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Hi John, it’s Sarah McBride. 

I didn’t run for Congress to talk about which bathroom I use. I ran to advocate for the people who are facing life’s biggest challenges and those who love them. 

People like my husband, Andy.

When Andy was diagnosed with cancer just one year into our relationship, I became his primary caregiver — with him through the ups and the downs, making sure that he had everything he needed, and in the end, holding his hand as he passed away. 

I know how difficult it is to balance a full-time job with taking care of someone I love because I lived it. Being a caregiver is the most important role I’ve ever had. In many ways, we were lucky. 

Paid leave allowed him to focus on the full-time job of getting care. And my employer’s flexibility allowed me to be there by his side to care for him. 

Through our struggle, and sharing with others, I came across so many other families who simply didn’t have that same benefit. Patients who were forced to choose between their job and their health care. Parents going back to work days after giving birth. Family members who had to choose between their paycheck and their loved one’s needs.

My experience with Andy anchored so much of my work as a state senator in Delaware — from getting paid leave passed to expanding healthcare in rural communities. 

But there is so much more our government must do to support people when hard times hit and to do something about the very real pain so many feel across our country. 

That’s why I ran for Congress, and that’s what you can count on me to fight for in Washington  —  and I won’t get distracted by the people who are trying to divide our country with their agenda of hate. 

I know with your help, we can overcome the challenges in front of us and deliver for working people. If you’re with me, please split a $10 contribution between my campaign and Blue Amp Action.

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About Blue Amp 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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