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Scuba

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1. Start by backing progressive candidates for school board, county board, town council, etc.

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Wed Nov 6, 2013, 03:19 PM

Nov 2013

Get them some experience, some credibility, and then run the winners for State and Federal offices.

We need to reassert the grass-roots, rather than take orders (and candidates) from the top down. This is particularly relavent in Wisconsin right now.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10849554

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How should progressives deal with the "best of evils" situation? [View all] rhett o rick Nov 2013 OP

Start by backing progressive candidates for school board, county board, town council, etc. Scuba Nov 2013 #1

We also need to try to get control of state and local party organizations and not rhett o rick Nov 2013 #2

+1,000 Scuba Nov 2013 #3

I recognize that we need more progressives running, but my question pertains rhett o rick Nov 2013 #4

Voting for conserva-Dems might slow, but won't stop, the calamity. We need to appeal to ... Scuba Nov 2013 #5

How do we get information to them? Facebook? nm rhett o rick Nov 2013 #6

Sure, social media is a terrific tool, but I think we also need People in the streets ... Scuba Nov 2013 #7

I agree wih SCUBA...voting for local elections..getting involved there...and KoKo Nov 2013 #8

I agree that we need to work at the local and state levels and try to get the rhett o rick Nov 2013 #9