THREE PARTNERS, ONE NEW PARTY
ALL ABOUT RAM, SAM, AND FORWARD
Co-founded by 2016 independent presidential candidate (and current Senate candidate) Evan McMullin and former DHS official and “Anonymous” author Miles Taylor, RAM is a cross-partisan coalition built by current and former Republicans concerned about our democracy. After watching the continued descent of the GOP towards conspiracy and autocracy, RAM decided to join forces and build a new kind of party to better serve the American people.
Founded in 2021 by Andrew Yang and a committed group of democracy reformers, the Forward Party exists to fix our broken democracy. In just under a year, it has grown to a national presence, with Forward activists on the ground in more than 30 states. Forwardists believe that our two-party system is fundamentally broken and that it's up to us to rebuild our democracy into something that works for every American, not just the partisans in Washington.
Founded just after the 2016 election by former Democrats, Republicans, and independents who came together with a common goal - to fix our broken politics in America. SAM has been building a new political party for years and brings with it the expertise and experience of starting and running political parties in seven states. SAM exists to build a new kind of political party that puts people at the heart of the political process. SAM is led by former U.S. Congressman David Jolly.
the partners, in their own words
What RAM says
What FORWARD says
What SAM says
What RAM says
We are majority makers, the millions of men and women who are tired of radicalism in our politics and ready for reform. At RAM, we are deepening America’s “pro-democracy bench” in three ways: People. We are standing alongside principled Democrats, Republicans, and Independents who have the courage to stand up against political extremists across the country. Policy. We are advancing policies needed for a healthy democracy, such as the protection of voting rights. Process. We are investing in reforms to the democratic process itself to increase competition and choice in American elections. By working together across party lines, we can shift the balance of power in Washington, DC away from those who want to dismantle democracy’s guardrails and back to real leaders who will put country over party. We are not just Democrats or Republicans or Independents. We are Renewers. And we welcome you to join the fight.
What FORWARD says
Our democracy is failing. The two-party system has broken our government and rigged the system against the rest of us. The Forward Party is building a movement to fix our government and forge a healthy, representative, multi-party democracy that will speak with the voice of America. We are leading the most critical mission of our era – saving our country and creating a pathway for practical, common-sense solutions to the nation’s biggest problems. Together, we will build an America for the 21st century.
Not left. Not right. Forward.
What SAM says
We’re creating a new political party for the millions of Americans who are tired of choosing between the lesser of two evils. We’re made up of people who’ve been betrayed by their tribes and are brave enough to build something better. America’s a diverse place and we don’t always agree on everything. Neither do SAM members. But we share a set of universal principles and one ultimate goal: to fix a system that has been corrupted by the mainstream parties and the people who prop them up. Only then can we begin to tackle our toughest issues with sincerity. To move ourselves forward. And to live up to what it means to be American. No matter what labels you may have used in the past (or the ones you still do), if you’re tired of black and white choices in this brilliantly colorful world — welcome home.
