Yesterday President Trump once again demonstrated his complete ignorance about our Constitution and system of governance. Our November elections will NOT be postponed. Only Congress can delay elections.
Pitch in here to help keep up the pressure on Congressional Republicans to commit to keeping elections on schedule for November 3rd AND publicly demand that Trump commits to honoring the results of those elections!
While Trump doesn't have the legal authority to postpone or cancel the vote, there are still plenty of ways he and Republicans are working to undermine the integrity of this election.
We must mobilize against Trump’s efforts to interfere with Post Office operations in order to disrupt Vote By Mail ballots. The House-passed HEROES Act includes important provisions to protect the integrity of the postal delivery system and it is critical that we include those in the next COVID-19 emergency response bill.
We cannot take ANYTHING for granted. We have every reason to expect that Trump and his enablers will only escalate their heavy-handed abuse of federal agencies between now and Election Day.
That's why I need your help before midnight, to support our movement to take back the Senate and end this madness. Please contribute here before tonight’s critical end-of-month deadline!
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Donald Trump made his outrageous suggestion to postpone our elections on the same day we bid a final farewell to John Lewis, who put his life on the line for the right to vote. Not only did President Trump refuse to pay his respects to this American hero but, as my friend Congressman James Clyburn said, his tweet was a “despicable affront to John Lewis’s memory and legacy.”
We must stay laser-focused on the task at hand — to Get Out Every Vote and Dump Trump and Ditch Mitch in November!
Onward,
Chris
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