Absolutely there needs to be infrastructure on the ground. That was the lesson the RNC learned for 2016.
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But people being energized and wanting to do *something* tends to waste a lot of money and effort without results.
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There are things worst than wasting money. If we had a time machine, there would be a way to do this without wasting money.
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We are wasting money on so many things. Building the infrastructure of democracy seems to be a reasonable thing to waste some money on.
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Unfortunately, many funders think like you. Yes, some money will wasted because they didn't fund this 10 years ago. But alternative is +
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..that we will lose what we have left of a liberal(ish), stable democracy, and every year wasted means a deeper hole to climb out of.
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I agree that parties should build infrastructure. Disagree with those who think that means funding grassroots to do what it thinks is best.
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They worked with grassroots, had huge field operation, large DNC and DCCC support. What more could they have done? https://m.mic.com/articles/180460/democrats-and-progressives-on-jon-ossoffs-defeat-we-left-it-all-on-the-field#.CONDerE1s …
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Replying to @WillDrabold @pbump
Not put $50 million into one district. Sure, I get the important of GA06. Put in $5 million. Put rest into 10 very winnable 2018 districts.
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OK, but your argument is that they should do less. With all that, he got lower voter support than he did in primary.
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Different issue. Playing to the "educated R" trope is a proven loser. That is how Hillary lost too. But that's a different discussion.
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wouldn’t call it a loser. can be very effective wedge tool. not enough in super red GA6. but probably a big deal in say CO6.
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