We need to fix our elections. When you have 3 people who are the same running, we don’t have real choices. It is a shame but we need to fix the primaries - from having either all states having open primaries or all states having closed primaries (which I want!).
That would be a good start. One thing that frustrates me is that we don’t build a conservative farm team by working at the local level to bring conservatives through the system.
For years I’ve suggested that FR start holding local classes on organizing, PR, running for office, etc. That way we could take control of the party from the ground up.
Control the county courthouse in enough counties and you control the state. Control enough states and you control Washington. But it starts locally.
If we could put 500 trained volunteers on the street in a district we could win most races. If a congressman or senator wants the support of our machine he has to vote conservative not just talk conservative.
Democrats are much better at this than we are. Too many of us don’t want to work at the local level so when we don’t have the power to counter the money and support the party bosses throw at new people who come to Washington.
If we had trained, willing, workers in a congressman’s district who worked all year preparing for the election, our congressmen could tell the party leadership to stick it when they want our guy to vote for some liberal bill, and pretty soon our guys would be the party leaders.
But, that doesn’t look like it will happen.