Lots of people lament how Party Politics has replaced the system of checks and balances across branches of government - Forward Party is a movement actually trying to do something about it.
Using an election system like this would elevate our political discourse
Nice piece. I would just add that reforms like bottom-two runoff IRV and the "Consensus Choice" method that Better Choice for Democracy promote would also be great ways to make gerrymandering ineffective and break the two-party system.
More on BTR-IRV: bustingbigpolitics.com/btr-irv-a-vo...
Exactly right: "Winner-take-all elections mechanically produce two parties. Any third force either gets absorbed or destroyed. The two mega-organizations persist no matter how dysfunctional they become, because they don’t need to be good. They just need to be less unpopular than the other one."
Official statement on the Iran conflict
David French on the Iran attack and why we are right to question its manner, not because evildoers like Khamenei deserve better but because we do as citizens of a free republic. /1
Lot's of exciting campaigns this year!
There are a lot of independents. But they have diverse views and interests. Carah Ong Whaley has a piece today at the "Better Politics" Substack exploring the data on who these independent voters are, and how they might matter in 2026:
carahw.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
Chris Zillizza on the Forward Party Podcast: "more [political] competition is good for the average person"
Exactly right!
@chriscillizza.bsky.social @fwdparty.bsky.social @fwdvirginia.bsky.social
More details:
bustingbigpolitics.com/chris-cilliz...
Endorsed candidate for Governor Mike Newcome will be on At Issue with Tom Hauser this Sunday morning. Be sure to tune in to KSTP at 10:00 a.m. to hear him discuss the race and our vision for Minnesota.
'Every Vote Counts': What Women Leaders Know About Fixing Broken Political Systems—From Iceland to Washington msmagazine.com/2026/01/23/r...
Being independent is a good thing, right?
Like, are there really a lot of people out there thinking, “What I really need is to be trapped in a framework that takes away my options and doesn’t care what I think?”
This district includes Alexandria and parts of Arlington
Election reforms like ranked choice voting are extremely important to me. I've looked through the campaign websites of the four candidates, and the only one listing election reform or ranked choice voting is Mark Levine.
Don't threaten me with a good time!
#RCV #RankedChoiceVoting
Ranked choice voting causes candidates to have to appeal to groups other than their own in order to win. This should lead to moderation of views and less extremists.
Ranked Choice voting is one of the most important systemic changes that have to happen in America to prevent further Trumps.
So naturally many states are outlawing it.
In 2021, we talked to Ohioans about what is wrong with our political system and got their reaction to #RankedChoiceVoting.
In 2026, this rings more true than ever!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z3EzWO-_Xg
"The state's approach to elections is a major factor in nurturing its tradition of bipartisan governance... In 2020, Alaska voters implemented a top-four, open-primary system, complemented by ranked-choice voting in general elections"
#rcv #rankedvoting
www.governing.com/politics/for...
A new bill in Congress brings #RankedChoiceVoting to all primary & general elections for the U.S. House & Senate. – giving voters more choice & more voice.
Ask Congress to support the #RankedChoiceVoting Act at the link below, & read on to learn more. #RCVAct 🧵
The two-choice system isn't serving people, & Iowans know it. We deserve a new path forward where politicians have to solve problems to get reelected, not create them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn59...
🗞️ A lively forum explored the revival of “fusion voting” — a system where a candidate can be nominated by more than one party. Currently, United Wisconsin argues that Wisconsin’s ban on this system violates the association rights of voters and candidates. www.wisbar.org/NewsPublicat...
After 10 years of 1 party control, it's time for a new leader who's focused on lowering costs, growing our economy, and helping Iowans live better, healthier lives.
"The best way to end gerrymandering—and the extremism and polarization that runs hand in hand—would be for the nation to adopt a more proportional House of Representatives." - @davedaley.bsky.social
Important read -> newrepublic.com/article/2028...
“If you're confused about how one political party could endorse candidates from two other parties in a nonpartisan local election, then you’ve not heard much of the new Forward Party.”
That’s us. Check this out: jeoshea.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Episode 4 of This Old Democracy: Host Micah Sifry talks with Bill Kristol about the rise of authoritarianism, the dangers of polarization, and how civic engagement and reforms like fusion voting can help renew American democracy.
🎧 Listen: centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
Majorities of Americans want more political parties -- and less executive power!
www.frameworksinstitute.org/app/uploads/...
It's a jungle primary, where everyone including independents all run in the same primary. Only the two that advance compete in the general. So no scope for any more independents to jump in at the final stage.
Just a tweak away from having a fantastic election system. Allow the top *five* to advance, and use ranked voting in the general. Then that's Final Five Voting, like Alaska does - quite a good system and much better than the current mess CA has. political-innovation.org/wp-content/u...
Episode 2 of This Old Democracy: @msifry.bsky.social talks with political scientist @leedrutman.bsky.social of @newamerica.org about breaking the two-party doom loop and why the U.S. needs a multi-party democracy. @politicalreform.newamerica.org
🎧 Listen: centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
