You want better Democrats in office and leadership? Well, here's your chance!
Thom Hartmann examines the electoral mechanics that allowed the Teabagger faction to 'capture' the Republican old guard.
The good news is we can use exactly the same methods to get Progressive candidates onto the ballot and into office - quickly.
The focus is on precinct level involvement and how pivotal a role it can be in the choice of candidates available to the voters and who the leadership will be at all levels within the Party.
It will take a coordinated effort nationwide and with a full throttle determination to succeed. So far, I believe the best vehicle to promote and implement the plan would be RebuildtheDream. They already have a broad coalition of groups in place and this gives us a fighting chance going into 2012. What better way to get involved than to put our choice of Progressive candidates in front of the voters? Buh-bye, Blue Dogs!!
If you like'd a bit of irony tossed in for fun, we can make use of the very tools that helped the Teabaggers do so well in 2010. Let's use their state specific search feature to speed up our efforts.
People are aching for ways to counter the onslaught of Citizen's United money, Koch brothers manipulations, and the corporate media's latest distraction du jour. Here's our chance to take the momentum from the battles in Wisconsin and translate that into real power.
Please, help spread the word to your local groups and find fired-up Progressives to put this plan in motion.
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