If most who voted for Obama vote for Clinton, she wins in a landslide.

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12. Consider the 3 (most likely) potential outcomes:

1) Clinton wins big
2) Clinton wins by a small margin
3) Trump wins

Which of those scenarios is most likely to help enable the masses to lay the groundwork for progressive change? I think the answer is clearly #1, especially since #1 also means Dems have won more of the down-ticket races than they would in the other scenarios. Trump winning or even coming close to winning would send a horrible message (particularly to POC, women and the international community) and give a Clinton Admin even less reason to push for progressive legislation.

I get that there's a valid leftist critique of the Democratic Party and of the US political system as a whole. I really do. But I also think our individualistic culture overemphasizes the power and influence of individual actors, while underestimating systemic forces. And our instant gratification culture has an unrealistic expectation of how (and how quickly) systemic change happens. I don't invest much energy in national politics, as I think local politics and local organization are key to bringing about systemic change. Bottom-up, not top-down. Planting seeds in the collective consciousness, recognizing that the type of change I'd like to see probably won't be fully realized in my lifetime.