Down ballot is key. The true power in this country is the state houses. They make the maps, the laws at the local level, and can make or break a country.
A lot of the bullshit we are dealing with right now are the direct result of the 2010 election cycle. The Republicans gerrymandered a fuck ton of states and it’s going to take quite a few cycles to fix it. People are now paying attention to what they are doing, so that helps immensely, but they need to understand that one election isn’t going to do it.
Down ballot is key. The true power in this country is the state houses. They make the maps, the laws at the local level, and can make or break a country.
A lot of the bullshit we are dealing with right now are the direct result of the 2010 election cycle. The Republicans gerrymandered a fuck ton of states and it’s going to take quite a few cycles to fix it. People are now paying attention to what they are doing, so that helps immensely, but they need to understand that one election isn’t going to do it.