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Solkanar512
Dec 28, 2006

by the sex ghost
^^^^Don't touch the poop.

FaustianQ posted:

Can't be stressed enough, many of the current problems in Congress can be traced back to the weak ground game of the left for local and state offices. Change isn't going to happen overnight, it's going to be years before change at a national level starts, but you have to start somewhere and starting locally will eventually produce the results needed compared to exhausting yourself fruitlessly at the national level.

The near abandonment of OFA right after the 2008 election was a huge wasted opportunity.

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Solkanar512
Dec 28, 2006

by the sex ghost
I'll throw this out there: Christine Gregoire.

Former AG and 3 term Governor of WA state. Absolute bulldog, but very centrist as far as policies go.

Maybe she's a bit too much like Hillary, but since we're just speculating...

Solkanar512
Dec 28, 2006

by the sex ghost

Ofaloaf posted:

poo poo gets done quickly when everybody is on top of their game-- I've worked in a few small businesses, and those things can be fragile, even just organizationally. One guy falling, either due to succumbing to the stress or falling ill or mom/son/nephew died/was arrested/escaped from the facility, and those logjams can build up pretty quick while the role only he did is left vacant.

My dad, by contrast, works for the hospital system of a local big university. The CIO quit abruptly and my dad's direct superior has fallen off the face of the earth. Nonetheless, operations and work have continued without interruption. The bureaucratic structure kept everything running while the med center hustled to get a new CIO, and my dad's been getting direction from both his (ex-)boss' boss and from what filed paperwork his boss left behind, which combined together was enough to provide guidance on what to do for the foreseeable future. The bureaucracy is sometimes a pain, but it can keep everything cohesive when things get shaky, too.

Not to mention the magic that is the small, family owned business.

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