Exclusive: Top House Democrat Unveils Plan to Beat Back Progressive Rebellion

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168. Then you win those elections that can be won, and accept that we won't get everything we want...and

win elections with moderates while winning hearts and minds in red and purple states...one way to never improve our chances is to merely primary Democrats in red, purple, and even deep blue districts... what is the point? Why don't we see grass-roots efforts in red, purple states? We can reverse this mess IMHO using what I call bottom-up politics. Win state elections...hell even school board elections would help us. That could make a difference.

I think this country has moved to the right similarly to the 80s and early '90s. We have to win majorities and if we need to field moderate candidates who can win then that is what we must do. In Ohio, we are attempting to get out our voters in the cities but to also make a big effort in rural, and smaller areas to get the vote out...that combination can help win statewide races and maybe even improve our chances in gerrymandered districts. We also need to run on local issues for house races.