If we want a Congress that works for us, we need to be in Congress.
For decades, our government has been run by millionaires, lawyers, and career politicians who have never worried about making rent, juggling two jobs, or choosing between prescriptions and groceries. The result is exactly what you’d expect: laws written for the wealthy, policies that protect corporations, and a political culture that treats the working class as an afterthought.
In 2026, we have a chance to change that — not with polite lobbying, not with wishful thinking, but by replacing them. That means putting working-class people on the ballot in every district, every state, at every level of government.
Who Belongs on the Ballot?
The establishment wants you to believe you need an Ivy League degree, a fat donor list, and a polished résumé to run for office. That’s a lie.
If you’ve stood on a picket line to demand fair pay, you belong on the ballot.
If you’ve worked a double shift and still couldn’t cover rent, you belong on the ballot.
If you’ve fought to get your kids a decent education or navigated the nightmare of our healthcare system, you belong on the ballot.
We don’t need candidates who “look the part.” We need candidates who live the struggle — people whose priorities aren’t shaped by lobbyists, but by the realities of putting food on the table and keeping a roof overhead.
The Clock Is Ticking
Filing deadlines for many races in 2026 will arrive sooner than most people realize — in some states, as early as spring. Waiting until next year to decide means you’ve already missed your chance.
Right now, party insiders are picking their favorites, corporate donors are opening their wallets, and establishment candidates are quietly locking down endorsements. They are counting on us to stay passive, to decide “next time” will be the time we step forward.
There is no “next time.” This is it.
How We Win
Running for office isn’t something you do alone. This movement is building the infrastructure to help working-class candidates succeed — from campaign training to legal help with filing paperwork, from shared graphics and flyers to national amplification of local races.
Our strategy is simple:
- Get working-class candidates into local party structures now.
- Secure committee endorsements before the establishment even knows what hit them.
- Knock doors, build coalitions, and raise small-dollar donations that show we don’t need corporate money to win.
When we run together, we don’t just compete — we overwhelm them.
You Have More Power Than You Think
The people in power aren’t there because they’re smarter, tougher, or more qualified than you. They’re there because they showed up when others didn’t.
You can show up. You can win. And when you do, you’ll govern with the courage that only comes from knowing what it’s like to struggle — and to fight your way forward.
This is the moment for nurses, teachers, construction workers, caregivers, truck drivers, service workers — the people who actually keep this country running — to take the reins.
If we don’t run, they win.
If we run together, we win.
The future of the working class won’t be handed to us. We have to take it. And that starts with you stepping forward, putting your name on the ballot, and joining a wave of Working Class First candidates ready to reclaim our democracy in 2026.
The Revolution Is on the Ballot
This is where it all comes together. The revolution called for in A Call for Revolution in ’26 isn’t just an idea — it’s a plan. The Working Class First strategy isn’t just a roadmap — it’s a vehicle. And now, the candidates we recruit and elect will be the drivers.
We have 15 months to turn outrage into organization, organization into candidacies, and candidacies into victory. Every workplace meeting, every precinct committee seat, every door knock, and every race we contest is another crack in the wall the corporate elite built to keep us out.
The 250th anniversary of this country will not be remembered for hollow speeches or flag-waving parades. It will be remembered as the year the working class took the wheel, rewrote the rules, and built a government that works for all of us.
We’ve told the world what we want. We’ve shown how we can win. Now we put our names on the ballot, we take the fight to every district in America, and we make history.
The future belongs to the many, not the few — and in 2026, we prove it.
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