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Simon Rosenberg: If you think Trump is winning, you aren't paying attention (Original Post) Fiendish Thingy 1 hr ago OP
I support Democrats gab13by13 47 min ago #1
Simon makes some good points, and some that make no sense to me bucolic_frolic 15 min ago #2

bucolic_frolic

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2. Simon makes some good points, and some that make no sense to me
Thu May 28, 2026, 03:18 PM
15 min ago

40 years since we focused on winning everywhere? Is it 40 years since Howard Dean?

He makes good points about the power and resources of the DNC, the ability to vet candidates, use polling, that cannot be replicated locally.

At the same time, the assertion of the national party into local elections upends some of our grass roots operations, who then bicker or go lukewarm. Translating school board successes into Congressional races is not a science.

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