- Am I expected to vote for your candidate(s) if they are on the ballot?
- Am I expected to leave my party?
- If I pledge to sign for an independent candidate, am I expected to regardless ?
Am I expected to vote for your candidate(s) if they are on the ballot?
No, absolutely not. We are a caucus of independent Americans from across the political spectrum that are united in an effort to reach every American voter and reconnect them with their government. We are asking you to check back into your democracy and vote. We want you to vote for the candidate that represents you. You do not have to volunteer to participate in this caucus, however, only volunteers have a vote in setting agenda priorities and proposing policy reforms. By signing our voter pledge, we'll share with you relevant information about your districts that we learned and give you the opportunity to support or not. We'll produce a report card online that you can see if you have been represented.
Am I expected to leave my party?
No. We want you to be an active participant in your democracy. Our focus is on the U.S. House of Representatives and only gerrymandered districts. In most cases, you will only have 2 choices for your U.S. Senate and President. At the state level, we will assist in getting Independent candidates into the State Legislature where there is no opposing candidate or the members of the caucus draft a nominee and secure the ballot signatures. We will continue to fight for our priorities at the State level getting state versions of our national visions drafted into Law. Our focus is to end corruption in politics and return power to the people.
If I pledge to sign for an independent candidate, am I expected to regardless ?
Q: I am not comfortable agreeing to sign for a candidate before I know who it is. I do like the idea of having an independent candidate but not sure if I should pledge right now.
Our pledge is to consider signing to get a candidate on the ballot. You are not violating your pledge should you not feel comfortable endorsing the final candidates. We do hope that we will have multiple candidates at both the State and Federal seats. In one federal district, 2 or 3 state house or senate seats may also overlap. Many of these seats remain unchallenged and require fewer signatures to get an independent candidate on the ballot because it is a smaller constituency.