Politics has become a polarizing topic across the U.S. at a time when voting rights are in jeopardy, and our democracy faces increased risk. Democracydinners.org has a solution: hold a dinner with people you know to talk out the issues and work toward solutions. The program launched over the July 4th holiday weekend and ahead of the midterm election season. Jim Clark, executive director and founder of Democracy Dinners and the Global Partnership for Civic Engagement, joins Closing Bell to discuss the program's goals, how to plan your own Democracy Dinner, what the group is watching as we head into the midterms, and more.

A new, nonpartisan group is organizing dinners around the country for friends and neighbors to gather around a pledge to protect American democracy.

Jim Clark, founder of the Global Partnership for Civic Engagement and a longtime Democratic Party insider, said that early this year, on the cusp of the midterm elections, people reached out to him around a common theme.