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John —  

Look, Trump’s attacked me a few times now. Every time he comes down to Arizona he singles me out, and this last visit was no different. 

He called me weak, and Kari Lake strong. And… honestly, from Trump himself, I was expecting the material to be a bit better. That’s all you got, Donald? 

I guess Trump’s idea of strength is supporters who call for political violence on his behalf. Who tell their followers they need to “strap on a glock” to go to vote. Apparently strength is having court case after court case thrown out because there isn’t a shred of evidence behind your election lies. 

My idea of strength is my mom, raising me and my three sisters on a secretary's salary. It’s my teachers, spending their time helping a kid with no money and no connections get into Harvard. It’s the guys I went out on patrol with in al Anbar, Iraq. 

Strength, to me, is taking a stand to defend our democracy. Like you have, John. It means a lot to have you on this team. 

And with my last, official FEC deadline before the election coming up, it would mean more than I can say if you could make a donation to support my campaign. 

Are you with me? If you can afford it, split $10 with my campaign and Blue Amp Action right away. I’ll put it right to work defending critical ground in Arizona.

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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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