Sgian Dubh @26,

Your point is exactly correct: there is no way to make an impact in Federal elections. The game is completely rigged, and challengers simply cannot win against an entrenched incumbent. It takes too much money and too much organization, and all of the corporate, union, academic, lobby, and media interests (aka the Ruling Class) and their political consultant Rasputins will keep incumbents safely ensconced upon their thrones.

The battle for control of Federal elections is over. The Ruling Class has won.

That is why the war must be fought at the state level. The Washingtonians think they’ve got the game fixed, and that is why they now have free license to spend money they don’t have. Accountability is gone.

But there is still hope at the state level. We can win in primary elections. I know. I’ve looked at the numbers. It will take lots of work – blockwalking like Papa Ray and Salt Lick, spreading the word like the BC commentariat, training new leaders like American Majority, etc – but it will succeed.

The beauty of the state approach is that the success of the Ruling Class in taking over DC has required them to pour all of their resources into the national arena. That has left the states available for the taking.

The next step will be for the states to coordinate their response to Federal intrusions. You’re already seeing a glimpse of that with the state AGs who are banding together to file suit against Obamacare. But that is small beer compared to the Octoberfest of resistance that states can mount once they start to coordinate.

Exciting times are coming.

Cheers,
L3