Josh Rosenau says that while we’re all focused on the big political stage, extremists are making their move at the local level:
One of the great ironies of politics is that the most local offices, the ones that ought to be most responsive to constituent needs, are often the least-known. Presidential elections are hotly debated, even in a state like Kansas where the outcome is fore-ordained. But a local or state school board election can be decided by a few hundred votes, yet draws substantially less interest. That apathy towards local races has made them prime targets for extremists and ideologues…
A disturbing number of local extremists wind up in Congress. Time to start paying a lot more attention.
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