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83% of Voters Right, Left & Center
Agree on Plan To Fix Congress and
Meet Their Aspirations for a Better Life

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We are nonpartisan. We don't support a political "team."
We are intent on improving each American's life - now.

CEO & Founder, Sol Erdman
Live on Morning Joe - February 10, 2026

The Grand Bargain will Advance Seven Aspirations that Nearly Every American Shares

  1. Greater economic opportunity and growth

  2. Schools that enable kids to reach their potential

  3. Effective & affordable healthcare

  4. Curbing the national debt

  5. Reliable clean & affordable energy

  6. Fairer, simpler tax code

  7. Congress organized to resolve our differences

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So we built the

Grand Bargain Launchpad

Help Create an America That Meets Your Aspirations

  • Discover reforms that will dramatically improve your life

  • Pressure your elected representatives to act in your interests

  • Change the rules of the political game 

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How Both Parties Have Been Crushing Our Aspirations

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Why Both Parties Will Keep Thwarting Our Aspirations

Over 90% of members of Congress win reelection year after year by:
blaming the other party for America’s ills, offering sound bites as remedies, 
and catering to key supporters - while ignoring the long-term costs to everyone else. 

Among lawmakers we’ve met, all have been fixated on winning elections.

None could articulate a believable strategy for improving most constituents’ lives.

Our two-party system has thereby become an engine of divisiveness and dysfunction.

How the Grand Bargain is Uniquely Designed to Advance Voters’ Aspirations at Historic Scale

We gathered over 300 ideas from diverse stakeholders invested in the seven areas. We then distilled their ideas into 39 reforms that meet five criteria.

Significantly enhance each American’s life

Boost efficiency to yield biggest “bang for the buck” 

Work well together

Yield a package that nearly every citizen wants enough to accept the costs

Motivate each lawmaker to act in the public’s interests

83% of Americans Right, Left & Center Agree on Grand Bargain 

YouGov Poll Asked the Following Question

“Do you want Congress to make this Grand Bargain a Priority?”

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 America Today: Divided Red vs. Blue

     How the Grand Bargain Will Unite Us

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Rising Fear, Anger & Mistrust

Unprecedented Support for Advancing Shared Aspirations

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YouGov conducted survey from December 24, 2025 to January 5, 2026, to produce a 1000 person dataset representative of US citizens. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/-3.59%. For subgroups, the margin of sampling error is higher.

Americans’ Hunger to Thrive is Far Stronger Than Their Allegiance to Any Politician

After voters evaluated the 39 reforms, YouGov asked :

“Who in the federal government do you trust to act in your best interests?”

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Pressure both political parties to meet your aspirations for a better life using the 
 

Grand Bargain Launchpad

In 10 minutes, you can:

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  1. Evaluate each reform:                                                                               Critical to Me & Others - Good Idea - Not Sure - Dislike It - Hate It

  2. Decide: Is the total package good enough for me to want Congress to make it “a priority”

  3. If Yes, send the Launchpad to everyone you know

  4. Then press two buttons to email your congressperson & senators:

          “Make these 39 reforms a priority, or we will elect someone who will.”

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To Unite Americans Left, Right and Center Into an Exponentially Growing Movement, You Can:

Organize Workshops in Your Congressional Districts. We will help groups across the country to engage and inspire citizens in building enough support for the Grand Bargain that political leaders will have to make it a priority.

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Build the Coalition to Reunite America: We are inviting membership organizations in the various sectors of society to sign a petition demanding that politicians stop dividing us against one another and start turning the Grand Bargain into law.

Engage Civic Networks: We will help nationwide groups incorporate the Grand Bargain into their community-building programs.

Volunteer to create a Local Grand Bargain Hub

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Join us in reuniting our country.

The Grand Bargain Project has gathered concrete evidence that common-sense reforms in all seven of the above areas, if combined, would yield vast benefits to society — enough so that 83%  of Americans would prefer the total package over the country’s current direction.

Join us on forging a path to nationwide prosperity.

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The Center for Collaborative Democracy is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit and the sponsor of the Grand Bargain Project. We strive to help every American reach their potential by working with business leaders, consumer advocates, labor unions, environmentalists, civil rights groups and other major stakeholders to develop innovative solutions for our nation’s most critical problems. We see that process as necessary to reduce the hyper-polarization that threatens our democracy.

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