Just wondering...is any reference to not campaigning in WI., not sending extra help to MI and PA,

[Crunchy Frog]

16. By definition, things that are beyond our control are beyond our control.

We can rage as much as we want about the things we can't control, and about how unfair it is, but ultimately, it's not going to enable us to improve anything, or start doing better (ie, winning offices) in elections. We can only begin doing better as a party by focusing on the things that we can control.

It's sort of like if I lived in Tornado Valley, and my house kept getting destroyed by tornadoes. I could endlessly rage about how terrible and unfair the situation is, or I could focus on building a house that can withstand a tornado.

The simple reality is, that the Republicans are nasty, play dirty, cheat, and will do anything they can get away with to win, including disenfranchising millions of voters and collaborating with a hostile foreign power. The reality is that we have a largely hostile, corporate run media.

The truth of our situation is that we have to take these things into consideration when we run our campaigns. If we keep trying to act as if that's not the environment under which we're operating, then we'll continue to get our asses handed to us.

I think it's helpful to recall the words of the Serenity Prayer.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
and the Wisdom to know the difference.

I'm not intending this post as an insult or an attack, and hope that you don't take it that way.