Do you want to know how a lobster grows, John?

It begins to feel pressure, stress, and discomfort as it presses against its hard shell. It then goes under a rock and sheds its shell, leaving it vulnerable to predators as a new shell hardens.

It is pressure and stress and discomfort that are not things to simply avoid, but are signs of growth — making ourselves vulnerable, shedding the old, forming the new. 

I see a lesson that can be applied to our circumstances today. 

Democrats across the country are working to contain the fallout from Trump’s chaos, and plot a path forward to elect officials committed to honesty and progress up and down the ballot. 

But it's the pressure, stress, and discomfort we’re experiencing right now that will help us come out on the other side stronger, united, and more determined than ever to do what’s right. 

In times like these, I often think back to our ancestors — and how, through unimaginable loss and grief, they kept working to overcome and move our nation forward. The key is to never give up, John, despite the challenges ahead.

We will get through this as long as we continue to stand together. That’s why I’m asking: Will you chip in a donation to stand with me and so many others in our fight for truth, justice, and fairness?

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With love and gratitude,

Cory