John —
Senator Elizabeth Warren just put Henry Cuellar and Dan Lipinski on notice by endorsing the two Justice Democrat candidates who are fighting to replace them. Marie Newman (IL-03) and Jessica Cisneros (TX-28) are two powerful progressive champions fighting for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, an end to Trump’s mass incarceration and deportation regime, and so much more.
This is a critical message to send to the Democratic establishment. The DCCC is already intentionally aligning itself with one Democrat who is vehemently pro-NRA and another who is anti-choicefor no other reason than blanket support of every incumbent. Meanwhile, Lipinski and Cuellar flagrantly boost Republican talking points, trash progressive ideals, and embarrass the Democratic Party.
It’s time for them to go. That’s why we were proud to help launch Jessica Cisneros’ campaign, and endorse Marie Newman’s effort to depose this conservative Democrat. But they need your help to pull it off.
Lipinski and Cuellar both have massive corporate warchests amassed from wealthy donors who want to protect their privileged status, stop any change, and keep a stranglehold over our political system. Jessica and Marie need new strong, early organizing programs to inspire voters, get people off the sidelines, and visit as many doorsteps as humanly possible.
The people of IL-03 and TX-28 deserve systemic change. They deserve leaders who will fight for working-class values, not with obstructionist Republicans. For too long, Democrats have been afraid to call out members of our own caucus who are doing harm to our voters, to our values, and to our nation. Elizabeth Warren is helping break that taboo, because we’re not stuck with mediocre, corporate, and conservative Democratic incumbents.
The majority of Americans live in safe red or blue districts. We have primaries for a reason — so that people across the country can express their political preferences, and can fight for a democracy that truly represents them. Let’s use the tools we have, and elect Jessica Cisneros and Marie Newman in 2020.
In solidarity,
Alexandra Rojas