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In these initial days of Republicans in power, I want to step back and reflect on what progress truly looks like.

The work we’re doing to strengthen and protect democracy is critical — and it’s paying off. Right now, our congressional maps are the fairest in a generation. That’s because of this movement:

• In Alabama, victory in the courts allowed voters to elect two Black members of Congress to serve together for the first time in the state’s history.
• Another legal challenge in Louisiana resulted in a state map that elected two Black members of Congress to serve together there for the first time in nearly three decades.
• And in New York, a fair, commission-drawn map resulted in a more representative outcome, which meant Democrats flipped three seats.

Of course, there are some unfortunate exceptions to this forward progress. Republican gerrymandering in just one state — North Carolina — dismantled three seats held by Democrats. Without those three seats, the Republicans don’t have a majority.

It’s been true throughout our history: Progress is never a straight line — it feels like there’s a step backward for every few steps we take in the direction of fairness and justice. And none of that progress is inevitable. It takes people like us to fight for those steps forward.

As Republicans take power, the next phase of this work is already underway in states around the country. We have a plan I believe in — but we need the resources to execute. Please, make a gift of $30 or more to help elect pro-democracy candidates, challenge gerrymandered maps, and fight back against attempts to skew the census count.

I’m proud of our work, but I’m clear-eyed about the threats ahead. In his first term, Donald Trump tried to undermine the accuracy of the 2020 Census. We fought back and prevailed. Now, we know they intend to try again.

Let’s not mistake his electoral victory as an indication of support for his extreme, undemocratic agenda. Most of what he stands for is, simply, not popular — and in the months ahead, just three defections in the House will put a stop to Trump’s legislative agenda.

The NDRC got its sea legs during the first Trump administration. We know how to make progress amidst this broken landscape, and to stand strong together in the power of our ideals and the forces of our shared community. And we know that when we do, we can win.

We also know that it takes each of us who believe in this mission to help make it happen. Please, make a gift to the NDRC and help us reach our $20,000 grassroots goal by tonight.

You’re an important part of the fair maps movement. We need you in this fight.

And remember, there is joy in the struggle.

Thank you,

Eric H. Holder, Jr.
82nd Attorney General of the United States

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