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[roody]

1. Do not withdraw.

[GoneFishin]

2. Don't let the gatekeepers decide for you. They will always be there, trying to tell you what to do.

You need to follow your own moral compass.

[LonePirate]

3. File your petitions and continue your candidacy.

If that local elected official wants the position, then they can campaign for it and win it fair and square instead of having it handed to them.

Good luck with your decision and your campaign! We certainly need more DUers in office.

[oldandhappy]

4. Do it! This is supposed to be a democracy.

I see too much of this kind of control. Fight it. This may be the beginning of something grand! And if not, you have demonstrated a willingness to be honest. I hope you run and I hope you win. And if not, lead a campaign for signatures for someone else next time. Keep confronting the establishment. We need democracy.

[Downwinder]

5. Keep going for the sake of the party if nothing else.

A primary generates involvement.

[KT2000]

6. from my experience

the "party" is interested in their clique, sometimes to the exclusion of party values. They only have that power if you give it to them so keep going. Good luck to you - I hope you win.