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Dear Friend, We are going into a critical time. We face our next deadline on September 30, and with your help, we can raise the funds to re-elect Dean in 2020. This is especially important in light of dark money pouring in to support a newcomer opponent. If you didn't see Jonah's email from earlier today, I thought I might send it again (see below). As Jonah described, Dean sees the corruption in Washington goes deep and wide: "PAC checks at breakfast, lobbyist checks at lunch, PAC checks at dinner." He needs your help to fight it.
- Clara ------- Forwarded Message -------  Dear Friend, Overview (an 8-second scan): • This isn't your run-of-the-mill doom-and-gloom scenario, just some facts. By not taking money from PACs, lobbyists, or other members of congress, Dean relies on you to help power his campaign Read my full story (a 35-second read): Dean knew tackling the issue of dark money in our politics was going to be hard, and that's why he made it his number one priority since the day he announced his candidacy in 2017. Now that he's in Washington, he's getting a peek under the hood. It's not pretty. PAC checks at breakfast, lobbyist checks at lunch, PAC checks at dinner. Rinse and repeat. The corrupting power of dark money goes on, around the clock. While other members are going from fundraiser to fundraiser, Dean is continuing to work for the people that sent him to Washington. No PAC money, no lobbyist money, and no money from fellow members of congress. I know we've been asking for your investment, and will continue to do so with a crucial EOQ deadline coming up at the end of the month. But I want you to know why we're asking right now. This mission of getting dark money out of politics isn't going to happen overnight. It's going to take time, effort, and a lot of people just like you showing that campaigns can and should be funded by people -- not big corporations or lobbyists that want their bill moved to the top of the pile, above your voice.
Thanks for all you do! - Jonah |
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