Later today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will officially enter the 2024 presidential race, and we want to make sure that voters across the country know exactly who he is.

Dear MoveOn member,

Later today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will officially enter the 2024 presidential race, and we want to make sure that voters across the country know exactly who he is.1

To achieve this, we want to create a "Banned Bookmobile," fill it with books that DeSantis has banned from schools in Florida, and drive it around the state handing those books out, for free, in highly trafficked areas that will attract media attention.

And if we have the funds, we'll take it on tour, following DeSantis to his campaign stops across the country, giving out banned books, hosting events with authors and advocates, and making sure the press covers it as much as possible.

But we need your help to do it, John. Will you chip in $3 to help us buy as many copies of DeSantis's banned books as we can, give them away for free, and hammer DeSantis and the GOP with bad press?

DeSantis has positioned himself as the "more electable" version of Donald Trump and said that he wants to "Make America Florida" by bringing the extremist policies he has implemented as governor to the entire country.2,3

Policies that are, in a word, dystopian.

In the past year alone, DeSantis has instituted all of these fascistic policies in Florida:

That is DeSantis's—and the MAGA movement's—vision for America. And we want to make sure that Americans know exactly what that means.

That's where our Banned Bookmobile comes in.

We will use this as an opportunity to have conversations with voters about the MAGA vision for our country, provide resources for people to get involved to help defeat the GOP in 2024, and make sure that—as often as possible—any coverage of DeSantis's campaign events include mentions of our bookmobile.

All while giving out as many banned books as possible to students and others who have lost access to them thanks to people like Ron DeSantis.

But in order to do it, we will need to rent the vehicle, outfit it, and buy hundreds or even thousands of books to give out. Which is where you come in. Can you make a gift of $3 right now to help stock our Banned Bookmobile with books that DeSantis and the GOP are afraid of us reading?

John, GOP candidates like DeSantis and even Trump himself are desperate to downplay their extreme policies in public because they know that the overwhelming majority of Americans disagree with them, and if voters knew the truth, they wouldn't cast a ballot for them.

That's why our bookmobile is so important. This is the type of highly visible tactic that the media love to cover, and the more we can get the word out about not just DeSantis but the GOP as a whole, the less they can hide from the consequences of their own actions.

Are you in? Chip in $3 now to help us buy as many banned books as possible and ensure that DeSantis and his GOP cronies feel the heat.

Thanks for all you do.

–David, Kelsey, Rahna, Allison, and the rest of the team

 Sources: 

1. "Ron DeSantis to kick off 2024 presidential campaign in conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk," CNN, May 24, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/173138?t=5&akid=352891%2E40999114%2EBpNsGI

2. "Ron DeSantis is learning that not every state wants to be Florida," NBC News, May 22, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/173139?t=7&akid=352891%2E40999114%2EBpNsGI

3. "'Biden and Me': DeSantis Privately Tells Donors Trump Can't Win," The New York Times, May 18, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/173140?t=9&akid=352891%2E40999114%2EBpNsGI

4. "Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools," PEN America, accessed May 24, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/173141?t=11&akid=352891%2E40999114%2EBpNsGI

5. "DeSantis defends banning African American studies course as Black leaders call for action," Politico, January 24, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/173142?t=13&akid=352891%2E40999114%2EBpNsGI

6. "DeSantis signs Florida’s 6-week abortion ban into law," Politico, April 13, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/173143?t=15&akid=352891%2E40999114%2EBpNsGI

7. "DeSantis signs Florida ban on transgender treatment for minors," Reuters, May 18, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/173144?t=17&akid=352891%2E40999114%2EBpNsGI

8. "DeSantis signs 'Don't Say Gay' expansion and gender-affirming care ban," NBC News, May 17, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/173145?t=19&akid=352891%2E40999114%2EBpNsGI

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