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John Washington III Says the System Is Broken and Politicians Forget the People Who Elected Them

John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, argued that politicians chase votes and money and then forget the people, and said change comes only when voters stand with someone who actually works for them.

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John Washington III Says the System Is Broken and Politicians Forget the People Who Elected Them (Washington Sentinel News)

John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, has described the political system as broken and said elected officials forget the voters who put them in office. "The system is broken," he wrote. "Politicians chase our votes, then our money, and forget us."

John Washington III argued that campaign language about fighting for voters is not matched after elections. They say "fight for you," he wrote, and then go "back to business as usual." That pattern, he argued, is the reason voters see so little change.

John Washington III presented his own candidacy as the alternative. "This doesn't change until the people stand with someone who actually works for them," he wrote. "I'm that candidate. Stand with me. Let's take our power back."

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