I'd like to see articles on how your group works with a local, county or state Democratic Party. What's their strength and mission? What resources do they have? What's yours? Are you working in concert? Are there ward or precinct committee types who have been at this a long time? Are they in the resistance too? So curious to hear more!
Thanks for sending this to me. It gives me a lot to consider. I don't feel that the resistance work that my husband and I do is anything compared to the work that the leaders of our Indivisible groups (I belong to 4 of them) and the people who write for Substack (some, not all).
@MarthaMerson. Great point. In too many states, the Democratic Party is viewed as negatively as it is nationally (I write as a former elected and appointed state official). Advocacy groups also work in silos's. In Iowa, we have started the GrassrootsIowaNetwork as an effort to fill gaps and help Grassroots groups, not necessarily campaign focused.
I'd like to see articles on how your group works with a local, county or state Democratic Party. What's their strength and mission? What resources do they have? What's yours? Are you working in concert? Are there ward or precinct committee types who have been at this a long time? Are they in the resistance too? So curious to hear more!
Thanks for sending this to me. It gives me a lot to consider. I don't feel that the resistance work that my husband and I do is anything compared to the work that the leaders of our Indivisible groups (I belong to 4 of them) and the people who write for Substack (some, not all).
The work youand your husband do is meaningful, especially if you are involved in 4 groups! We need more folks like you!
It would be great if you could add Puerto Rico to your map. Worth remembering our colonies (and there are 3 million Americans living there).
Point taken. I think I used the map substack provided, but omitting PR is a big oversight.
Is there a legend for this map? What states need someone to write in?
@MarthaMerson. Great point. In too many states, the Democratic Party is viewed as negatively as it is nationally (I write as a former elected and appointed state official). Advocacy groups also work in silos's. In Iowa, we have started the GrassrootsIowaNetwork as an effort to fill gaps and help Grassroots groups, not necessarily campaign focused.
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If you want the #vote to work now, get an
ever growing mass of the concerned to
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demand, or, we #primary you with someone
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and promoting them
Let’s do #democracy against these fascist
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I like this a lot. I've passed this on the to people who lead the MAD Media Writers Workshop as those writers might be good candidates.