Dear MoveOn member,
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson from Wisconsin is one of the top apologists for
the January 6 insurrection and one of the worst anti-vaccine
disinformation spreaders in elected office. With Johnson up for
re-election in 2022, MoveOn is doing everything we can to defeat him and
ensure the GOP doesn't take control of the Senate.
With the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals, all eyes in Wisconsin will be
on the big games. That's why, during the the Bucks' first home game in the
finals, MoveOn will run TV ads that expose Ron Johnson and tell the truth
about his support for the white supremacist attack on our democracy and
other views that make Johnson so dangerous and embarrassing for Wisconsin.
[ [link removed] ]This is a GOLDEN opportunity to hold Johnson accountable. Will you
donate $3 today to help get the ad on the air so that more
Wisconsin voters know about his role in the violent attempted overthrow of
our democracy and throw him out of office in 2022?
Amped up by Donald Trump, Ron Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the
worst elements of the right wing, the insurrectionists carried zip ties
and chemical weapons into the Capitol, in an attempt to overturn the
results of the 2020 election and violently install Trump in the White
House for an illegal second term.
Five people died in the attack.^1
Hundreds more were injured.^2
Yet Ron Johnson claims that the insurrection was a "peaceful protest."^3
And it's not just sedition that makes Johnson so embarrassing. From being
banned from YouTube for airing anti-vaccine disinformation to being booed
by his own constituents after opposing making Juneteenth a federal
holiday, he has carved out a role for himself as perhaps the most
extremist Republican in the Senate.^4
No wonder the biggest newspaper in Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel recently declared him "not fit to be [Wisconsin's] senator."^5
We simply cannot allow Johnson to continue to serve in the U.S. Senate.
That's why we're airing hard-hitting TV ads during the NBA Finals. The
last time the Milwaukee Bucks made the NBA Finals was in 1974—meaning
hundreds of thousands of fans in Wisconsin will be glued to their TV
screens, cheering their team on.
That makes this the perfect time to get the word out about Johnson's
support for racism, fascism, and wild conspiracy theories—especially to
people who might not always follow politics closely.
[ [link removed] ]But we need your help. Donations to MoveOn have plummeted since the
start of the year, and we need your support to get the ads on the air.
Will you rush a $3 donation today to ensure we have the
financial resources to get the ads up and running, and ensure we defeat
the GOP in 2022?
Thanks for all you do.
–David, Chris, Eden, Nita, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Officers maced, trampled: Docs expose depth of Jan. 6 chaos," AP News,
March 10, 2021
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2. Ibid.
3. "GOP Sen. Ron Johnson falsely described the Capitol insurrection as 'by
and large a peaceful protest' on Fox News," Insider, May 20, 2021
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4. "Sen. Ron Johnson booed at Milwaukee's Juneteenth celebration," WISN,
June 20, 2021
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5. "Ron Johnson's anti-science crusade sets back the drive to vaccinate
more people in Wisconsin," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 30, 2021
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more.
Will you chip in to power our effort to defeat McConnell and the GOP in
2022?
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