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In reply to the discussion: Just voted and it was pointless [View all]zentrum
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..the information, delivered without too much insult. More or less.
However, I still think that if Dean and the 50 State Strategy had been instituted, with input and support in the form of training, network lists and even money from the top, the locals would be happening. That was a DNC decision or at least a decision made at that level. I think leaving the states and local entities entirely to themselves produces exactly this kind of vacuum. Dean understood that.
My dad was a precinct worker and walked blocks all year in the 70's just as his dad did in the 50's, but he didn't do it alone just because of his individual initiative. There was a local Democratic office in close communication with the top. It matters that the Republicans understand this and have been implementing bottom-up/top-down coordination since the Silent Majority.