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John, I’m running to defeat Mitch McConnell’s “top recruit” of the cycle and become the first Black senator from Maryland. People like me, stories like mine, often don’t make it to the United States Senate — but if you’re ready to change that and help make history, will you split a donation between my campaign and Blue Amp Action to help me reach today’s $75,000 fundraising goal to power my grassroots campaign? >>

In our nation's history, there have been 2,004 senators, and only 3 of them have been Black women. As a country, we have come so far, but we will never be able to become a more perfect union until we have the equal representation in the halls of power that the people deserve.

Black women in politics historically raise only one-third of the amount that white candidates raise, and that gap is even wider in Maryland. The candidates I’ve been running against have raised 697% more money than I have in this election.

Recent polls show this race is a true toss-up with Larry Hogan and I tied. I’ve been having to prove people wrong my entire life, and I’m ready to meet this moment and defeat Larry Hogan — but I’m going to need your help.

To win, I need a massive groundswell of grassroots supporters to step up and join me in this fight. Please, can I count on you to split $25 between my campaign and Blue Amp Action to boost our efforts to defeat Larry Hogan, become the first Black senator from Maryland, and defend our Democratic Senate majority?

I’m extremely grateful for your support.

— Angela Alsobrooks

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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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