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I like it that is a great

tmccarthy0 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 01:34:57 +0000

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I like it that is a great slogan.

How about:

CVille Dem — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 01:29:56 +0000

In reply to Thank you! And thank you for

How about:

I Want My Country Forward

Seems like the "taking my country BACK" has become a metaphor for regressive policies. And it would make your slogan stand out from the TeaBaggers.

Thank you! And thank you for

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 21:41:28 +0000

In reply to Great post. Great idea. As a

Thank you! And thank you for dropping by here ProE. I am not sure if I have what it takes to run either, but I am just going to do it. I am hoping that more people like you and my children will join me. It is the only way we can take our country back. I want to use that slogan, taking our country back, because it is our country too!

Together let's shake this place up. I think volunteering is a great place to make a big difference!

Great post. Great idea. As a

Progressive Esq. — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:49:02 +0000

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Great post. Great idea. As a (relatively) young person, 31, I fully support this. I have always wanted to run for office. But I am not sure I have what it takes. But I do intend to get more involved in the local parties. I also intend to get involved in volunteering for as many groups as I can to make a difference in the lives of those that will be most affected by this election. Hopefully I can finally put my law degree to use for something other than lining the pockets of insurance companies.

Except if an old geezer like

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 18:44:27 +0000

In reply to Yes but they seem much more

Except if an old geezer like Bernie can inspire, than other old geezers can too, no? Old folks have had their say *and will keep on having it*, just like white folks haven't suddenly dug themselves graves and hopped in quite yet despite shifting demographics. And while I'm happy to build a coalition with young people, I'd sure hate to have them dominating the party agenda with the fodder that Jill Stein thinks is passable. A little bit of democracy goes a long way sometimes. The compromise with Bernie before the convention was fine - though would have been nice if after being given the opportunity to help write the Democratic platform, half his committee members didn't skip off to 3rd party candidates or simply adopt a hostile opposition stance - kind of runs against the spirit of compromise.

Yes but they seem much more

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 18:31:25 +0000

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Yes but they seem much more active than young people are, and I think we need to build that coalition. They need to help take over the party and feel like they have a say in it, old folks have had their say and this is where it got us. We need to learn from that and build the largest coalition we can, that includes young people who voted for Bernie or even Stein.

No offense, but I'd expand to

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 17:40:27 +0000

In reply to We have one mission Mona, we

No offense, but I'd expand to a wider mission than "young people". There are a lot of older folks with passion, staying power, and needs that might be simpler to recruit.

We have one mission Mona, we

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 17:20:31 +0000

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We have one mission Mona, we need to get young people involved. I keep encouraging Bernie's supporters to get to their party meetings and take over so we can change America. We just have to quit arguing with each other and get to work. We don't have much time to take the state legislatures back. That is our mission.

Good for you! And

Ramona — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 17:05:57 +0000

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Good for you! And congratulations! We need more grass roots, on-the-ground efforts by people who work to understand what went wrong and how we can fix it. I have faith in you, Teri!

I won't be running for office, but I'm working at lifting up my weary bones to do something. I don't know what yet, but obviously my opinion counts for shit, so there goes eight years of a whole bunch of words that have no value and aren't worth hanging on to. (Yes, I'm bitter.)

I was a precinct delegate for several years and was encouraged many times to run for local office, but to be honest, I hate the gamesmanship that goes with the territory. Even the people I liked oozed insincerity while they were pressing the flesh, ringing doorbells, or begging for campaign money. I think that's what keeps a lot of people out of those races. There shouldn't be, but there is a kind of soullessness that goes along with campaigning. That and the vitriol from the other side. But when someone like you says they're going for it, I say hooray!

Don't discount those of us who can no longer get out there and do the groundwork, though. We all will do what we can in our own ways. Not everyone is cut out for public office and not all of us are as young as we used to be.