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Consider Running for State and Local Offices Yourself to Help Fight Back (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I'm gonna run as a Republican because I'm going to lose. Might as well pull a funny.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And when you win you just pull a Fetterman and switch to independent or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Let me introduce you to the wonderful Jeff Van Drew.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It's a damn shame that he ended up pulling a 360 and going EXTREME right.

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