I may update this page if I have time. Right now, I'm busy getting the word out to vote for Justin Douglas.
Justin is building a people-powered campaign rooted in Central Pennsylvania communities. Whereas, Stelson is relying on name recognition and political convenience.
Justin is working class. He had to work multiple jobs to make ends meet, including CrossFit coaching and driving for Uber. He lives working class struggles. No one can better represent the working class than people in the working class.
The status quo (keeping things as they are) isn't working and the Republican party has shown us they are not interested in working for the working class people (which includes both "blue collar" and "white collar" workers). I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that no enemy of the United States would have been able to do the type of damage that has been self-inflicted by this second Trump term and the Republican controlled federal government. Any enemy wishing to destroy the U.S. is surely laughing their ass off. Aside from anyone being bombed, of course. But otherwise, no enemy could have hoped to pull off this reduction of power and influence of the U.S. or to harm the working class citizens.
Justin Douglas supports the power of Congress to debate and decide if the country goes to war.
I wrote to Scott Perry to support some bills that reaffirmed the U.S. Constitution. Did this big patriot hero veteran vote in favor of this legislation put forth by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie? No, no he did not. So very brave of him. So he has to go.
I get it. The U.S. Constitution is flawed. But it would be a great start if our elected officials would be held to abide by it. But it doesn't have any teeth...no penalties or accountability. I often use a quote from Lysander Spooner (No Treason, The Constitution of No Authority), “But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case it is unfit to exist.”
Justin Douglas supports Medicare for all.
Justin explains his solution for funding Social Security.
Justin supports democracy and the power of the people. He's not taking any Super PAC money. The whole point of Super PACs is to override democracy and the voices of individual people.
Justin supports making law to overturn Citizens United v. FEC (U.S. Supreme Court case).
Justin supports a ban on Congress trading stocks and he won't hold any stocks while in office.
Justin supports banning former Congress members from lobbying.
If you're wondering what's with the tatoos and earings. Justin can play a guitar and used to play in a rock/punk band. Check out his personal YouTube channel.
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"When the moderator asked Stelson whether she would support Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposal to raise the tax cap for Social Security income from $184,500 back to $500,000..."
Stelson said, “I don’t think I would raise it that high. I would try to keep things where they are.”
(This cap means that income earned above this amount (not taxed) doesn't contribute toward the Social Security program. The upkeep of multiple homes and a yacht costs a lot of money. Why risk an opulent lifestyle of excess to help the elderly working class poors?)
Source: https://penncapital-star.com/election-2026/candidate-forum-lays-bare-political-policy-divides-between-pa-10-democrats-stelson-and-douglas/
Stelson talks and says a bunch of words without really saying anything. People are usually only mealymouthed when they're deceptive and/or have no backbone or convictions. They lack strength and committment. Look at a few minutes of the PennLive interview. She is the status quo. She is backed by the corporate special interests (not the working class) and party bosses (who care about the Party more than real democracy) and so she will be no better than Scott Perry.
Stelson is part of this problem ---> https://discovery.princeton.edu/2014/11/14/study-casts-doubt-on-fairness-of-u-s-democracy/
Super PACs are the oligarchy. Stelson is backed by Super PACs. The whole point of PACs, and especially Super PACs, is to override the power of the people. Justin Douglas is not taking any Super PAC money.
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Most people don't answer the door.
Of the people who do answer the door, many don't want to talk much. I get a few seconds and that's about it.
A few people will engage in a conversation.
Some people are rude. Fortunately, they are a small minority.
One old man actually told me, "Get off my lawn," while I was at his door. Although, he didn't have a shotgun so I wasn't convinced of his convictions. (In case you're wondering, I was never on his lawn.)
Many people either don't know about, or don't care about, participating in mass surveillance (police state and surveillance capitalism).
Below I talk about people, both Democratic and Republican, liking Justin Douglas. I want to be clear...I'm not hyping him up here or just promoting him. This is actually the feedback I'm getting from people. I've knocked on 345 doors so far. So if you want to know what people are saying, this is what I've been hearing.
The reason I've also talked to registered Republicans is because somone didn't get the query parameters right on the database when they made my lists and so I ended up knocking on some Republican doors.
I've knocked on several hundred doors over the last few days. (I'm an unpaid volunteer. A regular working class person.) Of the people I've been able to talk to for even a minute... Seriously, no one is excited about Stelson. Many don't like her. I haven't talked to anyone yet I talked to one person that does. One person has said they liked Stelson. No one has given any reasons for supporting her other than knowing her from being a news reporter. It's name recognicion and nothing else. No substance.
However, I have met people excited about Justin. If they already heard of him, or voted by mail for him, they usually smile and often talk to me with excitement. If they haven't heard of him before, there is often a sense of relief that there is a good candidate running. It's like I've shared some good news with them. I've been thanked several times by people for me telling them about Justin because now they have someone to vote FOR.
I've talked to Republicans who've voted for Scott Perry tell me that if they could they would vote for Justin Douglas so that Stelson wouldn't be on the ballot because they don't think she's good. One Republican told me he nearly wanted to put up a Justin Douglas sign in his yard. Nearly. I offered him a sign, he declined.
Several Republican voters told me they're done voting for Scott Perry and they don't want to vote for Stelson. (They want a good choice, and most people on both sides think Justin Douglas is a good choice.)
Both Democrat and Republican voters told me they're tired of the divisiveness, special interest money, the expense of everything, and the direction of the country. These are recurring comments people give to me without me asking. For example, I may give my pitch and they reply with these concerns.
There could be some bias involved in that I'm campaigning for Justin and so they don't tell me they like Stelson or reasons why. On the other hand, I have had people tell me why they are disappointed with Stelson. I've also had some people tell me why they supported Perry. Sometimes I knock a Republican door and I've heard more than once from Republican voters that they don't like Stelson. It really does seem to me that in the last election, people didn't vote for Stelson but really voting AGAINST Perry.
This time we have someone to vote FOR, while also voting against Scott Perry.
Alright, back to my opinion...
Justin Douglas really is the better person to be elected to represent us. He's more 'real.' He clearly states his positions. He's involved in his local community and is a working class person. We need more people like him in Congress. We don't need more high income earners and millionaires in Congress. Justin hasn't been able to buy a house yet. He knows what it's like to live in the working class because he is working class too.