Hey there,

Picture what it’s going to be like in this country the first day the sun comes up after Donald Trump’s presidency has ended. It starts out feeling like a happy thought -- this particular brand of chaos and corruption will be over -- but really think about where we’ll be.

We’ll be even more torn apart by politics than we are right now. From climate change to health care, the problems confronting us will be even more urgent than they are now.

What kind of leader do we want in this moment? That’s the question this election will decide.

Will we go down the same path of leadership that continues to drive us even further into our corners -- that says, "The only way for me to win is for you to lose"? Or will we elect a president who will move us to break with the failed politics of the past, help pick up the pieces, and give us a fresh start?

I’ll be a president who can turn the page and unify a polarized country so we can boldly solve the urgent challenges we face. But I’ll need your support. If you share my vision -- one focused on bringing us together behind new approaches to decades-old problems -- I’ll need you to come alongside me and fight for it. We’ll need to work for it every day of this campaign. If you can, please chip in:

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As a mayor from the industrial Midwest, and as a veteran of the post-9/11 forever wars, I understand what’s at stake on the ground. I understand what it’s like to turn around an economy ravaged by corporate recklessness and a city that was called “dying.” And that’s why I also understand that it’s still possible for us to come together and make everyday life better for people.

Whether it’s health care or climate change or immigration, we can put forward solutions big enough to meet this moment and unifying enough to actually get it done. It doesn’t have to be either/or. We can have vision without division. That will be the work of my campaign, and, with your support, my presidency.

If it’s something you believe in, chip in now, and together, we’ll win this election and be ready to win our fresh start, too.

Thank you,

Pete

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