Democrats 101

06/18/2026

Throwback Thursday!

Today's throwback is to a Daily Kos article from December 31, 2022, about Jim Purvis speaking at a northern Ohio county Democratic Party meeting. Enjoy, and share! Hear, Hear!

Explore the spread of the Democratic Creed among Ohio county parties and see how you can support these core democratic ideals. Take action today!

06/05/2026

It's a Friday Throwback Thursday!

Here's an article from the BG Independent News reporting on a Wood County (Ohio) Democratic Party meeting where Jim Purvis and State Representative Joe Miller spoke about Democrats 101.

Unfortunately, the conversation about what is the identity of the Democratic Party and what are our values is still going on. If anyone says to you that they don't know what the Democratic Party stands for, show them the Democratic Creed!

J.M. Purvis, author of “Democrats 101,” and State Rep. Joe Miller, D-Lorain, talked at a Wood County Democrats meeting Monday night at Grounds for Thought in hopes of starting a groundswell of support for uniting the party locally, in the state and across the nation.

05/28/2026

Throwback Thursday! In this newsletter, we learn about Jim's visit to Pennsylvania's Demstock in 2022. Perhaps we should stop in again!

VENANGO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS — Jim Purvis and the Democratic Creed held the stage at Demstock 2022 … and yes, the “stage” was an actual soapbox, in a pavilion in rural Pennsylvania.

05/25/2026

Today's post from our Blog page on our website:

Her father survived the torpedoing of the USS New Orleans in the Pacific. Classmates never came home from Vietnam. A daughter reflects on what Memorial Day asks of Americans today: remembrance, sacrifice, and the responsibility to preserve the promise of the Republic.

05/25/2026

Today, we at Democrats 101 honor the men and women who gave their lives for this nation — first to create it, and then to defend it and everything it stands for. Their sacrifice is woven into the very existence of the United States.

The ideals set forth in the founding documents — the Constitution and the Bill of Rights — form the foundation of the Democratic Creed. These American Values are the bedrock of our national identity. They are not abstract principles; they are commitments that generations of Americans have fought to protect.

From the beginning, we have not always lived up to those ideals. Our history is marked by progress and setbacks, by moments of courage and moments of failure. Yet the defining feature of this nation is that we never stop striving. The work of forming a more perfect union is continuous.

Those American Values remain our guiding light — a torch illuminating the path toward a just society…as long as it takes.

05/21/2026

Throwback Thursday! In this newsletter from September 19th, 2022, we hear about another visit to Ohio, where Jim spoke to multiple Democratic County Parties, the winners of the 2022 Democratic Primaries, and the Ohio Democratic House Caucus.

Democratic leaders and members of the Ohio Democratic Party in west-central Ohio enthusiastically responded to the Democratic Creed.

05/14/2026

Throwback Thursday! August 15th, 2022. Democratic Creed: Shared Beliefs and Values

The central purpose of Democrats 101 is the Democratic Creed. If Democrats are to join together, they must find those beliefs and values they hold in common. The Democratic Creed declares those shared beliefs and values.

05/07/2026

Throwback Thursday! Blog post from July 4, 2022. Still relevant as we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence!

The Declaration of Independence is the soul of our party. It’s all right there at the beginning: all men are created equal … inalienable rights … life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You don’t need anything else, that is the real Democratic Party right there. That is who we are deep ...

04/30/2026

Throwback Thursday! Newsletter from June 15, 2022!

As you watch the January 6 hearings, take a moment to reflect on the deeper issue. Horrible enough that Donald Trump and his sycophants stumbled through an attempted coup and a mob attacked Congress, but all that is the result of something, it isn’t the cause. This is what we really should be aski...

02/12/2026

"All people are created equal" is a basic requirement for a democracy, and thus is a basic tenet of the Democratic Creed.