“If you talk to your average voter, they don’t know who their committeepeople are or what the role is,” said Sergio Cea for Inky

Sergio Cea, a committeeperson in West Philadelphia, says those numbers are a direct result of the party’s failure to engage committeepeople. Most ward leaders don’t train them how to canvass their neighbors or use technology to send voters texts.

“If you talk to your average voter, they don’t know who their committeepeople are or what the role is,” said Cea, 36. “I always tell people that that is not their fault. This is a disinvestment in voters from the local Democratic Party.” Read more here