John, I wanted to break the news to you myself:
The Working Families Party is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Our members, chapters, and party leaders have made their voices heard and voted overwhelmingly to support Kamala Harris as the next Democratic nominee — with 95% of the total vote in favor of endorsement.
We are living in uncertain times. But we do know this: we cannot let Donald Trump and MAGA extremists return to power.
Four years ago we played a major role in organizing and mobilizing the voters to oust Trump. This year, we’re prepared to defeat his movement once and for all.
Electing Kamala Harris as President is one step — one important step — toward our goal of winning power for working people and building a government responsive to all of us, not just the wealthy few.
But it’s going to take a huge team effort to build the biggest possible movement to defeat Donald Trump in November.
If you can, please split a donation between Kamala Harris and the Working Families Party’s general election fund today to help kickstart our efforts to turn out voters in races up and down the ballot this fall.
No matter the amount, every single dollar makes a difference as we double down on our efforts to stop Trump’s authoritarian movement in its tracks and elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States.
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Imagine the possibility of winning policies that make real, concrete improvements in people’s lives. Like taxing the rich to bring down the cost of housing and child care. Or raising wages for workers and making it easier for them to organize their workplaces.
Imagine a House majority with a growing group of WFP leaders fighting every day for our values. That’s not just possible — it’s happening. Year after year, cycle after cycle, the ranks of WFP champions in Congress are growing.
If we continue to build our power, before too long, it’ll be WFP leaders setting the agenda in city halls, state houses, and Washington, DC.
It’s all possible — but it won’t be under a Trump presidency.
Under Trump, we’ll be left playing defense and trying to deflect the worst of his attacks against our communities. To have a shot at a working families agenda, we’ve got to win at the top of the ticket.
Our endorsement of Vice President Harris doesn’t mean that we’ll never disagree with her, or never have contrasting views on policy. This election, however, is bigger than any one person.
It’s about what kind of country we want to be and whether we will let the rights and freedoms that our ancestors fought for — the right to vote without discrimination, to love who we love, and to control our own bodies — be taken away from us.
We also know that our movement must give people something to vote for, not just vote against, by laying out a vision for a country where everyone has health care, everyone has clean air and food, and everyone can afford quality housing.
Defeating the far-right and electing Kamala Harris is a political necessity, but it’s not a final destination.
No matter the outcome of this election, we will continue to organize — community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood — to create the beautiful future we want for our children and families.
Split a donation between Kamala Harris and the Working Families Party’s general election fund today and help us go all out over the next 102 days to block Trump and MAGA and keep building this movement together.
Training volunteers, phone banking and texting, and knocking on doors requires crucial resources, and your support today will allow us to reach and turn out voters in critical swing states and demographic groups.
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In solidarity,
Maurice Mitchell
National Director
Working Families Party
P.S. If you want to spread the word about WFP’s endorsement and our plan to win in November, you can read and share my full thoughts on Medium here.
