To rebuild the Democratic Party, which has been hollowed out, we need ALL Dems everywhere.

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13. Here on the ground in rural Appalachia I see it a little differently

2010 was a banner year for Republicans because of several things: Citizen United was decided in January 2010 so dark money poured in everywhere to elect right wing nuts. The Tea Party received a huge boost from the media because they ran around in costumes. The ACA passed in March 2010 and the hysteria on the right went through the roof--remember death panels? We were still deep in the recession and the Republicans blamed the man in the White House and American homeowners instead of Wall Street and their gambling problem. And the right wing media fed the racism at every turn.

We weren't ready for this perfect storm. We went high while they went low. Half of our fellow Americans drank the kool-aid and we lost everywhere in 2010.

Then in 2016 a Democratic woman won more votes than her opponent. She had a platform and ideas and nobody heard them because the media let Trump turn the race into a reality show.

2018 will be a banner year for Democrats because of Trump's reality show.