Dear MoveOn member,
CNN is reporting that Republican senator and Donald Trump sycophant
Lindsey Graham is "in trouble" in his re-election bid this fall.^1
The Democratic candidate who—to the great surprise of pundits—is now neck
and neck with Graham in the deep-red state of South Carolina is Jaime
Harrison, a deeply inspiring candidate who gives us so much hope for
bringing the change our country needs—on health care, income inequality,
dismantling structural racism, and so much more.^2
And in Maine, Democrat Sara Gideon is locked in a razor-tight race to
defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins.^3 Like Jaime, Sara also has an
inspiring story as a daughter of immigrants from India and Armenia.^4
These two races matter to each of us in every corner of the country,
because ending GOP control of the Senate is on a knife's edge.^5 And no
two Senate Republicans have enabled Donald Trump more than Lindsey Graham
and Susan Collins.
John, these races are so tight, with polls tied or with just a
few points separating the candidates. We can't let the opportunity slip
through our fingers to defeat Lindsey Graham and Susan Collins, flip the
Senate, and elect two Democrats who give us real hope.
[ [link removed] ]Will you rush a donation of $3 directly to Jaime Harrison
and Sara Gideon's campaigns right now? 100% of your donation will be split
between their campaigns.
CNN explains that Jaime Harrison is getting support from voters who "view
the GOP senator as everything that is wrong with the Republican Party in
the age of Trump."^6 The same is true in Maine, where Republican Susan
Collins sailed to re-election six years ago with 67% of the vote.^7 Now
Collins is the most unpopular senator in the country.^8
These two Senate races are an indictment of Trump.
And there's more. Because winning these two seats would very likely end
Mitch McConnell's cynical and malignant reign as senate majority leader
and put Democrats in control of the Senate.
But if we lose these races, Republican politicians and the Republican
Party will know that they can act with impunity, and McConnell will retain
the Senate gavel—meaning he will squash all progressive legislation and
appointments from Joe Biden or, if Trump wins a second term, ram through
even more right-wing extremist Trump judges, including as many as FOUR
additional U.S. Supreme Court justices.^9
So much is riding on these two Senate races. And Jaime Harrison and Sara
Gideon need our help.
[ [link removed] ]Will you chip in $3, split between their campaigns? 100%
of your donation will go to their campaigns.
Jaime Harrison grew up so poor that he ate his cereal with water instead
of milk.^10 The son of a single teenage mom, he learned to read with comic
books. He defied the odds at every turn, graduating from Yale and then
Georgetown Law School and eventually becoming the first Black chair of the
South Carolina Democratic Party. Now, Jaime is running for the U.S. Senate
to fight for opportunity for all South Carolinians.
Sara Gideon rose to prominence in Maine by standing up to the state's
Trump-like former Republican governor Paul LePage—and winning.^11 She's
the speaker of the Maine House and is best known for fighting day in and
day out to expand access to health care in Maine, winning Medicaid
expansion and improving access to reproductive health care.^12
Now these two candidates are very close to unseating Republicans Lindsey
Graham and Susan Collins. We need to help them, John. And now
is a critical time as the campaigns assess their resources in this final
stretch of the race and decide what they can and can't do to turn out
voters.
[ [link removed] ]Please, click here now to chip in $3 to help defeat
Lindsey Graham and Susan Collins, flip the Senate blue, and elect
Democrats Jaime Harrison and Sara Gideon.
Thanks for all you do.
–Allison, Amy, Nadia, Oscar, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Is Lindsey Graham in trouble?" CNN, August 17, 2020
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2. "South Carolina Senate Moves From Likely to Lean Republican," Cook
Political Report, August 17, 2020
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3. "Latest Polls, U.S. Senate, Maine," FiveThirtyEight, accessed September
5, 2020
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4. "Who is Sara Gideon, Indian-origin Politician and Mom That Obama is
Endorsing for US Senate?" News 18, August 6, 2020
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5. "Biden agenda hinges on Senate majority," The Hill, August 26, 2020
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6. "Is Lindsey Graham in trouble?" CNN, August 17, 2020
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7. "Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she is running for 5th term in office,"
WABI 5, December 18, 2019
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8. "Susan Collins surpasses Mitch McConnell as the most unpopular senator
in a new poll," USA Today, January 16, 2020
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9. "Trump's Re-Election Plan: Replace Clarence Thomas With a Woman," The
Daily Beast, July 16, 2020
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10. "Think no one can defeat Lindsey Graham? 'Watch me!' his Democratic
opponent says." The Washington Post, May 19, 2020
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11. "The Universal Notebook: Can Gideon Beat Collins?" Portland Press
Herald, July 22, 2020
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12. "Meet Sara," Sara Gideon for Maine, accessed September 5, 2020
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