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John, want to
know how to get under my skin?
Just say, “Abdul, we can’t win.”
People do say it straight to my face. Not voters, mind you. But pundits
and political consultants will say it to me all the time!
“You can’t win.”
John, can you
give me a chance to explain why they’re wrong? If I lay out the case, you
can decide for yourself. And if you’re convinced, I need your help. Deal?
Okay, so you hear the excuses people give…
— “Your name is Abdul – that’s too Muslim!”
— “AIPAC will spend millions against you!”
— “The Republicans will call you a commie!”
— “You’re too handsome and funny!”
Maybe not that last one. But you hear the others!
Let me break down why we don’t pay attention to the naysaying and why
we’re going to win this race in four key points:
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1. General election polling says we can beat Mike Rogers.
A poll released just this month by Mitchell MIRS tested all of the
Democratic candidates. This wasn’t a poll paid for by our campaign. It was
an independent poll. And it says that we are statistically tied with Mike
Rogers. By the way, my primary opponent is not tied — and is actually
losing to Mike Rogers in this poll.
So we are tied in the polls with Mike Rogers before we’ve even had our
chance to mount our campaign. Before we ran a single ad or sent a mailer
or launched a big canvassing effort. I’d say that bodes pretty well.
2. The Democratic Primary is a three-way race, and we are rising to the
top.
I’m not a career politician or a state senator who's been in elected
office a long time. You might think a guy like me wouldn’t have a shot at
winning a contentious primary. But we started this primary with 24% of the
vote, in second place. And our AIPAC-backed opponent isn’t too far out of
reach. First place is within single digits, and we’re rising to the top.
3. We’ve earned tons of meaningful endorsements.
Bernie Sanders, Rashida Tlaib, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, Keith Ellison,
Andy Levin.
Michigan Democratic Party Progressive Caucus, Michigan Democratic Party
Grassroots Caucus, Michigan Democratic Party LGBT&A Caucus. Plus dozens of
county executives, city councilors, state representatives, and mayors.
I could list everyone here, but my email would be a bit too long!
4. We’re winning the fundraising battle.
This is critical because in 8-in-10 elections, the candidate who spends
the most money wins.
In the last quarter, we out-fundraised every single Democrat in this race
in terms of real contributions from real people. We did it even though I
have a hand tied behind my back. Because, unlike my opponents, I’ve never
once cashed a corporate PAC check and never will.
And by the way, this is thanks to YOU and your contributions.
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Do you believe we can win now? Good. But, there’s a catch…
All our early momentum — the polls, the endorsements, the fundraising — is
great.
But if we don’t scale everything we are doing right now, we will fall
short on election day. We need more volunteers. More grassroots
fundraising. More people spreading the word.
I am betting that it’ll come. Because a lot of people are reading this
email just like you right now. And if even just 1-in-5 of us choose to get
involved, we would instantly make our campaign dramatically larger. We
would win this primary. Win the general. Then we go to the Senate and
fight like hell for money out of politics, money in your pocket, and
Medicare for All.
[ [link removed] ]So the catch is we can’t win without YOU. That’s why I have to ask…
will you make your
first $10 donation before tonight's
end-of-quarter deadline?
I’m calling it right now. If you and thousands of other people join
together to support this campaign right now, we are going to build a
movement the likes of which Michigan has never seen before. We are going
to defeat Mike Rogers and flip this state. And each one of us will have
one more vote and one loud voice in the U.S. Senate fighting for money out
of politics, money in your pockets, and Medicare for All.
But it starts with you taking a leap of faith to make
your first donation
to help us get there.
Yes, I believe that we will win.
Abdul
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