There’s groups like Run for Something that recruit progressives to run for state and local office
A surprising number of potentially winnable seats are never contested. Let’s show up anywhere and everywhere to fight back
If you’re worried about Republicans messing with elections themselves, you also have the power to help there too by running for state and local offices. Elections - even for federal positions - are run by state and local officals not by the federal government
I’ve thought about it for years but I’m legitimately scared I’d be attacked in my very red state. We won’t even put leftist bumper stickers on our cars because we know they’ll get vandalized, and have had friends who had it happen.
You probably will be, but if noone sticks their neck out then nothing will ever get better. Every person who fought for change got attacked, so you’re in good company at least.
I’m gonna run as a Republican because I’m going to lose. Might as well pull a funny.
The Democrats had Sinema and Manchin (Fetterman is probably in that bucket too). We could use turncoats on the Republican side.
Actually now that you mention this, what if a ton of socialists/anarchists/whatever run as Republicans and just force the party super far left?
And when you win you just pull a Fetterman and switch to independent or whatever.
I replied to that post, but mostly to remind folks not to take for granted their free time and energy. I can’t afford to run right now since I’m working 3/4 part time and raising two kids mostly on my own, but if you’re ten years younger and aren’t as bogged down by work or family, please do so.
Run in local primaries, be your own AOC and fuck over complacent “safe seat” Dems. I’d love to see a FOSS nerd in office, even if it’s a fucking state comptroller or something. Lol
Not dogging on you specifically, but think how much easier guerilla warfare with the US military would be. 🤔
The time for easy solutions was before the election.
As an anecdote, I once won an election for precinct chairman and I did fuck nothing to campaign. Lowest “office” imaginable but still.
I’m down but I won’t win. It’ll be fun dropping f bombs at debates tho
If all you did was show up and say, “Fuck these guys” you’d get my vote. The bar for good governance has pretty much never been this low in the history of our nation.
