I think national campaign funds are useful in local districts, but that's about it. The people who live there can figure out how to spend them. They know their district. They know the people in their district. They know the issues in their district. Congress is elected one district at a time. I suggest we fund district campaigns, but otherwise leave them to the locals.

I further suggest that individuals focus very closely on their own districts and districts near them in their own states. There's tons of work to be done locally that will actually affect the results locally. How often do we forget to pay attention to our own location and think more about some place where we have never even been.

from Dems nationalizing them. Red districts don't like the Democratic party. If someone is to win there, they need to speak to those constituents. Their concerns and values are often very different from the national party or ours.

Notice how the candidate in SC did better than Ossoff. He didn't have the focus of the national party, and that may have been an advantage.

a local election. Ossoff over-performed in GA-06. That's a good thing. Sadly, he didn't win, but that's not an enormous surprise.

I don't really know much of anything about that congressional district. I've been in Atlanta a couple of times, but I know nothing about political realities in Georgia.

I think he had a chance to win, but he didn't. I could not begin to explain why, because I don't live there, nor do I understand what factors were in play.

A republican in Georgia that votes to gut ACA will harm many millions of people outside of her district.

We are not talking about local school taxes or where to place stop signs - house seats involve national issues that inherently cut across the country.

Who represents the other districts in your state?

especially if they aren't happy with the results there, need to be very active in their own local politics. Become a precinct chair. Run for office. Go door-to-door on behalf of good Democratic candidates. Run for office. Volunteer for local candidates, including your Senators, Representatives, and Governors. Maybe even run for office yourself.

...many campaigns welcome and encourage support from outside their state.

Of course, not all campaigns wish to nationalize their races, but Trump provides a good opportunity to attract support with an eye to turning the House and Senate based on opposition to his presidency.

I live in Md. and there's normally very little needed to nudge our legislators into action on behalf of our Democratic agenda.

I do, however, lend my advocacy (and opinion) to races in areas where Democratic support is scarce or wanting. I understand that most pols don't normally recognize opinions and advocacy from folks outside their districts, but I hope my opinion matters, along with my support.

But I also think that's about it. Local races should be run by locals, in my opinion. If they have additional funding, that's great, but influence in how the campaign is run from outside often has the wrong focus.

...but I thought you were talking about discussions like the ones we're having here.

I think these discussions have the potential to provide some insight outside of the campaign bubble that occurs sometimes in the best of organizations. I do understand any resentment or rejection of outsiders making decisions about local affairs, but insulating the process from outside opinion seems foolhardy.

I've been following public commentary since the days when letters to the editor were the most effective means of average folk's input and impact on the nation's intellectual debate. I think this level of public debate is invaluable, and I wish more folks would participate and weigh in, not less.

to contribute....if you think the local democrats are unaware of the issues/needs/concerns of their local community perhaps the issue is that people on DU are not just outside the campaign bubble but literally disconnected with reality.

but we are trying to dislodge him.

our last candidate, Misty Plowright, did a very credible job against overwhelming odds.

Not every district is winnable, sad to say, but eventually, it might become winnable.

Still Colorado Springs...a tough nut to crack.

dougie is terrified of us, which is all to the good.