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INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

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HEADLINES: Protecting & Expanding Progressive Power in Congress |
Endorsements: Pramila Jayapal, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, Susheela
Jayapal, Lateefah Simon | VICTORY! Summer Lee Beats Big Money | Vote for
Peace in Maryland 5/2 | & MORE!

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This week, Our Revolution held a special [ [link removed] ]2024 Progressive Power Town
Hall with US Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar, as well
as candidates Susheela Jayapal (OR-3) and Lateefah Simon (CA-12).

The event kicked off our strategic campaign to Protect and Expand
Progressive Power in Congress, rallying to elect - and re-elect - strong
voices for peace and justice on Capitol Hill — many of whom are being
targeted by dark money groups.

“Progressives are sounding the alarm against…a torrent of spending against
leftist candidates who are holding the Biden administration to task for
its unilateral support of Israel and its war on Gaza,” [ [link removed] ]Politico
reported on the town hall.

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Our Revolution is proud to stand with Pramila Jayapal as she organizes to
defend and grow the Congressional Progressive Caucus she chairs and runs
for re-election herself.

“The reality is that we need to protect progressives in Congress like me,
Ilhan, and Jamaal, who are under attack by Republican mega donors who are
coming into our districts, recruiting people to run against us, and
pouring enormous amounts of money into these races,” Pramila said.

AIPAC has pledged to spend $100 million against progressives this year
alone, she said, “because they’re afraid of our power, because we have
stood up for peace and economic justice, because we have challenged the
status quo and fought corporate power and proudly stood for an immediate
and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.”

“We can’t sit back and wait to see how it all plays out,” Pramila
continued. “That is not what Our Revolution is all about. They might have
billionaire mega donors, but we have the people, and people power is how
we’re going to win these elections.”

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Our Revolution is once again endorsing Ilhan Omar for re-election because
we need her voice representing our movement and Minnesota’s 5th District
in Congress.

Ilhan has taken a lot of heat from the far right for standing on the right
side of history and she will have our movement on her side through her
primary on Aug. 13th and beyond.

“Every policy that the Progressive Caucus champions polls at 60% or above.
If the people’s house was not beholden to special interests, all of these
great policies would be implemented and we would have an incredibly great,
progressive country that takes care of everyone,” Ilhan told us Monday.

“We know they’re going to spend a lot of money, but we are moving in
strength not weakness,” she continued. “We are going to continue to move
policies rooted in radical love and advocate for the politics of love
because our communities deserve that.”

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Our Revolution is all-in to re-elect Jamaal Bowman to the U.S. Congress to
serve New York’s 16th District. He has been one of our most dauntless
voices for racial justice in the U.S. House, and we are rallying to make
sure progressives turn out to vote for him on June 25th!

Besides his support of a ceasefire in Gaza, Bowman said anti-black racism
is also a factor in why big money is targeting his re-election bid. “This
is a majority-minority district, where we have been doing grassroots
organizing with young people and progressives since we got into office,”
he told us.

Up to a quarter of AIPAC’s $100 million could be spent against Bowman, and
there will be Trump donor money on top of it. But when Jamaal joined our
virtual town hall this week, he said, “That’s OK, because Our Revolution
has my back.”

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Not only are we on a mission to Defend Progressive Power, but we also have
some great opportunities to GROW Progressive Power by electing new allies
to Congress this year!

You already know that Our Revolution is endorsing Susheela Jayapal for
Congress in Oregon’s 3rd District - and so is Bernie Sanders! - and our
movement got to know her better at our Town Hall event on Monday.

Yes, she is the sister of Pramila, and nearly choked up speaking of the
influence she has made on her journey into politics — and the sacrifice
their parents made to give them both a shot at the American Dream.

As a lawyer, nonprofit leader, and county commissioner, Susheela has seen
that dream fall short for many. When this blue seat opened up for the
first time in 30 years, she knew she had to run to make it as progressive
as possible.

“I am the only candidate to publicly reject corporate PAC money, clearly
support Medicare for All and public social housing, and to clearly and
consistently call for a ceasefire in Gaza,” Susheela told us. “I first
called for a ceasefire in November, and I have come under considerable
fire for that stance. My opponents have said that’s not an issue that
matters to our voters.”

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Our Revolution has been in Lateefah Simon’s corner since she announced her
run to replace retiring Congresswoman Barbara Lee in California’s 12th
District.

Lateefah has the endorsement of Rep. Lee, and she beat out 9 opponents to
win her primary on a message of healthcare, worker rights, and housing.

