Spanberger is right that we need to focus on direct issues that impact people who are feeling left out. If you follow her twitter feed, not a week goes by that she isn’t talking about fighting for rural broadband.

AOC is right that we need progressives to canvas 365 days/year. Talk to people. Have conversations. Be there for them all the time, not just when their votes are needed.

Stacey Abrams showed how it can be done. She has spent two years laser focused on flipping Georgia. She put in the work.

There’s lessons that can be learned. And there’s no one right way to do it. It’s an uphill fight in 2022, but there are ways to do it.