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There's groups like Run for Something that recruit progressives to run for state and local office

A surprising number of potentially winnable seats are never contested. Let's show up anywhere and everywhere to fight back

If you're worried about Republicans messing with elections themselves, you also have the power to help there too by running for state and local offices. Elections - even for federal positions - are run by state and local officals not by the federal government

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[โ€“] BrianTheeBiscuiteer 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Not dogging on you specifically, but think how much easier guerilla warfare with the US military would be. ๐Ÿค”

The time for easy solutions was before the election.

As an anecdote, I once won an election for precinct chairman and I did fuck nothing to campaign. Lowest "office" imaginable but still.