I am a 57-year-old Administrative Assistant who has worked in a variety of environments including government, private, non-profit and health for about 30 years. I am not a career politician who talks the political jargon, but as a matter of fact I am not a politician at all.
Prior to the establishment of the New Blue Party I had trouble voting, any of the establishment parties. They all ran on the same policies but just presented them in a different way, almost like word salad and none of their platforms made any sense to me. It was always a disappointment, they campaigned making promises, for instance, combating homelessness, which is a staple issue, and it never gets resolved only worse. That is only one of the promises that are never kept. My solution for voting at the time was to vote for the one I knew wasn’t going to win. Some would say that it is a wasted vote, but I saw it as a vote of conscience, I couldn’t bring myself to vote for someone mediocre who may win the election and knowing my vote may have helped them win. So, I started searching for a party that offered more than just talk but tangible solutions.