|
Let's do
something else
The recent presidential debate
between President Biden and former President Trump has sparked intense
national discussion about the state of the upcoming election and the
fitness of either of these candidates. This event should serve as an
inflection point, highlighting long-standing issues within the
two-party system. Are these really our only two choices, and if so,
why?
The current political landscape is
a result of individual office holders and the major parties
prioritizing their own power over the best governance or the will of
the people. While they may believe their actions serve a greater good,
this approach often leads to compromising principles and resisting
progress that threatens their control. It is inherently
anti-compromise and it has deteriorated now to the point of failure.
The parties have effectively created a narrative of binary choice,
framing the opposition as an existential threat, and anyone outside
the major parties as naive or untruthful to discourage voters from
considering alternatives.
This particular situation didn't
arise overnight but is the result of missed opportunities and systemic
inertia. The Republican primary, while initially competitive,
ultimately galvanized around Trump, partially in response to the
steady stream of news coverage of his on-going legal trouble. On the
Democratic side, Biden's team strategically maneuvered to secure his
renomination, while challengers like Dean Phillips, Marianne
Williamson, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were dismissed almost entirely
and thus failed to gain significant traction. In a larger sense, these
failures are the nearly inevitable result of the system as it is now
and can only be understood by asking why we do things the way we do
and what stops us from changing.
The ongoing dominance of the
two-party system reflects a broader failure to build viable
alternatives. Organizations like the Forward Party are working to
change this status quo. There are no less than 6 well supported
presidential candidates in this race. There are election reform and
anti polarization advocacy groups in almost every state. The interest
in the Libertarian Party, the Green Party, re-emergence of the Reform
Party, and the efforts by other minor parties across the country show
that there is real demand for this change. Pair that with a
decentralized independent media, and we have the potential for a
political revolution if only our citizens can get over their divisions
to realize it.
We can have a
system that considers more than 2 options, that allows politicians to
represent their constituents without toeing party lines. We can hear
long form conversations with all candidates where they lay out
detailed arguments instead of 2 minute sound bites. We can have
elections where we have trouble choosing between all the great
candidates. We can have unconventional candidates running for offices
at all levels of government so we get the wisdom of all parts of
American life into our government.
We can use this debate and its
aftermath can serve as an inflection point making it clear that things
can not go on the way they are. If your mindset today is disbelief
that we are doing this, we humbly suggest that we can do something
else.
Opportunity
to help ends this month:
Collect
Signatures for our candidates
What else can you do, you ask? How about get a couple great
candidates from an exciting new party on the ballot? Just a few hours
can make all the difference.
At the end of this month, we're turning in the signatures we
all have gathered. If it's enough, we'll have candidates on the ballot
this November and can be a recognized minor party by the end of the
year. This is the number one best way you can help right now to
establish something new. People desperately want to sign this petition
when given the opportunity. Someone just has to ask them.
Click this link to see the form and the instructions. 
Reply to this email or email Ben Valimont with questions.
Ben- [email protected]
New PA
Forwardist!
We're thrilled to be officially working with Representative Valerie
Gaydos. She's a great public servant and we're proud to be an
affiliated with her. She's the first Forward affiliated member of the
PA State Assembly, but we hope to get her some compatriots to join us
soon.
Join us July 15th at 8pm for
our Monthly Statewide call to talk about signature gathering a recent
events
 
 
Click below to read the
articles
Here are our other goals for 2024:
- We will run a Statewide Candidate who wins 2% of the statewide
total.
- We will run several State House Candidates in the hopes of winning
enough to prevent either of the major parties from achieving a
majority.
- We will build our volunteer base across the Commonwealth.
- We will identify & develop leaders at the Regional &
County levels.
- We will dramatically increase the number of monthly donors.
Click the event above to join the
meeting.
Don't forget to check out our new Calendar of Events and
bookmark it so you never miss a call again. You can view it by Clicking Here
https://home.forwardparty.com/
Pennsylvania Forward Party
PA
Forward Party
|