John,
Last night, Republican megadonors ousted a progressive champion.
AIPAC and the Trump and GOP donors fueling their efforts spent more than $17 million to defeat Jamaal Bowman in a Democratic primary — making his race the most expensive House primary in history.
Despite a powerful, multi-racial coalition coming together in defense of Rep. Bowman, that kind of onslaught of spending was simply too much to overcome last night.
But it doesn’t have to be a sign of things to come.
AIPAC’s next target is Rep. Cori Bush, who is already facing millions in attack ads from some of the same dark-money Super PACs.
Cori is one of the few working-class members of Congress, a tireless champion for abortion rights, and was one of the first members to courageously call for a ceasefire in Gaza. All of that has painted a target on her back for the same Republican megadonors.
Our opponents aren’t about to let up — and we can’t afford to either. Cori Bush’s primary in Missouri is just six weeks away, and if she wins, it would send a powerful message to the entire country. That’s why it’s so important for us to have her back right now in whatever way we can:
Can you make a contribution directly to Cori Bush’s campaign and help us reach our goal of raising $15,000 before her next big FEC reporting deadline this Sunday? Your contribution — of any amount — will go directly to helping Cori fight back on the airwaves and build out the field operation she needs to have direct conversations with voters across her district.
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Or RSVP here to join WFP members to make calls to re-elect Cori Bush with shifts starting Monday, July 1st. Over the last few months we've made over 250,000 calls to protect the Squad — let’s show our power in St. Louis:
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Just a few months ago, AIPAC promised to spend up to $100 million in 2024 to unseat the Squad from Congress.1
Since then, they have become the largest source of Republican donations in Democratic primaries.2
Their strategy was to try and divide us during this primary season and weaken our movement going into the fall, all so that they could achieve their ultimate goal come November: returning full control of Congress and the White House to Trump and MAGA Republicans.
We can’t let them succeed.
With the primary just six weeks away, and the attack ads already starting, Cori Bush has a plan to reach the voters she needs to reach in order to win — but that plan depends on all of us.
Pitch in directly to Cori Bush’s campaign and help us reach our goal of raising $15,000 for her campaign before Sunday night.
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Or sign up here to join our phone banks for Cori starting next week.
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Onward,
Team WFP
Sources:
1. Pro-Israel US groups plan $100m effort to unseat progressives over Gaza, The Guardian, April 22, 2024
2. Bipartisanship or Republican meddling? AIPAC is biggest source of GOP donations in Dem primaries, Politico, June 9, 2024
