Just voted and it was pointless

[MADem]

125. I still fail to understand how that article by some Kos

contributor has ANYTHING to do with the election in an off-year that this thread starting poster is referencing, though. These are OFF YEAR, low-turnout, state legislature/local elections this guy is griping about.

I certainly take the Kos poster's point--but this is apples and oranges, here.

Why would "the DNC" get involved in sending some schmuck to a state legislature or city council? The only time I might see them make it rain, even slightly, is for a key gubernatorial contest. I think a few states hold off-year gubernatorial elections, but those are the EXCEPTION, not the rule.

I'm still not feeling all this "Waaah-the-DNC" stuff. My sense is that's the Meme of The Year, rolled out by people who don't like the Democratic Party, and picked up by professional gripers who love a good internet fisticuffs.


As for the Kos poster, he's developed what looks like an inclusive list. I just can't speak to the organizational talents of the local leaders in those states, and/or if they are already doing the very things he expresses concern about.

We've gotten so used to interminable POTUS campaigns that we have this idea that the legislative elections need to have that same extended framing. I don't think they do, necessarily. Sometimes, less is more (particularly in a POTUS election year, where you can count on a fair number of party line voters). The less early exposure you give a prospective 'fresh faced' candidate, the less time the enemy has to do vicious oppo research.