John,

Something is very wrong when a Republican millionaire and billionaire-backed lobby group and its super PAC can buy elections and oust sitting members of Congress for the sake of protecting their own interests.

We saw it happen this summer when AIPAC spent $25 million to successfully defeat Justice Democrats incumbents Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush, two of the only Black, working-class, progressive leaders we have in Congress.

And it’s not just our progressive movement that’s at risk: as Rep. Summer Lee pointed out, AIPAC’s assault is not just on the Squad, but on the Democratic Party and our democracy as a whole.

Senator Bernie Sanders made this same point on the national stage at the DNC this week, reminding us of the ongoing, urgent need to stop dark money’s dangerous influence on our government and politics:

“At the very top of the to-do list is the need to get big money out of our political process. Billionaires in both parties should not be able to buy elections, including primary elections. For the sake of our democracy, we must overturn the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision and move toward public funding of elections.”

From the very beginning, Justice Democrats has led the call to get corporate dark money out of our elections and urge the Democratic Party to reject AIPAC once and for all — and we’re keeping up that fight until we win.

We’re continuing to support and rebuild our bloc of diverse, working-class, progressive leaders who are committed to putting people — not super PACs and corporate profits — first. But we can’t do it without grassroots support from people like you. Please, if you can, fuel our efforts with a contribution of $5 or more today.

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In solidarity,

Justice Democrats