May 31 – The Pact Resolved
Over the course of this campaign, Tim Kelly and I have developed a mutual respect for each other and each other’s ideas, along with a shared recognition of how the two-party chokehold on American politics disconnects voters from their democracy. In resolving our pact, we do not believe either candidate dropping out would significantly alter the outcome of this race. Every vote for either of us shines a light on partisan dysfunction. We therefore both voice support for the ideas of each campaign and encourage all voters to vote their conscience — so that we have the fullest picture of how to empower voters and candidates to think beyond the two-party duopoly in the future.
Our original Pact:
Tim Kelly and I are the two non-partisan candidates in this race. We are running distinct campaigns as distinct individuals. Neither of us is specifically endorsing the other’s campaign or approach, but we do have at least two things in common:
- We like the idea of a non-partisan representing our district
- We’re good at math
We can’t yet know who will connect better with the district, but we do know that if we split the “non-partisan vote” in the primary, it will be nearly impossible for either of us to make it into the top two. Game over.
We’ve made a pact to both campaign hard, see where it goes, and in May look to see who has the better shot. The other will throw all their support to the more likely candidate. They will also get an automatic spot on the Advisory Council, representing the non-partisan slice of the district.