Chuck Wolfe at the Victory Fund makes a very pointed observation that applies to G/L activists with both political parties. There's more to political action than just signing a check, or waving placards and chanting. And we need to desperately spread our base beyond just the major Blue Cities and the Beltway; we need participation on local boards, municipal councils and county committees, not as G/L activists alone, but as good citizens of both parties conference and active within our communities.
" .... Achieving our equality is our responsibility. We cannot outsource this to any political party, national candidate or lobby. The strategies should be ours and we should own the outcome. Our election partnerships need to be built around specific issues in each state and jurisdiction; there is no 'one size fits all' in politics. By addressing local community concerns and cultivating long-term relationships with leaders and electorates we almost always dissolve prejudice and overcome obstacles that have formerly hindered our electoral success. And, though progress may seem stalled at the federal level at this moment, our community ensures its own success and accomplishment every single year with every qualified gay and lesbian candidate we elect. "
