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The Unified Principles Movement

@the-upm.bsky.social

Our mission is to rebuild how we elect officials by replacing campaign dollars with listening hours- putting people over profit so our leaders serve voters, not donors. The UPM is a non-partisan movement.

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The Unified Principles Movement@the-upm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In 2024 alone, 1,684 Congressional candidates spent months (or years) fundraising millions of dollars, only to be eliminated in primary or general elections. 🚫 Fundraising Millions of dollars that will get wasted on marketing and consulting. ✅️ Listening to Millions of people to build better policy.

This visual highlights the central takeaway for UPM: while candidate interest grew modestly, the money required to compete expanded exponentially. Key Takeaways Illustrated Massive Financial Escalation (+313%): Federal election spending quadrupled in ten years—jumping from $3.85 Billion in 2014 to nearly $16 Billion in 2024. Moderate Candidate Growth (+28.2%): Congressional candidate filings rose from 1,678 in 2014 to a peak of 2,656 in 2022, settling at 2,152 in 2024. The Core Problem: The willingness of people to step up and run isn't the bottleneck—it is the financial capital required to enter and stay in the race.To understand how many candidates run versus how many actually make it into office, we look at the mathematical reality of fixed federal seats in the U.S. Congress: Fixed Seats Available: In any standard federal election, there are 435 House seats and roughly 33 or 34 Senate seats up for election—making a maximum total of ~468 available seats. The Attrition Rate: Because only one candidate can win per seat, every additional candidate beyond that baseline ratio is lost in primary battles or general election defeats.
The Unified Principles Movement@the-upm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This isn't the first time... but it is the first time anti-money laundering has been declared. We need to demonetize the election process to get better candidates as a whole. Public servants shouldn't be spending tax $$$ on anything that doesn't serve the people. www.huffpost.com/entry/capita...

Capital One Says It Closed Trump Organization's Accounts After Anti-Money Laundering Probe

The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to President Donald Trump’s family business.

huffpost.com

The Unified Principles Movement@the-upm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

People over PAC's. Removing the money in campaigning = removing the candidates who are just there for their donors. 🚫 Calls and door knocks asking for money ✅️ Town Hall listening sessions 🚫 Taking money from corporations and businesses with self-serving agendas ✅️ Getting to know your voters' needs

A wood panel wall is set behind an old-fashioned tv which sits upon a stool. At the top of the photo the words "Now Showing" are above the TV which shows the words "People Over PAC's". At the bottom is the trademark for "The Unified Principles Movement"