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gwheezie

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4. Progressives have to run for local office

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:21 PM

Jan 2016

Where I live, that is a problem. In order to bring more liberals into local elections, you have to be able to vote for them. If they aren't running for office, how do you change the direction of government.

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Although I've stepped back from the primary circus [View all] MrScorpio Jan 2016 OP

Agree. Coattails v. important ypsfonos Jan 2016 #1

coattails rurallib Jan 2016 #2

Grassley - I so want to see him out. He has been an embarrassment jwirr Jan 2016 #3

We have three - in reality one with a chance rurallib Jan 2016 #6

Thank you. At least we will have someone in the general. jwirr Jan 2016 #9

Progressives have to run for local office gwheezie Jan 2016 #4

Or when they are running, and the DNC puts all of their support with the conservative centrist Dem. RiverLover Jan 2016 #7

running for office is one hell of a commitment rurallib Jan 2016 #8

Every candidate is going to add a certain number of voters to the base and lose a certain geek tragedy Jan 2016 #5