I'm a pissed off Democrat

[JMCKUSICK]

The very last really important thing I want to do before my surgery is to attend the protest in my state capitol on the 17th.
Now for the frustration:
I spent more than an hour trying to find anything about the No Kings on Presidents Day protest.
I contacted the last county party chairman and he knew nothing. He gave me the number to the current chairman and he also knew nothing.
They gave me the number to the executive director of the Illinois county chairs association and he doesn't even identify himself as such on his voicemail.
We have to take back our party. We need people who are idealistic, motivated and most importantly, that are willing to sacrifice to meet this moment.
I spoke to the last chairman of the Fayette County Democratic Party and as I would have guessed, there's been no support of this counties party since JB Pritzker ran for Governor the first time.
Nobody fucking eats if minnows don't eat. We need to create a structure that runs from the ground up, not from the top down. The other guys figured this out a long long long time ago and it is the only reason they have any power whatsoever.
Republicans are invested in their party, their candidates and their messaging.
We haven't had much of that for a very long time.
To think, in 1976, Jimmy Carter won ALL the southern states, lost all the western states.
We can come up with a hundred reasons as to why our back are up against a wall. I'm looking for the hundred ways we can get these voters back.
Please don't tell me they're gone for good, as most of these voters were card carrying Dems for generations until they bought a message that sounded better than ours.
Are we really going to say that they can't be reached anymore? The answer will be a resounding yes if we can't come up with a salient message.
Just some thoughts as I contemplate what to put on my sign.
Just some thoughts as I get excited for freezing my ass off Monday lol.

[SheltieLover]

1. Once you are fully recovered, you can lead your local Dem party?

You're in IL?

I'm orig from the Chicago burbs, now relegated to the red shithole TN.

I want very very much to mive back home.

[JMCKUSICK]

2. I'm in red shithole Il

Vandalia is 4 hours south of Chicago, there are few dems here. Assuming I heal well, I'm open to it but all I have is energy lol.

[SheltieLover]

4. I was thinking Springfield might be more affordable

Than the far west burbs, but it sounds awful.

Sorry to hear you are in a similar situation.

[JMCKUSICK]

5. Springfield is 75 miles NE from me

[SheltieLover]

6. Is it a red shithole too?

My thought is at least I'd be within driving distance if REAL food, theater, etc. and be somewhere civilized.

[JMCKUSICK]

7. 51-46 R in presidential

[SheltieLover]

8. Fuck

Ty for sharing.

Know of anywhere reasonably affordable that's safe? 😓

[JMCKUSICK]

9. Fayette county is quite safe and very reasonable

BTW, Springfield spread was same in 2020

[SheltieLover]

10. But red, no?

I just can't do meth heads & magats anymore...

[JMCKUSICK]

11. Yes but I haven't seen

any meth heads and I will attest, the police department here is quite decent.

[SheltieLover]

13. Sounds better than Memphis regiin

Memphis is the only US city to make the top 10 world's most dangerous cities.

I literaly do not go to the grocery store alone.

Ty for sharing.

[JMCKUSICK]

14. That's brutal

[SheltieLover]

15. It is.

Ty for info.

[JMCKUSICK]

12. Besides lol, how will I ever be Mayor if you can't vote for me?

[SheltieLover]

16. Lol

Is that your goal?

[Frasier Balzov]

3. Attractive candidates may be THE most important.

Pleasant looking, pleasant acting, clear and coherent, with strong historical knowledge and a sense of humor which stings the opposition in a way everyone can laugh at.