Reply #15: Because we've have worked so hard

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and we keep getting criticized by people who have absolutely no idea what's going on here in Kansas. And, it isn't the first time this question has been asked. The very same story was posted several times yesterday. I know, I posted it in the Kansas forum and minutes later it was posted in LBN and was on the "Greatest Page" were it remains http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2555065 It just gets fucking old. We've been working our asses off and we keep getting kicked in the teeth and told that we don't know what's going on in our own backyards. Do you think our party is so fucking stupid that we are just running candidates because they have a "D" behind their names. No way. This guy tried that in August and was roundly defeated by the incumbenet Democrat in the primary.

I just drove to KC (thirty miles away) to pick up and take other Democrats to their early voting spot in Johnson County. How many other people are willing to do that? How many other people are going to take time off from work (with no compensation) and put over 50 miles on their car to take three people to go vote? I did it because I believe we need to get people involved to make a difference. I did it because those votes are important and I told those people (when I registered them) that if they ever had any questions or needed to help to call me. How many times have you put yourself on the line like that? This is Kansas, we do things differently.

The congressional race in the 2nd Congressional (I live in the 3rd) has gone from a sure-thing for the GOP to a toss-up. Charlie Cook says this will be the story of the 2006 election if Boyda beats out incumbent Jim Ryun. It has taken a lot of door knocking, phone calls, and traveling to other communities. I worked my ass off to help get support for Boyda in a very red county. There are Democratic signs in a Republican district and people are changing their minds.

Not only that but we had a bit of a purge with the local committee people. We elected people who will actually do their jobs. My husband is one of those new precinct committeemen and he walked our precinct. I helped him. In fact, this year alone I've canvassing in a number of precincts most of which weren't even in my county or voting district. We're working hard here to make a change and constantly being second-guessed by people who don't live here, by people aren't walking the districts and trying to make a difference about whether or not this change is real gets pretty insulting after a while.