Dear MoveOn member,
It's hard to overestimate the significance of the news that Kamala Harris
will be the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Since the first day of his candidacy, Donald Trump has dehumanized,
scapegoated, and terrorized immigrants, Black people, other people of
color, LGBTQ people, and women—with his words, actions, and policies.
And now Harris, the daughter of immigrants—her mother from India and her
father from Jamaica—and an outspoken and dogged U.S. senator, is joining
Joe Biden to take on—and take down—Trump and Mike Pence. At this
inflection point in our history, Harris would be the first Black person,
first South Asian American, and first woman vice president.
Kamala Harris gives us hope for our country and future.
But we know Trump's playbook all too well, and it's not going to be easy,
given how dirty he plays. Just moments after Biden announced the news,
Trump called her "extraordinarily nasty"—the first of what will be
relentless sexist and racist attacks from Trump, the Republican Party, and
the right-wing media.^1
It's going to take all of us coming together to fight back and defeat
Trump in November.
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in $3 directly to the Biden-Harris campaign? 100% of your
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In her time as the California attorney general and a U.S. senator, Harris
has been an outspoken advocate for the people.
And since day one of the Trump administration, she has worked tirelessly
to fight back against Trump's corruption, cruelty, and criminality.
Senator Harris is exactly the type of leader we need to rebuild our
country in the wake of Trump's destruction and to move our nation toward a
more progressive, equitable future.
We are thrilled and proud to support the Biden-Harris ticket, but Trump,
the Republican Party, and the right-wing media have made clear that they
will do whatever it takes to win—including trying to tear down Sen. Harris
with sexist and racist attacks, suppressing the votes of young people and
people of color, and cheating their way into a second term.
[ [link removed] ]Will you help fight back by chipping in $3 now to the
Biden-Harris campaign? 100% of your donation will go directly to the
campaign.
Kamala Harris is a lifelong public servant and civil rights leader. She
was not only the second Black woman in history to be elected to the U.S.
Senate but also the first woman to serve as attorney general of
California.
As a U.S. senator, Harris has fought to raise the minimum wage to $15 an
hour, make higher education tuition-free for the vast majority of
Americans, reform the cash bail system, protect the legal rights of
refugees and immigrants, and expand access to affordable, quality health
care. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, she's been a leading
voice in the fight to hold the Trump administration accountable.
And most recently, in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd,
she introduced a bill to ban lynching in all its forms—something Congress
has refused to do for more than 100 years.^2
Now, she's teaming up with Biden to take on Trump and Pence this November.
As vice president, Kamala Harris will be a fearless advocate for the
voiceless and vulnerable and a vocal and determined fighter on behalf of
all people.
We have only 83 days left until Election Day, and it is going to take
every single one of us working together to ensure that on November 3 we
elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and put an end to the disastrous Trump
administration once and for all.
[ [link removed] ]Click here now to rush a $3 donation directly to the
Biden-Harris campaign.
Unfortunately, we all know what is waiting for Sen. Harris in the hours,
days, and weeks to come: a barrage of hate-filled, sexist, and racist
attacks from Trump and his allies.
Trump's strategy, just like in 2016, will be to lie, spew hate, spread
disinformation, and work to inflame the worst instincts in his base in
order to stop a powerful, prepared leader like Sen. Harris from helping to
defeat him. But we won't let him get away with it.
Together, we must tell Trump and his racist, sexist allies that we have
Sen. Harris's back. We will show up for her. We will fight for her. And we
will work harder than ever before to make sure that she and Joe Biden take
office next January, ushering in not just a new administration but a new
future for the Democratic Party and our nation.
[ [link removed] ]Will you show Sen. Harris that you have her back by chipping in
$3 now? 100% of your donation will go directly to the
Biden-Harris campaign.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Melissa, Amy, Dan, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Kamala Harris Crystallizes Trump’s View of Women: They’re ‘Nasty’ or
Housewives," The New York Times, August 12, 2020
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2. "Trump reverts to stereotypes as campaign fumbles to respond to Harris
pick," CNN, August 12, 2020
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never give up on. And to do it we need your support, now more than ever.
Will you stand with us?
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