Dear fellow MoveOn member,
I have something I want to shout from the rooftops. So I asked MoveOn if I could send you this email.
John, what previously looked impossible has become possible!
Stay with me for a moment, because I need to explain. And I cannot overstate the urgency.
Think for a second about how you'll feel when you first learn on November 3, 2020, that a Democrat has just defeated Donald Trump for president. (Not an easy feat with Donald Trump's massive war chest and his willingness to do absolutely whatever it takes to win.) But ... we pull it off! Imagine the wave of emotion you'll feel.
But wait, the GOP has held onto the Senate, and Mitch McConnell is still the Senate majority leader. McConnell announces that he will refuse to allow a Democratic president to fill any vacancies on the Supreme Court. He will hold no confirmation votes of any kind unless the nominees are Republican, let alone allow debate or votes on Medicare for All, universal pre-K, a wealth tax, student loan forgiveness, or the Green New Deal.
You begin to see the writing on the wall: McConnell will not allow the Democratic president to govern at all.
I have been ruminating about this scenario for months, because defeating Trump and ending GOP control of the Senate has looked incredibly daunting. There just aren't many seats that are even competitive. But now, the ground has shifted.
Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia just announced that he's retiring from the Senate, meaning both Senate seats in Georgia are now up for grabs. And this one extra seat—in a state that is trending blue—could be the tipping point that allows Democrats to win enough seats to end GOP control of the Senate.1
But we have to get started right now. And that's where MoveOn comes in.
MoveOn is well-positioned to reach millions of voters this fall. I believe in MoveOn's innovative programs, which reached tens of millions of voters last cycle—online, on the phones, at front doors, and on the streets. They're ready to staff up to take back the White House and the Senate. But it'll be the largest undertaking in MoveOn's 20-year history. For example, Georgia—although it is trending blue—is not likely to be one of the key swing states that will decide the presidential election in 2020. But now, it'll be ground zero in the fight for control of the Senate. And we'll need all hands on deck.
MoveOn has to pull out all the stops in Georgia and other key states to win back control of the Senate while still going all-in to defeat Trump. They've got to get started now. Which is why I'm writing to you with an important request:
Will you chip in a few bucks a month—$5, or whatever you can afford—so that MoveOn can defeat Donald Trump and end Republican control of the U.S. Senate next November?
Yes, I'll become a monthly donor to help beat Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the GOP in 2020.
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
In 2018, Republicans controlled the White House, the House, and the Senate. We had spent two years in all-hands-on-deck emergency resistance mode. Together, we saved the Affordable Care Act—by just one vote. But then, thanks to the tireless work of activists across the country and groups like MoveOn, we took back the House in a huge blue wave.
Now, it's time to finish the job. To pull it off, MoveOn will have big bills to pay and payroll to make, starting today and all the way through Election Day.
Your support will help make sure that MoveOn doesn't fall short and have to make hard choices between focusing on defeating Trump or winning the Senate in 2020.
Will you become a MoveOn monthly donor today?
Yes, I'll chip in $5 to help beat Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the GOP in 2020.
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Robert Reich
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