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Not shown is the Democrats let the Republicans drill the hole and did not use the fact they had a majority to stop it.
I am not saying the Democrats aren't the better of two bad options, but we shouldn't settle for the lesser of two evils. We should expect more. With that said, it requires effort, coalition building and local effort.
If you are further left than Democrats, you should try running for local office, push the narrative to the left from all levels.
The problem is that people just don't vote often enough.
*If there's a primary and the candidates are almost identical, you vote for the one who is one step closer to your position.
The Moral Majority pulled the GOP away from Rockefeller by the simple trick of showing up at every GOP function with enough bodies to win every nomination.
We have to adopt that simple trick.
Running for office requires money a lot of people don't have, even for local positions.
Not true. My wife ran and won for less than 300 dollars. It was a local city position, but still. It's more community building than finances at the local level.
Also, hold events for donations.
LOL starting price for me when I tried was $16,000 and that was just to get on the ballot in a minor position.
Other than the fact that the Democratic majority is often in name only, I agree. Dems are only the lesser evil - we must fight to build REAL alternatives in the long term.