Early this week, Pete Buttigieg defended his policy of accepting $5,600 checks from health care lobbyists, corporate executives, and otherwise wealthy donors by saying: “...we're not going to beat Trump with pocket change.”

He’s dead wrong. If we’re going to defeat Trump in 2020, we’re going to do it with a popular, progressive movement where everyone is invested in a better future for all. Political campaigns shouldn’t only care about the voices of people who can write them massive, high-dollar checks.

That’s why we’ve always rejected corporate PAC money, and made sure that everyone has a place in this movement. Can you chip in a little bit of ‘pocket change’ to help power our grassroots movement?

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Our leaders should never devalue the investment of working-class folks in our movements. A working mother giving $3, a truck driver in Montana giving $10, or a retired coal miner in West Virginia giving $27 has incredible value.

That money means a lot. And to be entrusted with it embodies a powerful promise — a promise that we’ll use those resources to fight for policies that build an economy that works for everyone, through Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, or a new infrastructure plan that invests in the communities that have been left behind.

Your role in this movement is vital. That’s why we’re asking for your ‘pocket change’ today, because if all of us chip in just a little bit, we can make a massive difference.

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We’re not going to win the fight for economic justice in this country with just corporate PAC donations and $5,600 checks. We’re going to win by making sure everyone feels at home in this movement, by fighting for the ideals that we hold dear, and by working together.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Ro Khanna