Nina Turner on BERNIE SANDERS at the Women's Convention

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68. Thank you for what you do as well.

I'm always a bit bemused by keyboard warriors who seem unaware that there are elections every year, rather than every two or four.

Republicans ran a Republican candidate on the Democratic line in our county supervisor race necessitating a primary a few weeks ago. Thank goodness my state has strict primary voter rules that prevent non-party members and brand new (often temporary) members from voting in party primaries. Republicans have deep pockets here, and if not for that rule we might have had two Republicans running in November with no Democratic candidate. (The candidate on the Republican line was running unopposed.)

We also have a mandatory state constitutional convention referendum on the ballot in a few weeks. Anti-union lobbyists are strongly in favor of a convention because they see it as an opportunity to erode worker rights and protections via cleverly worded constitutional amendment proposals which must all be put before voters after any convention.

Every election is important. It's not too late to get involved for local elections that are coming up in a few weeks, rather than simply looking ahead to 2018 and 2020. Those who are not involved should refrain from lecturing and scolding those who are.