Nick Alex. Democrat. He plans to run against Andrew Clyde. I plan to meet him to see if he will take the Populist Plank Pledge. Please let me know your thoughts on this candidate and any advice you have for me.
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I met with Nick Alex. Showed him populist plank. He agreed with it. I asked him if he could sign pledge. He told me to email it to him which I have done. I will follow up with him to see if he signs it.
That’s great! Hopefully he signs it. I’ve asked a few officials by email but only heard back from one and they just said they’d keep it in mind…
He responded. Below is his email:
Dear Arpan,
Thank you for reaching out and for considering me for an endorsement of the Populist Plank. I reviewed the Plank and appreciate the work you’re doing and the initiative behind your efforts.
**At this early point in the campaign, I believe it’s a bit too soon for me to make a specific endorsements or pledges. I would like to take more time talking with our CD 9 voters and understand the scope and impact of your initiative on those voters before making any commitments. **
Please feel free to keep me updated on your progress — I am sincerely interested in the Plank overall. I’d be happy to stay informed and revisit the conversation down the line.
Warm regards,
Nick
Nick Alex (D), Candidate for U.S. Congress GA-09
It’s disappointing especially since he initially seemed receptive to the plank, but it’s great that you got him to consider and reply to you, and at least he gave you a personalized response. I wonder if that means it’s something to contact him about again closer to the election? I don’t have experience so I don’t know what a good next step, if any, would be.
I’m gonna try to speak about the Populist Plan in an upcoming Gwinnett Democrats meeting. Then, I’m going to see how that goes. I plan to later follow up with him.
He needs to understand the impact that Paid Family Leave and Higher Wages would have on his voters??? Ugh.