I’ll be frank, John.
Whether or not Joe Biden was your first or last choice for president, we all know that our planet can’t afford another four years of Donald Trump.
After our endorsed candidates, Sen. Sanders and Sen. Warren, suspended their campaigns, I was disappointed – but I believed then and now in our movement’s ability to fight to keep fossil fuels in the ground and win a Green New Deal under the next administration no matter who won the nomination.
In order to realize this vision and make the progress we need for every community, we must defeat Trump and elect candidates up and down the ballot who trust experts and science. And we must stop the reign of big oil executives who are pulling the strings of our government.
We know from recent polling that sharing the truth about Trump’s record on climate is one of the best ways to move persuadable voters away from him.1
That’s why I’m proud to join with climate scientists and activists in a new effort called Climate Power 2020 to expose the truth about Trump’s anti-science agenda. Together, we will amplify our demands to end the era of fossil fuels and reach the voters who could tip the scales in the general election and bring us closer to justice.
We have the data and a plan, John, but we need the resources to pull it off. Can you chip in $3 right now and help us win big in 2020?Let's win this November →
The truth is that most of our funds are earmarked for the non-partisan work that we do. We know that so much of our work transcends partisanship, and that’s a good thing.
But in an election year as important as this one, we need the funds to be able to reach persuadable voters in key states and expose the truth about Trump’s record on climate.
We know this can work, John. A new poll from the Global Strategy Group found that:
- Critiquing Trump’s record on climate results in real movement away from Trump among persuadable voters AND increases motivation to vote for Hispanic and younger voters.
- Critiques of Trump’s record of ignoring experts and denying reality on the dual crises of climate and coronavirus move persuadable voters away from him.
With your help, we’re going to target voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to make sure that Trump’s climate record is top of mind in November.
This is a really exciting initiative, John, with many stellar partners and leaders on board. I’m proud to be serving as an Advisory Board Member of Climate Power 2020 – and I’m excited to take your support and commitment to climate action with me. I wouldn’t be hopeful about the future without all of you.
We always knew that it was going to take a lot of work to defeat Trump and that one candidate – no matter how bold on climate – wouldn’t solve everything. Now is our time to make way for change.
It’s up to all of us to build a movement strong enough to elect climate champions at all levels of government who are committed to take immediate action on climate change on day one in office.
Let’s get to work.
Tamara Toles O’Laughlin
P.S. - To learn more about the campaign and how you can get involved, visit climatepower2020.org.
