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John, 

On the first day of 2025, I officially signed the petition to get my name on the ballot to run for Governor of Virginia! This is a big first step in our campaign, and I’m incredibly excited to hit the road this year, meet Virginians across the Commonwealth, listen to their challenges and aspirations, and work hard to earn their support.

But I need your help to make this a reality. To get my name on the ballot, I need to gather 10,000 signatures from voters all across Virginia. It’s a crucial step in the process, and it’s a big challenge — one that will take resources, staff, organization, and a lot of hard work. And this is only step one. Once we get on the ballot, then the real work begins.

My campaign is already working to organize events, mobilize volunteers, and fund the materials needed to collect these signatures — everything from petition forms to resources for our dedicated teams out in the field. To reach our goal and secure my place on the ballot, I’m counting on supporters like you to help fund this vital effort.

Will you contribute today between my campaign and Blue Amp Action to help us gather the signatures we need and keep our momentum going? Every dollar you donate helps us get one step closer to flipping Virginia blue in November.

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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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