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Unless you are a County Committee person in your state, for the most part you are what people in politics would call "political tourists".
You are watching... sightseeing... a tourist
The elite make up the National Republican Committee (2 from each state) and Democratic Committee and most of the State Chairmen
But normal people can be on the County Committees and be elected State Committee
it is the County Committees that elect the County Chairmen
State Committee elect the State Chairmen
Get involved in your local party, get into the arena - engage, otherwise you are truly just a spectator