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OhNo-Really

(3,996 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2024, 08:44 AM Oct 20

My Obama Sad

The Democratic Party must leave the ground offices open after the election!

A place where a ripple of democratic common sense can grow into a statewide tsunami of Democratic voters.

My SAD:

Living in Salt Lake in 2008, it was thrilling to have an Obama headquarters where we could meet members of President Obama’s team. We even had their cell phone numbers.

We finally had an official gathering place with phones we could work, meetings where ground trips to other states were organized, and met other Utah Democrats.

NOPE

This OASIS of like-minded people gave me HOPE for a better future for Utah.

HOPE DASHED

The week after the election, the office was shuttered and the cell phone numbers inoperable. No good byes.

GHOSTED

I was literally sad. It made no sense.

GOTV can no longer be a seasonal event in a country where most of the news and 1/3 of the electorate favor divisiveness and white-washing harmful regressive policies (understated).

How can we few democrats in opposition majority areas widen our circle out of thin air?

KEEP THE GROUND OFFICES OPEN

We can build a bigger better Democratic governance on all levels with less corporate dependence to tactically solve problems.

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My Obama Sad (Original Post) OhNo-Really Oct 20 OP

And a big AMEN to that!!! We need ground work going on all across the country for several years to come BComplex Oct 20 #1

Thank you OhNo-Really Oct 20 #2

jamie harrison is not gonna make that mistake. he's a 50 state guy. mopinko Oct 20 #3

Oh. OhNo-Really Oct 20 #4

u and a lot of other ppl. mopinko Oct 20 #5

i suspect rahm emannual and others who had their eye on the foundation. mopinko Oct 20 #6

That sounds prohibitively expensive. Just renting that much office space across the nation would cost a fortune over Martin68 Oct 20 #7

I'm sure the DNC can be creative a OhNo-Really Oct 20 #8

Perhaps volunteer groups could keep the spirit alive in between campaigns. I don't think Martin68 Oct 20 #9

consider this option NJCher Nov 7 #10

BComplex

(9,156 posts)

1. And a big AMEN to that!!! We need ground work going on all across the country for several years to come

Reply to OhNo-Really (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 08:59 AM

Oct 20

so that we NEVER NEVER have to start all over again in 4 years. This has to be a true 50 state party, every day of every year! I'm glad you posted this!

OhNo-Really

(3,996 posts)

2. Thank you

Reply to BComplex (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 09:03 AM

Oct 20

My inner nag made me. LOL

I will post a few times every day hoping it makes its way up the ladder.

mopinko

(71,970 posts)

3. jamie harrison is not gonna make that mistake. he's a 50 state guy.

Reply to OhNo-Really (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 09:05 AM

Oct 20

obama’s biggest mistake was keeping his own donor base after the election, instead of passing that to the dnc. obama for america parasitized the party. left hillary w an empty cookie jar.

we wont b doing that again. fear not. they’re looking ahead at midterms and reelect. no sittin on our laurels.