# US Midterm Election watch along thread

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 9, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619 "2022-11-09T00:29:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619/904 "2022-11-13T03:49:49Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> Where is the Dem version of the Chamber of Commerce? Where are the Dem think tanks (I know there are some but they seem far less capable of affecting the national dialog)? Where are the liberal lobbyists? Which is to say, why does it seem conservative lobbyists continually own the government?

The Democrats used to have the superior ground game. It was spearheaded by the unions. Anti-unionism since the Reagan era has worked wonders.

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