It's not like we need a majority in a Senate or anything.

but I personally like Peggy after Angie’s rotisserie chicken vote.

Asking for my help to get your vote.

of candidates in red states where the Democrat is an underfunded underdog, in order to help ensure that Democrats get or hold a majority in one or both houses. As far as which Democrat is chosen at the state level, that's a matter for the state's voters to choose, based in part on local considerations that non-residents might not know about or understand. For example, while Peggy Flanagan is a strong candidate to win the Minnesota Senate seat she wouldn't have a snowball's chance in Hell if she were running in Texas - but it looks like James Talarico could pull it off. Some think Graham Platner is a problematic candidate in Maine, but the Democrats chose him and his opponent is Susan Collins, so the voters in that state are going to have to decide which of two imperfect candidates they prefer. All politics really is local.

I just don't try to tell people in other states who they should choose as candidates. That's way out of my area of expertise.

You just want to silence people with whom you disagree.

Isn't that what you are saying? Can I praise a Minnesota candidate that you like? Or can I not say anything about Minnesota politics at all since I don't live there?

I would never tell you not to comment about candidates in my state.

I don't care. I won't pay any attention to it, though, because you don't really know the candidate. That's my job. I do know the candidates.

So chatter away, Suit yourself.

As for your state, I have no idea what state you live in. You don't list it in your profile. So,

stopped at the state line we wouldn’t be having this conversation, would we?

you admitted upstream to donating to out of state candidates. stop it.

Why? I don't tell people for whom to vote in their state, but I try to help Democratic candidates who are short of campaign funds when I can. I don't have a lot to give, so it's only a token thing, really.

But, if you say so, maybe I'll stop donating altogether, then. Your opinion means that much to me, you see...

to be chastised, Papa Mineralman.

But, no offense

I would guess that there are many people in Minnesota who know less about Minnesota politics than I do.

I didn't know there was a place to list one's state in their profile. Not sure what that has to do with anything. I'm in Michigan. Say one word about Soapy Williams or Phillip Hart and you and I are done!

I just looked them up though. Nothing to say.

I know about Humphrey, Mondale, Wellstone, Franken...for starters. Hart and Williams were pretty important in Democratic party politics.

Are we allowed to donate to candidates in Minnesota if we live in another state? Are we allowed to defend candidates in Minnesota ? Are we allowed to volunteer for them? Are we no longer affected by the votes of US Reps and Senators if we don't live in their state?

when I think it will help. I can't vote in other states, though, so my opinion of candidates doesn't really matter in primary season.

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It's just the opinions he has a problem with.
We can't have an opinion about someone from a different state, don't you know?

DU's traffic would take a big hit. I don't want that to happen. Your mileage may differ.
btw, even though the fundraiser is over, if folks are able to kick in a few bucks to our favorite Political discourse board, please let those couple bucks do their thing, keeping us up and running. 🥰🤗

Even so, I don't mess around with campaigns in other states. I focus on Presidential campaigns, mostly. I keep watch on the House and Senate, of course, but rely on the citizens of each state and district to elect their own folks. Sometimes, I despair of some states, but I sure can't affect them.

Sometimes there's a candidate who might flip a seat. Then, I'm interested, but only to see if he or she can win if he or she is a Democrat. If there's a chance for a Democrat to flip a seat, I'm all for it, even if that candidate isn't one I'd support in my own state. That could be the situation in Maine, but I have no influence there so I stay out of it. I hope a Democrat wins, though.

We had a similar thing here in Minnesota with a Senator. It seem like he had some sort of sexual assault thing, maybe, maybe not. But, he got ridden out of office by folks who don't live here. We'd have kept him, but he got hounded until he resigned. Maybe you remember him. I saw the videos. He never touched that woman at that USO show. He was joking around, pretty obviously. But he got driven out of office. What a shame. And by people who pretended to be on our side. You remember Al Franken, right? Ugly shit, that was, indeed. Costly, too.

So, you see, I'm familiar with that sort of thing. I didn't like it here, so I don't do it there.

Should we have also just kept our mouths quiet?
Nope. I respectfully disagree.
I've been involved in politics a bit, I registered to vote on my 18th birthday in 81. That was a big deal for me. Went to my first political rally on my dad's shoulders when I was four, saw Bobby Kennedy.
Keep on trucking, MM. 🫡

Perhaps you're a feral rescue cat fan? After almost 8 years, the big daddy Blue Russian, dad of 13 all snypd and some rehomed, touched my hand for the first time. Yes, I cried. I also cried after it took him 5 years enough to sleep in his heated bed. Watching his mate, she never mated with anyone else, we have a true Blue Russian clowder. BEAUTIFUL. You wouldn't believe the amount of blood I have shed, but not one infection. They're all altered and some rehomed. It was a labor of love.
Politics is kinda a labor of love. We care about you and everyone in every state, just like we're hoping you care about us.
So, comment, donate, I don't know about others, but I'm happy folks are engaged 🥰🥰🥰

the best. As a Californian, I get many replies from non California voters with opinions about our Governor race, especially. Doesn't bother me. They have their opinion, and if they are mistaken about some aspect of the situation I try to enlighten them. Many times it just comes down to what they view as important. But that's what discussions are all about, right?

Nobody’s telling you who to vote for. Good lord. 😂🙄

The trick is depriving them of oxygen when necessary while lifting the good ones among us and having good sense enough to know the difference.

I desperately wanted Katie Porter for my Governor but she left us no choice but to vote for Becerra or Steyer. Becerra is up by about 4% over Steyer last I saw who is over the Republican by 1-2%.
I may vote for Steyer just to eliminate any chance of a Republican in the General. I don't like the attacks from Steyer's campaign but I also don't like Becerra's backers, CA. Realtors Assoc. and Calif. Chamber of Commerce.
Katie ran on "no corporate donors."

I'm from CA too. It's quite wild here. Nevertheless, I don't think anyone has ever told me who to vote for on DU, so I'm a little confused about that part. I actually appreciate it when outsiders chime in, and I can correct some of the misconceptions that the media likes to spread. But either way, everyone's entitled to their opinion is my motto.

I think I'll try to stay out of those conversations now.

in other states with my dollars bu I can’t comment on them on a message board?

I would never tell anyone how they should vote but I certainly thought a message board was for discussion. Sorry to hear I shouldnt look at any others.

Not a great way to build a movement.