I agree. I often wonder how many of the thousands of people that come on this website regularly, and who are extremely opinionated (not a bad thing), actually do anything to help the party? How many actually walk a precinct or help out at a phone bank? How many put a sign in their yard, or a bumper sticker on their car? How many actually write a check to a candidate or to their state or county party? Just wondering.
The party has to offer a reason for people to vote for them.
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They just don’t know what to do. They were taught social studies in public school instead of civics.I’ve seen people who come to volunteer, are then asked to give money, or work a phone bank, or do something menial instad of being given an education about how the party system actually works so that they can understand the bigger picture. They never learn why political organization and activity must be a continuous thing to participate in that, long-term, guards our liberties, not a one-time pushing of a certain candidate’s election. I think some long-time party-members act this way by design, to preserve the tiny bit of power and influence and knowledge of how things really work from the newbies; that way the new guy never becomes a threat, or ever becomes able to challenge the long-time party functionary/insider.