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John, I like to think I’ve got pretty thick skin, but I’m offended.

I’m so fired up that I’m going to ask you right at the top to help kick the jerk who’s pissing me off out of Congress. I’ll explain more below, but will you split a donation between Blue Amp Action and Josh Riley’s campaign right now?

Marc Molinaro, the MAGA Republican representing NY-19 in Congress, voted TWICE to make Jim Jordan the Speaker of the House. When that didn’t work, he found the one guy even crazier than Jordan to actually give the job to. 

And if putting an anti-abortion extremist in charge of the House wasn’t bad enough, when confronted about supporting these nutsos, this is what Molinaro said:

“[Upstate New Yorkers] don’t give a crap who the Speaker of the House is… Most of the people I represent wouldn’t know the Speaker of the House if he backed over them with a pickup truck.”

Does he think we’re dumb?

I, for one, do give a crap who’s running our government… and I know you do, too. If you’re as pissed off as I am, I hope you’ll split a contribution between Josh Riley and Blue Amp Action today to fire both Marc Molinaro AND Mike Johnson.

It’s clear Molinaro doesn’t think much of the people he represents. But you know who does care a hell of a lot about Upstate New Yorkers? My friend and former Senate counsel, Josh Riley.

(I swear I’m not actually this short… Josh is just REALLY tall.)

Josh grew up 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.

Josh DID learn how to drive on a pickup truck, so maybe Molinaro was right about that. But he’s dead wrong if he thinks we’re too stupid to know or care that he’s voting to screw us over at every turn.

This is one of the most competitive races in the country, and Josh isn’t going to get to Congress without our help. Please join me by splitting a contribution between Josh and Blue Amp Action right now.

Thanks,

Al

P.S. I mean seriously, isn’t this guy such a jerk? Give to Josh today!

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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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