{"id":4807,"date":"2025-04-09T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saltlakedsa.org\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:23:55","slug":"politicize-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saltlakedsa.org\/es\/2025\/04\/09\/politicize-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Politicize Me! The need to prioritize a politicized Salt Lake DSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/saltlakedsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Capitol-Hill-Night-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Julia-Hovet.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/saltlakedsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Capitol-Hill-Night-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Julia-Hovet.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/saltlakedsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Capitol-Hill-Night-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Julia-Hovet.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/saltlakedsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Capitol-Hill-Night-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Julia-Hovet.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/saltlakedsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Capitol-Hill-Night-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Julia-Hovet.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/saltlakedsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Capitol-Hill-Night-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Julia-Hovet.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"4812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saltlakedsa.org\/es\/2025\/04\/09\/politicize-me\/capitol-hill-at-night\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/saltlakedsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Capitol-Hill-Night-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Julia-Hovet.jpg?fit=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,934\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;James Udall&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City at Night.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1462654339&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2016 James Udall. All Rights Reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;113&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Capitol Hill at Night&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Capitol Hill at Night\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City at Night.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/saltlakedsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Capitol-Hill-Night-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Julia-Hovet.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is an opinion piece written by an individual member and was not voted on by membership. Opinion pieces from members do not reflect the opinions of other members and are not chapter approved statements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do politics have to do with me? I&#8217;m not an immigrant, or a black person, or a Muslim, or a Jew, or gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or a woman, or an old person, or a young person, [&#8230;] or a student, or union member, or artist, or journalist, or scientist, or a public employee. I don&#8217;t breathe the air or drink the water; I don&#8217;t live in a coastal region that will be affected by sea level rise or an arid region that will be affected by drought or fire. I don&#8217;t like chocolate, wine, or coffee, or other commodities that will no longer be available due to climate change. I&#8217;m not mentally ill, pregnant, disabled or currently being shot at, so\u2026 what do politics have to do with me?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Nato Green, political comedian and labor organizer, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1HTDpKht9s0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do politics have to do with me?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d from \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/natogreen.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-whiteness-album\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Whiteness Album<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoiding political conversations is an understandable self-preservation instinct for many. In organizing circles this impulse must be avoided to openly discuss meaningful pathways toward productive action. In an organizing body as new as Salt Lake DSA, these conversations are complicated by two main issues:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there is no comprehensive, baseline socialist vision with which all membership is guided by, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as such, there is no unified goal for SLDSA to move toward, allowing space for conversations to devolve from \u201cus vs. the problem\u201d to \u201cme vs. you\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that this specific devolvement is usually what makes people averse to these conversations in the first place. Our politics are how we see our personal values show up in the world, so any disagreement can feel like an attack on one\u2019s moral compass. That conversation isn\u2019t worth that risk. However, if we provide foundational political education for the chapter and actively connect our projects to the politics of Salt Lake, we can collectively move forward on a vision of SLDSA as a party-like organization. We can create a socialist Salt Lake City by helping members find confident humility in their political stances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall goal of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1e0zT2EOuRRgzgtNVuq_Zx38GCMkTUvdF2Qr6oaGOLng\/edit?tab=t.0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-rich-links=\"{&quot;fple-t&quot;:&quot;[Draft] Prioritization of a Politicized Salt Lake DSA&quot;,&quot;fple-u&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1e0zT2EOuRRgzgtNVuq_Zx38GCMkTUvdF2Qr6oaGOLng\/edit?tab=t.0&quot;,&quot;fple-mt&quot;:&quot;application\/vnd.google-apps.document&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;first-party-link&quot;}\">[Draft] Prioritization of a Politicized Salt Lake DSA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> resolution (what a mouthful) is to identify a distinct political vision for the Salt Lake DSA chapter. This would take place in two broad phases. The first step is to provide members a space to form and refine their own political ideals. This means facilitating discussions and identifying chapter-wide values. The second step is to tangibly work towards these ideals within Salt Lake City; this is where we learn how to act as a political body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we are able to do this, SLDSA will be better at engaging members, affecting change in our locale, and bringing the socialist message to fruition. The political education we provide would be a source of confidence for those still understanding the wider systems we are up against; connecting the education to immediate issues in Salt Lake would exemplify these systems in action to newer members; in turn, our members (and those generally interested in socialism) can look to us as a way to visualise what socialism looks like in practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a whole, DSA is looking to build towards becoming a recognized party in the United States. