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John,

A few weeks ago, I asked you all if you had any questions about Leaders We
Deserve, the Democratic Party, personal stuff — and I got hundreds of
questions. Here’s just a few — some fun and some serious ones.

“I go to protests and most of them there’s just a lot of older people.
Where are the younger people?”

This frustrates me too, but here’s what I've learned: When we give young
people a representative like Zohran in NYC and show them somebody who
actually understands the issues they're dealing with like the incredibly
high cost of living and give them a clear solution, they do show up. When
I was in NYC with Zohran, I’d never seen so many young people come up to a
political candidate. They didn’t just know his name — they literally
recited his platform back to him. That's the power of having younger
candidates out there who actually do understand the lived experience of
these young people. That's why Leaders We Deserve exists. We want to find
the best young people we can in the country to help inspire a generation
and wake them up to believe that democracy actually can work for them.

“What’s your favorite show?”

Better Call Saul.

“Cats or dogs?”

Dogs.

“How do you propose bringing the entire Democratic Party together with
clear focused messaging that’ll appeal to a majority of Americans?”

For years, we’ve been obsessed with messaging. At this point, it’s a
problem beyond messaging — it's a messenger problem. That’s what we’re
trying to solve here at Leaders We Deserve. We need people on the
frontlines of issues everyday Americans are facing that far too many
members of Congress can only pretend to know. These issues that people
like Congressman Maxwell Frost know all too well — when he was just a
freshman member of Congress, he struggled to get housing because of the
cost of running for office. Many members of Congress who've been there for
decades don't even know what the cost of a gallon of milk is, let alone
the average cost of rent. We need more people with those lived experiences
in Congress. They’ll be on the frontline of fighting for those issues
because they know the real challenges. That’s why Leaders We Deserve
exists.

“What’s your favorite food?”

Anything my mom makes.

“How can we get corporate money out of the government and return our
government to be in service of regular people’s lives?”

We received this question multiple times — and it’s exactly why we do this
work. Our candidates don't take corporate money and that's because we know
that if we're gonna reform the campaign system that has enabled the NRA,
private prisons, and so many special interests actively harming millions
of Americans, we cannot do that within a broken campaign finance system.

The way we’re gonna end up fixing this is electing young people who do not
take corporate money, will be here for years to come, and are ready to
fight the campaign finance system.

We back our candidates completely with support from over 200,000
individual donors across the country — your support makes it possible for
us to win.

Right now is the best time to make an impact. This moment is critical —
the groundwork we lay today will determine the outcome of next year’s
midterms. And a recurring monthly donation of just $5-$10 goes a long way
in our ability to recruit principled candidates who can go toe-to-toe with
corporate PACs and out-of-touch incumbents.

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elect the next generation of bold, young progressive leaders.



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If you’ve already supported us — thank you so much. Our work is only
possible because of people like you.

In solidarity,

David Hogg
Co-founder, Leaders We Deserve





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