The Political Integrity Pledge is Good Electoral Politics Pt. 3
Candidates who took the pledge just keep winning.
Last night six states held primary elections: Oregon, Idaho, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Georgia. Across these states, three candidates won competitive primaries after taking the Political Integrity Pledge to:
Ban Congressional stock trading and hold no individual stocks while in office.
Reject all corporate PAC money.
Support a five-year lobbying ban for former members
Support overturning Citizens United.
Bob Brooks (PA-07,) Chris Rabb (PA-03,) and Charles Booker (KY-Sen) all won because these issues are winning issues. Even though they were up against millions of dollars in outside spending and dark money, these candidates prevailed because their integrity was worth more to the average voter than another TV ad funded by corporate donors.
There are a ton more primary elections on the horizon. See if your candidate has taken the pledge at the link here: integrityindex.us/pledge.
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Nico + Daniel
This pledge does not address the primary problem we have in our elected oligarchy. This is that we have no control over the people we elect as our representatives, after elections. Without this control by our voting citizens,after elections, we only end up protesting and pleading with people we have no power over. My Direct Democracy constituent polling pledge is a plan to have us involved in law-making and policies that affect our daily lives. It immediately ends the political bribing in our legislative and executive branches in all levels of government, and will also stop our autocratic private political parties influence on legislation. Visit my website to learn more: DirectDemocracy21.org