• usernamesAreTricky
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    2 days ago

    If you want something more hands on, work on local races this year. They are how we can fight back

    Elections are run at the state level in the US. Even for federal offices


    Many states have elections this year even despise it being an off year

    There are special elections today in Virginia thay will determine who controls the state legislature. If dems remain control, they can block a lot of the Republicans governors attempts to disenfranchise

    There are special elections in Minnesota on Jan 28th to determine control of one house of the state legislature

    There is an election that will determine control of the Wisconsin state supreme court on April 1st. The more recent Progressive control has lead to Wisconsin getting fair maps as the gerrymandered maps were overturned. We are going to want to keep it that way and build further

    There are special elections for various US house members like to replace Matt Gatez on April 1st. Should we win any suprise flips, it will be even harder for Republicans to get things through congresss with their already tight 3 seat majority

    And so on

    Here’s a frequently updated spreadsheet with various at home volunteering options

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jxO8g7q9VO3ZMAABcrvR7PMyX4Yl6dgIYhD3eRTKk1M/htmlview

    EDIT: also on another note, consider running for election yourself. There are various small local positions around you that often go uncontested. Here’s one group that helps progressives run for local office https://runforsomething.net/

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      We get to pick between a pro landlord, pro oligarchs dem or a milquetoast horrific status quo dem for mayor next year.

      Will fighting for one of them to win help anything?

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      When the only thing you can offer is “make it harder for Republicans” you’ve already lost.

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        We lost with Citizens United, but it isn’t nothing to fight to keep things from getting worse

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          That’s not good enough! We will never win with a platform of “keep things from getting worse”

          We have to promise to make things better and then work for it and then make it happen.