Dear MoveOn member,
A brand-new poll shows that the U.S. Senate races in Georgia are both in a dead heat.1 That means that we have a real shot at winning both seats and flipping the Senate blue.
But we just got some very disturbing news: these races are on track to be the most expensive Senate races in history. Georgia's GOP Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, along with their billionaire backers, have already reserved an astonishing $77 million in air time for ads—far outpacing Democrats in purchasing ad space across the state.2
No. no. no. NO! We cannot let this happen.
Which is why, today, MoveOn is announcing an ambitious new campaign to reserve ad space to help power Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to victory.
With air time getting bought up as you read this, we need to move fast and stay focused. Will you chip in $5 a month to help fuel our work to get our ads on the air, keep them up through the election, and head into 2021 strong and able to fight for progressive change with Joe Biden in the White House?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
John, we need to be clear about what we're up against.
GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler got rich off of shady deals on Wall Street and is now the wealthiest member of Congress.3 Loeffler is using her fortune as a slush fund to finance her campaign, and she's already plowed $23,000,000 of her own money into the race.4
But that's not all we're facing. Charles Koch and other right-wing billionaires have also poured tens of millions into the elections, and Mitch McConnell's PAC is planning to spend massive amounts to help prop up Loeffler and Perdue.5
MoveOn doesn't take a dime of corporate money, so we may not be able to compete with the GOP and their billionaire backers dollar for dollar, but luckily, we know how to use data-driven targeting to make sure that the right voters see our messages, which means every dollar you give goes a long way.
The companies that sell ad space in Georgia just told us that if we don't purchase time right now, all of the ad space might be gone before we get the chance to get our messages in support of Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff on the air. We can't let that happen.
So we need your help. Will you chip in $5 a month to help get our ads on the air, keep them up to power Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to victory, and enable us to keep up the fight in 2021?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
It's no secret that winning in Georgia is the ONLY way Democrats can take back the Senate. And right now, Ossoff and Warnock are running neck and neck against their GOP opponents. In fact, one pollster says that "either race can be won by either party's nominee."6
We CAN win.
We CAN flip the Senate.
We CAN end Mitch McConnell's stranglehold on the Senate.
But it's going to take all of us stepping up and doing our part.
Please, if you can, will you chip in $5 a month to help us win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and give Joe Biden and Kamala Harris a clear path to achieve a bold agenda during their administration?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Lisa, Erica, Olga, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "FOX 5 Poll: Senate runoffs extremely tight, Gov. Kemp's approval rating slips," FOX 5 Atlanta, November 18, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146668?t=8&akid=284432%2E40999114%2E__A6ee
2. "Republicans hold $28 million ad advantage in Georgia Senate runoff races," CNN, November 19, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146688?t=10&akid=284432%2E40999114%2E__A6ee
3. "The Richest Politician On Capitol Hill Is Likely Georgia’s Recently Appointed, Controversial Sen. Kelly Loeffler," Forbes, August 3, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146499?t=12&akid=284432%2E40999114%2E__A6ee
4. "Loeffler and Sprecher's $31 million year," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 26, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146500?t=14&akid=284432%2E40999114%2E__A6ee
5. Ibid.
6. "FOX 5 Poll: Senate runoffs extremely tight, Gov. Kemp's approval rating slips," FOX 5 Atlanta, November 18, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146668?t=16&akid=284432%2E40999114%2E__A6ee
Want to support MoveOn's work? With control of the Senate at stake, Republicans are flooding Georgia with cash, because they are desperate to do whatever they can, including spreading misinformation and engaging in voter suppression, to maintain control of the Senate as Joe Biden takes office in January. Which is why MoveOn is running a massive campaign to combat the GOP's lies, win in Georgia, and flip the Senate.
Will you chip in to win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and fight for progressive change in 2021?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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