John,
There’s a whole lot of money behind the opponents of democracy reform.
The Koch network alone has spent tens of millions backing many of the senators who are opposing the For the People Act—legislation that would overhaul campaign finance rules and enforcement and make it harder for dark money groups, like those in the Koch network, to secretly influence our elections.
Just take a look at these 4 senators:
It’s no surprise that dark money groups are mobilizing to try to kill democracy reform. New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer obtained a recording of a strategy call that included a leader of a group in the Koch network as well as an advisor to Senator Mitch McConnell, in which they outlined what they saw as the need to defeat the For the People Act in Congress. The participants “expressed alarm at the broad popularity of the bill’s provision calling for more public disclosure about secret political donors.”
That’s right—the Koch network and other dark money groups know exactly how popular this democracy reform is, and they’re doing their best to defeat it quietly in Congress, aided by the senators whose campaigns they’ve boosted with millions of dollars of secret money. We can’t let them get away with it.
Help spread the word about the campaign to defeat democracy reform by sharing on Facebook, Twitter, or by forwarding this email. We’ll also be in touch soon with more ways you can push the Senate to act on democracy reform and stand up to the dark money groups that want to keep our elections dominated by secret money.
Thank you,
The CREW Team
