At the state and local level, the primary issue is participation, both as finding candidates and voting itself. Local and state elections usually draw such a small amount of people that the minority nearly always win. And God bless 'em, the Republicans vote because they know they HAVE to in order to maintain the current structure.
The one possible silver lining to Trump Point 2.666 is the possibility that there is such a colossal overreach of power that a generally united majority (think 70%+) of Americans completely overhauls the system. We're talking term limits, abolishing lifetime appointments, overruling Citizens United, etc.
Wishful thinking is where I'm at now. The finger in the dam will only hold for so long, and that's what we are hanging on to over here.
This post has been edited by HoosierDaddy: 26 July 2024 - 01:18 PM