Friend,

It’s no secret that our nation is in trouble.

America is already less free, less secure, and less democratic than it was even just months ago. We must continue to respond - but also to face the reality that we cannot, and should not, just go back to the way things were before. Part of mounting a credible opposition is to make clear how we can have a better future that is different from both the present and the recent past.

This moment demands a real alternative to today’s cruel chaos. 

And even the best ideas, on their own, won’t be enough. We need to meet people where they are, break through to new audiences in new ways, and show an exhausted public how a better kind of politics is possible. In the months ahead, I’ll be out there, on the road and online, in conversation with Americans about how we can build a better politics and future for our country.

I once heard it said that hope is the consequence of action, rather than its cause. In this troubled season, hope will arise from what we are prepared to do next.  

I’ll be doing my part, and I’m asking you to please join me by contributing any amount that’s meaningful to you today.

- Pete