BASIC is a nonpartisan PAC - not some milquetoast third-party cosplay or Lincoln Project wannabe, but a truly nonpartisan effort - with one job: every two years, identify the worst member of Congress from each major party (defined loosely as “most toxic to the discourse” or “most likely to start a Cameo account post- ethics committee investigation”), and fund a primary challenger against each of them. No ideology required, no policy demands - just be less awful and vaguely competent. You know, the basics.
A rotating, bipartisan “Let’s All Agree These Two Suck” committee.
Will it fix anything? Probably not. But it might introduce a little radical centrism into the attention economy. Or at least give us normies somewhere to send political dollars without feeling like we’re subsidizing Laura Loomoer's next lip augmentation or a gender studies reboot of The West Wing.
Most Americans are moderates, and they're growing a little desperate for a cause that's anti-all-this-shit.
Institutional competence
We believe democracy should be competent, not chaotic.
Nonpartisan
We believe both parties can be wrong — spectacularly so.
Shame based
We will fund creative, bipartisan efforts to hold the worst offenders accountable.
Outrageous
We reserve the right to have fun doing it.