Dear MoveOn member,
After Democrats took back the Senate and won the White House, it seemed that they would finally have a chance to implement the people's agenda.
But since January, moderate Democrats like Joe Manchin have been roadblocks to passing that agenda—by refusing to abolish the racist filibuster and insisting that Republicans will magically come around and negotiate with Democrats.
We know that's not going to happen. And with Democrats holding on to the majority in the Senate by the skin of their teeth, we have precious little time to pass legislation to protect our democracy, stop the GOP from disenfranchising people of color, and show the country why Democrats deserve to stay in power in Congress.
Listen: Manchin's support for the filibuster is infuriating. His resistance to passing the American Jobs Plan without Republican support is migraine-inducing.
But we can move him. He's moved in the past. He voted to impeach Donald Trump, despite the fact that Trump twice won his state overwhelmingly.
That's why MoveOn is launching a massive effort to organize our members to call on Manchin and other moderate Democrats in the Senate to stop waiting for Republicans to change and, instead, move to pass bold, progressive legislation right now. We're coordinating MoveOn members from West Virginia and other critical states for a summer of action: meeting with senators, hosting events, running ads, and more to demand a bold recovery NOW.
Will you chip in $5 a month to help power this work, call on Joe Manchin to work with Democrats to get rid of the racist filibuster, and build out MoveOn's 2022 midterm elections campaign to keep the GOP out of power?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
The conventional wisdom inside the Beltway is that there's no point in even trying to push Joe Manchin, because he'll never change his mind. But as is so often the case, the conventional wisdom is wrong.
There are three big reasons why we know that we can still change Manchin's mind about the filibuster:
Oh, and then there's reason #4: We have no other choice. There's just too great of a risk that Republicans will win back at least one house of Congress in the midterm elections, and this could be our last chance to save American democracy.
We've launched one of the most ambitious campaigns in MoveOn history, the Bold Recovery Now campaign, to make sure that Congress swiftly passes President Biden's American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan. Throughout the summer, MoveOn members from states with senators who do not yet support President Biden's progressive legislative plan will participate in lobbying visits with members of Congress, organize their communities at home, and create a groundswell of constituent support to move their senators in the right direction. This is the type of direct pressure that works in the halls of Congress—because elected officials know that constituents will hold them accountable at home if they let them down.
And that's not all we have planned.
We're fighting all over the country to stop voter suppression. We've flooded Senate offices with phone calls demanding that Congress step in to save American democracy. And we are preparing to run a massive midterm elections campaign to keep the GOP from taking back power in Congress and putting our democracy at risk.
We can change Joe Manchin and other moderate Democrats' minds and defeat the GOP in 2022, but we need to go big—and since Donald Trump left office, donations are down. So we're counting on our members to step up. Will you chip in $5 a month to help make this work possible?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Emma, Mark, Melissa, Casey, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Voting Rights Showdown," Brennan Center for Justice, June 2, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/154142?t=6&akid=300309%2E40999114%2EEXcJG5
2. "Democrats Unite Behind Voting Rights Bill as It Faces a Senate Roadblock," The New York Times, June 21, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/154140?t=8&akid=300309%2E40999114%2EEXcJG5
3. "Memo: Voters in Key States Support the Build Back Better Agenda," Data for Progress, May 13, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/154147?t=10&akid=300309%2E40999114%2EEXcJG5
4. "Poll shows Manchin wildly out of step with West Virginia voters on voting rights bill," Yahoo News, June 8, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/154143?t=12&akid=300309%2E40999114%2EEXcJG5
5. "Ad war erupts in West Virginia as both sides try to pressure moderate Democrat Manchin," CNBC, June 10, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/154144?t=14&akid=300309%2E40999114%2EEXcJG5
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