Folks,

Politico recently published a piece that told the truth about the dismal state of the California Democratic Primary:

The governor’s race is packed wall to wall with Democratic candidates who sound interchangeable because they court the same corporate donors, recycle the same empty phrases, and promise nothing beyond managing a slow collapse of their own making.

The article tried to frame this as a talent problem.

It is far more serious than that.

It is a corruption problem.

Every Democrat running for governor knows exactly who their party serves first and foremost (hint: it’s not working people) and they know they haven’t a prayer in changing that. Which is why none of them will step out of line when it comes to their big donors, especially those tied to the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

Add to this corporate servitude the fact that decades long supermajorities have driven the Democratic Party into a state of abject mediocrity, producing the most uninspiring and unimaginative candidates and officeholders.

Over time, what we’ve gotten is a herd of feckless, gutless careerists who differ only in résumé formatting while governing like identical servants of the same corporate masters and brazenly ignoring the voices of our communities.

And you can see the horrific consequences of this brand of politics everywhere in our state: 

Corporate landlords price people out of their homes while a housing crisis deepens inside one of the wealthiest economies on earth.

The for-profit health insurance industry continues to gouge the public on premiums and copays while denying coverage and forcing medical bankruptcy.

And the ultra-rich hoard unimaginable fortunes while politicians refuse to pass even the most basic wealth taxes.

You can help us break this rigged arrangement and challenge the power that keeps working people trapped by chipping in today.

The Politico piece is filled with party insiders who admit the party lacks philosophical challenge.

That might be the understatement of the year.

This groveling, permission-seeking style of politics, where politicians operate by explaining limits instead of fighting power, is exactly why voters feel alienated, angry, and done with the duopoly.

Millions of Californians have become politically unaffiliated with both major parties because they recognize a rigged game when they see one. 

A crowded gubernatorial race does not mean a real choice when (nearly) every option bootlicks the same donor class. 

People want leaders who will name the problem, pick THEIR side, and welcome the opportunity to fight entrenched power.

Our campaign exists because breaking this cycle requires independence from the corporate interests that have bought out Sacramento. 

The Green Party does not owe its loyalty to corporate landlords, the health insurance lobby, or billionaire portfolios.  Greens serve the people whose hands, skills, and care build our economy and our communities. 

This is the time for Californians to put people power into the ONLY national political party that is un-bought.

A party that offers an electoral arm to a people's movement.

We organize with working people who understand that power never gives up ground unless it is forced to - and together, WE can be that force. 

We believe California deserves leadership willing to confront the powers that have robbed  our state of resources, jobs and potential rather than aid them in the heist.

If you are ready to reject a state government built to please billionaires and join a movement built to challenge them, stand with us. 

Peace and power,

Butch Ware

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