The New York Times compared my candidacy to AOC's.
[ [link removed] ]As I said on a Zoom with PCCC members, we can win my race for Congress
in 2 weeks with your help. Click here.
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Harper on the Zoom with PCCC members.
Friend, this is Morgan Harper -- a candidate for Congress in Ohio
and former senior advisor at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. My
election's in less than 2 weeks!
Last night, I joined PCCC members on a really fun Zoom video call and
discussed all sorts of issues -- from a Green New Deal to Medicare For All
to corporate corruption of our political system. We even discussed how to
properly talk about those issues to connect with working-class people in
Ohio, including in our black community. ([ [link removed] ]You can watch it here.)
The New York Times compared my candidacy to AOC's. With a strong
grassroots campaign, we out-fundraised my incumbent opponent (who is
funded by corporate PACs) for much of last year. And we mobilized hundreds
of volunteers. Then...the coronavirus changed our campaign overnight.
Days before our March 17 election, our election was pushed back over a
month and became all vote-by-mail. That was the right decision. But it
meant we had to start from scratch to fund our grassroots campaign.
[ [link removed] ]My opponent is on the ropes and running corporate-funded ads against
me. My volunteers are calling thousands of voters, but we need to re-air
our ads that were running in March. We can win this race in 2 weeks with
your help -- can you please chip in here?
You probably want to know a little bit about me...
I lived in a foster home as an infant. I then was adopted and raised on
the east side of Columbus, Ohio -- primarily by my mother, who immigrated
from Trinidad and was a public school teacher.
I learned early on that who your parents are, if they have money, and what
zip code you live in can really determine the outcomes of your life. And
especially being someone who's adopted, that just struck me as
fundamentally unfair. It put me on a mission to do something about
everybody getting a fair shot and also moved me to understand the systems
that have created this reality.
So I pursued a career in public policy, became a lawyer, and worked at the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- set up by Elizabeth Warren. That's
where I really came to understand how government works.
One big takeaway from my time in Washington is that the big reason why
people are skeptical of government is that we have had a generation of
corporate-driven political leadership. Our system's overwhelmed by
corporate influence. It impacts everything from our health care to our
climate -- and whether families get a fair shot.
[ [link removed] ]I heard every reason under the sun why running a true grassroots
campaign would not work. But we're doing it! We were on course to win in
March, and we can win on April 28 if progressives like you fuel our
campaign right now. Will you donate today? Click here.
(You can also [ [link removed] ]sign up to join other volunteers and contact key voters
by phone. Put your own social distancing time to good use! Ads are
important, but these calls are our key to victory.)
We know our community is preoccupied with lost jobs, upcoming bills,
unstable housing, and caring for children and elder relatives under a
stay-at-home health order. Together, with your help, we’ll make sure that
no one is disenfranchised by the new voting process during this pandemic.
Thank you to the PCCC for your support! Let’s win this.
-- Morgan Harper, Candidate For Congress, Ohio's 3rd district
Paid for by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee PAC (www.BoldProgressives.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions to the PCCC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
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