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27. We need a 50 state strategy.

Investment in state and local races. In particular at the state legislators.


This will allow us to have a pipeline of candidates.

Also Clinton did worse than Obama in rural areas of swing states. We won't win in these place but in 2016 many of these areas were 80/20 GOP. If we can make it 70/30 we win.


We also need to be pragmatic and get over the idea of purity. In swing and red leaning states a Warren or Sanders can't win.


However if we can get a moderate Dem elected in a state like Georgia where a progressive can't win he or she will be 1,000,000 times better than a Republican.

We need to stop calling anyone who doesn't agree with us on 100% of the issues GOP lite.


Victory in politics is often getting 70% of what you want. If we can get 70% of what we want don't scream sell out. Dance in the end zone and go back and fight for the other 30% when you can show the 70% is working.