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Hi John. David here. This is
going to be a longer email, so let me get right to it:

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it takes to build long-term
political power — the kind that lasts beyond one election cycle. And
honestly? It works a lot like a long-term investment. (Don’t worry — I
promise I won’t finance-bro out on you.)

Think of your support for Leaders We Deserve like a 401(k). You contribute
steadily over time, and those investments compound into long-term
security. The difference is that instead of building a retirement account,
you’re building a safety net for American democracy — by helping transform
the Democratic Party from the inside out.

Every dollar you invest today helps replace complacent career politicians
with a new generation of young leaders who bring urgency, discipline, and
decades of fight ahead of them. That’s exactly why we invest so heavily in
states like Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Arizona. A dollar spent helping a
young candidate in those states in 2026 can have the impact of spending
ten times as much in 2030 — when those same states will have gained 4–5
congressional seats and 4–5 electoral votes each, and when we must win
legislative control to avoid being gerrymandered into permanent minority
rule.

Yes, we’ll work to flip legislatures and congressional seats in 2026. But
we also have to plant seeds where future majorities will be decided. Most
political organizations operate on four-year timelines, which forces them
to focus only on what can be won right now. We can’t afford that. We have
to build our future bench in emerging purple states today so we’re not
just reacting to power being taken from us, we’re preparing candidates to
win the new seats Texas, Florida, and other Sun Belt states are on track
to gain.

For too long, Democrats have tried to “time the market” of political
change investing emotionally. Meanwhile, Republicans have spent 40 years
investing steadily, the political equivalent of consistently investing in
the S&P 500. They never stop, no matter whether the environment is
favorable or not, no matter who the president is or who has majorities in
Congress. Over time, those investments compound. That's the beauty of
young candidates. They have the most valuable thing one can have when it
comes to investing or making change: time.

It’s time for Democrats to build long-term, compounding political power
too. That’s the work Leaders We Deserve is doing, and your investment is
what makes it possible.

And just like any investment, $5 today matters more than $5 tomorrow. The
earlier you invest, the greater the return, and last week’s election
proved just how far early support can take young leaders. With momentum
building, our mid-month deadline tomorrow at midnight, and the midterms
less than a year out, now is when investing early matters most.

[ [link removed] ]If you can, will you chip in $5 or whatever you can to
invest in our 401(k) for Democracy and help us hit our mid-month goal by
midnight tomorrow?

[ [link removed] ]Donate $5 »

Leaders We Deserve is just over two years old — and because of grassroots
donors like you, we’ve already:

* Elected a young, bold, progressive mayor in New York City
* Supported Representative Dante Pittman in his run that broke the
Republican super majority in North Carolina
* By just 74 votes, defeated a candidate in Texas who had previously
voted to arm teachers and secured victory for Texas Senator Molly Cook
* Replaced ineffective Democrats with young progressive fighters
* Ran year-round organizing efforts to sustain our work
* Built one of the strongest benches of young leaders in the country and
an intergenerational movement standing with them
* Forced the Democratic establishment to make room for the next
generation and take our power seriously

If this is what our first two years look like? Imagine what we can achieve
in the next five years. The next ten. Twenty.

And we’re already seeing the compounding interest on your early
investments. Look at Houston, on track to become the third-largest city in
America in a crucial state. As I mentioned, last year we helped elect
Molly Cook there, an ER nurse and organizer, to become the youngest (and
most progressive) member of the Texas Senate.

She won by just 74 votes — made possible by your support. And because we
invested in a year-round organizing program there, when a special election
opened up this year for Houston’s congressional seat, we were ready. We
backed Christian Menefee, who just won a 16-person primary and is headed
to a runoff. That’s what your long-term investment looks
like, John:

Elect one leader —> build turnout —> strengthen a region —> create more
wins.

Molly’s win helped build the structure that boosted Christian, and
Christian’s win could help fuel the next young progressive in Texas. And
on and on — all the way to statewide offices, the Senate, and yes, one day
even the White House.

That’s the long game for Leaders We Deserve: making sure the leaders
shaping policy on climate, health care, gun safety, reproductive rights,
campaign finance, and every issue for decades actually have our future in
mind. It’s how we finally end the era of party insiders telling us to wait
our turn and start building lasting, generational power.

And we’re doing it because of your investment,
John. We don’t have corporate PACs or special
interests backing us. Every young leader we elect is directly powered by
people like you who believe our future is worth fighting for.

[ [link removed] ]If you’re able, will you chip in $5 to help us hit our
goal before midnight tomorrow and become a founding donor of our 401(k)
for Democracy?



[ [link removed] ]Donate $5 »



The more young leaders we elect today, the stronger our bench — and our
democracy — will be tomorrow.

Thank you for being a part of generational change.

— David Hogg





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