A group of former Republican and Democratic officials announce the creation of a new political party. The intention is to attract millions of independent voters who want to get out of the "two-party system". The new party, called Forward, will be led by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and former New Jersey Republican Governor Christine Todd Whitman.
The #ForwardParty is joining forces with @samforus and @RenewAmerica to form the biggest 3rd party by resources in the United States!!! That's right - the @Fwd_Party is now the biggest 3rd party org in the country - and we are just getting started! https://t.co/xI7hBzr56l
- Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) July 27, 2022
The new party aims to be, in the words of its founders, "a viable alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties that dominate U.S. politics." With no presence yet in the upcoming mid-term elections, the leaders are preparing their registration in 15 states for this year. The official launch will take place in Houston on September 24 and its first national convention is expected to be held in the summer of 2023.
Forward was born from the merger of three political groups that have emerged in recent years: the Forward Party and the Renew America and Serve America movements. The formation notes that " Democrats, Republicans and Independents are joining forces to build more than just a new party. This will be a political home for the majority of Americans who want to leave behind the era of division," its founding charter notes.
The only way to solve our nation's problems is to work together. That is why we are pleased to announce that we are merging with @RenewAmerica & @Fwd_Party to build America's most transformational party under the #ForwardParty name!https://t.co/daSZEiRXeA #ForwardTogether #GSD pic.twitter.com/uGE0pTrrbF
- The SAM Party (@samforus) July 28, 2022
Who is behind the new Forward party?
The Adelante Party was founded by Andrew Yang, who left the Democratic Party in 2021. He has endorsements from dozens of other officials from the Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama administrations. The Renew America movement, meanwhile, was formed in 2021 by several former officials from the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Bush, George W. Bush and Donald Trump. The Serve America movement brings together a group of Democrats, Republicans and independents whose executive director is former Republican Congressman David Jolly.
Jolly himself explains in The Washington Post the intentions of this new party. He believes that the new formation will succeed in the face of previous frustrated attempts to create a third way in the country.
The truth is that the party, which describes itself as"centrist, neither right-wing nor left-wing", has not yet presented specific policies beyond generic allusions to "dialogue, diversity" or the intention to "avoid political extremes". Its pillars, they note, are "reinvigorating a fair and thriving economy" and "giving Americans more choice in elections, more confidence in a government that works, and more say in our future." We will soon know more details about this new formation.
