Folks – I wasn’t going to do this.

I got my ballot for the upcoming Democratic and Republican primaries in Washington State, and I planned to put it straight into the trash. The Green Party will choose our candidate later, so there isn’t anyone on this ballot I wanted to vote for.

But then the “Uncommitted” movement in Michigan took off, and this week over 100,000 people showed up to the polls to send a message to Joe Biden and the Democrats.

Now I have a reason to fill out this ballot.

Folks, it’s not just Michigan. This is rapidly spreading to other states with upcoming primaries. Organizers for the Uncommitted movement have already reached out to my campaign and asked for my support. I said yes. (More on that soon.)

I’m a lifelong antiwar and climate activist running to oust an ex-lobbyist who’s been holding on to this congressional seat for 24 years. My opponent is funded by AIPAC and others in the zionist lobby promoting this genocide, and he’s been known to trade defense industry stocks while leading committees that set defense spending priorities.

We’re not going to see real change in U.S. policy towards Palestine until we get these war-mongerers out of office. Will you donate to my campaign today to help me win this seat for the anti-war movement?

Israel seemed to reinforce the urgency of Tuesday’s vote with a new assault that slaughtered over 100 people gathered near food aid trucks.

As Israel’s war crimes, aided and abetted by this administration, continue to pile up, the Biden campaign’s response to Michigan’s earth-shattering vote was cold and dismissive:

"We're going to continue to talk to them and then ask them to think about the choices and what the consequences are about electing someone who wants to have a Muslim ban." - Mitch Landrieu, Biden Campaign co-chair

THAT’S the Biden team’s answer after losing 100K votes in a state they absolutely have to win if he expects to keep his presidency – to chide them like toddlers and accuse them of enabling Trump.

It’s clear that they don’t think they need to listen. So it’s time to raise our voices. If you live in a state with an upcoming primary, I urge you to vote “Uncommitted” or write-in “ceasefire”.

Then help elect anti-war candidates like me who will fight this from Congress.

We won’t stop until the slaughter is over, until Palestine is free, and until every one of these war criminals are held accountable for what they’ve done.

In solidarity,

Jason