Watch Now: Breaking the Duopoly and Building Third Party Power on Across The Spectrum

In this episode of Across The Spectrum, Dr Butch Ware delivers a powerful critique of America's two-party system while outlining a strategic vision for breaking the political duopoly through grassroots organizing and targeted electoral campaigns.

He addresses common misconceptions about the Green Party's activity between election cycles, noting both the challenges of media blackouts and the party's continuing work through hundreds of elected officials nationwide. Dr Ware shares his ambitious plans for the California gubernatorial race, strategically targeting the state's "jungle primary" system to potentially reach the general election and demonstrate that third parties can win major elections.

The conversation explores how the Green Party's strategy focuses on energizing the approximately 90 million non-voters who sat out the last election cycle—people who have lost faith in the electoral system entirely. Dr. Ware also details his policy priorities for California, including implementing universal healthcare within his first 100 days as governor, addressing the housing crisis, and divesting state funds from what he describes as genocidal investments.