What matters right now is 2018...NOT who we nominate in 2020.

[Ken Burch]

Let's focus on what matters first-breaking the 'thug grip on Congress.

There's no need to think about presidential candidates right now...and there's no hurry.

We'll work out who gets the nom when the time comes.

Until then-I'd say don't talk anybody down OR talk anybody up, presidency-wise.

[demosincebirth]

1. Yup, first things first.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. I've got a local election I'm working on where we are trying to get rid of...

the Town Supervisor and the Republican majority. Trump is simply a distraction, since there's nothing we can do about him now.

Next year we see about getting rid of the ass-licking Congresscritter and getting another decent Democrat in.

Again, if Trump is still in the White House, he's merely a distraction.

[LostinRed]

3. This is so important!

Local politics count so much I only recently have been paying attention to my local city government's politics recently because of another post I saw on DU. If you're just paying attn. to national politics, you're not doing enough.

[iluvtennis]

4. Yep, agreed.

[Beartracks]

5. Yes yes yes. The GOP didn't win all branches of govt and...

... sooo many statehouses by just voting in Presidential elections, and we won't win it all back that way either.

Vote 2018!

Vote 2017 in any local or special elections!

And THEN Vote 2020!

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[Warren DeMontague]

6. And control of statehouses is crucial to the 2020 redistricting.

[msongs]

7. especially state legislatures where almost any dem is better than any repub nt

[grantcart]

8. 100% agree

[DinahMoeHum]

9. It starts TODAY, in 2017, at the LOCAL level.

As my state senator and current candidate for County Executive told me:
"If you want to get to Berlin, first you have to get to Normandy"

[sharedvalues]

10. Yes.

[Heartstrings]

11. I will push this

obnoxiously if I must!

Especially Paul Ryan's seat! He's a threat to everyone, not just the people in Wisconsin!

[Persondem]

12. Exactly!!! K & R nt