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Dear Friends -

Democracy is winning! And I couldn't be more excited or more hopeful. People are literally dancing in the streets. Music is pouring out of the souls who longed for such a day. Communities that felt it was unsafe to be seen in the light are now coming out of the shadows. Democrats have pulled off a feat that has only happened four times before in the last century — we defeated an incumbent president.

Democrats won the highest office in the land because of the work that has been done since the day Trump was inaugurated. The Resistance only gained momentum, culminating at the ballot box in 2020. I am proud to have been there with you fighting the good fight! It was the movement that has allowed us to celebrate a President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris.

I am also proud of the work that the DNC has done to rebuild our party since 2016. Under the leadership of Chair Tom Perez, the DNC built the most robust infrastructure for a non-incumbent candidate to get Democrats elected up and down the ballot; overhauled the technology infrastructure of the Democratic Party by creating a state-of-the-art data warehouse; significantly expanded the quality and quantity of voter data; created a rapid-response operation with the DNC War Room; built a team that worked aggressively to combat disinformation; focused on building an organizing pipeline in battleground states; and made the earliest investments to date in voter protection. The goals were clear: create multiple paths to victory for our Democratic nominee and invest all across this country, up and down the ballot.

The path to victory does not stop with the White House. Our attention must now turn to taking back the Senate. The two runoffs in the state of Georgia are our chance to make that happen. Georgia has shown us that there is a path, we just have to be relentless in the pursuit. I know that folks have lots of questions about how to help in Georgia.

The DSCC will play a pivotal role in Democrats’ GOTV programs in Georgia and they need your help to maximize their efforts. The top needs as shared by their Political Director, Jessica Knight Henry are the following:
* Calling All Virtual Volunteers to Help Flip Georgia - Virtual Volunteers ([link removed])
* Come to Georgia to Help Flip the Senate - On The Ground Volunteers ([link removed])

Another critical way to make a contribution is to make a contribution.

Please share widely with all of your networks:
* Raphael Warnock Senate Campaign
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* Jon Ossoff Senate Campaign
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Finally, I’ve also included an update below from Jessica on the DSCC plans for Georgia and they’ll be sharing daily updates.

My sleeves are still rolled up and ready to dig into the work that is ahead of us. I know as we take in this incredible moment, you will join me in that pursuit. I’m excited to dig in one more time with you for this critical win.

Warmly,
Mũthoni

DSCC Memo on GA Senate Races
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
DATE: November 9, 2020
MEMO: Ossoff, Warnock Well-Positioned to Win Competitive Georgia Runoffs

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In less than two months, Georgians will return to the polls for two highly competitive runoffs to elect new leaders to the U.S. Senate who will break through the Washington infighting to pass coronavirus relief and protect health care for Georgia families.

Tuesday’s results confirmed Georgia is a battleground with President-Elect Joe Biden poised to carry the state and improved Democratic performance across key counties from 2016 to 2020. The surest sign these seats are in play is the amount of money Republicans are prepared to spend to prop up weak incumbents. Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock each begin their respective races in a strong position with momentum on their side and a path to victory on January 5, 2020.

BATTLEGROUND GEORGIA

As of Sunday, November 8, President-Elect Biden held a 10,000-vote lead over soon-to-be-former President Trump. He will be the first Democrat to win the state since 1992, and that success continues the trend toward Democratic candidates. As published last year from a report from Stacey Abrams’ organization Fair Fight noted ([link removed]) : in 2008, President Obama lost by an 8-point deficit; in 2014, Senate candidate Michelle Nunn lost by a 7.8-point deficit; that fell to a 5.1-point deficit for former Secretary Clinton in 2016, and then shrank to a 1.4-point deficit for Abrams in 2018.

These gains were observed down-ballot, too: last week, Democrats flipped Georgia’s 7th District - one of three red-to-blue swings nationwide. And, despite facing well-financed incumbents who started with massive cash on hand advantages, both Ossoff and Warnock forced runoffs in their races.

Three key dynamics have moved Georgia firmly into battleground status, starting with the growth of the Atlanta suburbs. A close look at the Atlanta Metro Area shows the improvement in Democratic performance from as recently as 2016:

GA
County

Clinton Margin
2016

Biden Margin
2020

Cobb

+2

+14

DeKalb

+66

+67

Douglas

+11

+25

Gwinnett

+6

+18

An analysis from the New York Times ([link removed]) noted that in addition to gains in the Atlanta region, Biden and Democrats “added to [Clinton’s] margin in the state, especially in the counties that are home to Georgia’s most important second-tier cities — Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Savannah and Athens.”

