Maryland Forward Party

My primary goal is to change the way we do politics in Maryland so that we are more collaborative and less tribal. I think we have more that unites us than divides us and we have been trained to focus on the divisions. I think most people are willing to compromise and solutions for the best interests of society and that with Grace and Tolerance we can achieve much. To do this, I am focused on achieving recognized party status for the Maryland Forward Party so that we can institute Voting Reform, Single Primaries, and Independent Redistricting Commissions. At a very minimum, if we used ranked choice voting in conjunction with single primaries, we could completely change the way people think about how they elect their politicians. We'd eliminate the the spoiler effect and candidates would be encouraged to talk to all voters to appeal as the second choice as well as the first choice for that voter. For the general election, using ranked choice voting would ensure that the final electee would have at least 50% of the vote and would legitimize their election.