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In reply to the discussion: Democrats better embrace progressive millennials or get used to losing [View all]xmas74
(29,674 posts)The local party? Get involved and show up to meetings. Offer assistance at GOTV booths, pay some dues, sit down and talk to a member over a cup of coffee.
I'm a local party officer. I've witnessed too many times when people come in, especially younger people, offering to volunteer but only if they can do certain things. Sometimes they just don't have enough work that day and they send people home. Often the only thing available is canvassing and almost no one volunteers to do it. No one. If five people walked through the local office tomorrow at eight am and offered to canvass the local coordinator would jump for joy and probably buy a pizza.
Most local groups want younger members and will welcome them. They just don't show up to meetings. They don't show up to Young Democrats meetings either. They don't show up to public events.