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5198380-ocasio-cortez-leads-democrats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the democratic party continues to fail workers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/as-partisan-hostility-grows-signs-of-frustration-with-the-two-party-system\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">people are becoming increasingly desperate for alternatives to the two-party system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is crucial that our chapter carries its weight in becoming a credible alternative. After the 2024 election, Salt Lake DSA has become overwhelmed with new members. This means we now have the luxury of various perspectives; our new membership is composed of people with varying degrees of political knowledge and understanding of civics. But this is a double-edged sword. With such variation, we lack a political vision within the SLDSA chapter, complicating member engagement. Without a solidified platform that establishes a vision of DSA within Salt Lake, members are not likely to understand the importance and nuance of being an intentional political body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By addressing the issues outlined above, we will be able to provide members with the tools to form and express their own political stances, discuss these issues together as an organizing body, and move forward on actions that intentionally match our principles as a socialist organization. Ultimately, the goal of prioritizing items that increase our politicization is to aid SLDSA in becoming a strong, public-facing organization within Salt Lake City.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><b>Politicizing DSA in Words and Principle<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow can I know what I think till I see what I say?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Graham Wallas, professor of political science and author of \u201cThe Art of Thought\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standardizing political education amongst the chapter will allow members the opportunity to define their personal politics and build confident humility in these discussions. Building out our members&#8217; vision of socialism will give SLDSA an understanding of how to move as an organized class. Determining the pathway ahead can only be done through providing a platform for budding socialists to interpret and envision a world without capitalism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actual methods for providing education and gathering feedback from members on their political visions will have to vary in ways that respond to the needs of the chapter. One such method is already in the works: SLDSA has just passed a resolution to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1suCjQfljsXyufwwmfqVqXzyv_aorvucRpRy9RvPxl68\/edit?tab=t.0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-rich-links=\"{&quot;fple-t&quot;:&quot;Restart the Socialist Night School Program&quot;,&quot;fple-u&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1suCjQfljsXyufwwmfqVqXzyv_aorvucRpRy9RvPxl68\/edit?tab=t.0&quot;,&quot;fple-mt&quot;:&quot;application\/vnd.google-apps.document&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;first-party-link&quot;}\">Restart the Socialist Night School Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This will be a great way for us to understand how the chapter actually views socialist ideas and for us to discuss how these ideas show up in the world at large. However, the Socialist Night School is unlikely to cover ground with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the chapter and can only cover so much information per session. To make up the difference and truly deepen our understanding of socialism, we will need to consider a variety of methods: Include a Civics 101 somewhere in the onboarding process, conduct internal townhalls with leadership, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seattledsa.org\/platform\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create a platform of local issues<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with members\u2019 input, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we learn to navigate the surge in membership, we will need to be flexible in addressing the varying degrees of political education. If we can adapt accordingly, SLDSA will be able to unify membership behind a shared goal, increasing member retention and our ability to meaningfully address capitalist issues in Salt Lake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible to use the upcoming Mayday Convention as a way to gauge the feasibility of various approaches. However, as we are a month out from convention and leadership is still navigating the membership surge, I believe we will have to be explicitly mindful of capacity. One way we can approach this would be to hold a handful of \u201cfocus groups\u201d which discuss what ways members want to increase their political knowledge and identify common principles within the chapter. It is arguable if all this is worthwhile in the face of capacity issues. We\u2019re already working on ballot initiatives, community building, and carrying out political campaigns. We\u2019re already doing the work. So what would actually change with the chapter?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><b>Politicizing DSA in Action<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying, and subsequently aligning, SLDSA\u2019s principles with the actions we take as a chapter will help membership trust our motivations and allow us to be a united, public-facing organization. We can look to National DSA\u2019s ability to navigate both reformist and revolutionary tactics for inspiration. Identifying techniques National has used, and applying principles identified within SLDSA to these techniques, we can begin to put our money where our mouth is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At various levels, DSA chapters are experimenting with a two-tiered endorsement system: endorse democratic candidates on specific issues, and endorse explicitly DSA candidates running on a DSA platform. This is a necessary tool for us to learn to utilize within our chapter. Through projects like the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1kMfhNd26UznOtXQX_eGFDcHR3CAMS4j_mgZbjb4dEJ8\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-rich-links=\"{&quot;fple-t&quot;:&quot;Trans Sanctuary City Outreach&quot;,&quot;fple-u&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1kMfhNd26UznOtXQX_eGFDcHR3CAMS4j_mgZbjb4dEJ8\/edit?gid=0#gid=0&quot;,&quot;fple-mt&quot;:&quot;application\/vnd.google-apps.ritz&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;first-party-link&quot;}\">Trans Sanctuary City Outreach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> campaign, we can begin to identify city council members, legislators, and other types of representatives who hold similar values to those identified in SLDSA. From these reps, we can pick out potential mentors who can help us run candidates of our own for municipal positions. While we work through National\u2019s playbook on taking action, we can also begin to activate our base by using our identified platform to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">release political statements on Salt Lake-specific issues\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">host more public-facing town halls like our SLDSA town hall in December and recent \u201cDon\u2019t Mourn, Organize\u201d event<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we are able to utilize these different actions correctly, we can expect two main effects: membership engagement will increase (whether that be gaining new members or increasing member retention\/involvement), and SLDSA will have a larger impact on the local political scene. We first achieve this by gaining membership trust. If we spend the time giving members the tools to identify and express their politics, listen to their collective concerns, and then move forward with actions which address those concerns, we will be one of only a handful of genuinely effective organizations within SLC. This will lend us an air of credibility with the wider public. From there, we can use public statements and town halls to clarify the political goals of each action we take. This is where we distinguish ourselves from reformists, even when utilizing reformist tactics. Through these actions, SLDSA will be able to successfully convert from a generic leftist NGO into a credible alternative to the two-party system within Salt Lake City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><b>So, Politicize Me!