Virginia First Congressional District

The Special Virginia First Congressional District election is over and once again the number of Republicans who vote in National elections are greater by 2:1 over Democratic Voters. Some are complaining that the DCCC did not spend the money that they promised, but I think it was a good decision. Save the money where you have a chance for it to do some good.
Now a plan must be developed to take into account facts and not wishful thinking, after all, WE are members of a fact-based system.
We have proven ourselves able to elect Democrats on the local level. We should therefore concentrate on putting our money and our candidates into seeking local office. We should not abandon runs for congress, but they should be the 1st District Committee Chair person or someone selected to speak out at the debates and explain our positions to the people of the 1st district. Our purpose is not to win the battle, but to win the local battles where we show that Democrats govern fairly and effectively, and try to build a following in the communities. The congressional candidate should work to earn money for the local committees for party building and canvassing, to build our database, so we can better mobilize the grassroots. This puts us in a good position in case the district is redistricted and allows us to gauge natural Democratic support in the district.