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Running for office is tough. You have to ask a bunch of people for money (like this), and then the other side gets together and says lots of mean things about you.

Having a baby is tough, too. There’s lots of screaming and crying, poop gets everywhere, and you don’t get any sleep. Now that I think about it, it’s a lot like running for office…

John, I’m writing because my friend and former Senate counsel Josh Riley is doing BOTH. First, I laughed and told him he was crazy. When I realized he wasn’t joking, I said I’d help!

Josh is running for Congress in NY-19, and his race could decide the House majority. Will you join me and split a contribution between Josh Riley and Blue Amp Action today to help him win one of the most important races in the country?

Josh is used to doing things the hard way. 

He grew up in the district in a working-class neighborhood in Endicott, NY. When the local factories closed, Josh saw his community struggle – but he worked to put himself through school and graduated from Harvard Law. 

In the Senate, Josh and I brought Republicans and Democrats together to actually get stuff done (yes, it really is possible)! The bills we worked on together expanded rights for survivors of domestic abuse and provided new funding for addiction treatment and mental health programs. It wasn’t easy, but Josh got them signed into law.

Now, Josh is running for Congress without taking any corporate PAC money. He knows it’s not the easy route, but it’s the right thing to do.

But that means he’s relying on folks like you and me chipping in. And with his time spread thin between the campaign, the new baby and, ya know, still having time to breathe, he’s relying on us now more than ever.

So if you can, please split a contribution between Blue Amp Action and Josh’s campaign today. Josh’s race will be one of the most competitive in the entire country, and he’ll win it with our help.

Thanks,

Al

P.S. I always add a P.S to these letters to make another ask. If you read this far and haven’t donated already, what are you waiting for?
 

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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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