No one expects autocracy and authoritarianism to happen in their country.  Until it’s too late.  

Scholars know that the breakdown of democracy is a gradual process in which the once unimaginable and unacceptable become normalized. In broad daylight, amidst a flurry of disinformation, lies, voting rights restrictions, and proposed partisan control over elections, a large number of state and federal elected officials no longer support the basic tenets of democracy. These actions have influenced a great many of their followers to do the same, posing a profound threat to our country and a grave potential threat to the Constitution and American democracy.

We are a group of concerned citizens who have known each other for decades.  Deeply troubled by the rise of anti-democratic behavior among both elected officials and a large number of fellow citizens, we have decided to act. 

In 2024, we focused on communities in critical swing regions to identify and engage with persuadable citizens in talks about the threat to American democracy, facilitating opportunities for likely voters to engage with one another in serious, heart-to-heart talks about what democracy requires.  

In 2025, we increased the scope of our efforts by publishing a newsletter in Substack to reach citizens across the country about the risks to American Democracy.

In 2026, we are further growing our social media presence and are engaging a team of college students to reach more young voters and expand our reach on Instagram, TikTok and other Social Media outlets. Your donation will also help Saving Democracy build out a toolkit to train more volunteers in key swing areas across the country to hold meaningful, in-person conversations about the threats to democracy.

Please join us in our efforts to stop rising authoritarianism.  We can only succeed with the involvement of others who value democracy as we do.