Hello, I hope all is great!  On Tuesday I attended the Cure concert where I met one of my childhood idols.   Then on Wednesday, I was a part of political history. 

In Harrisburg, PA two state senators – Anthony Williams and Lisa Boscola – signed up to become affiliates of the Forward Party!  With press and the public in attendance, they signed a pledge to work together with us and those who want to restore genuine pluralism and the ability to work with people of diverse party backgrounds. 
 

Their reasons were both personal and familiar.  Said Senator Williams, “The people I represent don’t care about politics, they’re just trying to heat their homes.  We’re not different teams, we’re all Americans and we’re supposed to represent the people that send us here!” 

Senator Lisa Boscola said, “I’ve been serving the people of Pennsylvania for decades.  They just want us to work together and get things done.  I’ve been the same person, but politics have become more and more divisive, and we need real leaders to turn it around.” 

It was a phenomenal event that has the potential to change politics nationwide.  Pennsylvania is an evenly divided swing state with a narrowly divided legislature – imagine a dozen state legislators from both parties that are committed to true pluralism and finding solutions, as well as reform measures like ranked choice voting and open primaries.  That could be pivotal. 

What’s happening in Pennsylvania could also be a template around the country.  There are hundreds of state legislators and officeholders in other states who are aligned with our goals and are looking for a way to improve our political incentives.  They will look at what Senator Williams and Senator Boscola did and think, “That’s what I want to do too!”    

We are succeeding in identifying a coalition of both voters and officeholders who want to end the hostility and hate toward people of another party or tribe and come together.  Being American or a good person doesn’t reside in one party or another.  Let’s make it safe for our leaders to make this case. 

Senator Boscola said, “A ton of the people I represent aren’t so much political, they’re independents.”  She’s right.  And she’s willing to act on her principles. 

There are others like Senator Boscola and Senator Williams.  Let’s find them and make it easier for them to do what they want.  Our future depends on it. 

Donate to Forward today to help us back Senator Williams and Senator Boscola and others like them!  With your help, we can make it safer for leaders to do right by all of us instead of just toeing the party line.