As the Centrist Project enters 2018, our Movement is on the precipice of making a Transformational Impact on our increasingly Dysfunctional and Divided Political System. Together, over the last year, they have laid a Strong Foundation by Recruiting Extraordinary Independent Leaders to Run for Office and Building an unprecedented Infrastructure to support them.
As their Effort grew and evolved, it became clear to them that their Name and Brand needed to as well. They desired a New Identity that strongly reflects their Core Belief that it’s their Unity, and the Values they share in common, that has always been the Source of our Nation’s Strength. It’s right there in our National Motto: E pluribus Unum. Out of Many, One.
I joined the Centrist Project in 2014, as a donor and Advocate for the Centrist Ideas.
So The Centrist Project has become Unite America.
The largest Chasm in our Politics is no longer between Left vs. Right or Democrats vs. Republicans; it’s between those who want to Divide Us for their Own Benefit vs. those who want to Unite us for the Common Good. On one hand, the Political Parties, News Media, and Interest Groups drive Wedges between us every day to win votes, drive Ratings and Raise Money. On the other hand, Unite America aims to be a Powerful Force for Unity.
Unite America is the “Why” of their Movement. It’s a Call to Action that can galvanize their Supporters and Candidates alike: Unite. It’s an Identity that anyone who shares their Vision can Adopt; without having to Abandon any other Affiliations. All of us can be Uniters. It’s a Brand that will serve to link a growing Network of Local and State Organizations.
Their Tagline represents the Strongest Bond between both their Supporters and Candidates: the Belief in putting Country Over Party. It Channels the Vision of their Founders for a Representative Form of Government that Serves “We, the People”, not the narrow interests of Political Factions.
Furthermore, Unite America is a Rejection of Zero Sum Politics that pits Red against Blue, and instead Offers an Invitation to join Team Red, White, and Blue. Their logo boldly introduces White into the Color Pallet of their Politics as the Third Force that can bring us together. Unite America may be a New Name, but they remain as dedicated as ever to their Core Mission.
They are a Movement of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents who are Committed to Repairing our Politics and Restoring the American Dream for Future Generations. And they are an Organization that is Committed to Electing Common Sense, Independent Candidates who can Bridge the Growing Partisan Divide. Their Focus will still to be on our “Fulcrum Strategy” of Electing Coalitions of Independents to narrowly Divided Legislatures, on both a State and National Level, where they can Control the Balance of Power and use their extraordinary Leverage to forge Common Ground Solutions to pressing Challenges.
Rather than demanding Allegiance to a New Top-Down Party or Rigid Ideology, they will continue to Unite around some Common Sense Principles and a Common Ground approach to Governing. They stand for Fiscal & Environmental Stewardship, Economic Opportunity, and Equality under the Law. They put Country over Party, follow the Facts, and Work together to Solve Problems.
They will remain Political Centrists in the truest sense of the term: those who are Willing to Champion the Best Ideas, no matter where they come from. Unite America is their next Chapter and a New Way Forward for our Politics. There is no Panacea for the Division and Dysfunction of our Politics, but Unite America will offer Independent Leadership as a Critical Ingredient in how we can overcome Growing Political Polarization and Partisanship.
CLICK HERE for more information about Unite America.
CLICK HERE to read a new “Declaration of Independents” that describes the Common-Sense Principles and Common Ground Approach to Governing that Unites the Movement and Candidates.
UPDATE
Tonight I attended Unite America's New York City Launch and met:
Independent Gubernatorial Candidates
Governor Bill Walker (AK)
Entrepreneur Greg Orman (KS)
State Treasurer Terry Hayes (ME)
Independent U.S. Senate Candidates
Businessman Neal Simon (MD)
Attorney Craig O'Dear (MO)
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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