TBP--Judging the March's Success

Judging the March's Success | The Bilerico Project:

"There's a paradox involved in winning change in Washington, D.C. No one wins in the halls of Congress without first winning in the neighborhoods of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, California, New York, Florida and hundreds of other places.

In cold, crass terms, we won't win until we have the political muscle to pressure 60 senators and 218 representatives in their home districts. Those are the numbers needed to pass bills through the House and Senate.

We have to be so well organized on the local level that 60 senators and 218 representatives know -- right down to their socks -- that if they vote against us, they'll be punished, and if they vote with us, they'll be protected.

Some estimates put the size of the march at up to 250,000. That's great, but the number means very little to individual senators and representatives because those 250,000 people came from all over the country.

Think about it this way: If 250,000 voters... No, let me revise that... If only 25,000 marched in the home states of 60 senators and 218 representatives, we would surely win the day."

DON'T GIVE UP ON THE LOCAL FIGHTS! The Federal fight sure is important, but we have to win at home too!

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