25 MILLION PEOPLE live in a state with a November state election this year.

[RandySF]

Did you know that 25 million people live in a state with a state house election this November? And if you live in Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, or New Jersey, you’re one of them!

Trump has made it crystal clear that winning these states is crucial for his path back to the White House in 2020. He’s already sent Mike Pence down to Virginia to court wealthy right-wing donors, with this message: “Tell them we think Virginia is in play and that I’m going to be there.”

That means Democrats don’t just need to hold on to blue seats in states like Virginia — to resist Trump’s 2020 intentions, we’ve got to make all our state legislatures bluer by expanding Democrats’ target map in 2019 to include traditionally red areas and fighting like hell to support the Democratic candidates who run in them.



https://medium.com/TheDLCC/why-2019s-state-elections-matter-for-2020-and-how-we-ll-win-c945b1659eb8

[MH1]

1. Pennsylvania has municipal and judge elections this year. Also very important.

Municipal seats can be the farm system for Congress, or at least state legislatures. Judicial seats ... well we know where that leads. That future progressive USSC Justice has to start somewhere.

[RandySF]

2. I try. Lord knows I try.

But everyone is obsessed with a presidential primary a year away.

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3. The key is

Winning at the local, county and state levels.