Sadly we have reached a point in this country where any larger metropolitan area (like where I live) really doesn't give a shit even at local levels, because the vast majority of their constituents respond more to propaganda than real political action, and big money donors have the most influence there.

Your comment is still right, it's just looking real bleak these days. Until we can sort out how to get money out of politics (or, you know, capitalism as the driving ideology) were in trouble