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I like parties because they already have infrastructure that can actually do great things with right leadership. Agreed DNC should invest in year round organizing.
My take: The DNC lacks vision and understanding of local electoral politics. I used to work there then quit. https://twitter.com/amandalitman/status/1326013713921560577
My take: The DNC lacks vision and understanding of local electoral politics. I used to work there then quit. https://twitter.com/amandalitman/status/1326013713921560577
Prior to that I worked at the Florida Democratic Party. I was one of the very few that had party experience working at the DNC. Most ppl there lack severe understanding of how state parties function.
I just served as the Senior Strategist for the Gwinnett Democratic Party in GA and we were very successful in our turnout efforts. We raised the majority of our resources and props to our state party that invested in us as well b/c they recognized our potential.
From my experience in a national, state and now county role. Here is what I think would be great if properly executed.
1. Elect a Chair who is hungry to build capacity for Democrats & has electoral or party experience. Someone that understands that we need to operationalize. This is not a role for bureaucrats, they won’t understand quick enough, learning curve will cost us time.
2. Audit of all state parties- they should have basics: Chair who will pick up the phone, ED, FD, Field. DNC should create a role of National State Party FD to teach parties how to raise resources.
3. DNC should look at data and see which counties across the country can run up the score in their states then help them put a plan together. Happy to share the outline and takeaways of what we did.
4. Coalitions should not be looked at as add ons. They should be in included in all major meetings and strategy. They should not be siloed. I remember this being a problem, it pissed me off.
5. If possible, decentralize. Staff should be in the community not holed up in Washington chained to a desk.
DNC should recognize their role in this ecosystem and double down on state and county parties. Empower our local parties with knowledge and tools, and we can do the rest.