Another critical factor is the massive investment and new programming led by a consortium of organizations to register new voters: more than
800,000 Georgians ([link removed]) registered to vote after 2018.

From the
Washington Post ([link removed]) :
"In 2016, 22 percent of Georgia’s eligible voters were not registered. This year, that figure stood at 2 percent. Turnout, meanwhile, jumped to more than 67 percent of eligible voters, breaking the state’s 40-year record of 63 percent, set in 2008."
The push to register more voters was matched by efforts to ensure they turn out and that their vote counted. In addition to the voter registration work, Fair Fight also vigorously fought against voter suppression efforts and to protect voting rights across the country and especially in Georgia. In this election, a historic 3.8 million Georgians cast their ballots in the early vote alone. The results show how Georgia has become a battleground where Democrats can compete and win.

THE CASE AGAINST KELLY LOEFFLER

An unelected Senator, Kelly Loeffler enters the runoff in a weak position after a scandal-plagued year and her brutal fight with Congressman Doug Collins. She’s failed to adequately answer for her
stock-trading scandal ([link removed]) . After a Senators-only private briefing on COVID-19, Loeffler and her husband sold $3 million in stock holdings, and her husband bought stock in a company that makes PPE and in a teleworking company -- even though she continued to downplay the threat of coronavirus. Now, her favorability is underwater and she has a double-digit deficit with independent voters. Even Republicans have worried about her campaign and said earlier this year that she should drop out of the race for the good of her party.

Reverend Raphael Warnock finished in first place in the special election. He grew up in public housing in Savannah and was the first person in his family to graduate from college, and now serves as Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the former pulpit of Martin Luther King. Reverend Warnock believes his service does not stop at the church door and has been a vocal advocate for the dignity of working people, expanding Medicaid, and restoring voting rights.

Loeffler and her allies - including a super PAC funded by her husband - spent
$31 million ([link removed]) this year for a lackluster second-place finish. Now, Republican operatives are planning to spend upwards of $100 million ([link removed]) to falsely attack Reverend Warnock and distract from any continued scrutiny of how Senator Loeffler has looked out for herself, her corporate allies, and wealthy associates - not Georgians.

THE CASE AGAINST DAVID PERDUE

Senator David Perdue doesn’t deserve to be re-elected. He has opposed economic relief for workers, secretly
profited from heavy stock trading ([link removed]) as the outbreak spread across Georgia, and has supported taking away protections for people with pre-existing conditions, even in the middle of this pandemic. He spent the last six years in Washington hiding from his constituents and avoiding the press, refusing to hold a single public town hall in his entire term. He ended his general election campaign ducking a debate to avoid being held accountable. He hasn’t been seen or heard ([link removed]) from since he was forced into the runoff.

Jon Ossoff, who was mentored by Congressman John Lewis, runs a business that investigates corruption, organized crime, and war crimes for international news organizations. Jon’s wife Alisha is an OBGYN doctor who has been on the front lines of this pandemic and contracted COVID-19 earlier this year while caring for patients in Georgia. So Jon understands it is vital to ensure every American can afford the care they need — and the importance of listening to medical experts, especially in a public health emergency.

Jon will defend the protections for pre-existing conditions we fought so hard for in the Affordable Care Act. And because he fights corruption for a living, we know he will stand up to insurance and drug companies to ensure health care is affordable for everyone.

Mitch McConnell’s Super PAC spent more money attacking Jon than nearly any other Democratic Senate challenger this year, a sign of how nervous Washington Republicans were about losing this seat in a highly competitive runoff.

HISTORIC DSCC INVESTMENT TO CONTINUE IN RUNOFFS

The DSCC spent more than $5.5 million this cycle supporting the Ossoff and Warnock campaigns to help force these runoffs, including a $1.8 million mail program and $400,000 on phone calls to reach Georgia voters. The DSCC invested more than $1 million in the Democratic Party of Georgia to support field organizing and other staff, $1.5 million in coordinated funds for Ossoff, and nearly $900,000 for Warnock to bolster paid media going into Election Day.

These historic investments will continue in the runoffs: the DSCC will commit to a multimillion field effort to register Georgians for the January 5th runoffs and turn out voters. The program will include on-the-ground organizers, direct mail, phones, and text messaging as well as digital mobilization efforts.


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