Comments by "wvu05" (@wvu05) on "State And Local Politics Are More Important Than Ever" video.
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@blasphimus True, but I think that too many people eschew electoral politics. Even if you lose, you can either a) have an impact on what people are talking about, or b) help people develop a muscle memory for voting for Democrats. In 2006, I ran for a seat in the WV House of Delegates (won the nomination unopposed, and got 38% in the general election). At one point, an elected official lamented why there were so few pro-choice legislators (even in a body that was 68-32 Democratic at the time, only about a quarter were reliable pro-choice voters). The reason? West Virginians for Life not only gave money, but ran ads on behalf of their candidates. WV Free, the leading pro-choice group in the state was a 501c3, so it couldn't give money or run ads for candidates. The rationale? "We can raise more money as a non-profit that is tax deductible." Yeah, but a fat lot of good that does you if you hardly have any allies in the Legislature.
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