Only 661 days until the 2020 election — and Minnesota activists are busy
In early December her executive team met to discuss fallout from Democrat
"It's not too early," said Meier, who lives in
There is no offseason in politics. Across
Party officials are making lists of prospective candidates, analyzing data to zero in on precincts where they need to shore up support and debating ways to keep pace with rapidly evolving social-media tools.
"Everybody has kind of taken a breath, and now we're ready to go again," said
They hope to have a search committee in place by the end of January. It will identify possible challengers of Republican
Elections clarify voters' moods and demographic shifts and identify problems, said
The migration of suburban voters to
In the coming weeks, the
The viability of his party's message in the suburbs is on
After postelection discussions with other activists, Cheney believes
The
Targeting independents
The suburbs will be a key battleground as the
Other targets include voters who consider themselves independent and those who live outside the metro area. "The DFL is really focused in on making sure we're competing everywhere," Martin said.
Of the 19 counties that voted twice for
Some DFLers are focused on improving campaign outreach and tactics.
At an election debriefing last month,
Eighth District Democrats also are bracing for the presidential race, Nygren said. President
The roots of that movement already exist, said
Indivisible MN03, which was formed in
Still, they shouldn't forget 2016, when their party dominated, she said, because the pendulum could swing back.
"In this environment especially, no party should be comfortable," Koch said. But, she added, "for political insiders, now is the time to start lining things up."
Former Republican House Minority Leader
Seifert thinks a lesson of the 2018 election was that voters are "tired of politicians, tired of the same old officeholders." Maybe, he said, the
He also offered a short-term goal: Recruit more women to run, especially in the suburbs, while resisting the urge to "play identity politics."
Women in the pipeline
Both parties agree that the growing clout of women shouldn't be underestimated. Voters elected a record number of women in 2018; they occupy 127 seats in
More female candidates are already in the pipeline.
Women Winning, a nonpartisan group that trains female candidates who support abortion rights, scheduled a session on how to embark on a campaign in early December. A day after the announcement, 90 women had signed up. In December and January, 225 women contacted the group.
Women's 2018 victories were "not a blip on the radar," said
VoteRunLead, a nonpartisan group based in
The 2020 election is 661 days away, but
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