John,

Last night, elections took place across New York state, and with the results rolling in we can definitely say that it was an extraordinary night.

India Walton, who ran for Mayor of Buffalo as a democratic socialist, shocked the political establishment by unseating a four-term incumbent in New York’s second-biggest city, and in the process became Buffalo’s first-ever female mayor.

India said it quite well last night when discussing her victory: “All that we are doing in this moment is claiming what is rightfully ours. We are the workers. We do the work. And we deserve a government that works with and for us.”

Alvin Bragg, who ran for Manhattan District Attorney, is prone to become the first Black person to ever hold the office. Throughout his race, Bragg focused on inequities in the justice system that disproportionately impacted Black people and promised to use the power of his office to bring an end to mass incarceration.

John, what these landmark victories show is that when we excite our base and expand the electorate, we can build a politics that serves all people, not just the wealthy and powerful.

And we’re just getting started.

We’ll be supporting progressive candidates in local and state elections throughout 2021, working next to elect Nina Turner in Ohio, and laying down the groundwork to expand Democratic majorities in the House and Senate in 2022 and we’ll need your help every step of the way.

Support DFA's work to elect transformational candidates at all levels across the country by donating $21 (or any amount you choose) right now.

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At DFA, we know how to build progressive power -- and that's exactly what we’ll do in Ohio and beyond, by recruiting and training volunteers, fundraising for the campaigns, and uplifting the issues that matter most in these elections.

The key to electing transformational progressives is to engage, inspire and mobilize the new American majority of voters of color and white progressives, but to do that, we have to fight at all levels and in all 50 states.

Over the coming weeks and months, we will be working in Ohio, New Hampshire, and South Carolina to maximize our impact, add value, and help drive progressive campaigns to victory.

We're excited to continue our work as we support bold progressive champions, like Sharetta Smith and Nina Turner. We're going into full campaign mode to support them but -- as a grassroots progressive movement organization -- we're going to need some significant resources to make it happen.

Can you take action right now to make the most of this pivotal moment with a huge, meaningful show of support for progressives by donating $21 (or any amount you choose) right now?

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If we’re going to accomplish what we want for this country, millions of Americans have to get out and make their voices heard.

Thank you for being a part of this fight for progressive change. Together, we can build expansive campaigns and elect progressives up and down the ballot across the country.

-Chris

Chris Scott
Chief Political Officer
Democracy for America