John, see Bernie's email to you this weekend? – The PCCC Team
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BERNIE'S EMAIL:
As I’m sure you are aware, this is not a normal election.
It is not a normal election when we are running against someone who is a
pathological liar.
It is not a normal election when we are running against someone who has
been convicted of 34 felonies.
It is not a normal election when our opponent is a convicted sexual abuser
and, as a private businessman, was involved in 4,000 lawsuits --
indicating a total lack of trustworthiness.
But it’s even worse than that.
When Donald Trump claims that "nobody" showed up at a 10,000-person
Harris-Walz rally in Michigan that was live-streamed and widely covered by
the media, that it was all AI, and that Democrats cheat all of the time,
there is a method to his madness.
Clearly, and dangerously, what Trump is doing is undermining American
democracy and laying the groundwork for rejecting the election results if
he loses.
If you can convince your supporters that thousands of people who attended
a televised rally do not exist, it will not be hard to convince them that
the election returns in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and elsewhere are "fake"
and "fraudulent."
It should be a secret to no one. Trump’s goal is to destroy faith in
American institutions and the rule of law and move us toward an
authoritarian society.
But it’s not just Trump’s dishonesty and authoritarianism that must be
defeated.
We cannot elect someone who believes that, in the year 2024, women do not
have the right to control their own bodies. For the sake of our kids and
future generations, we cannot elect someone who believes that climate
change is a "hoax."
This is why we must do everything we can to see that Trump is defeated and
Kamala Harris is our next president.
But we must do more.
Not only do we have to defeat Trump, but we must build a strong grassroots
movement that can confront the extraordinary greed of the big money
interests that have so much power over the economic and political life of
our country. Our goal: a government that works for all, not just the few.
Yes. We need to overturn the disastrous Supreme Court decision on Citizens
United and move toward public funding of elections. Billionaires should
not be able to buy elections.
Yes. We need to join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee
health care to all as a human right, not a privilege.
Yes. We need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage and make it easier
for workers to join unions.
Yes. We need to address the unprecedented level of income and wealth
inequality and demand that the wealthy and large corporations start paying
their fair share of taxes.
Yes. We need to build millions of units of low-income and affordable
housing and cap rent increases.
Yes. We must end the absurdity of having the highest rate of childhood
poverty in almost any major country, make a strong child tax credit
permanent, and invest heavily in childcare.
Yes. We must strengthen public education in America, pay teachers the
salaries they deserve, and make sure that every person, regardless of
income, receives the higher education they need to pursue their dreams.
Bottom line. We are living in a pivotal moment in American history. In the
next three months let us roll up our sleeves, come together, and do the
hard work that has to be done in order to defeat Trump and elect Kamala
Harris as president.
And let us also understand that there will be no progress on these issues
or any other issues that the working people of this country care about if
Republicans control the House or the Senate.
So not only must we win the presidential race, but it is critical we fight
and win races up and down the ballot.
But no one person can do that alone -- not Kamala Harris, not Tim Walz,
not any candidate running for office anywhere in the country. It will take
all of us chipping in to help.
So I am once again asking for your financial support:
[ [link removed] ]Can I count on you to make a $27 contribution (or whatever you can
afford) to the Progressive Change Campaign Committee today?
Our task is clear. In the next 67 days let us do all that we can to help
the Harris-Walz ticket win a major victory. And, on the day following that
win, let us continue our struggle to transform our country and create the
kind of nation we know we can become.
In Solidarity,
– Bernie
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