To Rik's "NEVER accept the lesser evil." Then you would choose the greater evil?  Because in our two-party system, you have to pick one or the other if you actually want to elect someone. Anything else is just fantasy. And yes, large organizations, by their nature, are always corrupt. 

But which party had the Governorship and majority in the legislature when the state established the Miller park and started work on it?  Christine Gregoire and the Democrats. We owe them for this evolving park.

The heavy lifting was done by the volunteer Protect the Peninsula's Future and Save our State Park groups. PPF is now very involved in efforts to get the Navy Growlers out of the skies over our parks. PPF  is mostly made up of Democrats and supported by the Clallam Democratic Party who are preservation focused. 

A realist says to work with Dems or Repubs and try to make better. Because then you are actually doing something. You just have to decide what you want to get done.