Put Country Before Party: Join Americans Elect

Put Country Before Party: Join Americans Elect

The Issue

American voters are tired of politics as usual. They want leaders that will put their country before their party, and American interests before special interests. That's why 80% of voters report that they would consider supporting an alternative Presidential ticket in the 2012 election.

That's where Americans Elect comes in.  It's the first ever national online primary. This fall when you go to vote, there will be three candidates on the ballot -- a Republican, a Democrat, and an Americans Elect candidate, nominated directly by you, the American people. We're nonpartisan, and our process is open to any registered voter, regardless of where you live or which party you belong to. 

We've already collected nearly 2.4 million signatures in support of our mission to give the American people more power and more choices, and to provide the two parties with more competition. Join Americans Elect, and together we'll pick a president, not a party.

Learn more about Americans Elect here, or join today by signing the pledge to Put Country Before Party!


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Americans ElectPetition StarterPatton has spent years making an impact as an organizer, campaign manager and consultant. Online and off, his clients have consistently won tough campaigns, raising millions of dollars, driving millions of actions, moving millions of voters, and picking up a couple of Pollie Awards along the way. As a campaigner, he's run legislative races in the middle of nowhere and coordinated government relations efforts for large national advocacy groups. As a consultant, Patton developed media and strategy for Democratic candidates and unions as Senior Strategist at Compass Media Group in Chicago, provided fundraising and advocacy strategy for major nonprofits as Senior Account Executive at Donordigital in Berkeley, and did a fair bit of solo work in those fields. As Senior Campaign Strategist at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, he can't wait to tie it all together. Patton is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He lives in Oakland with his wife and a pretty awesome puppy.
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The Issue

American voters are tired of politics as usual. They want leaders that will put their country before their party, and American interests before special interests. That's why 80% of voters report that they would consider supporting an alternative Presidential ticket in the 2012 election.

That's where Americans Elect comes in.  It's the first ever national online primary. This fall when you go to vote, there will be three candidates on the ballot -- a Republican, a Democrat, and an Americans Elect candidate, nominated directly by you, the American people. We're nonpartisan, and our process is open to any registered voter, regardless of where you live or which party you belong to. 

We've already collected nearly 2.4 million signatures in support of our mission to give the American people more power and more choices, and to provide the two parties with more competition. Join Americans Elect, and together we'll pick a president, not a party.

Learn more about Americans Elect here, or join today by signing the pledge to Put Country Before Party!


avatar of the starter
Americans ElectPetition StarterPatton has spent years making an impact as an organizer, campaign manager and consultant. Online and off, his clients have consistently won tough campaigns, raising millions of dollars, driving millions of actions, moving millions of voters, and picking up a couple of Pollie Awards along the way. As a campaigner, he's run legislative races in the middle of nowhere and coordinated government relations efforts for large national advocacy groups. As a consultant, Patton developed media and strategy for Democratic candidates and unions as Senior Strategist at Compass Media Group in Chicago, provided fundraising and advocacy strategy for major nonprofits as Senior Account Executive at Donordigital in Berkeley, and did a fair bit of solo work in those fields. As Senior Campaign Strategist at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, he can't wait to tie it all together. Patton is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He lives in Oakland with his wife and a pretty awesome puppy.
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Petition created on January 12, 2012