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Taking over Dems is next to impossible for progressives as entrenched elite is backed by "big money" and is effective at torpedoing progressives every time. Take big money out of politics and you may have a chance at overtaking party, otherwise - screwed
Yes but I'm not talking about running against them in an election - I'm talking about working with the local chapter to become chairperson and moving on to state. Driving change in a proper way - in incremental, boring ways that add up.
Do that. It's "free" in that corporate big money isn't in play (although politics is - that's the mysterious thing most people who have no experience with it can't fathom.)
If a person can't work with the local Dems for -reasons-, then join or start the Independent party locally and win elections. If somebody thinks that can't happen, they're not a good choice anyway. Dream. Do. Vote.
Here's the thing, in less than 2 years we're going to be at midterms and all the "lefties" will be shitting on the Democrats again (rightly or wrongly, it doesn't matter at that point), handing yet another election to the fascists and then spending the next two years not doing anything either.
What are people waiting for? Leadership. One doesn't need to lead the country, one doesn't need to lead the state, one doesn't even need to lead the local council, but people do need to show up if they want to participate. Or, y'know, don't. Where most of us are now.
I have experience participating in local chapter for a party, but when you get some ideas pushed to a party congress and get it squashed because it's being controlled by the people opposing the change it kind of turns you off.