2018 General Election Lost 51 — 49
Descended from that Henry Wallace
Scott Wallace https://www.scottwallacepa.com/ thinks about his ancestors.
John Wallace: Immigrated from Northern Ireland, farmed in Western Pennsylvania.
Henry Wallace: Farmed in Winterset Iowa, owned the Winterset Chronicle and the Madisonian, moved to Des Moines to edit The Iowa Homesteader, owned the Wallace’s Farmer and advised Teddy Roosevelt on rural and farm issues.
Henry C.(Cantwell) Wallace: Edited Wallace’s Farmer, President of the Cornbelt Meatgrowers Association, Secretary of Agriculture under Harding and Coolidge.
Henry A.(Agard) Wallace (His grandfather): friend of George Washington Carver who taught at Iowa State and boarded with Wallace’s family absent places that would rent to Carver, founder of the Hi Bred Corn Company which eventually created the family wealth, public intellectual, FDR’s Secretary of Agriculture, Vice President during FDR’s third term, FDR’s Secretary of Commerce during his fourth term, fired by Truman, Progressive Party Presidential candidate in 1948, returned to his business and made his fortune, continued agricultural research and funded the world’s largest agricultural research center, supported Republican candidates as he repented of his Soviet Union connections and became an anti-Communist
Robert Wallace (His father): Served as Executive in the family business, sold the business to DuPont, founded and ran the Wallace Global Fund, sought to support sustainable development issues, population stabilization, protection of the environment, women’s rights, and family planning.
In an essay for Patriotic Millionaires,
Scott Wallace writes about those who preceded him. He discussed the Wallace’s family belief in a government that helps people, that helps farmers. He discusses spending a decade working with National Legal Aid. He wrote about the philanthropy that has been his focus and his ex-diplomat wife’s focus for the last decade: “I run a foundation founded by my grandfather over a half century ago. … The Wallace Global Fund supports organizations and movements that demand government…be transparent and accountable and …work for ordinary people, rather than corporations and the wealthy.”
“For the past decade, we have lived half the time in South Africa, a young democracy that once inspired the world [but] now teetering on the edge of oligarchy. We also focus on Zimbabwe, where real democracy is but a fetus, and on the US, where democracy is a battered and cynical senior citizen. Everywhere, we try to empower the people to demand a government that works for them, not the elites or the corporations.”
“… government matters a lot – both for good and ill. (…the same year that conflict-ridden South Africa chose reconciliation and democracy, nearby Rwanda chose a bloodbath).”
“… when I try to recruit other Patriotic Millionaires, I get the reaction, “Why would I want to pay more in taxes? … under the Constitution, only Congress gets to pick and choose where your tax dollars go. It’s a package deal. If you want Medicare, interstate highways and people like Bernie Madoff locked up, it comes with the Pentagon and salaries for people like Dick Cheney. … count your blessings: the current top tax rate of 39.6% pales next to 91% under Eisenhower, 70% under Nixon and Ford, and even 50% through most of the Reagan years.”
“… paying for government is a collective responsibility, and we all have to pay our fair share. When Warren Buffett’s secretary is paying a higher “share” than he is, that’s not fair. And that’s why I’m a Patriotic Millionaire.”
Scott Wallace wants to be in Congress to help make the choices he says Congress is responsible for. He is an advocate for progressive policies and responsible spending. Recently, he has had to learn the lesson of responsible spending again. His Foundation spent some money on progressive organizations that turned out to have BDS connections. When those connections surfaced, Scott Wallace was quick to denounce BDS and expressed support for Israel.
Scott Wallace wants to be in Congress to help make the choices Congress is responsible for. Sixty-six years old, he would be an old freshman. He is bucking a trend. Young Democrats, especially young Democratic women, have been defeating older, less progressive Democratic men in primaries. Scott Wallace https://www.scottwallacepa.com/ defeated a younger and less progressive woman in his primary.
Wallace spent his money, too. So far, in 2018, he has lent $2.5 million to his campaign. He will spend more, maybe lend his campaign more for the general election. Nevertheless, he needs help. Wealthy candidates need support. Elections are too expensive for self-funders to win by themselves. Self-funding alone distorts. His candidacy, his victory should be one we share in, one the people share in.
