Real Change

Most voters in both parties share a common objective - the end to the same old backroom deals, false promises, and phony reform efforts. Why do attempts at accountability only occur every two, four, or six years just prior to elections? Is it really a surprise that polls fluctuate so much and reflect voter angst towards both politicians and the media? Would you trust a roofing contractor who tells you the last five attempts at stopping the water leaks shouldn't be considered - just his next proposed solution...at three times the cost...
 

Democrats and Republicans, and their special interest enablers, are all responsible for a dysfunctional political system that prioritizes money over citizen engagement; has chaotic and failing education, healthcare, and immigration systems; unfunded entitlement programs; workforce woes; crises escalating beyond our shores; and is now over $30 trillion in debt. We need a new approach to hold these folks accountable!

Ultimately, it's the small business owners, families barely getting by, and millions of Americans depending on the next level of education, hospital procedure, or job opportunity that depend on the system to work. It's not the millionaire or billionaire donors who wake up the next day significantly impacted by our public and private institutions failures. They have alternatives and access to weather the storm. America is the greatest democracy and country ever created. Millions of foreigners trying to reach our shores prove that each year. The challenge AmericanDream is addressing is how to get citizens back in control of their government. We look forward to making your voice - whichever perspective you hold - heard.

Trust in Mass Media: 

YouGov Trust in Media 2022 (April 5, 2022): Where Americans get their news and who they trust for information

Gallup Poll (Oct. 7, 2021) Americans' Trust in Media Dips to Second Lowest on Record

• 36% in the U.S. have a "great deal" or "fair amount" of trust in mass media
• 68% of Democrats, 31% of independents and 11% of Republicans trust media
• Democrats' and independents' trust is down five points since 2020, GOP's flat

Gallup Poll (Sept. 26, 2021) Americans' Trust in Mass Media Edges Down to 41%

• 13% trust the media "a great deal," and 28% "a fair amount"
• 69% of Democrats, 15% of Republicans, 36% of independents trust media

Gallup Poll (Sept 11, 2018) Accuracy, Unbiasedness, Transparency Foster Media Trust.
Gallup Poll (Sept. 14, 2016) Americans' Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low

• 32% say they have "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of trust
• 14% of Republicans express trust, down from 32% last year
• Confidence drops among younger and older Americans

Trust in Politicians:

Reuters / Ipsos Poll (April 12, 2022) 53% of Americans Disapprove of the President

Gallup Poll (Oct 7, 2021) In U.S., Trust in Politicians, Voters Continues to Ebb

• 55% have trust in the judgment of the American people, a new low
• 44% have confidence in politicians, also historically low

Gallup Poll (Sep 30, 2021) Americans' Trust in Government Remains Low

• Trust in federal government to handle international problems at record-low 39%
• Confidence in judicial branch is at 54%, down 13 points since 2020
• Rare decline in trust in local government to handle local problems

Gallup Poll (Jan 31, 2019) Americans' Trust in Government to Handle Problems at New Low.
Gallup Poll (Oct 4, 2018) Americans' Trust in Politicians Hits 10-Year High.

Gallup Poll (Sept 21, 2016) Americans' Trust in Political Leaders, Public at New Lows

The dysfunction is critical as the government’s reach into our personal and professional lives increases, privacy concerns in both the public and private sectors grow, and the electorate feels more disillusioned. 

• In 2020, the Biden victory rode waves of bizarre accusations, claims of substantial fraud, and desires on many fronts to avoid looking at the serious changes in "emergency" election procedures due to Covid. Many media outlets were quick to accept the election results without addressing valid concerns. Instead of accepting defeat after several key challenges were rejected by judicial decisions and casting some of the responsibility for the loss on several key state Republican party officials' ineptitudes to permit key election law changes without state legislature review and approval, President Trump made it easy for many to question his motives. Regardless of how one feels about a particular candidate or party, the goal should be to create the best election process possible that has the media fully scrutinize each potential office holder and election procedure to ultimately remove doubt from the entire electorate as to the validity of the outcome of any election.
• The key to election integrity is to question any procedures advocated by only the Republicans or the Democrats since that advocacy might benefit one party over the other and not focus on benefitting the entire electorate. The 2005 Carter-Baker Commission: Building Confidence in U.S. Elections claimed: “Absentee ballots are the largest source of potential voter fraud. Citizens who vote at home, at nursing homes, at the workplace or church are more susceptible to pressure or to intimidation and the practice of allowing candidates or party workers to pick up and deliver absentee ballots should be eliminated.” Ultimately, any changes to election procedures should discount the rhetoric and disinformation and instead be fully transparent and auditable, approved by state legistures, help ensure anyone who wants to vote legally can vote, and include higher penalties for fraud. 
• In 2016, the Donald Trump victory rode waves of bad reporting and worse polling. Democrat and Republican establishment types are still wondering what happened. Trump supporters were ecstatic. Hillary Clinton supporters were shell-shocked. Bernie Sanders supporters felt cheated. Many since then seem to be pitted against each other by media and political institutions that continue to promote conflict, misunderstanding, and the sky is falling hysteria.