic nominee).. is that quick frankly .. the most important elections will be state, house, and senate.. and has been for a number of years now..
Robbins
(5,066 posts)GOP will control the house after 2016.
Here In Missouri there isn't much reason to come up for any democrat as the state party's reaction to ferguson shooting proved.
FSogol
(47,623 posts)your
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Robbins
(5,066 posts)Till at least 2022.If democrats don't win governorships in 2018 and 2020 It will be lost for at least another 10 years after that.
Here In MO so called dems aren't giving us much reason to vote.I am from MO and I say presidential candiates should stay out of missouri like most of the south.
FSogol
(47,623 posts)Peacetrain
(24,288 posts)and that will help any Democratic candidate that we finally end up with.. I am going to get more active in my local politics this cycle.. even more so.. I will choose someone when it is time to caucus.. and really try to get them through caucus.. but the one thing I am always sure of.. Any and I mean any Democratic candidate is going to be 100 times better than what the republicans will put up..
So I am keeping my focus on state politics this time.. We have got to figure out how to break this 4 year cycle of getting our people involved.. and that will be what I plan on doing..
Sounds like you are giving up before you even start there.. that is sad.. Are you a registered Democrat?
Robbins
(5,066 posts)I vote every election here In Missouri for all the good it does.
Gerrymandering,corporate money,and MSM Is enemy of democracy.
All you have to do is look at reaction of politicans here of the ferguson shooting and that tells you how useless Dems are In MO.
Why don't you run for office instead of just voting? Who better to represent you than you?