Dear MoveOn member,
Donald Trump raised more than $100 million in the first half of 2021.1 His campaign is hiring campaign staff in key states. A top Trump advisor says the chances of him running are between 99% and 100%, and, if he runs, polls show that he'll be a shoo-in for the GOP nomination.2
Meanwhile, Joe Biden's approval ratings have fallen sharply and are only a couple points better than Hillary Clinton's were on Election Day 2016.3,4
Most frightening of all is a new poll showing Trump leading Biden 47-46% in a hypothetical rematch in 2024.5
John, we are facing the very real threat of Donald Trump regaining the presidency. And if we don't take that threat seriously, then Trump will sit in the Oval Office again. It will be hell for all of us, but people of color and others marginalized by our society will be hit hardest.
To make sure we're ready to defeat the Republicans in the midterms and Trump in 2024, MoveOn is running an intensive series of voter contact experiments to develop the most effective new tactics to persuade undecided voters and turn out Democratic voters.
Will you chip in $5 a month to help MoveOn develop, test, and deploy the innovative campaign tactics that we'll need to stop Republicans in the midterms and beat Trump in 2024? Your monthly donation will go a long way.
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
All signs point to another Donald Trump run for president in 2024. Trump ally Jim Jordan was caught on a hidden camera saying that Trump is definitely running and will announce soon.6
And if Trump runs, we must assume that he'll be just as tough to beat this time as he was in 2020. Remember, President Biden barely squeaked out a victory because of the Electoral College, winning by just 0.6% in the key tipping-point state that decided the election.7 And Republicans have spent this year passing draconian, racist voter suppression laws to try and boost their chances in future elections.
We fought tooth and nail for four long years to beat Donald Trump in 2020, but we're going to be honest: Progressives today are nowhere near as fired up as we were four years ago at this time. Too many people took a break from politics after the 2020 election and became complacent about the threat Trump still poses.
That's why we need to fire up our base and get started now developing the innovative campaign tactics we need to provide an edge.
Cutting-edge strategies developed by MoveOn over the years have provided the margin of victory in countless key races and been adopted as standard campaign practices by both parties. But to stay ahead of the curve, we need to keep innovating. That means hiring organizers to test various campaign tactics, track the results at scale, and identify the next breakthrough strategies. And to do it, we need to know we'll have the consistent funds to power the program.
American democracy will not survive another four years of Trump as president. Will you chip in $5 a month to help research and test the cutting-edge campaign tactics we'll need to beat Republicans in the midterms and stop Trump in 2024? Your monthly donation will go a long way.
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Allison, Emma, Eric, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Trump has more than $100 million in political cash after first six months of 2021," The Washington Post, August 1, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/157317?t=6&akid=305939%2E40999114%2EFKBPUy
2. "Trump builds ‘turnkey’ campaign operation for 2024," Politico, September 7, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/157318?t=8&akid=305939%2E40999114%2EFKBPUy
3. "Trump and Clinton Finish With Historically Poor Images," Gallup, November 8, 2016
https://act.moveon.org/go/157319?t=10&akid=305939%2E40999114%2EFKBPUy
4. "How popular is Joe Biden?" FiveThirtyEight, September 9, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/157316?t=12&akid=305939%2E40999114%2EFKBPUy
5. "Donald Trump Beats Joe Biden in 2024 Election Poll," Newsweek, September 6, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/157320?t=14&akid=305939%2E40999114%2EFKBPUy
6. "Trump ‘about ready to announce’ 2024 bid, says Jim Jordan in secretly filmed footage:’ I spoke to him yesterday,'" Yahoo News, September 3, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/157321?t=16&akid=305939%2E40999114%2EFKBPUy
7. "Wisconsin: Decisive Again in 2020," UVA Center for Politics, November 19, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/157322?t=18&akid=305939%2E40999114%2EFKBPUy
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