Dear fellow MoveOn member,
The conspiracy theories spinning out of Donald Trump and his inner circle
just keep getting more and more unhinged.^1
Sources close to Trump say he still expects the election to be overturned
through Republican-commissioned ballot audits ... and The New York Times
and The Washington Post report that Trump believes he will be reinstated
as president by August.^2,3
Meanwhile disgraced former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn
has openly speculated about the possibility of a Myanmar-style coup in the
United States, while Senate Republicans just defended Trump by
filibustering the bipartisan commission on the January 6 insurrection and
Republican state legislatures continue to push the most sweeping assault
on voting rights since Jim Crow.^4,5
And to make matters worse, Trump is re-launching his conspiracy-filled
campaign-style rallies this summer, starting with a speech in North
Carolina last Saturday.^6
Make no mistake: This is not just Trump. This is the modern Republican
Party, and we cannot allow them back into power. Not this Republican
Party. Ever.
Control of the House and Senate are up for grabs in the midterm elections,
and MoveOn is building a war chest to replicate the grassroots
get-out-the-vote effort that was so successful in 2020.
Will you chip in $5 a month to MoveOn to help stop the Trump
Republican Party from winning control of the House and Senate in 2022?
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Republicans have lost the popular vote in seven out of the last eight
presidential elections. And yet because of gerrymandering, voter
suppression, and the Republican bias in the U.S. Senate, they are
terrifyingly close to winning back both houses of Congress in the 2022
midterm elections.
Imagine what members of Congress like pro-QAnon Representatives Lauren
Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene would do if Republicans had the
majority and the power to subpoena witnesses. Or what senators like Josh
Hawley and Ted Cruz would do if they were allowed to chair committee
hearings.
We could see the racist lies and conspiracy theories currently confined to
fringe corners of the internet thrust into the halls of Congress and given
official legitimacy. The election fraud lies that sparked the January 6
attack on the U.S. Capitol would be once again lifted up front and center
at the highest levels of our government.
The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol showed how much danger our
democracy is in. By blocking the bipartisan January 6 commission and
tossing Liz Cheney out of leadership, Republicans have doubled down on
Trump and his lies.
We must do everything we can to make sure these people are never allowed
back in power.
Please, will you chip in $5 a month—or whatever you can—to
help support MoveOn's campaign to stop Republicans from taking back
control of Congress? Every little bit helps.
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Thanks for all you do.
–Robert Reich
Sources:
1. "Donald Trump is getting worse," CNN, June 3, 2021
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2. Tweet by Maggie Haberman of The New York Times, June 1, 2021
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3. "Trump has grown increasingly consumed with ballot audits as he pushes
falsehood that election was stolen," The Washington Post, June 2, 2021
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4. "Michael Flynn suggested at a QAnon-affiliated event that a coup should
happen in the U.S.," The New York Times, June 1, 2021
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5. "Jim Crow Killed Voting Rights for Generations. Now the GOP Is
Repeating History." Mother Jones, June 2, 2021
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6. "Former President Trump speaking in NC Saturday: Here’s exactly when
and where," CBS17.com, June 3, 2021
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in 2022?
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