Montana

there were about 13 Republican candidates (for various Montana races) in attendance and just 4 Dem candidates, including Evan, so yeah, we are outnumbered! But Evan more than held his own against the Republicans who made such statements as:

"We need to protect our children against those public teachers making decisions behind closed doors about our kids' education!" (Uh, you mean, like, during teacher in-service trainings? Or do you mean behind their closed doors at home when they are grading your kids' homework during their own personal time because their schools are understaffed and classrooms are overcrowded?)

And this gem:

"We need to make our public lands more productive! We should sell off our public lands and use the money to build a park for mothers pushing strollers who can't hike all those mountain trails!" (Excuse me, but the Montana mothers I know are hiking those mountains with their babies in their baby backpacks, and they would leave you in the dust trying to catch your breath!)

And finally:

"The solution to lack of affordable childcare? That's an easy one: family members. Grandparents need to step up and help out!" (Sorry, but many Montanans moved here from out of state and don't have family members nearby. Plus, not all grandparents are able or willing to babysit while their children work full-time to make ends meet.)

But the highlight of the evening was when an attendee at the event visited Evan's table and whispered to him: "You are going to be the first Democrat I have ever voted for!"

There is hope! Thanks again, everybody! And in case you missed that post with his ActBlue and other links, here you go:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hd88-1?refcode=directory

https://www.evanschroedel.com/

https://www.facebook.com/evanschroedelforhd88/