Hi ,

Well, the Democrats have succeeded in knocking Howie and Angela off the ballot in two states: Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.  In either case, it was based on bait-and-switch misinformation from the partisan hacks that run the elections offices that misled activists about the proper paperwork, which was then used to rule against us on technicalities in the courts.

It wasn't because we didn't do the work.  We collected three times as many signatures as required in Wisconsin.  We collected twice as many signatures as required in Wisconsin.  In either case, each of our petitions stood up to scrutiny.

It's clear that people want to see the Green Party, especially Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker, on the ballot.

Because we know that what the Democrats and Republicans are offering is not good enough, we are drawing the line in the sand and declaring our political self-determination.  We are demanding a sound Green New Deal, Medicare for All, economic relief during the pandemic and after it, peace initiatives and the end to the new nuclear arms race that could annihilate us all...not just the most vulnerable.

Our political self-determination is our demand that this system must respond to the increasingly loud voices coming from the working class.  We demand system change, nothing less.

Let's be honest: these are legitimate setbacks.  But in both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania (and other states), we'll be filed as write-in candidates, so that people who demand change will have a method to make those demands.

We won't take this lying down.  We mourn for a moment, and now it's time to organize.

We will be pushing hard in these write-in campaigns, to ensure that the Green state parties of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and others have a strong foothold to rebuild with an influx of new supporters.  Our organizers are ready, and now they need your help to put resources in their hands.

We're launching an aggressive digital and phone/text campaign to state our case directly to the voters.  But this is going to take serious resources.

Will you make a contribution today to ensure that we have the resources to fight back, and to fight in the courts later to ensure our write-in votes are counted?

Our objective of political self-determination continues today.  We're inviting you to become part of this resistance against bipartisan hacks who actively and shamelessly impede democracy.

Let's fight back together.  Please give what you can today.

In solidarity,

Team Howie/Angela