The election of Barack Obama seemed to promise the possibility of a new politics. He told us that we are not red states and blue states, we are the United States.
He preached citizenship, not partisanship.
He invited us to "form a more perfect union". He said that it was about "us", not him.
He told us that our politics was broken, and he wanted to fix it. Millions of us were thrilled to hear this.
But today, the partisan tone of American politics is more shrill than ever.
Instead of coming together around new ideals, we are divided and angry.
Instead of working together to solve our problems, too many of our political leaders concentrate on attacking and defeating one another.
The truth is distorted. Congress is overwhelmed and gridlocked. Important issues are never discussed. Problems don't get solved.
We need something new. We need a new movement, a new way to understand and empower democracy. We need to work together.
We need to see our diversity as a strength, as a source of breadth and power and balance.
Issues today are complex and we need to see them from as many points of view as possible.
Through this emerging new Purple Alliance, we are discovering new ways to come together, new ways to organize, new ways to grow a movement.
We're exploring new possibilities for building a collective understanding that liberates the power of democracy and the creative energy of the American people.
You are invited to share your insights and talents along the path of this creative adventure.
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Convene concerned individuals and organizations from anywhere on the political spectrum 