I won't sugarcoat it:
John,
My team had to break the bad news to me last night — we didn’t hit our mid-month fundraising goal. We were this close… but close doesn’t pay for staff, ads, organizers, or the major fight we know we have ahead of us. So now we’ve got to catch up, and fast.
If you believe in this fight, if you believe in doing politics without selling out — then I’m asking you to click here and chip in $5, $15, or whatever you can right now to help us close this gap.
Look — I’m not going to sugarcoat it: we’re in the middle of a political storm. I’ve got Republicans trying to silence my voice. I’ve got billionaires and corporate lobbyists looking to drown us out. And every time I stand up for the people, someone with deep pockets lines up to try and take me down.
But here’s what I need y’all to hear: I’m never gonna sell out. Not now. Not ever.
I will never take a dime of corporate PAC money.
I will never bend to billionaires.
I will never water down what I believe just to make some donor feel “comfortable.”
Because this movement we’re building? It’s not for sale.
We are powered by you. Teachers, nurses, students, parents, organizers, retirees — working people with big hearts and bold dreams. That’s who I fight for. That’s who I answer to. I answer to THE PEOPLE.
But doing it our way — the right way — is harder. When you refuse corporate money, when you tell the political establishment “nah, we’re not for sale,” it means you’ve got to hustle a little harder. And that’s exactly what I’m doing today.
I’m asking: will you help me catch up and close this fundraising gap today? The other side is betting we won’t catch up. But I’m betting on you. Will you help me prove them wrong today? Click here to chip in whatever makes sense to you!
Chip in $5 »
We’ve got too much at stake to fall short. I’m showing up every day in Congress going toe-to-toe with folks who want to take us backward — and I need to know I’ve got a team behind me that’s just as relentless.
I don’t need millions from Wall Street. I just need a few folks like you to say, “I believe in this, and I’ve got your back.”
Y’all, we are doing something real here. We’re not playing politics-as-usual. We’re building something bold, something rooted in justice, in love, and in a vision for a future where everyone — everyone — gets to thrive.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to step up, this is it. Let’s catch up. Let’s keep fighting. Let’s show them what grassroots power looks like.
In solidarity,
Summer Lee
