Vote for Hillary? Can't Get Fooled Again

[jeff47]

66. We fucked up.

We fucked up. We didn't bother showing up for primaries. We just "weren't excited enough". Or were busy. Or any other excuse. Besides, all we heard about on TV was about presidential races, and this election's just county commissioners, school board.

As a result, the party shifted massively to the right. Because those are the people who did show up, every single election.

We will fix it, but it's going to take time. Presidential candidates are usually selected from governors or senators, and that pool shifted right. Why? Well, governors and senators are usually chosen from the House or state legislatures, and that pool shifted right. Why? Well, House and state legislatures are usually chosen from lower offices....like county commissioners and school board.

Oops.

We will not fix this shift by 2016, because our efforts are going to have to work their way up through several tiers of politicians. But we fix it by stop being morons that only focus on president. The woman you vote for mayor today could be a presidential candidate, eventually. But she's got to win that mayoral election first.

Vote. Every damn time. In every damn race. Especially in the primary, the only election where we can steer the party. Don't like your primary choices? Run. Or get involved in a local race. You will make a huge difference, and change the next round of elections.