O...kay? No one's saying to "give up" here -- I'm just saying a local leadership post is not typically the position of influence you're implying: an elected rep

O...kay? No one's saying to "give up" here -- I'm just saying a local leadership post is not typically the position of influence you're implying: an elected representative who is consistently pushing an agenda that's unsupported by constituents isn't going to last very long, and is certainly not going to change many minds. Frankly you'd have better luck as an "influencer"...