Mon Oct 31, 2022, 09:11 PM

No Democratic candidates for local offices in my area

Thirteen sections on my ballot and only the Federal offices and the state auditor have Democrats running. All the other sections, including my state rep has only one person on the ballot, all republicans. How can we expect change if we can't get people to run? I've only lived here for 7 years but surely there has to be local members of the Democratic party that want to represent me in the state congress.

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No Democratic candidates for local offices in my area (Original post)	Revanchist	Oct 2022	OP
Are you the one you've been waiting for?	Sucha NastyWoman	Oct 2022	#1
beat me to it	In It to Win It	Oct 2022	#2
Like I said, I've only lived here for 6 years	Revanchist	Oct 2022	#3
you don't have to do anything except have your name on the ballot for show... nt	msongs	Oct 2022	#6
There should never be an unopposed candidate on the right. Put in Mickey Mouse. nt	Samrob	Oct 2022	#4
If you are in MO (per your profile)	BumRushDaShow	Oct 2022	#5
we have a couple of counties in Texas with only the Federal	yellowdogintexas	Oct 2022	#7

Response to Revanchist (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 09:15 PM

Sucha NastyWoman (2,567 posts)

1. Are you the one you've been waiting for?

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Response to Sucha NastyWoman (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 09:16 PM

In It to Win It (5,681 posts)

2. beat me to it

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Response to Sucha NastyWoman (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 09:27 PM

Revanchist (1,372 posts)

3. Like I said, I've only lived here for 6 years

I also have a "northern" accent, don't attend church, have no kids or spouse to win over voters and work 6 days a week so I wouldn't have time to campaign unless I get rid of my source of income. It's tough to get elected if you don't have any ties to the community. That's why I specified a local with roots in the area.

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Response to Revanchist (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 09:38 PM

msongs (65,371 posts)

6. you don't have to do anything except have your name on the ballot for show... nt

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Response to Revanchist (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 09:28 PM

Samrob (4,187 posts)

4. There should never be an unopposed candidate on the right. Put in Mickey Mouse. nt

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Response to Revanchist (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 09:35 PM

BumRushDaShow (109,999 posts)

5. If you are in MO (per your profile)

you could check if there is an Indivisible group near you - https://indivisible.org/groups

They have been recruiting and training people to run for office all over the country and I even had someone who was a member of a chapter who lives in my complex. She had left a doorhanger with the (D) platform policies listed and it included her name and a phone number so I could contact her if I had any questions. I know they have been around for awhile (I think since 2016) but this was the first time actually running into someone who was part of it and who was living in my neighborhood.

(ETA - I live in Philly but there are chapters all over)

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Response to Revanchist (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 09:41 PM

yellowdogintexas (20,473 posts)

7. we have a couple of counties in Texas with only the Federal

and statewide candidates because the other contests have no opposition.

We have 3 unopposed Democrats in Tarrant County: 2 in the State House and 1 JP.

It has taken our county party 10 years to fill our side of the ballot in the down ballot races.

Two others basically have token opposition.

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