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Hi John, Rebecca Cooke – daughter of dairy farmers and the newly-elected Democratic nominee in Wisconsin's 3rd District!

I JUST won the primary, and am now working to unseat Derrick Van Orden in this key battleground race for House control. To kick off our General Election push, I wanted to re-introduce myself:

A lot of folks are surprised to learn that while I’m running a full-fledged campaign by day, I’m waiting tables at night to help pay the bills.

I grew up in a working-class family, and we weren't strangers to taking on extra work when things got tough. I know for a fact I’m not the only person in WI-03 wearing multiple hats to make ends meet -- which is a big reason why I’m running.

The way I see it, the ultra-rich have enough advocates in Washington. It’s the folks working two jobs to pay for groceries and make rent who need help. I know what working families need, because I’m part of one.

We’re officially on to November, but we have to act fast to make up the special interest money Derrick Van Orden has banked. Can you split a donation of $10 between me and Blue Amp Action to help flip WI-03 blue?

This is a campaign by and for the hard working people of Wisconsin. We’re not funded by family inheritances or wealthy donors. It’s grassroots contributors like you who power this movement.

Thank you for your support,

Rebecca

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About BlueAmp Action:

We cannot sugarcoat the current situation. Right-wing authoritarianism, defeated by a worldwide coalition during WWII, was only in hibernation. Over the past decade it has infected democratic societies--including ours. It is as simple as it is terrifying: What we do now will define the future of our country and world. 

We at Blue Amp Action are dedicated to liberal, open societies, where reason and science are applied to solve our problems; where civil rights--including voting rights!--are protected for all. We fight for these values every day. Speaking up on our platforms, raising the voices and the political prospects of liberal pols and pundits. 

And savvy grassroots activists like you know, just like we do, that we can’t stop watching the people we help elect: after the elections, we have to keep organizing support for the policies we like and pushing back against the ones we don’t.

When the public tunes out between elections and the only people our elected officials hear from are the paid lobbyists of wealthy corporations, our government stops being accountable to the needs of ordinary families.

Democracy never sleeps, and neither can we.

So we ask that you support our work, so we can continue to engage in this fight every moment of every day. So our kids grow up in democracy, not dystopia.

Thank you for your support for all we do! Please follow Cliff Schecter on Twitter @cliffschecter, or subscribe to The Takedown with Cliff Schecter on YouTube, to keep up to date with this battle for the heart and soul of our country.

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