Submit An Idea

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 We believe better ideas lead to better outcomes—and that many of the best ideas don’t originate inside party leadership or political institutions. Reinvent Blue exists to surface, test, and refine ideas that can strengthen democracy, improve governance, and help build a broader, winning Democratic coalition.

That said, not every idea is the right fit. This page explains what we’re looking for, how to submit, and how submissions are evaluated, so you can decide whether your time is best spent contributing here.

Your time is valuable, and we take that seriously.

Before asking for a full proposal, we want to give you quick, honest feedback about whether your idea fits our mission and approach. To start, please submit a one- or two-paragraph summary of your idea using our Contact Form.

When you submit, please tell us whether you believe your idea belongs in:

• the Solutions section (policy, institutional reform, governance improvement), or
• the Campaigns section (messaging, framing, outreach, coalition-building, persuasion).
   

We’ll review your summary and let you know whether we think it’s a good fit—and, if so, what the next step would be.

We are looking for workable ideas. Not ideology. Not opinions. Well thought out ideas.

Strong submissions typically share most of the following qualities:

• They address a clearly defined problem
• They are grounded in real-world constraints, not wishful thinking
• They aim to produce measurable improvements, not symbolic victories
• They can be understood by voters outside the political bubble
• They are compatible with building a broad, durable coalition
• They acknowledge tradeoffs rather than pretending they don’t exist
   

Ideas can be bold. They can be incremental. They can challenge Democratic orthodoxy. What matters is whether they help democracy function better and whether they can plausibly be implemented or communicated.

Solutions focus on what government should do:

• public policy
• institutional reform
• regulatory or administrative changes
• economic or governance structures
• system-level fixes to persistent problems
   

Campaigns focus on how ideas are advanced:

• messaging and framing 
• coalition expansion
• voter persuasion
• narrative strategy
• translating policy into language people understand
   

Some ideas may overlap. That’s fine. Just tell us where you think your idea fits best—we’ll help sort out the rest.

All submissions are reviewed using the same core questions:

1. Is the problem real and clearly defined?
2. Does the idea actually address that problem?
3. Is it grounded in evidence, experience, or credible reasoning?
4. Can it be explained clearly to a non-expert audience?
5. Could it be embraced by a broad coalition—not just a narrow base?
6. Does it improve governing capacity, democratic legitimacy, or both?
    

We are not grading ideology. We are evaluating effectiveness, clarity, and fit.

To save everyone time, it’s helpful to be clear about what Reinvent Blue is not seeking:

• purely symbolic or protest-oriented ideas
• content aimed primarily at shaming or purging opponents
• highly technical proposals with no path to public explanation
• single-issue manifestos detached from broader democratic goals
• ideas that assume voters must first be “educated” before being respected
   

We are interested in persuasion, not performance.

If your summary appears to be a good fit, we may invite you to:

• expand it into a longer write-up
• clarify assumptions or tradeoffs
• help translate the idea into campaign-ready language
• collaborate on refining or testing it
   

Not all accepted ideas will be published immediately, and not all will appear exactly as submitted. Editing and refinement are part of the process.

If what you write ends up being posted on Reinventblue, your authorship will be included with the content you contribute. In addition, you will be added to the list of Contributors. If you wish to remain anonymous, that is your choice.

Reinvent Blue is not a suggestion box. It is a working framework for improving how democracy functions and how political ideas move from concept to consent.

If you share that goal—and are willing to engage ideas honestly, practically, and in good faith—we welcome your contribution.