Indivisibles,

You’ve seen the news. In the greatest demonstration of personal political sacrifice in service of democracy that I have ever seen, President Joe Biden announced he is passing the baton to Vice President Harris to run for president this year. 

I am floored. It’s hard not to sound schmaltzy, but I am genuinely inspired to see such an incredible display of leadership. Joe Biden ran in 2020 to save American democracy. He has led a historic administration and delivered transformative progressive wins. Now, in an act of heroic political leadership -- and directly in contrast to the selfishness of Donald Trump -- President Biden is passing the baton to the next generation. It’s a truly historic moment, and he deserves our gratitude and admiration.

I’m writing with four quick asks:

1) Vote on whether Indivisible should formally endorse Kamala Harris for president.

Yesterday we polled Indivisible group leaders about this very scenario. We asked whether Indivisible should rally behind Harris in the event Biden dropped out of the race. 95.6% of them said YES. Following up on the news today, we did a quick flash poll of broader membership, and we found similarly overwhelming support -- as of right now, about 93% of Indivisibles polled said they’re all in on supporting Vice President Harris. 

We are now moving to make it official: This email is your chance to vote on whether Indivisible should formally endorse Harris. Doing so will allow Indivisible to speak to the enthusiasm of the grassroots behind Harris to partners, press, and the campaign. Please cast your own vote, and then encourage your fellow local Indivisibles to as well. 

SHOULD INDIVISIBLE ENDORSE KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT? 

2) Help us capitalize on this moment. 

After you vote, you'll be taken to our new Indivisible Pledge where you can sign on to demonstrate your support to do the work to defeat Trump. We hope you'll forward this pledge to as many people as possible, and ask them to join us. After you pledge to do the work to win, we're going to ask you to chip in to fund Indivisible's work this year for two important reasons:

• First, we now have a lot of new work to do to introduce a new candidate to America -- work we hadn’t budgeted for this year. The support you give now will go directly into this new, necessary campaign to build enthusiasm and recruit volunteers at a crucial time. 

• Second, for better or worse, the entire political world will be looking at fundraising numbers right now as a measure of enthusiasm. This is a way for us to set a narrative about unity and massive energy. I want to be able to say something like, “In a demonstration of grassroots enthusiasm, Indivisible had its largest fundraising day in years.” Based on what we’ve already seen today, I think that’s achievable if enough folks step up and donate today. 

3) Prepare to take advantage of this moment.

Despite being vice president, most Americans know very little about Vice President Harris. There are moments of major breaking developments when you have folks’ attention. This is one of the moments, and we need to seize it. We have the power to change the narrative from “Democrats in disarray” to “the grassroots is united and THRILLED about our nominee.” I’d encourage you to start talking among your groups about how best to do that, and stay tuned for specific resources we’ll be making available. Two immediate recommended actions:

• Local endorsements. If you belong to a local Indivisible group, I would encourage you to take a vote in that group to issue a formal endorsement of Kamala Harris. We would like to demonstrate widespread support throughout the movement, and a long list of local Indivisible groups in blue, purple, and red states will help us do that. If your group issues an endorsement, please let us know here. We’ll pass any message you send us onto the campaign.
• Local events. We will be supporting local Indivisible group events to introduce Harris to your communities, tap into enthusiasm and interest, and recruit new volunteers for the campaign. Stay tuned for more information about this. 

4) Come to our discussion TOMORROW.

Come to our movement-wide discussion with me and Leah tomorrow (Monday) at 4pm ET. We had already scheduled a movement-wide coffee chat with me and Leah for tomorrow. Now we’ll use that call to take questions and discuss how we’ll move forward as a movement to win. You can register here.

I’ll say again: I am inspired by President Biden’s leadership. I am committed to doing everything I can to make sure we earn the confidence he has placed in Harris and all of us to finish this job. Let’s go win this thing.

In solidarity,
Ezra

Ezra Levin Co-Executive Director Pronouns: He/him