The Two-Party System Isn’t Serving CA-34 — That’s Why I’m Running Independent

The Two-Party System Isn’t Serving CA-34 — That’s Why I’m Running Independent

From We Unite We Win with Loren Colin by Loren Colin

February 8, 2026 · 3 min

About this episode

Loren Collin discusses his independent run for Congress in California's 34th District, emphasizing the failures of the two-party system and advocating for working people's rights.

Both Parties Failed Working People — It’s Time We Took the Power Back I’m Loren Collin. I’m running for Congress in California’s 34th District in Los Angeles because both parties have failed working people — and it’s time we took the power back. I’m not running to “fix” the system. The current system wasn’t made for us.I’m running to help build one that is. A system where your taxes don’t disappear into billionaire tax breaks — but come back as healthcare, housing, and great schools. A system where our immigrant neighbors aren’t hunted by ICE while Democrats and Republicans keep voting to expand it — but are finally given what they’ve earned: a path to citizenship that is dignified, humane, and based on our shared ideals. A system where healthcare isn’t a privilege you pray you can afford — but a guarantee because you’re human. Period. Because what we have now isn’t freedom. For too many working people in our district, life is lived in fear and lived in debt. It’s the denial of the American dream we were all promised. But we in California’s 34th deserve more than survival. We deserve more than the scraps of the elites running the show. We deserve dignity in our work, stability in…

People in this episode

Host: Loren Collin

Topics covered

  • politics
  • independent candidates
  • working class issues
  • healthcare
  • immigration
  • California politics

Keywords

  • California 34th District
  • independent run
  • working people
  • healthcare
  • immigration reform
  • political system
  • American dream

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, Democrats, Republicans

Places: California, Los Angeles

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