Dear MoveOn member,
As we're seeing tonight, Trump is more desperate—and dangerous—than ever
before. On top of the bumbling bluster we heard tonight, Trump has
repeatedly threatened to reject the results of the election, has suggested
throwing out some mail-in ballots, and has even refused to commit to a
peaceful transfer of power.^1
These are the goals of a desperate narcissist who knows that he can't win
fair and square and who will stop at nothing to cling to power.
And that's exactly why I'm writing to you tonight—to plead with you not to
lose hope or fall into cynicism and to ask that you join in me in turning
anger into action.
Plain and simple, the best way to stop Trump and preserve our democracy is
through handing Joe Biden a massive, unquestionable landslide victory that
cannot be ignored or undermined. As I so often say, MoveOn's track record
of success in powering massive get-out-the-vote efforts and winning
elections is exceptional.
With only 35 days left in this election and our democracy on the line,
will you chip in $3 a week to MoveOn to sustain their huge get out the
vote programs in this final stretch? (MoveOn will bill your weekly
donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will contact
you shortly after the election to see if you want to modify or cancel your
weekly donation.)
[ [link removed] ]Count me in.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
John, MoveOn showed me their plans for the final 35 days, and I
have to tell you, I think it's exactly what we need in these final weeks
before voting ends.
Here is just some of what they have planned for the final sprint toward
Election Day:
* Taking their successful program to turn out voters directly to the
streets! For the past few months, MoveOn has been recruiting hundreds
of thousands of voters to sign pledges to ensure that three of their
friends and family also vote in the election. In the final stretch,
MoveOn and its allies are expanding this program by positioning
canvassers at polling places in key Democratic districts to catch
voters immediately after they leave the voting booth and ask them to
text three of their friends or family to make sure they get out to
vote. Tests have shown that this program is stunningly effective—and
it could be the difference between winning and losing in swing states!
* Holding get-out-the-vote digital rallies and volunteer events. MoveOn
members will be coming together every week to volunteer their time to
call and text voters in these crucial final days, using people power
to combat the lies from the right and building the movement we need to
win across the country on Election Day.
* Continuing work to identify and inspire "high-potential voters."
MoveOn has been laser-focused on identifying and turning out voters in
the most important Senate and presidential swing states, via advanced
analytics and digital outreach. These programs will all continue
full-tilt until every vote has been cast.
* Ensuring that the GOP Senate hypocrites who are forcing through a
Supreme Court nomination reap the consequences at the ballot box. Just
four years ago, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, and their cronies all
refused to confirm a Supreme Court nominee almost a full year before
Election Day, but now they are forcing through a far-right extremist
after voting has already begun. MoveOn is doing everything possible to
stop the confirmation, but they will also make sure that Republican
senators up for re-election are given their pink slips by voters.
These final few weeks before the voting is over may be some of the most
important weeks in U.S. history.
They will make the difference between plunging our nation into
authoritarianism or providing a real chance to fix the democracy that
Trump and the GOP have broken, rebuild our economy, dismantle systemic
racism, and face the existential crisis of climate change head-on.
With only five weeks left until the election is over, it is more important
than ever to start a weekly donation if you can. Will you join us and chip
in $3 a week? (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your credit card
once a month starting today and will contact you shortly after the
election to see if you want to modify or cancel your weekly donation.)
[ [link removed] ]Count me in.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
I want to be clear: It's not just through despicable bluster like what we
saw tonight that Trump is trying to undermine democracy. Nearly a year
before Trump shocked the nation by refusing to commit to a peaceful
transfer of power, Trump and the GOP started building a massive legal
network to illegitimately install Trump for a second term.^2
According to a shocking report, dozens of attorneys from major corporate
law firms have been hired and dispatched to battleground states where they
will ruthlessly sue to try to throw out the ballots of Democratic
voters—and especially voters of color—in order to hand Trump a victory.^3
And a major investigation released yesterday reveals that the Trump
campaign actively worked to deter 3.5 million Black voters in battleground
states from the ballot box.^4
As Trump's performance tonight and his actions over the past several years
make clear, when Trump is backed into a corner, he'll try any tactic to
gain back the upper hand. But we see through it—and we'll do everything in
our power to ensure he does not succeed.
The antidote to all of Trump's attempts to manipulate and undermine our
democracy is unprecedented, massive voter turnout. And this is exactly
what MoveOn was built to do.
We've got 35 days left to finish the job we've all worked so hard for over
the past four years. Just 35 more days to end the disaster of this
presidency and put our country back on a path toward progress.
It's up to us now. Join me and chip in $3 a week. (MoveOn will bill your
weekly donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will
contact you shortly after the election to see if you want to modify or
cancel your weekly donation.)
[ [link removed] ]Count me in.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
Thanks for all you do.
–Robert Reich
Sources:
1. "McConnell vows Trump's nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate
vote, setting up historic fight," CNN, September 19, 2020
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2. "Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week," The
Hill, September 18, 2020
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3. "Ginsburg's wish: 'I will not be replaced until a new president is
installed,'" Politico, September 18, 2020
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4. "Susan Collins says Trump can nominate a justice, but Senate vote
should wait until after election," CNN, September 19, 2020
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5. Ibid.
Want to support MoveOn's work? The MoveOn community is working every
moment, day by day, to defeat Donald Trump and the GOP and begin the
process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and
the kind of future that we must never give up on. But it will take each of
us doing our part to defeat Trump and flip the Senate!
Will you chip in $3 a week to help MoveOn combat right-wing lies, make
sure every vote is counted, and win this election?
[ [link removed] ]Count me in.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
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