We’re building a government that serves the people, not the highest bidder

After Monday this week, we'll be required by the Federal Election Commission to make our fundraising numbers from the last three months public.

This is an important moment for a grassroots campaign like ours because, in an environment where corporate PACs and billionaires dominate campaign spending, this is a critical opportunity to demonstrate the strength of our small-dollar movement.

What matters most to me is not the dollar amount that we raise. It’s the number of supporters who take action to be a part of this progressive campaign. This is a chance to demonstrate that, despite the Trump administration’s efforts to make us feel powerless, folks like you are still choosing to believe that a better world is possible.

This is our moment to show that the power of the people will always be greater than the people in power. We’re working together to build a government that serves the people, not the highest bidder.

A donation of $25 or anything you can before Monday helps send a powerful signal that people in Washington are still fighting. Not just against the Trump administration, but for housing as a human right, a economic justice, criminal legal reform, reproductive freedom, and more.

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In a recent conversation with the Boston Globe, I was asked why the Democrats lost in the 2024 election. The data tells a few different stories, but one thing is clear to me. Trump’s rhetoric triggered a scarcity mindset for people. Conscious or not, many people were more interested in preserving white supremacy or simply believed they’d be exempt from the harm that he promised.

But the bottom line is that people didn’t see Democrats fighting for them hard enough. Democrats, historically, are afraid of power. And when you operate with scared power, it’s like having no power at all.

That’s not what this movement has been about. Now is not the time to moderate our aspirations. It’s not the time to play small, but to assemble the people-power we need to build fierce public opposition now and pass bold, transformative policies in the future.

Let’s show the public the power of us. Yes, how much we raise matters, but what matters most is how many people are in this fight with us. Before our end-of-quarter deadline tomorrow, please pitch in any amount you can so that we can show the strength of our progressive movement.

Thank you,

Ayanna