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Chathamization

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15. Yep. Agree 100%. I've found the state boards to be pretty good for spreading the word about local

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 10:42 PM

Feb 2015

elections (at least, I can get more people listening from 30 minutes there than I can from knocking on the door for days). A lot of change is going to come from the local level, and a lot of what's going wrong happens on the local level (including things people complain about after they ignore the causes - the elections of the people who elected Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the primaries that get ignored until people get pissed about the results, etc.).

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Am I the only one who finds it frustrating that we focus *so much* on the presidential election? [View all] YoungDemCA Feb 2015 OP

I'd like to see sharp focus on strengthening election PROCESS and party INFRASTRUCTURE blm Feb 2015 #1

Agreed YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #2

Exactly right Bagsgroove Feb 2015 #3

This edhopper Feb 2015 #12

Yes bigwillq Feb 2015 #4

This is a national indeed international board, most of us don't know the details of local politics Fumesucker Feb 2015 #5

When we have the likes of Al Fromm Wellstone ruled Feb 2015 #6

I totally agree, 100 percent BainsBane Feb 2015 #7

Personality politics Bagsgroove Feb 2015 #8

Look at the difference between Republican rhetoric and Democratic rhetoric Fumesucker Feb 2015 #13

So the solution is to be more like the Republicans? Interesting. YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #16

Anti-war? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #18

Amerca isn't going to change in 2016 as far as economics and the better life. mmonk Feb 2015 #9

Amen! treestar Feb 2015 #10

If I had my way, all we would talk about is the shitty repukes and their shitty ways. Rex Feb 2015 #11

It is a national problem. herding cats Feb 2015 #14

Yep. Agree 100%. I've found the state boards to be pretty good for spreading the word about local Chathamization Feb 2015 #15

K&R Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #17