Hope on the Horizon

There's a relatively new player in the game to take down the duopoly. As stated on its website, the Centrist Project is a grassroots organization dedicated to organizing Centrist Americans, supporting Centrist policies and encouraging more independent candidates to run for public office to put our country ahead of any political faction in order to solve problems.

I've attended a few meetings/calls with the group and I believe they have a good shot at making something happen. Here's why:

1. Targeted strategy. Instead of making bland proclamations about changing the system for the better, the project is laser focused on demonstrating their fulcrum strategy here in CO by recruiting candidates for the 2018 state senate election. The idea is to demonstrate the strategy here to build attention and enthusiasm so they can replicate the strategy at the national level for 2020.  
2. They've done their homework. The project chose CO based on data crunching to determine where the strategy would most likely be successful. Furthermore, they have looked at what are the biggest barriers for independent candidates and will marshal the organization towards surmounting those barriers. Once candidates are vetted and endorsed, the project will pore in resources from the national level to give these candidates the resources and boots on the ground to make up for their disadvantages not running on the duopoly ticket.
3. Transparency. Unlike the failed Americans Elect, the Centrist Project appears to want to be transparent about their founders and therefore their intent. 

Not sure yet as to what extent I will get involved in the project for the next cycle, but I am excited by their prospects and hope you are too!