BREAKING: Rep. Jo Bonner resigning from Congress

[JNelson6563]

19. As far as I know

The national party doesn't get involved so much and not at all on the district level. The nation caucus is a different story (i.e. DCCC).

They will jump in if they feel there is a strong enough candidate and a realistic chance of winning. As the polls go (their own internal polling usually) so goes the ebb and flow of campaign funds.

Truth be told I'm not so sure this is a "blessing" as it were. We had a ridiculously close race that we should have won in MI's 1st CD. The DCCC poured a lot of money in and I believe the state Dems did too. They made stupid commercials that weren't effective and my gawd, don't get me started on their choices of field operatives! Young? Right out of school? Will just do as you're told, not suggest other methods and will put up with a stipend for pay and having to beg free housing from good Dems in the area? You're hired!

We had many people willing to do things for the D candidate but the campaign was not interested. IF you didn't want to sign up for phone banking they didn't want to talk to you. It was sad to watch and, to no one's surprise, we lost. Adding salt to the wound, we lost by like 1%.

The best results are homegrown. Sadly it seems there is no effective leadership on the ground in Alabama.

Julie--who wishes Howard Dean was still calling the shots at the DNC