Do you live in Tennessee?
If so, I've been peeking around and our party seems to have problems there.
Be that as it may, how involved are you with the party at the state and local level? New York may be seen by others as a bastion of liberal Democrats, but I'll tell you that just ain't so and most elections are a new battle to the death. It's still easier here than Tennessee, but over the last two years we had to fight like hell to revitalize our demoralized town and county Democratic parties and we're finally getting somewhere. The state party is mostly doing OK, but upstate NY is as rightwing as it gets and we just lost a seat there.
So, you wanna get these guys out? Start in the neighborhood and expand, finding more women and minorities, and those un- and underemployed to knock on doors and get the vote out. Build your local party one vote at a time and aim to work on county and state parties to build strength and a winning message. Any luck and you'll be ready to toss these guys when they come up for re-election.
But don't for a minute think it will be easy. Be prepared to bust your ass and fight against your own depression (and maybe even your own leadership) if and when things don't move fast enough. You'll lose as many fights as you win, maybe more, but in the end if you build a party that can get those guys out it will be worth every bit of the sweat and tears.
When we started coming back from the dead here in this largely Republican town we lost our first election by embarrassing margins. The new leader volunteered to step down but we wouldn't let him. Now, we won the county and new Democratic registrations are outpacing Republicans and everyone else combined.
Just hang in there.
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