PFAW Member,
We are in a pivotal moment for the future of our country.
Since Speaker Pelosi’s announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry last week, in response to a whistleblower complaint detailing egregious lawbreaking by Trump to enlist foreign help with his 2020 re-election effort, public opinion has swung HARD in favor of impeachment with a new poll showing that 55% of Americans now believe the impeachment probe is necessary.
But, so far, instead of showing signs that they are finally ready to put country before party, Trump Republicans are digging in their heels for an epic fight. In fact, the Trump campaign and the GOP reported raising $13 MILLION in just the first 48 hours following the announcement.
We’re fighting back to protect the impeachment inquiry and make sure Trump AND his GOP enablers are held accountable, but on the day of our first funding deadline for this historic fight, we’re way behind our goal.
At the time I write this, we have 14 hours to raise nearly $15K! And you know as well as anyone that at this crucial beginning phase of Trump’s impeachment, falling short simply cannot be an option.
The American public now supports the impeachment process but that’s boosted in large part by overwhelming support from Democrats. It’s a great start, but we need to be able to bring effective pressure on Republican lawmakers in both the House and the Senate and, because some districts and states are inherently more conservative, we need to win over a substantial number of Republican and Independent voters too.
Right now, Independents are evenly split on impeachment with 49% approving and 51% disapproving. And 77% of Republicans currently disapprove of impeachment -- and you know that they are being flooded with conspiracy theories and propaganda from Fox News and right-wing groups.
Congress just began a two-week recess, giving us an amazing opportunity to take the fight to Republican members of Congress in their states and districts – but we need your help to make sure we don’t fall short of our goal.
I wouldn’t make this plea if it weren’t so incredibly important: Will you PLEASE dig deep and give whatever you can to support the impeachment effort and bring intense pressure on GOP lawmakers?
PFAW is playing a unique and necessary role in this impeachment fight and our members’ support is absolutely central to that.
PFAW has legal and communications expertise that will be vital to shaping the media narrative, dispelling the Right’s lies and diversion tactics, and helping activists understand the process. Our experts have already been quoted and interviewed by dozens of the country’s leading news publications and shows.
Thanks to our hundreds of thousands of members like you, we will help lead the nationwide groundswell of grassroots pressure that’s going to be necessary for this fight – impeachment requires a movement!
PFAW has unique reach into key constituencies via our programs like African American Ministers In Action and Young People For Action. Our network members are FIRED UP and need the material support to engage their communities in this nationwide campaign.
And PFAW's Right Wing Watch is uncovering the strategies and tactics that right-wing activists are using to defend the president, and exposing the fallacious conspiracy theories that Republicans are relying on to distract the public from Trump's wrongdoing AND that are driving this administration's agenda in the first place! PFAW's own Jared Holt, from our RWW team, wrote an amazing guest piece for the Washington Post, published Thursday, titled, "How far-right conspiracy theories informed Trump's Ukraine call."
If you care about holding Trump and his lapdogs accountable…
If you care about saving our democracy and defending our Constitution...
THE FIGHT IS HERE.
And this message is staring you in the face asking you to let us know, without delay, that you are in this fight with us and want to see it succeed.
Thank you for standing up to restore the American Way and for everything you do.
-- Ben Betz, Digital Advocacy Director
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