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ANNOUNCEMENT:
We have a plan to defeat this partisan duopoly that has failed us for decades. The basics are in the attached graphic. @AicilaLewis is the systems person that’s key to this coming together. Follow her. Together, we're going to change the world.
#CoxsArmy
ANNOUNCEMENT:
We have a plan to defeat this partisan duopoly that has failed us for decades. The basics are in the attached graphic. @AicilaLewis is the systems person that’s key to this coming together. Follow her. Together, we're going to change the world.
#CoxsArmy
2/33
Despite the need for (and the public support behind) drastic change to how our government operates, nothing changes simply because the status quo works perfectly for the Democratic & Republican Parties, & the lobbyists who fund them. But the status quo doesn’t work for *us*.
Despite the need for (and the public support behind) drastic change to how our government operates, nothing changes simply because the status quo works perfectly for the Democratic & Republican Parties, & the lobbyists who fund them. But the status quo doesn’t work for *us*.
3/33
But we have a plan, and a clear path forward. We can fix it. And we must. This is lengthy, but we’re mostly stuck at home right now anyway, right? So grab a cup of coffee or tea and give me 5 minutes of your time. I promise it’ll be worth it.
But we have a plan, and a clear path forward. We can fix it. And we must. This is lengthy, but we’re mostly stuck at home right now anyway, right? So grab a cup of coffee or tea and give me 5 minutes of your time. I promise it’ll be worth it.
4/33
A lot of us get hung up on policy, myself included. But no matter how strongly you support or oppose any given policy, policy positions don’t really matter because congress doesn’t work for us in the first place. They work for big-business lobbyists.
A lot of us get hung up on policy, myself included. But no matter how strongly you support or oppose any given policy, policy positions don’t really matter because congress doesn’t work for us in the first place. They work for big-business lobbyists.
5/33
As long as the Democratic and Republican Parties control our government, no policies will significantly change. And, admittedly, taking only 1 seat away from those parties, in the 435-seat US House of Representatives, isn’t nearly enough.
As long as the Democratic and Republican Parties control our government, no policies will significantly change. And, admittedly, taking only 1 seat away from those parties, in the 435-seat US House of Representatives, isn’t nearly enough.
6/33
So our movement isn’t about this 1 seat. It’s about bringing true representation back to we, the people, by wresting the levers of power from the Democratic and Republican Parties’ hands 1 lever at a time. In order to do that, first, we have to take *this* seat away.
So our movement isn’t about this 1 seat. It’s about bringing true representation back to we, the people, by wresting the levers of power from the Democratic and Republican Parties’ hands 1 lever at a time. In order to do that, first, we have to take *this* seat away.
7/33
The most common voter argument against independents is that voting independent is a “wasted vote” and that “independents can’t win.” This is what’s known as a “self-fulfilling prophecy.” But we’re *going* to win here.
The most common voter argument against independents is that voting independent is a “wasted vote” and that “independents can’t win.” This is what’s known as a “self-fulfilling prophecy.” But we’re *going* to win here.
8/33
And then after the 2022 mid-term race, we’re going to help other independents win even more seats in districts and states across the nation until such a point that the two parties are forced to change their behavior or go extinct altogether.
And then after the 2022 mid-term race, we’re going to help other independents win even more seats in districts and states across the nation until such a point that the two parties are forced to change their behavior or go extinct altogether.
9/33
This campaign isn’t about policy—although it will be important eventually. It’s about something much, much bigger than that. It’s about making policy changes *possible* by changing the very structure of our representative government.
We’re aiming to fix the system *itself*.
This campaign isn’t about policy—although it will be important eventually. It’s about something much, much bigger than that. It’s about making policy changes *possible* by changing the very structure of our representative government.
We’re aiming to fix the system *itself*.
10/33
After the 2020 primary in California’s 39th congressional district, our path forward is clear. We've made two attempts at this (in 2018 and 2020), and we’ve figured it out (see starting at Tweet 28 in this thread: “Putting Our 2020 Primary Results Into Perspective”).
After the 2020 primary in California’s 39th congressional district, our path forward is clear. We've made two attempts at this (in 2018 and 2020), and we’ve figured it out (see starting at Tweet 28 in this thread: “Putting Our 2020 Primary Results Into Perspective”).
11/33
Working with our campaign staff and volunteers, including our friend and systems specialist Aicila, we’re not just going to win the 2022 election, but we’re going to document the entire process and create and release an Independent-Candidate Handbook.
Working with our campaign staff and volunteers, including our friend and systems specialist Aicila, we’re not just going to win the 2022 election, but we’re going to document the entire process and create and release an Independent-Candidate Handbook.
12/33
The Independent Candidate Handbook will detail everything you’ll need to know to run, and win, as an independent wherever that race may be.
The Independent Candidate Handbook will detail everything you’ll need to know to run, and win, as an independent wherever that race may be.
13/33
There’s a very steep learning curve to running for office, and one of the benefits of belonging to one of the two major parties is the infrastructure/resources the parties bring to the table.
There’s a very steep learning curve to running for office, and one of the benefits of belonging to one of the two major parties is the infrastructure/resources the parties bring to the table.
