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?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll become a monthly donor to help beat Donald Trump, Mitch
McConnell, and the GOP in 2020.
[ [link removed] ]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?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 to help beat Donald Trump, Mitch
McConnell, and the GOP in 2020.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Robert Reich
Source:
1. "Democrats' chances of taking the Senate just got better," The
Washington Post, August 28, 2019
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we must never give up on. And to do it MoveOn needs your ongoing support,
now more than ever. Will you stand with MoveOn?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.
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