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John --
As we wrap
up 2022, we’ve been sharing just a couple of the inspiring stories
we’ve heard this year that remind us of the importance of our mission.
Today, I’d like to share with you the story of our New York Co-Lead,
Erik Carter. If his story resonates with you, please
consider making a year-end contribution right now. All grassroots
gifts are being matched up to $25,000 by a generous
donor.
Thanks, and
here’s Erik’s story.
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Cortney
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I spent
most of my adult life as an activist in Republican politics, but I
increasingly felt that the GOP had become too beholden to ideology
and/or donor interests to effectively deal with serious issues facing
our communities like fiscal responsibility, health care reform, and
climate change.
Feeling
politically homeless, I moved back to New York to explore
opportunities to change the two-party system and provide real options
to people feeling politically abandoned like I did. That’s how I
became involved with the Forward Party.
Why the
Forward Party? It’s a party and a movement focused on tackling the
shortcomings of our two-party system and finding solutions that work
for our communities.
No matter what issue you care about, our broken political system
has made it very difficult to effectively address it.
The incentive structure for candidates and voters is
leading to dysfunction and disillusionment. There needs to be a viable, credible voice
working to change the status quo and fight back against the
ideological extremes our two-party system has
created.
The Forward Party is building a broad
ideological coalition united on solving these problems. I like to
think of the Forward Party's mission as the three Rs:
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Reforming the broken
political system with solutions like independent redistricting or
ranked-choice and final five voting.
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Representing the
mainstream majority of their constituents rather than just special
interests or extreme activists.
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Resolving differences
across party lines to actually get things done.
If you believe in a party
committed to these three R’s, please join me and the hundreds of
thousands of other Americans ready for a change and a voice in our
political system.
Thank you,
Erik
Carter
New York Co-Lead
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