The Nation: "The insurgent campaign of Booker, a Louisville legislator who
champions economic, social, and racial justice, has upended expectations."

[ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see Charles Booker. [ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see the
Lexington-Herald headline about Booker leading McGrath.

ELECTION RESULTS: Progressive Charles Booker is outperforming mushy
moderate Amy McGrath in Kentucky for the right to defeat Mitch McConnell.

While Lexington's newspaper reminds us, "Most ballots not yet counted,"
The Nation points out Booker has "upended expectations." His home base of
Louisville has votes pouring in, and the Cook Report's Dave Wasserman says
a Booker win is "very possible."

PCCC members made over a thousand donations totaling over $23,500 to
Charles Booker. We also donated over $75,000 to AOC, who won last night!
And thousands more to congressional candidates Jamaal Bowman (NY-16),
Mondaire Jones (NY-17), and Dana Balter (NY-24) who all appear headed to
victory!

As we wait for more results and more good news, let's remember the next
set of bold progressive candidates on the ballot as soon as next week!

[ [link removed] ]Continue the momentum! Donate to Andrew Romanoff (CO-Sen) and Senator
Ed Markey (D-MA) -- and Arati Kreibich (NJ-5), Candace Valenzuela (TX-24),
Mike Siegel (TX-10), and Jon Hoadley (MI-06) in hot congressional races.
Donate $1 each to them here.

Newsweek reports, "Booker, a young progressive who supports policies such
as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, has gained momentum in the red
state amid his visibility at protests over racial injustice and police
brutality." He's endorsed by the PCCC, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders,
AOC, the Sunrise Movement, and others.

We have a lot to be proud of this morning! Read more below about other
candidates who will do us proud.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- PCCC Elections Team

[ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see the next wave of progressives with upcoming
primaries.

Andrew Romanoff (U.S. Senate - Colorado) is a former Colorado Speaker of
the House running for U.S. Senate next week against John Hickenlooper --
the guy who ran for president and consistently attacked Elizabeth Warren
and Bernie Sanders from the right. This is one of the most winnable Senate
seats in the nation, and there's no excuse to elect a right-wing Democrat.
Andrew Romanoff's running on Medicare For All and a Green New Deal. John
Hickenlooper opposes those, supports police policies that encourage
violence while proclaiming "every life matters," and is now embroiled in
an ethics/corruption scandal that could hurt our chances of winning this
easy-to-win race in November. PCCC members have already made nearly 1,000
donations to Romanoff and the PCCC will formally endorse him this week.
[ [link removed] ]Donate here.

Sen. Ed Markey (U.S. Senate - Massachusetts) was the first senator to
endorse a Green New Deal, the first senator to reject campaign cash from
the Fraternal Order of Police that opposes reform, and one of the first
members of Congress ever to fight for Net Neutrality. He’s facing a
September 1 primary against Joe Kennedy III, who is running for no reason
whatsoever. Markey is a lifelong progressive fighter who has been endorsed
by Elizabeth Warren and AOC. PCCC members have already donated thousands
to Markey and the PCCC will formally endorse him this week. [ [link removed] ]Donate
here.

Candace Valenzuela (TX-24) is running in a July 14 Democratic primary
run-off to replace retiring Republican Rep. Kenny Marchant in TX-24, one
of the most flippable races in the country in 2020. Candace grew up in a
military family that struggled financially and was homeless for a time.
She went on to become an educator, and then was the first Latina and
African-American woman elected to her local school board. She is a PCCC
training alum and is endorsed by the PCCC and Elizabeth Warren. Nearly
1,000 PCCC members have already donated thousands to her campaign and she
recently participated in a [ [link removed] ]Zoom video call with PCCC members. [ [link removed] ]Donate
here.

Arati Kreibich (NJ-5) is challenging corporate Dem Congressman Josh
Gottheimer in the NJ primary on July 7, and PCCC members have already
donated over $20,000 to her campaign. Gottheimer organized other
conservative Democrats to kill House Democratic attempts to end child
cages at the border -- an absurd position for someone representing a
suburb of New York. He is funded by Wall Street and votes their way. Arati
is a progressive city councilwoman endorsed by the PCCC, Bernie Sanders,
and many local progressives. She attended the PCCC’s candidate training,
recently participated in a [ [link removed] ]Zoom video call with PCCC members, and is
fighting for Medicare For All, a Green New Deal, and challenging big-money
special interests. [ [link removed] ]Donate here.

Mike Siegel (TX-10) is running in a July 14 Democratic primary run-off to
unseat Republican incumbent Michael McCaul, who Mike came 4 percentage
points away from defeating in 2018 -- with no institutional support.
McCaul votes with Trump 96.4% of the time, while Siegel is a former union
organizer and public school teacher endorsed by the PCCC, Elizabeth
Warren, Bernie Sanders, the Sunrise Movement, and local and national
unions. As an Austin city attorney, Mike took on Texas Republicans to
demand gun reforms. As a civil rights lawyer he also sued employers on
behalf of women who experienced workplace discrimination and
whistleblowers who suffered retaliation. PCCC members across the nation
have donated thousands to Mike’s campaign, and Mike recently participated
in a [ [link removed] ]Zoom video call with PCCC members. [ [link removed] ]Donate here.

Jon Hoadley (MI-06) is running against Congressman Fred Upton, the top
Republican on the Energy & Commerce Committee and one of the worst
Republicans on climate. Jon is one of the few openly gay members of the
Michigan state legislature and has been a champion for progressive issues
throughout his career. He is endorsed by the PCCC, supports Medicare for
All, expanding Social Security, and the Green New Deal. PCCC members have
already donated thousands to his primary on August 4, and he’ll be on a
Zoom video call with PCCC members this Wednesday evening. [ [link removed] ]RSVP here.

[ [link removed] ]Donate to the next wave of progressive primaries -- including our Get
Out The Vote efforts in primaries as soon as next week!

 

 

 

 


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