<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe personal is political, and the political is personal\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Anne Koedt and Shulamith Firestone, prominent writers and theorists of the Second Wave Feminist Movement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s something I believe is truly critical about this moment in time that keeps getting lost in the chaos: People are looking for solutions. While many leftists have seen the system\u2019s pathway for decades (if not centuries), the working class is on the brink of collective class consciousness in the search for said solutions. At this time, people don\u2019t want to just accept the lesser of two evils or settle for some reform. After decades of removing curriculum on civics from education, expanding ways in which legislators receive donations from billionaires (i.e. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Super_PAC\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SuperPACs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and deliberately dividing people through curated algorithms, people are understanding that every aspect of our society has been intentionally crafted to dull us out of engagement. Anything and everything that<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worth discussing has been put behind a wall of \u201ctoo political to discuss\u201d. So please, politicize me. Let&#8217;s talk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The increased difficulty of having these conversations is intentional and we need to lean into it while we have the eyes and ears on us. Providing political education, hosting discussions over Mayday Convention, learning to work with representatives, and overall engaging in civics as socialists are the ways we offer ourselves as a solution to the working class. As we approach convention, both locally and nationally this year, I want to encourage open conversations and flexible minds as we navigate various approaches to a politicized Salt Lake DSA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h1><b>References<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camejo, Peter. 1970. \u201cLiberalism, Ultraleftism or Mass Action.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/archive\/camejo\/1970\/ultraleftismormassaction.htm\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/archive\/camejo\/1970\/ultraleftismormassaction.htm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 23, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cElectoral College | Civics 101 | PBS LearningMedia.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/utah.pbslearningmedia.org\/resource\/electoral-college-civics-101\/electoral-college-civics-101\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/utah.pbslearningmedia.org\/resource\/electoral-college-civics-101\/electoral-college-civics-101\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 23, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graham Wallas. 1926. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Art of Thought<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/theartofthought\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/theartofthought<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 25, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green, Nato. \u201cWhat Do Politics Have to Do with Me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLeninism vs. Marxism &#8211; What\u2019s the Difference?\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This vs. That<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thisvsthat.io\/leninism-vs-marxism\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/thisvsthat.io\/leninism-vs-marxism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 23, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nadeem, Reem. 2022. \u201cAs Partisan Hostility Grows, Signs of Frustration With the Two-Party System.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pew Research Center<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/as-partisan-hostility-grows-signs-of-frustration-with-the-two-party-system\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/as-partisan-hostility-grows-signs-of-frustration-with-the-two-party-system\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 25, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Npec, Dsa. 2023. \u201cWhat Is Socialism?\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DSA Political Education<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dsa-education.pubpub.org\/pub\/what-is-socialism\/release\/6\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/dsa-education.pubpub.org\/pub\/what-is-socialism\/release\/6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 25, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOcasio-Cortez Tops Democrats\u2019 Poll on Reflecting Party Values.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5198380-ocasio-cortez-leads-democrats\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5198380-ocasio-cortez-leads-democrats\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 23, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPlatform \u2013 Seattle Democratic Socialists of America.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seattledsa.org\/platform\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/seattledsa.org\/platform\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 25, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reform &amp; Revolution. 2025. \u201cReform &amp; Revolution.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reformandrevolution.org\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/reformandrevolution.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 25, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSarah NPC Platform.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Docs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1MV9yskPsKXo7XDSzUfwdNFwlnz2l7pReCKam4Cr0Qe0\/edit?tab=t.0&amp;usp=embed_facebook\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1MV9yskPsKXo7XDSzUfwdNFwlnz2l7pReCKam4Cr0Qe0\/edit?tab=t.0&amp;usp=embed_facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 23, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSuper PAC &#8211; Ballotpedia.\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Super_PAC\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Super_PAC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (March 25, 2025).<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an opinion piece written by an individual member and was not voted on by membership. Opinion pieces from members do not reflect the opinions of other members and are not chapter approved statements. \u201cWhat do politics have to do with me? 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