2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]tabbycat31
(6,336 posts)There's been so much bitching here about how the Democrats are not progressive enough and complaining about Blue Dogs. Well then the same week, I asked the same question whether or not people were involved in their local Democratic Party and the overwhelming response was no. If you want a say in deciding who the candidates that run in your district are, get involved locally. In my state, there are conventions as well as primaries (the convention decides who gets the 'county line' but you can still run off the line but it's an uphill battle) and you can vote on your nominees. Consider running for office yourself.
And turning a red area progressive is a long-term project. Don't nominate a Dennis Kucinich type and expect him to win a red area.
I work on campaigns for a living, and all four races I've worked on are Blue Dog districts, where we would be DOA if we could not pick up ticket-splitters. It was just a reality of the district.