Have we passed "the tipping point"?

[MineralMan]

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Right now, planning is underway in caucus states, like Minnesota, for the upcoming caucuses and district conventions. At those, the DFL party will caucus for candidates to run and will vote on endorsements for those who do run in the primary elections. There's not much GOTV going on right now, but there's plenty to do on the local level.

In my own precinct and districts, things will be fairly slow in 2014. We have progressives representing us right now, and they'll be running again, so it's pretty simple this year. In other districts, however, there are many opportunities. Chief among these in my area is MN CD-6, Michele Bachmann's district. She won by about 1% in 2012, and there's a great opportunity to elect a Democrat to that seat. So, that's my main interest this year. I'm optimistic, and will be focusing a lot of my energy in that district, but will still be working to GOTV in my own precinct, as I do for every election. As precinct chair, I end up doing most of it myself, but that's just fine. The precinct is compact and easy enough to cover.