The law legalizing marijuana in Colorado was the result of a long grass-roots campaign that culminated, in 2012, in a winning ballot vote, and was one of the most surprising left-libertarian successes in recent years.
After a long series of consultations, grass roots mobilization, and committee discussions, Khatami decided to throw his weight behind Rowhani and convince the sole reformist candidate, the Stanford-educated Mohammad Reza Aref, to step aside.
"I see this as a crucial part of Labour's rejuvenation in the long term going back to the grass roots, because I don't see Westminster Labour coming up with the solutions any time soon".
A Conservative borough councillor in Surrey has joined UKIP, saying the Tory party no long reflects the concerns of its grass roots voters.
But closer to the grass roots, where any long-term Democratic revival must start, Democratic hopes for 1998 are modest indeed.
A heart whose beating shapes the European sporting model, a heart whose beating inspires excellence, a heart whose beating contribute to the long-term financing of sports at grass roots level".
Without a follow-up campaign, at the grass roots level, there will be no long-term impact.
They are now belatedly turning to grass roots community activism but still have a long way to go.
Either way, they face a long slow haul to rebuild, not just at Westminster but in local councils and at their withered grass roots.
