To my friends in the Forward/independent space: I'm helping out on @GregforIndiana's campaign. It'd mean the world if you could sign up, volunteer or donate. Check out why I like Greg so much right here: gregballard.com/willconway

Crazy to accuse a two-term mayor of Indianapolis of "spoiling" an election for statewide office. He's improving an election that was previously spoiled. If major parties want a two person race, they should run better candidates so others don't have to get involved.

Imagine needing to be liked or accepted by a group of people so bad that your willing to villainize someone like Greg Ballard to try to save someone like Diego Morales. Politics just brings out the absolute worst in people.

"When everyone in power is a jackass, being honorable and competent is as anti-establishment as it gets." 360 no-scope from @JamesEBriggs about the power of @GregforIndiana's candidacy (via @indystar): indystar.com/story/opinion/c…

This attitude is horrifying. Politics is a team sport, sure. But your team is supposed to be your constituents - the voters you represent - not devotion to a political party. Party loyalty tests are the bane of modern politics.

Interestingly, Republicans are mad at former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard because he's running as an independent candidate for Indiana Secretary of State. This is what happened to me in 2015: Democrats were upset with me when I almost ran for mayor of Indianapolis as an independent. They argued that I would draw too many Democratic votes and let a Republican win the mayor's race. Both parties tend to ignore the dissatisfaction many of us feel about the current direction of our party. There are plenty of centrists and moderates in both the Democratic and Republican parties who are uncomfortable with their extreme policies or the perception that an elected official is corrupt. Yet, these parties push us to accept their candidates, even when those candidates don't align with our values or views. I believe Americans deserve better. Both parties have the right to field far-left or far-right candidates, but voters shouldn't be forced to pick the lesser of two undesirable choices. Perhaps it’s time to create an independent party that truly represents the values and views of millions of centrist, moderate, and independent voters in America. Just food for thought.

Formidable

The President of the United States is withholding food for 41,700,000 Americans, including 16,300,000 children, until he gets his way. It's likely to be weeks. Maybe months. If a parent withheld food from a single child for even a day, their neighbors would call CPS.

Rough day for Don.

This initiative is pretty cool. I’m more and more of the opinion that local, independent efforts know what’s best for local communities.

This self-inflicted trade war is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen.

Murdering guys we don't like is still murder. I feel like we've been on the same page about that for most of civilization.

What comes next for independent voters? We're hosting a meeting to talk about the results this year and the plan for 2025. If you're an independent, we want you in on that conversation. Join us here: letusvote.org/event_what_com…

For everyone who spent the last decade claiming now “isn’t the time” for democracy reform and independent political movements, uh… your way didn’t work. We’ll drive for a while, thanks.

To all the Dem leaders and strategists openly criticizing the party now, after the predictable and avoidable second loss to Trump — Where were you in January when it mattered? This post-election pile-on is just a weak attempt to hide your cowardice.

We can't fix millions of years of evolutionary biology. We *can* fix the inclusiveness of our electoral system, our incentives, our media, and our desire to build a real, unifying vision for America.