WHAT IS POTUS1?
We must fix our democracy before we can truly affect change in Washington.
Essential democracy reforms require a president with the proper focus and commitment to fight for American democratic ideals.
What must change:
Reduce the influence of big money in politics
End gerrymandering
Make voting easier, more representative, and more secure
Make every vote equal in the presidential election
Who is a POTUS1 Candidate?
Publicly releases a stellar democracy reform platform that structurally addresses each aspect of our broken democracy.
Commits, in no uncertain terms, to passing said democracy reform as his/her first act upon taking office.
WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
You can help us in our POTUS1 initiative by telling the 2020 presidential candidates that democracy reform is your top priority.
“WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND”
As it currently stands, here is a list of candidate platforms from best to worst:
1. Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren
3. Tulsi Gabbard/Bill Weld
8. Joe Biden
9. Donald Trump
Here is where the candidates stand on each issue
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| Pledged to Fix Democracy First? | Strong Reform Platform? | Public Financing? | Pro-Voting Rights Platform? | Ending Gerrymandering? | |
| Bernie Sanders | Yes | Yes | Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| Joe Biden | No | — | Matching | Only Automatic Voter Registration | — |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Yes | Yes | Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| Bill Weld | Yes | Yes | Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| Donald Trump | X | X | X | X | X |
| X | X | X | X | X | |
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= POTUS1 Candidate
= Not yet a POTUS1 Candidate
= Does not support democracy reforms
SEE WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND ON DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES
| Pledged to Fix Democracy First? | Strong Reform Platform? | Public Financing? | Pro-Voting Rights Platform? | Ending Gerrymandering/ | |
| Elizabeth Warren | Yes | Yes | Matching | Yes | Yes |
| Bernie Sanders | Yes | Yes | Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| Joe Biden | No | — | Matching | Only Automatic Voter Registration | ? |
| Pete Buttigieg | Yes | Yes | Matching | Yes | Yes |
| Amy Klobuchar | Yes | Yes | Matching | Yes | Yes |
| Tom Steyer | Yes | Yes | Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| Andrew Yang | Yes | Yes | Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| Michael Bloomberg | No | — | Matching | Yes | Yes |
| Deval Patrick | Yes | Yes | Matching + Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| Michael Bennet | Yes | Yes | Matching | Yes | Yes |
| Bill Weld | Yes | Yes | Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Yes | Yes | Vouchers | Yes | Yes |
| John Delaney | No | Yes | Not Specified | Yes | Yes |
| Donald Trump | X | X | X | X | X |
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