This was a big win-but it not a vote for staying the course.

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59. I think it showed two things:

1). Dems win when we get out the vote, and from what I read much of the win in Virginia should be credited to an incredible local grassroots campaign. Realistically, that’s the biggest impact most of us on this board can have by getting involved in local Democratic Party efforts. We are the party and in our actions locally we breath life into the party.

2). Catering candidates to their local community was certainly a win last night. We saw wins at the local level, particularly in VA, many thought were impossible. Those wins happened because of having candidates on the ballots that match up with their community values.

That being said, I think #1 was the bigger issue. How else do you explain some of the inexplicable wins?

It does no good to critique the national party from a distance. Only in becoming active at our local levels can most of us have tangible impact. I’m inspired to do more, I hope others are as well.