“These are local issues, but the federal government has an opportunity to
bring back resources to the ground in our communities. The old party line
isn’t working anymore,” Lateefah told us Monday. “We don’t need to be
scared of folks who are on the other side of our politics because we have
been here before.

“I believe in the idea of true peace, dignity, wholeness, and equality.
We’re going to get there. My glasses aren’t rose colored, I understand how
far we have to go,” she continued. “The cavalry really is not coming. It
is us with our dreams, our hopes, and our tactical experience that’s going
to move the House.”

[ [link removed] ]Donate any amount to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to make sure we
can mobilize our grassroots activists to get out the vote in each of these
key races!

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VICTORY!

Congrats to U.S. Rep. Summer Lee! Summer is the first pro-Ceasefire member
of Congress to face a serious big money-powered challenger this election
cycle — and she just won her primary by a landslide with the grassroots at
her back!

Summer Lee’s overwhelming victory on Tuesday shows that we CAN stand up
for Peace in Gaza and defeat the Big Money attacks that come our way.

Our Revolution is proud to stand with Summer, and we’re READY to take on
the same forces to re-elect Jamaal Bowman, Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal,
Cori Bush, and all of our Peace champions in Congress!

[ [link removed] ]Help Our Revolution fund our phone bank and texting force to elect more
great progressives like this across the country in 2024!

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Our Revolution stands in solidarity with student protesters who are
organizing to demand a Ceasefire in Gaza and an end to U.S. funding of the
killing of Palestinian civilians and children.

We also applaud the 37 progressive champions including Barbara Lee, Ilhan
Omar, Ro Khanna, and Pramila Jayapal who voted against providing more
unconditional funding for Netyanahu’s war regime.

This marks the first time that this many Democrats voted against weapons
and funding to Israel’s military.

"The role for outside groups, like the young people who are protesting and
Our Revolution is to be out on the streets, because that gives people like
Bernie and AOC the standing to advocate on the inside,” Our Revolution
Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told [ [link removed] ]The Hill this week.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Stop sending U.S. weapons to Israel. Peace Now!

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Our Revolution has been at the vanguard of the “Vote Uncommitted” movement
- we’re using the ballot box to pressure the Biden Administration to end
its unconditional support for Netyanahu’s brutal war in Gaza.

To date, we’ve helped organize 600,000 protest votes for Peace in the
Democratic primaries — including critical swing states like MI WI and MN.

The next front in the fight will be the Maryland primary on May 14th.
Right now, Our Revolution is mobilizing our 137,000 members in Maryland to
vote “uncommitted” to send a message to President Biden: Change course and
call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

“Progressive Democrats in Maryland will not stand by idly as the White
House uses American taxpayer dollars to fund Netanyahu’s horrific bombing
campaign,” Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told
[ [link removed] ]Maryland Matters.

[ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW to help us keep up the momentum and Get Out the Uncommitted
Vote! Every dollar you give allows us to communicate with a Maryland voter
3x about our pro-Peace movement.

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If you live in Maryland, join Our Revolution and our coalition for our
“Vote Uncommitted” rally on Thursday, May 2nd to kickoff early voting and
mobilize protest votes for Peace!

[ [link removed] ]Sign up here to RSVP to join us in person!

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Our coalition of progressive organizations around the country are
mobilizing to advocate for a party platform that will serve young, working
class, and progressives — key voting blocs in this election year!

Our Revolution is mobilizing to send progressive delegates to the
Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August to push priorities
like Peace in Gaza, desperately needed campaign finance reform, taxing
billionaires like Elon Musk, fighting climate change, reducing the power
of superdelegates and so much more.

The core of our message: President Biden and the entire Democratic Party
must listen to progressives if they want to actually energize and motivate
voters to defeat Trump in November.

[ [link removed] ]Donate today to help us make noise at the DNC and ensure the Party
embraces our progressive priorities before the election!

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Our movement worked hard to elect the largest Congressional Progressive
Caucus in history. Now, we must defend these seats against rightwing
lobbyists like AIPAC, set to spend $100 million trying to unseat some of
our strongest voices for Peace in Congress.

[ [link removed] ]Chip in to our 2024 Progressive Power Fund to help us out-organize big
money and re-elect our top progressive allies in Congress.

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As the country’s largest grassroots-funded progressive political action
group, Our Revolution relies on our members to power our work. In 2024, we
must defend our top progressive leaders and elect new ones to join the
fight against the far right and corporate extremists trying to hijack our
democracy.

[ [link removed] ]Sign up TODAY with a $10 monthly donation and you’ll get our 2024
sticker pack. For $27 a month, you’ll also get a handy tote bag. And, for
$50 a month, we’ll send you both plus the official Our Revolution T-shirt!

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