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mopinko

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10. dems are stepping up everywhere.

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 10:46 AM

Aug 2017

was at an event w my rep, jan schakowsky the other day. she said in 40 years of organizing, she has never seen anything like the resistance.
not even viet nam, not even civil rights.

my little sister is running for county board in a trending purple county.

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I just voted. Little election to replace a school board member in my district today [View all] FSogol Aug 2017 OP

Saw a post on this race at Daily Kos gratuitous Aug 2017 #1

Yeah, he's a future nutjob. The local home school crowd has had his sign up for months. n/t FSogol Aug 2017 #2

Good for you. It'd the small local elections where the next group of candidates for national come joeybee12 Aug 2017 #3

Not always- 45 came from TV RainCaster Aug 2017 #4

Think of congressmen and congresswomen. joeybee12 Aug 2017 #6

The other side has 2,000 cookie-cutter hate radio stations maxrandb Aug 2017 #5

This is where it starts mcar Aug 2017 #7

Fairfax County, Virginia atreides1 Aug 2017 #8

Awesome. Let us know how many voted at you precinct. FSogol Aug 2017 #9

dems are stepping up everywhere. mopinko Aug 2017 #10

Your sister is in DuPage, iirc hedda_foil Aug 2017 #12

sheila rutledge, district 6. mopinko Aug 2017 #13

Thanks! I have to check on which district I'm in. hedda_foil Aug 2017 #14

All politics are local... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #11

WOOT, looks like a win for Democrat Karen Key-Gamarra FSogol Aug 2017 #15

We don't miss an election. Ever. Since 1972. raven mad Aug 2017 #16

Same here. The smaller the election the more likely it is to affect you personally. n/t FSogol Aug 2017 #17