Dear MoveOn member,

I want to share a story with you, a story that I hope can serve as a
reminder and call to action for each and every one of us.

Bev Veals, a longtime North Carolina resident and three-time cancer
survivor, had been struggling to cobble together enough money to pay her
insurance premium after her husband lost his job because of the
coronavirus pandemic. She wasn't sure what to do, so she called the office
of her senator, Thom Tillis, to ask for help.

Instead of getting help, Bev was told by the Republican senator's office,
"just like if I want to go to the store and buy a new dress shirt, if I
can't afford that dress shirt, I don't get to get it."^1

Let me be very clear: Health care is not the same as buying a dress shirt.
Our elected officials should be doing everything in their power to make
sure every American has access to the care they need, but as this story
shows, Senator Tillis is not living up to that basic requirement for
service.

Luckily, in just 53 days, we have a chance to elect a real leader for
North Carolina residents like Bev—and this leader will work to fight for
not just health care but the rights and opportunities for each and every
one of us.

His name is Cal Cunningham, he's my friend and fellow service member, and
I'm reaching out today to ask if you can help give him the resources he
needs to defeat Thom Tillis and help flip control of the Senate in
November.

[ [link removed] ]John, can you please chip in $3 directly to
Cal's campaign?

After the September 11 attacks, Cal was called to service and joined the
Army Reserve, going on to serve three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Since returning to North Carolina, Cal has served in the state's Senate,
where he has pushed for strong environmental legislation, worked to curb
the opioid crisis, and pushed for better pay for teachers.

In the United States Senate, Cal will fight to ensure that every single
one of us has access to affordable health care—unlike Thom Tillis, who ran
his first campaign on the vow to repeal the Affordable Care Act.^2,3

Cal knows that the existential threat of our time is climate change, and
he will work to protect the future of our nation and our planet. Thom
Tillis was one of the senators who encouraged Donald Trump to take the
United States out of the Paris climate agreement and has raked in more
than $200,000 in contributions from oil and gas companies.^4,5

Cal is a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community and has vowed to help
pass the Equality Act when elected.^6 When he was the speaker of the North
Carolina House, Thom Tillis helped pass a constitutional amendment banning
same-sex marriage in the state.^7

And last week, after it was revealed that Donald Trump called fellow
service members who have died for our country "losers" and "suckers," Cal
rightfully rebuked the comments as "indefensible and offensive."^8 Thom
Tillis said nothing.^9

[ [link removed] ]It is clear that Cal is the type of leader we need in the Senate. Click
here and please chip in $3 directly to Cal's campaign and
help him defeat Thom Tillis in this final push.

As we head into the home stretch of the election year, it is absolutely
crucial that we all do what we can not only to defeat Donald Trump but
also to end Mitch McConnell's control of the Senate and ensure that a
strong Democratic majority is ready on day one to help Joe Biden and
Kamala Harris undo the damage done by Trump and guide our country forward.

North Carolina is one of the most important swing states in this
election—both to defeat Trump and to flip control of the Senate. And any
help we can give to Cal Cunningham will help to accomplish both of these
goals.

[ [link removed] ]So I need to ask you, John: Are you in? Click here and
please chip in $3 now to Cal's campaign.

Thanks for all you do.

–Pete Buttigieg

Sources:

1. "Cancer survivor pleading for help with health insurance 'angry and
hurt' over Tillis staffer's response," WRAL.com, September 8, 2020
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2. "Priorities," Cunningham for U.S. Senate, accessed September 10, 2020
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3. "Thom Tillis Wanted to Kill Obamacare. Now He's Plagiarizing It." The
Daily Beast, August 2, 2020
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4. "Priorities," Cunningham for U.S. Senate, accessed September 10, 2020
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5. "Thom Tillis Urged Trump to Pull Out of Paris Climate Accord, Netted
$263,400 From Oil and Gas Companies," IndyWeek, June 1, 2017
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6. "Priorities," Cunningham for U.S. Senate, accessed September 10, 2020
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7. "Group backing Tillis calls him a ‘pro-LGBTQ Republican.’ What does the
record say?" The News & Observer, May 17, 2019
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8. Tweet by Cal Cunningham, September 3, 2020
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9. "Losers and Suckers, Thom Tillis running scared," Daily Kos, September
4, 2020
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