Dear MoveOn member,
A shocking poll shows Mitch McConnell LOSING to his Democratic opponent,
Amy McGrath.^1
Mitch McConnell is furious ... but the bad news for Mitch doesn't stop
there.
Poll after poll, it is becoming clear that we've NEVER been this close to
ending McConnell's right-wing reign as Senate majority leader. Even one of
McConnell's top aides admitted that "the Senate is absolutely at risk of
going Democratic."^2
* In Arizona, once a ruby-red Republican state, Democrat Mark Kelly—a
gun control activist and former astronaut—is beating right-wing
Senator Martha McSally by NINE points in the polls.^3
* In Maine, GOP Senator Susan Collins—who single-handedly confirmed
Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court—is trailing her leading
Democratic opponent by four points.^4
* In Colorado, GOP Senator Cory Gardner—one of the most vulnerable GOP
senators up for re-election—is falling behind his Democratic
opponent.^5
* In Montana, Democrat Steve Bullock—who led the effort to expand access
to Medicaid to over 90,000 Montanans—is beating out GOP Senator Steve
Daines, who supports repealing Obamacare and leaving millions
uninsured.^6
We have a real shot at ending GOP control of the Senate and terminating
McConnell's extremist tenure as Senate majority leader, but there's one
big challenge: Montana, Colorado, and other Senate battleground states
will not decide the presidential election in 2020, but these crucial
states will determine who controls the Senate. That means that MoveOn will
need consistent, recurring contributions to fund an entirely different
array of campaign tactics—paying for polls and ads, producing hard-hitting
videos ... you name it—from now until Election Day, all without taking
away resources needed to beat Donald Trump.
On average, MoveOn's monthly donors chip in about $10 a
month. Will you chip in $10 a month to MoveOn's
Senate Battleground Fund to seize this golden opportunity and help end the
GOP's control of the Senate?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Election campaigns like this are incredibly expensive. To win, we must
educate voters about how to vote by mail in their state, pay for research
to determine which messages are most persuasive to voters, fund
hard-hitting ads on TV, and more—without diverting a dime away from our
plans to defeat Trump.
One political operative said, "This is going to be one of those bloodbath
elections, and money is going to play a big role."^7
MoveOn doesn't take a cent of corporate cash, so we rely on grassroots
donations from members like you to power our campaigns. Due to the
pandemic and Trump's disastrous response, many families are hurting, and
we understand if you can't make a donation today.
Can you chip in $10 a month to help end McConnell's reign as
Senate majority leader and flip the Senate? (The average gift from a MoveOn monthly donor is about $10
a month, but whatever you can afford will go a long
way.)
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
John, please remember that even if Joe Biden beats Trump this
November, we will have no shot at passing real progressive
legislation—from gun control to protections for immigrants and refugees—if
Mitch and the GOP still control the Senate.
In fact, McConnell openly brags that he's the "Grim Reaper" for popular,
progressive, House-passed bills, from protecting voting rights and
cracking down on corruption in Washington.
We CANNOT let this golden opportunity to end GOP control of the Senate
slip through our fingers On average, MoveOn's monthly donors chip in about $10 a
month. Will you chip in
$10 a month to MoveOn's Senate Battleground Fund to end the
GOP's control of the Senate?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Dan, Corinne, Chris, Jenn, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "What the Polls Say About Amy McGrath vs. Mitch McConnell After Her
Win," Newsweek, June 30, 2020
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2. "As coronavirus reshapes campaigns, Republicans fear loss of Senate
control," Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2020
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3. "Democrats lead in three key Senate races, CNBC/Change Research poll
finds," CNBC, July 1, 2020
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4. "Collins trails Democrat Sara Gideon by 4 in Maine Senate race: poll,"
The Hill, July 6, 2020
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5. "Cory Gardner starts the U.S. Senate contest in negative territory. And
the reason why is simple." The Colorado Sun, July 2, 2020
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6. "Democrat Steve Bullock Holds Lead in Key Montana Senate Race: Poll,"
Newsweek, July 2, 2020
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7. "Why Amy McGrath could cost Republicans the U.S. Senate, even if she
loses to Mitch McConnell," Reuters, July 1, 2020
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Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day
by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage,
defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's
pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must
never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than
ever. Will you stand with us?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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