Dear friends and fellow Americans,
I hope this note finds everyone well.
Back in January of 2025 I began thinking a great deal about what truly makes America so special and how we can return to some of those values and create balance.
To that end, I’ve started a project called The Bull Moose Project — not a political party, not a campaign, but an attempt at starting a movement to create a group of like-minded Americans who believe balanced thinking deserves a louder voice and a real seat at the table.
I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican. I'm one of the people in between — the one who wants practical solutions, honest conversations, and leaders who remember they work for us, not for a career.
The Bull Moose banner stands for that spirit: bold, independent, and determined to do what’s right knowing you won't be ashamed of your words or actions. We will have decorum, even in the midst of heated discussions. We will restore the pragmatism we all know is there.
What I’m asking:
Remember those annoying chain email threads from about 15 or 20 years ago? They would ask you to forward this email to five people and it will give you good karma or some kind of superstitious thing? I thought this old school method might be the best grassroots way to get people into a discussion about these topics, but I can't promise good karma...at the least some good conversation, at the most, we make a difference.
I originally approached Al Gore, Liz Cheney, and Arnold Schwarzenegger to try to connect with them as strategy advisors, but these are very well-known public figures and so I simply don't think they will respond. I am sure they receive a lot of noise.
So, I am asking you to please forward this message to five people you know who might feel the same way — people who are tired of being stuck between two extremes and ready to thoughtfully discuss ways to get us all back to the center and offer ideas and actions, not marches or protests.
If you received this, I chose you because I think you can have a broader impact outside of an echo chamber.
This isn’t about fundraising. It’s not about headlines. It's not about sound bites or doom scrolling. It’s about having a real discussion amongst all of us to craft a platform that more accurately represents us, the middle. Hope. Perhaps we can begin something that doesn't exist yet, "Hope scrolling".
I'm asking you to think and share. Discuss with others. Then what do we do?
The next step would be to go to the website, www.bmoose.org, look at the platform items and vote to AGREE or DISAGREE with the item. I will then improve and refine the list. I need someone to help me with the website to get it working that way. There is only the static placeholder there now, we need to be able to survey the platform items and have a free forum for discussion. For now, email me your suggested additions or modifications.
I'd like to demonstrate to our current leaders that most of us need and want the "middle". This is our start. If it gains momentum, then perhaps we can draft policy for the things that matter to all of us the most.
Thank you for hearing me out. I wrote a bit too much. Let’s see where this goes.
I've attached a PDF with the current core principles of the project. This list is subject to change so that it most accurately represents the middle. "Middle" to me means concessions from both sides, but concessions we can all live with. "Work In Progress", okay? Feel free to send/print to whomever, for whomever you'd like.
Finally, I wanted to share that I've decided to remain anonymous. Why? It's not about me. I don't want a spotlight, I don't want your money, and I don't need to be a leader. I simply want our country to be a place I am proud of - the same country and ideals so many Americans gave their life for. I'll be happy to share who I am when we get this off the ground, but it's up to us to get it going. For now, please accept my moniker harkening back to the original founder of the Bull Moose movement. Most of you will already know who this email originated with.
As a nation, I think we can all do better and be better than where we're at right now. I hope you think so, too.
It begins with us.
Respectfully,
"Teddy"
Founder
Bull Moose Project
Strong. Independent. Free.
PS - feel free to email me with suggested advisors, or if you know one of those three or other NON/EX politicians that continually put our country before themselves.