Friends,

Typical politicians lose elections in typical ways. Running scared of who you are, attempting to appear conventional, polished, and safe, and failing to stand up for your own closely held values are exactly the kind of things that turn most people off from voting and from politics entirely.

So I want to be perfectly clear what we are doing in this race, and why: we refuse to be intimidated, or afraid to show people who we are. Standing for something is how we will win.

Me and my team are making the case to every voter that equity, compassion, and economic justice lift every single one of us up. That our differences are to be celebrated, not denigrated. And we’re showing working people that we are being duped into fighting each other when we should be standing together in solidarity.

This is the uplifting, inclusive message that will win in Louisiana and across the country. We owe it to each other as freedom-loving people and as Americans bonded by our common desire for democracy, peace, and equality to run our campaigns this way.

We won’t stop or be deterred by hate.

And so I am asking if you can send us a contribution here in the final hours of this momentous election, to support our message and our approach and help us show our strength in numbers once the votes are tallied. We are making progress, and I want to make sure we leave it all on the field, no regrets. Thank you in advance for your support, Friend:

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In Solidarity,

-Mel Manuel