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In reply to the discussion: 1984 [View all]malthaussen
(17,175 posts)24. Speaking of which...
... I guess the local Party machinery declined your generous offer to run as the opposition candidate to the GOP incumbent?
-- Mal
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Michael Moore pointed out the shift when he said talking about politics is now "cool".
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#10
The new crop of voters know the Republicans as the guys who lied is into a war for fun and profit.
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
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"... changes begin at that grass roots level." Yeppers. Great essay H2O Man, thanks.
Scuba
Oct 2014
#13
I am far more interested in our local elections now, than I used to be. I used to focus on the
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#29
We are distracted by the coverage of the 'big elections'. So many of us did overlook
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#47
Yes, exactly. Taking back the party at the local level is extremely important. We do not have to sit
Chathamization
Oct 2014
#48
Thanks for this post. I agree 100%. It’s also an important point about reach out to the marginalized
Chathamization
Oct 2014
#49