I’m reaching out to you today with a message I hoped I’d never have to deliver. If you care about our democracy, please read every word of this important message.

It’s President Barack Obama.

I’m reaching out to you today with a message I hoped I’d never have to deliver.

In a stunning decision, the Supreme Court has effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act – striking down one of our nation’s bedrock laws protecting free and fair elections for every American, regardless of race.

This has allowed Republican-controlled state legislatures to move at an alarming pace to dismantle districts where minority racial groups make up the majority of voters – all to provide a boost to the GOP’s chances of retaining the House majority in this year’s midterms.

I’m asking you today to stand tall in the face of these attacks on our democracy. The DCCC is on the front lines fighting back against this Republican attempt to dismantle multi-racial democracy across the country. We must elect a Democratic House majority this year to defend everything we hold dear as Americans. Can I count on you to make your first contribution ever to the DCCC today? If you care deeply about taking back the House majority for Democrats, there’s never been a more important moment to give.

When former Congressman John Lewis and Civil Rights leaders bravely led marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama – where they were brutally attacked on 'Bloody Sunday' – they did it to demand equal voting rights for Black citizens across the South.

The outcry and shock prompted President Johnson and Congress to pass the landmark legislation that is the Voting Rights Act – moving us closer to the promise of democracy for millions of disenfranchised Americans.

But, the rights and freedoms fought for then are now under threat.

As long as the Republican Party maintains total control of government, generations of hard-fought progress hang in the balance.

That’s why I’m asking you to chip in an urgent donation of $3 to the DCCC today. They will need every single person on this team to step up in order to combat both the GOP’s gerrymandering scheme and the surge of money flowing to those who support the dismantling of our democracy. A Democratic House majority will be the first line of defense – and first step forward – in protecting our democratic system. Can I count on you to chip in $3 today? The amount doesn’t matter – what matters is you stepped up to make a difference at this critical moment.

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Barack Obama