Who, us? Partisan?
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Joanna swomley describes her org’s positions on a NorthWest firehouse, eastern civic center, and property taxes — “those aren’t our concerns”
Swomley was first elected to the RTM in 2017. She rejected any claim that Indivisible is meant to be a political party of any kind and instead said partisan problems were coming from groups like Fiscal Freedom.
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Swomley and Indivisible co-founder Nerlyn Pierson, who unsuccessfully ran for the RTM late in the election as a write-in candidate, rejected the idea that Indivisible Greenwich is “a left-wing anything.”
“Regrettably, just as with national politics, some in town scapegoat, fabricate and then perpetuate fringe conspiracy theories so they have a boogeyman to rally against rather than confront the real issues,” they said in a joint statement.
Here’s what their website says they are:
This time two years ago, we were lost, angry, and scared. Donald Trump was on the verge of taking power, and we all knew that no one in Washington was prepared to stand up to him. In that moment, we began the original Indivisible Guide with these lines:
Donald Trump is the biggest popular vote loser in history to ever call himself President-Elect. In spite of the fact that he has no mandate, he will attempt to use his congressional majority to reshape America in his own racist, authoritarian, and corrupt image. If progressives are going to stop this, we must stand indivisibly opposed to Trump and the Members of Congress who would do his bidding. Together, we have the power to resist - and we have the power to win.
Looking back, we think this holds up pretty well.
In 2017, we made Congress listen. Indivisibles went to town halls, die-ins, and district offices. We defeated TrumpCare, rallied for immigrants, and turned the Republican tax cut for the rich and corporations into an enormous political liability. We stiffened Democratic spines and weakened Republican resolve. We couldn’t stop everything — but we did stop a lot.
In 2018, we remade Congress. Indivisibles endorsed candidates, registered voters, phone-banked, and knocked doors. We dragged our friends, family, and strangers to the polls. Drop by drop, we built the blue wave. As a result, this Congress will feature a new generation of bold, diverse leaders, and dozens of Trump-supporting Republicans are out of a job. To be sure, the new political reality is complex, and we didn't get everything we fought for. But we know our next steps, and we're not giving up.
Keep ‘em down in Belle Haven.
