Dear MoveOn member,
Donald Trump's mind-bogglingly incompetent handling of the coronavirus has
resulted in a worsening of the pandemic that is hitting our economy,
communities, and individual lives in shocking ways—and it should destroy
any last shot at his winning a second term.
But a new poll from The Wall Street Journal finds that 45% of voters
actually approve of the job Trump is doing handling the coronavirus
pandemic—almost exactly the same as his overall approval rating.^1
That means too many voters simply don't know the facts about the enormous
threat of the coronavirus and how much worse Trump has made the pandemic
through his bungled response.
They don't know that Trump literally shut down the office responsible for
responding to a pandemic or that he defunded the CDC. The message hasn't
gotten through that if Trump had been prepared and had taken swift action
during the first crucial days and weeks, this epidemic could have been
contained. They aren't aware that he was warned of threats of pandemics
the day we was inaugurated—and yet, he ignored this unfolding crisis,
failing to secure tests or take precautions and even intentionally
downplaying the level of infections.
We are launching a targeted digital ad campaign focused on districts and
states where it's essential we get this message out. These ads will create
the necessary public pressure for the Trump administration to respond with
appropriate efforts and policies that focus on impacted individuals and
communities, not big-business bailouts—and will hold him and his fellow
Republicans accountable for their dangerous failures. We need to know that
we have the resources to run these ads as long as it takes. Will you chip
in $5 a month to ensure that we can keep them going and run
the rest of our 2020 elections program all the way up to Election Day?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help hold Donald Trump accountable for his
mind-bogglingly incompetent coronavirus response.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Around the world, countries that responded faster to the pandemic outbreak
have been able to slow down the rate of infection and avoid the more
serious and disruptive scenarios unfolding here in the U.S.^2
Just days ago, Trump said that no one could have thought that coronavirus
would even be a subject worth talking about.^3 In fact, all over the
world, there have been warnings for months that this was coming.
But the Trump administration was unprepared to respond, because Trump
himself eliminated the office in charge of pandemic response and gutted
funding for the Centers for Disease Control.
These are the facts that we must get out there. It's up to us to make sure
voters understand that the reason the coronavirus is hitting the U.S. so
hard is because Trump directly created the conditions that have allowed
the coronavirus to spread out of control in the United States.
This is not just the usual Trump circus of lies and insults. This is a
public health disaster in part created by Trump himself. We need to make
sure that the American people know about this, because if we don't, he
just might get away with it and win a second term in the White House.
John, the coronavirus pandemic should be the end of any chance
at re-election for Donald Trump, but we need to do our jobs and get the
word out. Will you chip in $5 a month to help fuel our
digital ad campaign holding Trump accountable for his deadly mishandling
of the coronavirus and to support the rest of our 2020 elections program
to defeat Trump and the GOP?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]Can't make a monthly donation? Click here, because MoveOn still needs
your help.
Thanks for all you do.
–Mohammad, Natalie, Amy, Ann, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Poll: Voters split on Trump's handling of coronavirus outbreak,"
Politico, March 15, 2020
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2. "They've Contained the Coronavirus. Here's How." The New York Times,
March 13, 2020
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3. "For Trump, Coronavirus Proves to Be an Enemy He Can’t Tweet Away," The
New York Times, March 8, 2020
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Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day
by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage,
defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's
pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must
never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than
ever. Will you stand with us?
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[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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