Formal Campaign Rollout — September 22, 2025

Campaign Briefing

2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN

Foundations

Strategic Rationale for Launching Presidential Candidacy Prior to the 2026 MidtermsSeptember 22, 2025

Formal Campaign Rollout — September 22, 2025

Today marks the formal rollout of this presidential candidacy.What began as preparation now becomes action. With this first Daily Briefing, we begin in earnest a campaign built not for spectacle, but for the work of national renewal.

The Strategic Rationale set forth here explains why we cannot wait until 2028 to begin. The 2026 midterm elections — all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate — will determine whether America has a Congress capable of governing with integrity. Only if we restore Congress first can the presidency be a tool of service, not another casualty of gridlock.

This candidacy is anchored in a truth too often forgotten: We the People are sovereign. Government is not the possession of parties or lobbyists; it is the collective operating system of a free citizenry.

With this rollout, we call upon Americans everywhere to begin the work of reclaiming their government, their Constitution, and their shared future. We do not wait for 2028. We begin now, with the midterms of November 2026, to build the foundation for a presidency that can serve in November 2028.

Daily Briefing Date: September 22, 2025

Topic: Strategic Rationale for Launching Presidential Candidacy Prior to the 2026 Midterms

Series: Foundational Campaign Principles

I. Introduction: Launching a Candidacy to Reclaim National Accountability

This campaign is not merely the advance notice of a presidential run—it is the opening act of a constitutional restoration. By launching before the 2026 midterms, the campaign calls upon the American people to begin rebuilding their government now, not after the fact. The United States is entering a moment where delay is not just risky—it is untenable.

Rather than waiting until the presidential election cycle of 2028, this candidacy is a clarion call: We begin with the midterms. We begin with 435 seats in the House, 33 seats in the Senate, and the soul of American governance on the ballot.

II. Why the 2026 Midterms Are the Foundation for Presidential Reform

The strategic imperative to launch now rests on a clear truth: the next president cannot reform a broken system if that system has not already begun to change itself.

All 435 Members of the House of Representatives are up for election. The House, closest to the people, must be reconstituted as a chamber that legislates, not performs.

Why it matters: If the House is filled with members elected to legislate rather than to perform for short-term headlines, that body can pass the durable laws necessary to give any president the tools to govern effectively.

One-third of the Senate is on the ballot. A meaningful pivot in the Senate’s culture—from obstruction to deliberation—is within reach.

Why it matters: When the Senate returns to deliberation rather than perpetual obstruction, confirmations, treaties, and bipartisan legislation stand a better chance of succeeding — which means more predictable, lasting change.

State-level elections shape redistricting, voting access, and fiscal federalism. Launching this candidacy now provides alignment with reform-minded candidates down the ballot.

Why it matters: Governors and state legislators decide the rules of voting and the lines of representation; winning those offices makes it possible to protect voting access and prevent partisan manipulation of districts.

By launching early:

Voters can align their congressional votes with the presidential vision—before that vision is formally executed.

Why it matters: Voters who want a coherent program of reform can elect lawmakers now who will work with (or at least not block) a future president’s agenda, making reforms achievable rather than theoretical.

The campaign galvanizes a national mandate for reform through legislative replacement, not merely rhetorical rejection.

Why it matters: Mandates enacted through legislative seats are durable; a president with a supportive Congress can convert words into laws and sustained institutional change.

It reframes the presidency as part of a government ecosystem, not as an isolated figurehead.

Why it matters: When voters understand the presidency as one part of a system, they’re more likely to vote across the ticket to create the coalition required for meaningful governance.

III. Reclaiming Constitutional Ownership: The People Are the Government

This candidacy is anchored in a foundational truth too often forgotten:

“We the People of the United States…” is not ceremonial language. It is the source code of the republic.

The government is not the possession of parties, lobbyists, or institutional inertia. It is the collective operating system of a free citizenry.

This campaign does not seek to change the government for the people, but to return it to the people. That process begins with three imperatives:

Reconstitute Congress through the 2026 midterms as a co-equal branch that works, not stalls.

Reshape national expectations: voters must demand performance, not performance art.

Reaffirm the adaptable, living spirit of the Constitution: designed to meet the demands of every generation, not merely to memorialize the past.

IV. The Constitution as a Living, Adaptive Framework

There is a dangerous myth in American politics that constitutional fidelity requires rigidity. That myth must be dismantled.

The U.S. Constitution was never intended to be static. The framers, having just emerged from the Articles of Confederation, built a framework that was intentionally flexible. They anticipated a dynamic republic. And they provided:

An amendment process (Article V) to formally codify structural changes.

Why it matters: Article V requires broad national agreement — typically two-thirds of both Houses of Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states — which means major changes must earn wide support and cannot be imposed lightly.

Delegated authority to the Executive Branch (Article II) to establish and manage Cabinet departments, including the creation of regulatory agencies through acts of Congress.

Why it matters: This delegation allows the executive to organize administration efficiently, but because Congress creates agencies by law, meaningful structural changes require both branches to cooperate.

