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Moderateguy

(945 posts)
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 03:05 PM Feb 2020

Democratic Party Logistics-trying again

What happens if hundreds of local/state level candidates and dozens of people in Congress will have to go against the party's "standard bearer". I wanted to start a discussion on how these people would be supported by the national Democratic Party apparatus? Does the Party even have the means to run two parallel operations like this or will these candidates be left to their own devices without Party support?

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Democratic Party Logistics-trying again (Original Post) Moderateguy Feb 2020 OP
I'm in the NJ 7th District JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #1
you can try to distance yourself from the nominee. lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #2
I'd stick to local if this concerns any politician jimfields33 Feb 2020 #3

JustAnotherGen

(31,781 posts)
1. I'm in the NJ 7th District
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 03:07 PM
Feb 2020

I will put my Congressman's sign, Bookers sign, our freeholder's sign, and our council candidates sign on my yard.

NJ is pretty faithful to the blue - but this district just flipped in 2018 after 40 years of a GOP House Rep.

Those signs will be on my yard - as I think the House and Senate are FAR more important than POTUS.

lapfog_1

(29,193 posts)
2. you can try to distance yourself from the nominee.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 03:09 PM
Feb 2020

but the truth is that the nominee is also the leader of the Democratic party.

even if he or she hates democrats.

jimfields33

(15,703 posts)
3. I'd stick to local if this concerns any politician
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 03:56 PM
Feb 2020

Although with the popularity of sanders it seems silly.

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