What is a political party with no politics?

The new centrist Forward Party has said they do not have any policy positions, preferring something much closer to vibes

Katelyn Burns
2 min readJul 31, 2022

Earlier this week, a group of high profile former Republicans, along with former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced a new centrist political party in the US.

It’s something that Yang has been repeatedly teasing on his Twitter account for a long time now, like an extended corporate marketing campaign. But so far, the party has mostly failed to land a big splash.

So far, the party hasn’t taken any policy positions, other than to say they are a centrist party, promising to appeal to independents. Forward Party national organizing manager Will Conway compared the party to Spotify.

It’s a funny comparison. He’s admitting that political parties are like the record companies who actually produce music, while the Forward Party doesn’t actually make any music, but redistributes other people’s music for its own profit.

But a political parties, with actual politicians, who have no policies, are either gutless or bought. Or worse, their policies are up for the highest…

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Katelyn Burns

Political journalist. The first openly trans Capitol Hill reporter in US history. Writing about more than just trans issues. Follow her on Twitter @transscribe