Implied powers (such as those derived from the Necessary and Proper Clause) that allow adaptation to changing economic, technological, and social conditions.

Why it matters: Implied powers give lawmakers and the courts the latitude to apply constitutional principles to modern problems — so the government can act on issues the framers could not have imagined.

Today’s vast policy landscape—climate, cyber defense, global trade, digital privacy—was unimaginable in 1787. Yet the Constitution provides a structure capable of responding to each, if interpreted in good faith and with democratic legitimacy.

Launching a candidacy ahead of the 2026 midterms affirms this vision: government must evolve with the nation. This means restoring effective collaboration between Congress and the Executive, reviving responsive regulatory agility, and designing institutions fit for today’s—and tomorrow’s—realities.

V. Rejecting Partisan Paralysis: Re-centering Civic Expectations

This campaign emerges in direct response to decades of partisan calcification, where public interest is too often sacrificed for electoral gamesmanship.

The American people are exhausted:

Legislation is held hostage by party strategy rather than debated in open sunlight.

Why it matters: When bills are traded as political currency rather than argued and amended in public, outcomes reflect bargaining power, not the public interest — and trust in government falls.

Bureaucracies are bloated, not by design, but by decades of unresolved policy duplication.

Why it matters: Duplication wastes money and creates confusion about responsibility; streamlining offices and clarifying authorities can make services faster, cheaper, and more accountable.

Billions in taxpayer dollars are wasted on overlapping programs, redundant authorities, and administrative incoherence.

Why it matters: Reducing waste frees resources for priorities like infrastructure, education, and public health — and demonstrates that government can deliver responsibly.

The status quo is not sustainable. Nor is it constitutional. The people have the right—and the responsibility—to expect that their government work for them, not for itself.

VI. Reclaiming the Lexicon: Three Terms to Define the Campaign’s Reform Era

As we move forward, our campaign will revolve around a triumvirate of reform language, each term anchoring a different dimension of the movement:

1.      Constitutional Realignment

This is not a rejection of the Constitution—it is a return to its structural integrity and adaptability. Realignment means:

Re-centering co-equal branches of government, eliminating executive overreach and legislative abdication.

Why it matters: When both branches perform their constitutional roles — Congress providing oversight and lawmaking; the Executive enforcing and managing policy — overreach and abdication naturally check one another, reducing crises of authority and improving policy outcomes.

Modernizing Cabinet agencies through interdepartmental reform, aligning regulations with 21st-century needs.

Why it matters: Consolidating overlapping agencies and clarifying responsibilities reduces redundancy, speeds decision-making, and improves accountability — while preserving necessary expertise.

Treating the Constitution as a living charter—with room to grow, interpret, and meet emerging national demands.

Why it matters: Calling the Constitution “living” emphasizes practical interpretation: it encourages application of enduring principles to new problems without abandoning foundational rules.

2.      Post-Partisan Reform

This is not a denial of political identity—but a rejection of party domination. Post-partisan reform means:

Governing by constitutional outcomes, not political affiliation.

Why it matters: Focusing on outcomes rather than party labels helps solve concrete problems — from healthcare to infrastructure — because solutions are judged by results, not by which party proposed them.

Opening public service to problem-solvers regardless of party label.

Why it matters: Recruiting qualified people from across the political spectrum increases competence and reduces the incentive to treat offices as spoils.

Replacing ideological purity tests with public performance tests—metrics, accountability, and results.

Why it matters: Measurable performance standards give voters and officials a clear way to assess success beyond rhetoric, improving governance and voter trust.

3.      Civic Restoration

This is the moral and cultural dimension. Civic restoration means:

Rebuilding trust in public institutions.

Why it matters: Restored trust increases civic participation and makes it easier to pass meaningful reforms — people who trust institutions are likelier to cooperate and comply.

Elevating civic education, public service, and shared responsibility.

Why it matters: Teaching citizens how government works and why it matters empowers new voters to engage constructively, making democratic choices more informed.

Reaffirming that sovereignty lies with the people—and they must demand more than slogans, more than symbols. They must demand governance.

Why it matters: When citizens hold institutions accountable, offices stop serving narrow interests and start delivering public goods.

VII. Strategic Campaign Takeaways

The 2026 midterms are the hinge of reform. Waiting until 2028 ensures delay, dilution, and dysfunction.

Why it matters: Starting earlier gives voters immediate leverage: by changing the composition of Congress in 2026, the path to practical reform becomes real instead of rhetorical.

Congress must be recalibrated to receive executive reform. This candidacy offers a roadmap for voters to begin that recalibration now.

Why it matters: A president cannot impose lasting institutional change alone. Electing cooperative legislators makes it possible to pass laws, fund programs, and create a governance architecture that endures beyond any single administration.

The Constitution is not a restraint—it is an invitation. It was designed to move with the times and serve the people. This campaign answers that call.

Why it matters: Embracing the Constitution’s adaptability invites broad civic participation and provides a principled framework for reform that respects continuity while enabling necessary change.

The Constitution begins with “We the People”. And so will we.