It helps if you have an organization like DSA behind you. Or, you can build your own. This is what Anna Eskamani has done in Orlando with People Power for Florida. After being term limited in the state legislature, she using her organization to run for mayor. Scale is important. A state legislative district is not a congressional district. Perhaps Kasky is overly ambitious. Regardless, we need to build or rebuild the organizational structures that the Democratic Party has neglected.
Anna is a friend and a role model. She's putting together an amazing organization from the bottom up in Florida, where the political environment is *much* different for Democrats. I would love for every progressive organizer, politician, and activist to follow her lead!
As for the Kasky race: Having DSA in your corner is helpful in parts of NYC, though not really in NY-12. Cameron has been organizing for years and has grassroots support, it's just that in NYC, given the costs in this market, raising money really is an unavoidable necessity, and so while grassroots volunteers are critical, fundraising is a necessary evil.
All of this is to say that I agree with you entirely on the need to build or rebuild the organizational structures that the Democratic Party has neglected. That's going to happen in most places through the Eskamani model.
It'd just also be nice to have real progressives win in deep blue seats where pure fundraising really does make a difference (like NY-12). Parallel projects, both ideally powered by grassroots believers.
This matches the tone of so many fundraising emails I get, especially from the sort of candidates I want to see do well- progressive, not a lot of personal wealth. I think Katie Porter is in a similar bind. Thanks to the video I’m a lot more willing to donate. Ultimately the only solution is campaign finance reform, which both parties seem reluctant to push, maybe because they each have their own consultants who are doing very well with the status quo. Yes, James Carville, I’m looking at you.
I sincerely hope your recovery is easy and fast! I'm so sorry that's happened to you, and glad that we have the capacity to improve your life. I hope it's a huge improvement, for a loooong time 😁❣️
I also wish the young man in the column the very best. He seems intelligent and sincere, two of the several traits I look for in candidates. I'll keep my eyes open in the future. I have to say, in New York, door-to-door seems very effective, if not efficient.
“The upshot of this influx of concentrated cash, from both self-funders and ultra-wealthy donors, is that it’s increasingly difficult for regular people to run for office”. Add citizens united and all the dark money the first thing we need to do is get money out of politics period
It helps if you have an organization like DSA behind you. Or, you can build your own. This is what Anna Eskamani has done in Orlando with People Power for Florida. After being term limited in the state legislature, she using her organization to run for mayor. Scale is important. A state legislative district is not a congressional district. Perhaps Kasky is overly ambitious. Regardless, we need to build or rebuild the organizational structures that the Democratic Party has neglected.
Anna is a friend and a role model. She's putting together an amazing organization from the bottom up in Florida, where the political environment is *much* different for Democrats. I would love for every progressive organizer, politician, and activist to follow her lead!
As for the Kasky race: Having DSA in your corner is helpful in parts of NYC, though not really in NY-12. Cameron has been organizing for years and has grassroots support, it's just that in NYC, given the costs in this market, raising money really is an unavoidable necessity, and so while grassroots volunteers are critical, fundraising is a necessary evil.
All of this is to say that I agree with you entirely on the need to build or rebuild the organizational structures that the Democratic Party has neglected. That's going to happen in most places through the Eskamani model.
It'd just also be nice to have real progressives win in deep blue seats where pure fundraising really does make a difference (like NY-12). Parallel projects, both ideally powered by grassroots believers.
This matches the tone of so many fundraising emails I get, especially from the sort of candidates I want to see do well- progressive, not a lot of personal wealth. I think Katie Porter is in a similar bind. Thanks to the video I’m a lot more willing to donate. Ultimately the only solution is campaign finance reform, which both parties seem reluctant to push, maybe because they each have their own consultants who are doing very well with the status quo. Yes, James Carville, I’m looking at you.
I sincerely hope your recovery is easy and fast! I'm so sorry that's happened to you, and glad that we have the capacity to improve your life. I hope it's a huge improvement, for a loooong time 😁❣️
I also wish the young man in the column the very best. He seems intelligent and sincere, two of the several traits I look for in candidates. I'll keep my eyes open in the future. I have to say, in New York, door-to-door seems very effective, if not efficient.
Here's to your health and a rapid and ful recovery!
“The upshot of this influx of concentrated cash, from both self-funders and ultra-wealthy donors, is that it’s increasingly difficult for regular people to run for office”. Add citizens united and all the dark money the first thing we need to do is get money out of politics period
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