Democracy Bonds are about building a community of Americans with a stake in our common future -- locally, nationally, and globally. They will bond together a person in Alaska and a person in Missouri in common cause for a political process where parties are accountable to ordinary people and their concerns.
Your Democracy Bond is a commitment to make a monthly contribution the Democratic Party in order to:
Reform the political process by building a political party beholden only to the
people, not the special interests
Build the Democratic Party from the ground up in every precinct so that we can
compete everywhere
Win elections in every state and territory of the United States, at every level
of office
You can only get one bond. You can decide to commit more money per month, depending on what you can afford, but the principle is democratic with a small-d -- one person, one bond. Every person can be a stakeholder in our party.
Governor Howard Dean
launched the "Democracy Bonds" program (and bought
the first one himself to signify his commitment).
The Republicans raise $10 million every month from corporate interests and lobbyists. The Democratic Party will never be able to compete in the traditional ways with a party that has abandoned the people and taken selling access and influence to a new level.
But we can do it if half a million people are giving $20 a month to change the way our political process works.
Your contribution is a political contribution for use in connection with federal elections and is subject to the limits and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Your contribution is not a financial investment; you will not receive any interest, dividends or other return of any kind; the bond certificate is not and does not represent a stock, bond or other security of any kind.
Latest News About Democracy Bonds
Democracy Bonds: DC
June 14, 2006 - Last night I left the office a bit earlier than usual to attend an event for Washington, D.C. area Democracy Bond holders. Held just a few blocks from the White House, this wasn't your typical D.C. fundraising event with someone...
Dean on the Daily Show
May 16, 2006 - Governor Dean talked about the million doors you knocked on, the message you delivered, the door hangers you hung, and the 50-State Stategy that your Democracy Bonds support. It would've been an entirely different interview if it weren't for the thousands of Democrats across the country who have taken stake in their Party and worked to take it back.
Democracy Bondholders Slide Show
April 28, 2006 - Meet some of our committed Democracy Bond holders: Short description of Flash video goes here. This is the excerpt that will show up on the Category page. If you do not write anything here, the embed code will show up...
Catch Me If You Can...
April 18, 2006 - A lot of talk about the fifty state canvass lately, and rightfullly so -- there is cause for much excitment. But lost in all of this is the engine that makes initiatives like the Fifty State Canvass run ... and...
Importance of Fifty State Strategy Becomes Conventional Wisdom
March 14, 2006 - Chairman Dean campaigned on the idea. The grassroots bought in immediately. State Party Chairs sang its praises during the one year anniversary celebration of Governor Dean's Chairmanship. And over the past week, three successive news stories solidified the importance of the fifty state strategy as "conventional wisdom."
