I call this the Beto effect. Hard to believe but many Dem candidates are underfunded because the party is.. well, it's the party that lost 2016. But a few splashy races give the opposite impression—the way holding the presidency 2008-2016 hid the electoral collapse of the party.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1049495854590189569 …
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Take voter ID laws. Where's the nationwide mobilization to get an ID for everyone? Send college students to help poor folks navigate the bureaucracy, drive them to DMV etc. "ID summer!" Nope, just many articles on how unfair it is. Fine but not enough for winning political power.
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There is no external, benevolent distributor of justice that will look down and hand political power to anyone just because things were unfair. Grassroots energy doesn't automatically translate into strategic action. The energy may carry the Dems through 2018 but.. still..
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Yes, done! Meanwhile, on planet earth...https://twitter.com/wvrginyn/status/1049660314567041024 …
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Yes, a very nice list of articles and some video appeals. *slow clap* People have forgotten what a true mobilization looks like. I'm also not saying there are no efforts. There are many orgs out there! There is no proportional, nation-wide *mobilization*.https://twitter.com/Gemma__RN/status/1049660040334991362 …
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So this voter-ID org has a 2018 budget of... about $500,000. If that sounds a lot, well, the Koch brothers *alone* spent about $1,000,000,000 (yep one billion) for downballot in 2016. Yes, there are orgs... There is energy. It's just not proportionate.
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What about the role of orgs like
@justicedems in getting attention and donations to a whole slate of lesser known candidates? The@justicedems candidate running in my district#CA01 isn't high profile but she's outraised the Repub incumbent the last three quarters in a row.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Are you referencing DNC vs RNC raising $, individual campaigns raising $? IIRC, the RNC is out-raising the DNC, but individual D campaigns are vastly out raising R campaigns.
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It seems like these groups are criminally underfunded. The left needs more George Soros's not less. The Republican party has billions as its exposure including an entire media team fighting for their brand. There is no comparative force on the Dem side.
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