PFAW Member,
Want to score a major victory against gun violence AND Trump?
Then you want to be part of our efforts to score big progressive victories in this year’s elections in Virginia, where every seat in the state Senate and House of Delegates is on the ballot.
Here’s why:
Both chambers of the state legislature have Republican majorities BY ONLY ONE [1] VOTE.
That means we only need to flip 4 Republican seats statewide to flip the entire legislature to Democratic control (2 seats each in the House and Senate).
And at the top of the Democrats’ agenda if they take majority control in the legislature? Common-sense gun reform!
Thanks to the work we and our allies have been doing – and the tremendous support of PFAW members – Virginia has gotten more and more progressive over the last several elections. But one effect of Republican control of the legislature, in the state that was once the seat of the Confederacy, has been that Virginia has very lax gun laws … and this has an impact beyond just Virginia.
Gun violence in neighboring jurisdictions with stricter gun laws, like Washington, DC, is fueled by weapons purchased in – you guessed it – Virginia.
But gun reform isn’t the only reason why winning in Virginia – and completing the work we’ve done over the past 8 years to turn this critically important battleground state completely blue, one election at a time – is so important.
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Victory in Virginia will be a resounding rejection of Trumpism and right-wing hate – especially because of the far-right extremist candidates Republicans have on the ballot…
Victory in Virginia will give Democrats control of the redistricting process and stop Republicans from continuing to gerrymander the state maps – this also has national implications because U.S. congressional districts are in play...
Victory in Virginia will be a bellwether for 2020 and could kick start the blue wave we need to sweep Trump and his enablers out of office…
In addition to progress on gun violence issues, victory in Virginia will also mean the difference in protecting women’s rights and reproductive freedom in a state where Republicans have the right to choose in their crosshairs … in protecting LGBTQ equality … in expanding health care to tens of thousands of people who need it … in combatting climate change and environmental degradation … and so much more.
We’ve endorsed dozens of progressive champions on the ballot – some of whose races are among the tightest in the state.
And we’re pulling out all the stops to mobilize the Latino vote, organize progressive volunteers, run impactful ads, put boots on the ground, and more to create a state-level blue wave that carries over nationally into 2020.
Be part of it by supporting this work with a much-needed donation today>>
We have less than 3 months until Election Day and not a moment to lose, because national Republicans also know what’s at stake and will be dumping endless amounts of money into Virginia to stop our march towards progress.
It’s up to us to stand together and not to let them … it’s up to us to make this crucial 2019 election the priority it needs to be.
Thank you, as always, for your amazing support and for everything you do.
-- Ben Betz, Digital Advocacy Director
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