Dear MoveOn member,
In August of 2018, only about 4 in 10 Americans supported impeaching
Donald Trump.^1
Even after special counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report to
Congress, most Americans still didn't support impeachment.
But now, finally, after the White House whistleblower's stunning
revelations and continued bombshells from inside the White House—including
chief of staff Mick Mulvaney's public admission of Trump's quid pro quo
with Ukraine—public opinion has flipped.^2
A majority of Americans now support impeachment AND Trump's removal, and
that changes everything.^3
So now MoveOn is announcing a big decision: We're deploying a team of
paid, professional organizers in the states of key Republican senators to
mobilize grassroots support for impeachment, conviction, and removal. That
means not just hiring staff but also providing the tools, resources,
signage, and more for the organizers to do their jobs, so that we can
maximize the impact of MoveOn members and allies in those states. It means
a full campaign infrastructure, and we're counting on your help to make it
possible.
Right now, we have the budget to hire organizers in only three states.
That's not enough. We need to hire organizers in additional states,
and keep them on the ground for the duration of this fight. Which is why
we're asking:
Can you chip in $5 a month to help us expand our budget,
hire talented grassroots organizers in critical states, and keep this
crucial program going for the duration of the impeachment inquiry?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly to support MoveOn's no-holds-barred ground
game for Donald Trump's impeachment.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
With public opinion shifting, impeachment could really happen now.
In fact, one Republican senator told a reporter that "if it was a secret
vote, 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump."^4 And as soon
as one Republican senator makes a public announcement that they will vote
to convict him, the dam will break open. And that will be only a matter of
time, since prominent Republicans are starting to speak out, including
former presidential candidate John Kasich, who just told CNN that Trump's
"across the Rubicon" and should be impeached.^5
We're going big with an in-depth organizing campaign—and we've got a
proven model that we know works.
In 2017 and 2018, we went big to train MoveOn members to become community
organizers and volunteer leaders, empowering them to host events, knock on
doors, and talk to their communities. And it paid off—big time.
At the same time, MoveOn launched the Nobody is Above the Law network with
our partners in order to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people within
hours of important news breaking during the Mueller investigation. The
strategy worked, with MoveOn members and our allies showing up in huge
numbers at key moments.
That laid the groundwork for the critical work we are now doing to impeach
Trump and remove him from office once and for all. We've identified the
handful of Republican senators who we might be able to pressure to break
from Trump.
The organizers we hire in these states will work with local groups to plan
events in front of Senate district offices, follow senators when they are
in town to put them on the spot, generate local media coverage (the kind
that senators pay close attention to), and make sure these senators know
that no matter what the Trump echo chamber says, their constituents want
them to vote to remove him from office.
We're on the verge of ending this disaster of a presidency. And now, we
need your help in order to green-light this budget, start hiring, and
ensure we can keep these organizers on our payroll for as long as it takes
to win. Will you chip in $5 a month and help us finish the
job?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly to support MoveOn's no-holds-barred ground
game for Donald Trump's impeachment.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Vicki, Justin, Kelly, Seth, and the rest of the team
P.S. Even as the Republican dam is starting to break on impeachment, Trump
continues to violate the Constitution on a daily basis. Most recently, he
tried to host the G-7 summit (a meeting of the seven biggest economies in
the world) at his Doral, Florida resort, which would have benefitted him
financially—but was forced to reverse course after bipartisan criticism.^6
If we do not impeach Trump, all future presidents would presume that they
are above the law and that the Constitution doesn't apply to them.
Republicans are starting to realize this terrifying fact, and now's the
time for us to go all-in to end Trump's lawless presidency.
Can you chip in $5 a month to help us expand our budget,
hire talented grassroots organizers in critical states, and keep this
crucial program going for the duration of the impeachment inquiry?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly to support MoveOn's no-holds-barred ground
game for Donald Trump's impeachment.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Sources:
1. "Support for impeaching Trump hits new high," Politico, October 2, 2019
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2. "Mulvaney brashly admits quid pro quo over Ukraine aid as key details
emerge -- and then denies doing so," CNN, October 17, 2019
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3. "Do Americans Support Impeaching Trump?" FiveThirtyEight, October 2,
2019
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4. "'One Republican senator told me if it was a secret vote, 30 Republican
senators would vote to impeach Trump,'" MSNBC, September 25, 2019
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5. Tweet by Amanda Carpenter, October 18, 2019
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6. "Trump says his Florida Doral resort will no longer host G-7 summit,"
NBC News, October 20, 2019
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