| Friend, We could be headed for disaster. National Republican groups are pouring millions of dollars into the effort to smear and recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, and the Sacramento Bee is warning that the GOP has “a real shot at kicking California’s top Democrat out of office.”(1,2) And new polls reveal that Newsom is showing serious weaknesses in the Central Valley and the Inland Empire, two critical areas for determining statewide elections.(3) We simply can’t let the right wing take over California, which is why we’ve partnered with Communities for a New California and Inland Empire United to launch a targeted polling and focus group campaign in the Central Valley and Inland Empire so we can figure out how to defeat the Recall. Will you donate to Courage California today and help defeat the Recall? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Newsom isn’t perfect. We’ll be first to admit that. But his GOP opponents would be a nightmare. And there’s one right-wing candidate in particular that we need to watch out for: former San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconor. He’s backed by Trump. He’s proposing cutting taxes for millionaires. He has a recent governing record in one of our major cities to stand on. But here’s perhaps the scariest part: The Recall election is a special one and will take place when most people aren’t paying attention to politics and experts predict turnout will be low. Which means the election will be all about turnout. And Faulconor’s entire campaign strategy is to get massive numbers of the most fringe elements of the GOP to the polls. So if Faulconor turns out the anti-vaxxers, QAnon theorists, and militiamen, and progressives stay home, then Faulconer could come out victorious and become the next governor of California. We simply CANNOT let that happen. That's why we’re launching our strategic, targeted campaign to persuade and turn out critical voters in the Inland Empire and Central Valley. We know that much of the effort to recall Newsom is fueled by lies and conspiracy theories, and if we can figure out exactly what we need to do to fight extremism and disinformation in these regions, we’ll be well positioned to defeat this Recall. Will you chip in to power our campaign to defeat the Recall? Yours in the fight for our democracy, Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Deepthi, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Molly, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team) Donations go to support all of Courage California's work for a more progressive California and country. Follow us now on Facebook or Twitter! Footnotes:  |
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