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Bleacher Creature

(11,258 posts) Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:44 PM Nov 2017

It's been a crappy 12 months, but tonight we start to fight our way back.

I'm sick of the hand-wringing and the general sense of doom. I'm sick of the never-ending soul searching and the constant re-hashing of a primary that ended almost 18 months ago. And most importantly, I'm sick of Donald Trump and the army of deplorable assholes he's brought to power.

I don't know what will happen tonight. I suspect we'll get some big wins, and hopefully more than @some." But regardless of what happens, it's time to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and get back in the damn game.

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It's been a crappy 12 months, but tonight we start to fight our way back. (Original Post) Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 OP

One thing an election in an off-year like this does LisaM Nov 2017 #1

Good point. Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #5

Hear hear onecaliberal Nov 2017 #2

I totally share your sentiment Gothmog Nov 2017 #3

We had good wins this spring. I think the Democratic Party is doing fine, regardless of challenges SandyZ Nov 2017 #4

LisaM

(27,850 posts)

1. One thing an election in an off-year like this does

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:46 PM

Nov 2017

is force people to pay attention to local elections. The DNC lost its ground game for state and local elections going back to about 2008. Why we ever abandoned the 50-state strategy will be a perpetual mystery to me.

Bleacher Creature

(11,258 posts)

5. Good point.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 09:01 PM

Nov 2017

Getting trounced in state and local elections in 2010 and 2014 is a big reason why we're in the place we are today. And yes, we need to fight everywhere.

onecaliberal

(32,996 posts)

2. Hear hear

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:51 PM

Nov 2017

Gothmog

(145,894 posts)

3. I totally share your sentiment

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Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:58 PM

Nov 2017

SandyZ

(186 posts)

4. We had good wins this spring. I think the Democratic Party is doing fine, regardless of challenges