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(1/8) Sigh. All the in-fighting about $ spent & which orgs were effective & which weren’t. IT CLEARLY TOOK ALL OF US. We will learn in weeks ahead what moved the needle the most & where. But this isn’t a one-size-fits-all country & Democrats can’t be a one-size-fits-all party.
(2/8) In deep red southern states like mine, I’m inspired by the voter protection and grassroots mobilization efforts led by @staceyabrams. We need it desperately! Folks are curing ballots and fighting to count every vote here as I type.
(3/8) And in this deep red state, Democrats are in the superminority, & the largest party affiliation is independent. So we need organizations that reach crossover & fiercely independent voters. We can’t just excite Dems (there aren’t enough of them). We have to cast a wider net.
(4/8) Here, we need investment from groups who help train, educate, & support women running for office, particularly Black women who have carried Democrats in the South for decades. The women we have elected have proven to be incredible public servants, but we need a pipeline.
(5/8) I could go on and on. But I know that what we need here may be different entirely from what is needed in a blue, urban state, or a purple state in the rust belt. In deep red states, we know this is a LONG game. We are blue drops trickling up.
(6/8) But in other states like Georgia, a blue wave is cresting. They figured out what worked there & they WORKED. And Georgia will tell us what it needs to win these Senate runoffs. We must listen and deliver the resources and support in whatever form they are requested.
(7/8) State by state, region by region, there is no one formula. There is just all of US... focused, organized, mindful, doing our part in our vastly different communities to make life better, safer, more just and equitable for all.
(8/8) We know what the consequences are if we don’t.
IT TAKES ALL OF US.
#WearAMask
#CountAllTheVotes
#KeepGoing
IT TAKES ALL OF US.
#WearAMask
#CountAllTheVotes
#KeepGoing
More of my thoughts here in @PaulHRosenberg great piece @Salon https://www.salon.com/2020/11/08/reversing-the-southern-strategy-even-small-victories-are-a-sign-of-huge-progress/
