Experience with my local Dem party versus local activists

[Tom Rinaldo]

12. Younger people are willing to put in lots of time doing political organizing

When they feel empowered doing so. One problem that the Democratic Party has is that it is a formal organization that has to observe lots of legal procedures under State and Federal law. It adds to the tedium factor. But mostly I think it is just that it is very hard to get anything remotely like near instant gratification for working in the vineyards of the Democratic Party. It should be viewed as an investment of time, like earning a college degree, that can pay off big time down the road if you are willing to navigate through the hoops. Except it is best done together with others, in a support group of people with a similar goal. In that way it can be different than (and much more social than) pursuing academic credentials for oneself.