John, The New York Times just exposed my GOP opponent for her lies about her stance on reproductive rights.

Here's the explanation of exactly what happened:

• In 2021, my Republican opponent cosponsored an extreme far-right bill called the Life at Conception Act (this bill would have decimated reproductive rights before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade)
   
• She ran on extreme anti-choice positions, but she promised voters that she would make an exception for rape, incest, and health of the mother (because this is a critical swing district and she was trying to appeal to independents).
   
• After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, she flip-flopped because it became clear that the wide majority of Americans support abortion rights.
   
• This year, she stalled in cosponsoring the EXACT same anti-choice bill until I called her out and the New York Times began asking questions.
   
• Her spokesperson criticized the New York Times for asking questions, and said that she would still make exceptions for rape, incest, and health of the mother. But that's a LIE. The bill she JUST cosponsored does not include those exceptions.

One thing has always been clear to me, John: My opponent will do or say anything to win, and this is the proof. She'll divert to new subjects when talking about abortion, but she'll sign on to the most extreme bills that will permanently destroy reproductive rights for millions in our country. It makes me sick.

Experts have called this one of the most competitive elections in the entire country because it's one of the only districts represented by a Republican, but also voted for President Biden. We CAN win here and flip this district for Democrats, but we need to get the message to voters that our opponent is a flip-flopping, far-right politician. It's going to be expensive to win, so we set a new goal to raise $7,500 this week from grassroots supporters. Can I count on you to split a donation between my campaign and UNITEDemocrats? It would mean so much.

Thank you for your support and your commitment to beating the worst Republicans in Congress.

— Derek Tran
Democratic Candidate for CA-45