Are you sure moderates will show up?

A message to those who quietly wonder if this is possible.

We get it. Moderates don’t usually start movements.

That’s the reputation, anyway.

Moderates are reasonable. Practical. Not prone to shouting. They value stability. They listen before they speak. And they don’t usually organize. In a political climate where outrage drives attention, moderates often seem out of place.

But that’s exactly why they matter now.

The Quiet Majority

Most Americans, and most Kansans, don’t live on the political extremes. They’re not culture warriors or party loyalists. They want their schools to work, their communities to thrive, their freedoms respected, and their tax dollars spent responsibly. They’re tired of the noise. They want good government.

Yet for years, moderates have found themselves politically lost. They’ve watched as both major parties have grown more rigid, more hostile, and less representative of the practical majority in the middle.

Moderates haven’t disappeared. We’ve just stopped believing we can make a difference.

We’re here to say: we can. And we must.

Movements Don’t Have to Shout

Movements aren’t defined by volume. They’re defined by action.

A movement built for moderates won’t look like what we’re used to. It won’t demand purity tests or expect you to dedicate your life to politics. It will be calm, serious, and focused, just like the people it's meant to represent.

We’re not asking you to march, chant, or pick fights online. We’re asking for something simpler, and more powerful: show up. Help us build something grounded in Kansas values of fairness, decency, responsibility, and community.

We don’t need everyone to do everything. We just need many people to do a little.

Three Simple Steps (plus one)

Here’s how moderates build a movement, in a moderate way:

1. Sign up. Let us know that you’re with us. It tells others they’re not alone.

2. Tell a few friends. Seriously, telling two or three (or more) people is how this spreads.

3. Sign our petition. When we start the petition drive, just signing it is a big “doing something.”

The “plus one” is, if you’re able to do so, donate. We’re fiscally responsible but that requires having something “fiscal” to be responsible with.

That’s the foundation. Not everything at once, just something now.

For those who want to do more, we welcome it. We need petition circulators, candidates, organizers, donors, and doorknockers. But the movement begins with those first three steps.

Why It’s Worth It

Moderates have long trusted the system to work itself out. But the system is breaking, and when the center doesn’t hold, it creates space for voices that do not speak for the broad public.

We don’t have to give up or give in. We can build a political home for the reasonable middle. Not some bland neutral space, but one grounded in principle. One that starts in Kansas and starts with you.

You don’t have to change who you are to help. You just have to stop assuming someone else will do it for you, or even worse, that it’s not possible.

That’s how movements start. Even moderate ones.