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I donated my $27
Why? Because they are acting. They are doing stuff. Let me explain, if I may … [it could be dismissed as ‘mansplaining’ LOL]:
I have worked for the Indiana Democratic Party for a long time. Yes, I know we’re a red state, but the Indiana Democratic Party is all we have. (Just like the black Churches and the local Union and GLBTQ orgs) I have also been a county coordinator for MoveOn, and been one of the sponsors for a DFA Campaign Academy. I am all about activism and civic involvement.
Indiana is not an easy state in which us progressives can work. I previously complimented Berners for working in our Presidential nominating campaign (despite being on the other side): TYSM Bernie folks - from an HRC Indiana Canvasser. Your supporters have been so nice to me!
It would’ve been better if some of those same hardworking activists had helped us for our downticket races. Oh, well. After knocking about 2K doors for Hill, I knocked another 8.5K doors for John Gregg and Evan Bayh in the GE. I would’ve done anything to see the Berners work for these downticket races. If only we could have been fellow hard working canvassers for the Indiana Democratic party.
That said, I do not determine policy or campaign tactics anywhere. I am, and remain a canvasser. (You know, an “@sshole in a foxhole.”)
Every time that door opens, I could get blown away (no, I’m not stupid: I don’t knock doors with a Confederate Flag, they seem to have multiplied around here.)
Next time an election rolls around, it’s important to understand that you can help in so many different ways (you don’t have to risk your life because you’re an N-word in Indiana): Now is the time for all good Hoosiers to come to the aid of the party. Can you say "Supreme Court?"
It’s incredibly important to work for downticket Democrats. INCREDIBLY.
We need to do everything we can to resist Trump. But we also would do better in terms of building the Democratic party, if there was a future there.
As Howard Dean said we have to work in the red states and do more. (Bill Clinton said we have to do more.
If it matters, I have previously described:
RFK said it: