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Friday, April 20, 2018

DCCC does another number against Laura Moser in Texas, possibly feigning error but withdrawing an endorsement of AFL-CIO opposed Fletcher, (Moser's party runoff election opponent). Moser survives and prospers with grassroots contributions, even with DC money aligned elsewhere.That is Texas, but closer to home, grassroots support is necessary as well.

Besides AFL-CIO support Moser has Our Revolution backing. The story here. The Fletcherless list, here. There Craig and Phillips, Minnesota CD2 and CD3 respectively are endorsed. Nobody in CD6. Nobody in CD1. Nobody in CD8.

CD6 appears to have only Ian Todd as the DFL candidate wanting to take the seat Tom Emmer currently holds. Todd is not rolling in money. Todd is not supported by DCCC.

Is DCCC a barometer of anything besides grassroots disdain but loving candidates with money; and thus a touchstone of where progressives should look to find other choices for donations?

Craig, she's fine enough, but a millionaire with DCCC money too, so that gives me no incentive to contribute. She's enough and only has to campaign hard, ride the Blue Wave, and go to Congress in Jason Lewis' place. Yes that would be quite an upgrade. Yes if in that district I'd vote for her in an eyeblink. No my meager discretionary funds are not going there, but elsewhere. Same attitude toward Phillips. Paulsen disdains town halls or other returning to the district to meet people and hear their needs, but Phillips has DCCC money for the fight.

Ian Todd is great on the issues that matter. And he needs donor money to help run a campaign:

Facebook. ActBlue.

In the Minnesota Legislative District where I live, HD 35A, DFL endorsed candidate Bill Vikander also needs to be recognized and helped by local donors. If the grassroots do not work hard, they wither.

Facebook. ActBlue.

Across the river, a photo of a generic Republican candidate with two current Republican fixtures, the speakers gavel, and another to his right. The first fixture needs to change party hands, the second can simply drift away west to purchase Broncos.

The focus here, however, is where the household is, and that's the land of Todd and Vikander. And to help their need to compete.