Why are people not marching in the streets?

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45. I'm not a great political strategist

...but I do know we are in an epic internal war & fighting for the future of this country.

I don't like #1, the cross-over. Too risky & underhanded. We can still take advantage of Tea Party idiocy.

#2--The second one also seems a lot of work for a dubious outcome. A decent liberal Republican/conservative Democrat candidate could be hard to come by in such a polarized country. These days such an odd bird would be pecked on by both sides. Middle of the roaders do exist of course, but when it comes time to run, they have to identify with one or the other, and they have to vote with their affiliation. We are forced into these two boxes. (If you're not with us you're with the terrorists mentality).

I think the focus right now should be on supporting state Dem parties, getting better true blue Dem candidates to run--especially women and minorities--coming up with specific strategies to overcome the Midterm inertia problem, and also addressing the gerrymandering and election rigging strategies of the GOP head-on. Target weak Republicans as always, but we really need to GOTV for these Midterms. We are fighting the influence of very powerful, very wealthy corporations who, it is obvious--do not have our best interests at heart. All we have to go up against them is numbers.

I don't know if Dems can jerk this country back into some semblance of representative Democracy, after all the damage that has been done...but we are in a situation of no retreat, no surrender.