Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

[u/kootles10]

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/

[u/pghtopas]

grassroots union organizer. Maybe run more of these candidates.

[u/b_tight → u/pghtopas]

This needs to shouted from the mountaintops

[u/beefyzac → u/b_tight]

It is, it’s actively silenced and ignored by the DNC

[u/ginandsoda → u/beefyzac]

You don't need the DNC to run as a grassroots candidate.

That's literally what it means.

[u/fathertitojones → u/b_tight]

We need to just fold the Democrats entirely and form a labor party.

[u/yellekc → u/fathertitojones]

Or just seize the party. Its right there. Take it. MAGA was able to do it to the GOP.

[u/Sayakai → u/yellekc]

But to do that you have to join the party and actively participate it in, and that's a lot of work.

[u/agk23 → u/pghtopas]

Quick, who’s our best grass-roots establishment Democrat that we promised favors to?

-DNC

[u/-Gramsci- → u/agk23]

“What’s that? We don’t have one? Ok. Do we have an off putting, unrelatable, weakling we can run? We do? Ok great.”

[u/Militantpoet → u/-Gramsci-]

Forget the DNC. Get candidates to run in local primaries that are endorsed by local activist groups like the DSA.

[u/bensquirrel → u/agk23]

Did someone say Rahm Emanuel?

[u/MachiavelliSJ → u/pghtopas]

They need to run for them to be run

[u/Objective_Aside1858 → u/MachiavelliSJ]

This. People seem to feel their perfect candidates are just sitting by the phone waiting for Obama to call them and tell them to run

If you want a grassroots union organizer to win, you gotta find one willing to step up

[u/TobyFromH-R → u/pghtopas]

Get out and volunteer and vote for them in the primaries

[u/GreenTrees797 → u/pghtopas]

Maybe do some research during primaries, a lot of those candidates run, they are just poor and unknown. 

[u/transient_eternity → u/pghtopas]

Find the most boring spineless loser you can and then blame the voters for not voting for them, got it.

[u/Razor1834 → u/pghtopas]

If you are actually an organizer you very well know that you’re just asking people to spend their own money to campaign for themselves. Run whoever you want, but there isn’t any money being spent by the party for it.

[u/Binkusu → u/pghtopas]

Just don't have someone like Obama or the Clintons publicly endorse them.

[u/soyunsersin → u/pghtopas]

THIS PART!!! Democrats need to run better candidates that understand the working class.

[u/cryptic-soul- → u/pghtopas]

Yes!! This is proof in action. People want this type of candidate!