A message to rural America
Special Newsletter/ February, 9 2025
Why is it so hard to be a Democrat in a rural county? Why are Democrats you know afraid to even say they’re Democrats? Why are you a Democrat?
Being a Democrat is about wanting to make things better, your community, your state, and your nation. Our identity is what we believe. Our identity is about who we are, why we got into this in first place.
Jim Purvis, the author and founder of Democrats 101, explains that "Our identity is powerful because it’s American. Our core beliefs come straight from the Declaration of Independence.
But, that powerful identity doesn’t exist until we make it exist. That, is why the Democratic Creed exists. That is why the specific definitions of Freedom, Justice, and Opportunity exist. That is why the book, Democrats 101, was written. To take back our identity. To make Democrats proud again.
What can you do?
1. Read Democrats 101. Get everyone you know to read it. Democrats 101 is our origin story.
2. Read the Democratic Creed, read the Definitions. Think about what they actually mean. Talk it over.
3. Adopt the Democratic Creed. Stand up together and do it officially. Be proud of it. Hang the banner in your headquarters.
4. Then reach out and join us. Dems 101 is a grassroots movement. We exist for one reason: to embed these ideas … this identity … into the Democratic Party, and then the nation.
Dems101 excites at the Spring State convention of the Michigan Democratic Party in Detroit over the weekend with many stopping by our table. Thank you Bryan for manning the fort!
