The Democratic Party Caucus Forum. Why not?

Democratic Party leaders how will you start reconnecting with alienated voters whose budgets won’t allow for constant political donations?

Oh if wishes were horses and I had tons of money, then someone at Democratic headquarters would listen to this suggestion.  We could talk it around until a big wig decides to steal the idea for himself and make it happen. Politics at its best.
Now it’s the proverbial, … never mind.  Now, if you think it's a good idea, pass it on.

DNC’s never ending assault of political donation demands have become counter productive. We need ideas and community and encouragement.

What’s worse is the melodrama, rarely do those Democrat texts communicate any constructive information.

We need substantive helpful information. We need something to want us to get engaged.

A suggestion, why not a private Democratic discussion forum, so the DNC can communicate with interested voters, also interested Democrats can start meeting and brainstorming and engaging and networking with likeminded.

Give us something to help build some tangible feeling of solidarity.

WE the people need a well organized - and superbly moderated online Democratic Party Members Only Discussion Forum.

Democratic Party Members only - clear concise intelligent guidelines.

Participants fill out applications, with honest identity & self chosen screen-names.

Agree to abide by the established guidelines, or leave.

Good moderating will be key to success.

Bill it as the “Democratic Party Caucus Forum” - in honor of the memory of our one time proud tradition of lively Precinct Caucus Meetings.

 

For a nice example of how this can look, check out the Center For Inquiry Forum at forum.centerforinquiry.org - Admittedly CFI Forum is tiny, but it’s the layout, how it operates, and the spirit of the place, that could inspire a scaled up effort. Or to say it another way,

Dear Democratic Party (callers) . . . (Sept. 2022)

Give America’s untapped concerned citizens a place to go for sharing their own stories, ideas, concerns, questions, challenges.

The Forum would be public, though I think it would be appropriate to limit commenting and posting privileges to registered Democrats. It would require a short set of clearly spelled out guidelines. Participants would need to sign up and agree to abide by the forum’s rules and standards. Moderators would be of critical importance to the DNC’s Discussion Forum’s success - fair, consistent, with a flair for humor, touch of empathy, and an instinct for constructive resolution and steering dialogue back on point .

I’ve been participating at “forum.CenterForInquiry.org" for many years and they provide an excellent example of how such a Forum could be organized and operated. CFI is small, a Democratic Party Online Discussion Forum could serve as a nucleus for some serious community building and it would grow as Democrats across the country discovered a place to speak out, hear new voices, to learn and to network within the Democratic Party organization.

Politically interested citizens have few opportunities for connecting with others, provide us with a trustworthy adult discussion platform for constructive dialogue among concerned individuals, I can’t think of a better way to rapidly increase awareness, and reinvigorate a disillusioned Democratic grassroots.

After all, for all its faults the Democratic Party is all we have! We need to focus on fixing it, rather than abandoning what little remaining political muscle we the people have.