Does the Democratic Party need to make any changes?

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7. Run some serious contenders and don't pit Dems against Dems.

Full disclosure, I live in Texas, so it's not the norm in politics. The following is my opinion as to why I make the statement that contenders need to be serious:

Colin Allred was great, but there was no way that he was going to beat Ted Cruz. Roland Gutierrez had a better shot but was shut out in the primary. If *I* knew that, why didn't the Democratic party? Why aren't they more in touch with the voters?

Again, it's Texas, and perhaps Dems don't see a win as a real possibility. But if that's the case, then they don't need to spend massive amounts of money backing ANYONE.

So, to further explain my point - Dems need to get into the trenches more, ask voters what is important to them more, get in touch with reality more - and for heaven's sake - speak out more and always. Dems must draw a comparison between what the Republicans are saying and doing with arguments that are sound and cannot be twisted back and forth. Facts, figures, etc.

Just my two cents. I know it's easy to sit back and be a keyboard warrior, and it's a lot harder for people to actually create change.