Via US Workers https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html When the Co-optation Offer Comes Four Counter-Attack Tactics Seed Capital vs. Recurring Revenue The Vetting Interview and Pledge-Signing Sequence ViaUsFunding and the Infrastructure Timeline Every Role Matters — The Distribution of Work Holding Incumbents Accountable The Non-Endorsement Campaign The 70-Volunteer Target People’s Primary Day — July 2 and Campaign Launch ‘We Found This Candidate Ourselves’ When Nobody Steps Forward — Three Responses The ‘Viability’ Trap and the Chamber’s Role Organic Formation — No One Declares Themself Leader No Permission Required Be Unapologetic 99 Cents × 3.4 Million = $3.366 Million/Month Finding the People Who Would Never Self-Nominate Selective Enforcement and Infiltration When Nobody Steps Forward Dig In Locally Structural Honesty — Why Most Insurgent Losses Are Not a Reason to Quit Ground Game, Story, and Evidence Burnout Prevention — Making Participation Sustainable The ‘I Can’t Afford It’ Reframe Ground Game, Funding, Story, Accountability The Hard Filter Evaluating Candidates — Criteria, Not Impressions The Six Criteria That Separate Serious from Charismatic Nomination Window — January 1 to March 31 Legal Challenges, Media Campaigns, and Co-optation Questions 4-7: Self-Awareness, Honesty, Accountability, and Qualification Vetting — April through June From ‘Do You Want to Be a Politician?’ to ‘Your Community Has Chosen You to Serve’ Who Self-Selects for Congress — And Why That’s the Wrong Filter You Own Your District The Civic Infrastructure Model Questions 1-3: Understanding, Lived Experience, and Independence The Twenty-First Amendment Precedent — State Conventions Exploiting Major-Party Primaries The 99-Cent Revolution: How Your Campaign Gets Funded Making It Personal 170 Million vs. 49 Million vs. 39 Million The 2% That Changes Everything Home The Five Steps The Powell Memo — August 1971 The Math — 290, 67, and 38 2025–2026: Build the Infrastructure Articles