Let’s face it – the modern Democrat party has gone so far left they are socialist and communist, racist and systematically corrupt. While they dither about who they are to become, room has opened up, not for a third party, but a new second party to replace them. Elon Musk attempted that, but instead of creating a new center left party in his America party, he created what is essentially a libertarian center right party, which overlaps too much with Trump’s MAGA followers, who are themselves more centrist than the far right on homosexuality, abortion, and Christian content and prayer in schools.
So even though I am a self-confessed ultra-MAGA supporter, I would love a moderate left party to keep my party honest. I am unhappy with how the Trump administration is handling deportation of illegal aliens, though I am all for strong deportation methods for actual criminals and those with warrants that are for more than being here illegally. I am also not happy with the suppression of the Epstein files, but since both sides are guilty of that – there may be legitimate practical geopolitical reasons to bury it – I’m sure that’s what Bill Gates would say.
So if I were a moderate leftist, this is the party I would propose.
The American Unity Party Platform
America needs a new way forward—one that restores common sense, rewards cooperation over conflict, and rebuilds trust in our democratic institutions. The American Unity Party emerges to meet that need. We’re forging a path that reflects moderate Democratic priorities, not by abandoning principle, but by reordering them in a way that unites rather than divides.
This new platform reclaims the core values of the center-left: justice, opportunity, compassion, and progress. But we reject ideological excess and binary thinking. Our motto: Progress with Prudence. Equity with Unity. Solutions over Slogans.
1. The New Priorities (in Order of National Importance)
Each priority is defined by what it affirms—and what it avoids from the extremes of the old party.
- Broad-Based Economic Growth and Opportunity
Not class warfare or blanket wealth redistribution.- We promote small business, entrepreneurship, domestic manufacturing, and worker upskilling.
- Sensible wage increases and earned tax credits—not universal income.
- Health Care Reform, Not Revolution
Not Medicare-for-All mandates.- Expand the ACA, introduce a public option, protect employer plans, and control drug costs.
- Pro-Worker, Pro-Employer Labor Policy
Not forced unionization or rigid labor mandates.- Support collective bargaining where needed and protect gig economy innovation.
- Border Security and Humane Immigration Reform
Not open borders or abolishing enforcement.- Secure the border, streamline legal immigration, and provide status for long-settled undocumented individuals.
- Clean Energy Innovation, Not Energy Punishment
Not bans on gas or punitive carbon restrictions.- Encourage renewables with tax incentives, but invest heavily in nuclear energy, and preserve affordable energy access.
- Education That Works for All
Not ideological indoctrination or top-down curriculum battles.- Invest in literacy and math, support school choice within public systems, and restore civics education.
- Civil Rights for All, Not Identity Politics
Not race or gender-based policy litmus tests.- Promote equal opportunity, pluralism, and protections for all, without weaponizing DEI frameworks.
- Safe Communities with Smart Justice
Not defund the police or mass incarceration.- Back police accountability and community safety; expand diversion courts and reentry programs.
- Technology, AI, and Privacy Regulation
Not tech absolutism or overregulation.- Establish fair rules for AI, online data, and monopolistic platforms while preserving innovation.
- Assertive, Not Imperial Foreign Policy
Not endless wars or isolationism.- Defend democracy, support allies, and prioritize diplomacy, especially in the Indo-Pacific.
2. The Old Priorities—And Why They’re Not Working
The Democratic Party of the 2020s increasingly centered its agenda on:
- Racial and gender identity politics
- Climate extremism
- Abortion absolutism
- Open-border immigration
- Anti-policing and skepticism about law enforcement and incarceration
- DEI orthodoxy in institutions
These priorities, while rooted in real concerns, alienated moderate Americans and polarized civic life. Rather than focusing on where progressives and moderates agree—like affordable health care, fair wages, and basic equality of opportunity—they chose to emphasize issues where society is most divided.
The American Unity Party reorders priorities to emphasize shared values, economic common ground, and trust-building reforms.
3. Founding Principles
Our policies are shaped by principles designed to reduce acrimony, promote unity, and deliver real results:
- Seek Common Ground First
Focus on policies where moderates of both parties can agree—not where tribes clash. - Balance Rights and Responsibility
We support reproductive rights in the first trimester, but oppose third-trimester abortions except for the rarest cases. - Sensible Climate Incentives, Not Prohibitions
Offer tax rebates for renewables—but avoid bans or mandates. Invest in nuclear electricity as the long-term energy backbone. - Transparent, Responsible Government
Freeze non-essential federal growth. Conduct deep audits to root out fraud, waste, and abuse. - National Unity Through Pluralism
Respect different regional, religious, and cultural traditions under a shared civic framework. - Civic Trust Through Institutional Reform
Promote real-time budget transparency, inspector general independence, and rules against insider enrichment.
The American Unity Party is for those tired of being forced to choose between extremes. We are the reasonable majority. The bridge-builders. The problem-solvers.
Join us as we chart a better course—not left, not right, but forward.