Sawant’s approach, by contrast, is clear-cut: building a genuinely independent anti-war movement requires an unambiguous rejection of both major parties, each of which, in her view, upholds the interests of capitalism and imperialism. Sawant argues that the failure of the labor movement to develop an independent strategy contributed significantly to the weakening of the left. She emphasizes that the labor movement must break free from the Democratic Party and adopt an independent, anti-war stance that aligns with the needs of working people. For Sawant, supporting Stein and opposing Harris are only part of a broader, long-term project to build a sustainable anti-war and labor movement. Sawant’s “no vote for genocide” campaign calls for a decisive break from the American left’s historical dependency on the Democratic Party.