We are a two party system and until there is a strong third party. I think it is best served to work within the Democratic Party. I'm sure their is going to be a bunch of Republicans working real hard to gain back their lost States. Why not support local candidates and work to "change from within" strategy". If you really want to try the "change from within" strategy" get some unknown Democrat to run as a Republican, this works if you live in a highly Republican area.This is called "SALTING"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(union_organizing)
Salting is a labor union tactic involving the act of getting a job at a specific workplace with the intent of organizing a union.
The tactic is often discussed in the United States because under US law, unions are prohibited from talking with workers in the workplace and salting is one of the few legal strategies that allow union organizers to talk with workers.
We have, the Unions here in Missouri have applied these tactics to local elections to help fight off the Non-Union Republicans. Organizing the Union-Free Company: A Salty Proposition
http://www.rothgerber.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=730I was an Organizer/Salt in the 90's while work was good. As soon as Bush got in office he put a halt to organizing by controlling the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB"). You know, smaller Government, budget cutting, getting rid of lawyers that didn't play along.