Very well put, we must get OUR people in these positions. No wonder things seem the same, doesn’t matter whether its Rep or Dem, the staffers are running the show.
Start at local school boards, commissioners, water and utility boards...progs are after them. We just won 2 out of 3 open seats on local large schoolboard...one winner is a 21 yr old conservative! They out spent us...but we used “unions wouldn’t like us” for 2 of the candidates...and this is western Oregon