I didn't say you show up and expect to win? I said you show up and ask how you can help. You become the party locally. Will it work everywhere? No. But it's not just showing up.

There's thousands of tiny local Dem parties across the country. We need to take over the party but that means actually going to meetings, volunteering, fundraising, and then running. The same strategies won't work everywhere, but they'll work more places than they're currently being tried

I mean you're talking about major cities where parties have deep pockets because they are helping to guide potentially billions of dollars in revenue.

But not everyone is in that situation, especially if they live in areas that don't have the Dems in power locally.

I got a box of votann and already eyeing that Christmas box

So it's a bit like trying to finish painting your army and just going to the store for a final color and leaving with a new batch of Gray, eh?

Luxadaro has them as well, but I went with this group because the full ingredients sounded like they had the right profile for what I wanted them for.

Espresso:
Filtered water, pure grain alcohol (40%), espresso, gentian root, cinnamon, dutch process cocoa, vanilla bean

This and Trogdor live rent free in my head and make it everyone else's problem

It's amazing, especially if you have any drink that has orange (so triple sec here) one of my favorite combos is coffee and orange. (Enjoying together not really mixing). So it's amazing together In a drink.

Hadestown and Come from away are my two instant recommendations for people who. Don't think they like musicals. If you don't like these , you can safely say you're not a fan of the genre.

If you hate someone, you take them to see Cats

Yep! You go in with solutions not just highlighting problems

Most local parties are run by people who've done the job for years because no one stepped up. So step up.

Be authentically you. Speak to your community.

There is a MASSIVE leadership vacuum at the local level almost everywhere outside major cities. Fill it.

ACA subsidies were a clear fucking win and not a massive ask. And the PUBLIC AGREED.

But you want to conceed because trump is being difficult, then at least try and get something other than a "pinky swear" to play by the rules next time.

You really think that the GOP will be more likely to pull the trigger if it means that when they do ALL air traffic is grounded?

Then make ALL security details for govt officials "Non-essential" so if they don't keep goverment funded, they have to pay for private security.