Dear John,

I just watched Kamala Harris’s first campaign speech as the presumptive nominee for president, and here’s my takeaway: Kamala Harris is Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.

In the words of an ad going viral right now, she prosecuted sex predators. Trump is a sexual predator. She shut down for-profit scam colleges. He ran one. She held big banks accountable. He's owned by them.

But make no mistake: to win this election, we must work harder and do more than ever before. No candidate in history has been asked to take on the challenge she’s facing right now, stepping in as the nominee with just 105 days before the election. We must have her back.

Inequality Media Civic Action was one of the very first organizations out of the gate after President Biden’s announcement with videos and posts supporting Vice President Harris, and now we’re ramping up what was already our biggest election year campaign ever.

Will you donate $5 a month to help Inequality Media Civic Action get the truth out and defeat Donald Trump?

Yes, Robert! I’ll start a monthly donation.

No, I’m sorry, I can’t chip in monthly.

No goal is more important than making sure Donald Trump never again comes close to the Oval Office.

And if you have any doubt about whether Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump, just take a look at how Republicans are reacting. They’re in a full-on panic, including threatening legal action to prevent her from accessing funds donated to the Biden-Harris campaign and keep her off the ballot.

However, there’s no time for internecine battles among Democrats. We must unite and get to work behind Vice President Harris as she introduces herself to the nation as the Democratic candidate for president, organizes her presidential campaign, and selects a vice president — all while mounting a sharp and sustained attack on Trump.

Inequality Media Civic Action has a special role in this fight as one of the few organizations with a big enough following on social media to help cut into Trump’s advantage on platforms like TikTok. We’ve spent years building our audience and learning the tricks of the trade to figure out how to make content go viral, and now we’re putting our operation into action.

But the Trump campaign has a huge head start, with over 9 million followers on TikTok, compared to less than 500,000 for Kamala HQ.

And the first woman of color ever nominated by a major party for president, she’s about to be hit with an avalanche of racist and sexist attacks that combine — and likely surpass — the worst of what Trump and the Republicans threw at Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

That’s why I’m asking you to help expand our efforts to beat back the MAGA lies. Will you donate $5 a month to Inequality Media Civic Action to get the truth out and help Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

Yes, Robert! I’ll start a monthly donation.

No, I’m sorry, I can’t chip in monthly.

Thank you for joining with us,

Robert Reich
Inequality Media Civic Action