A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.

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People For Member,

I hope you are as thrilled as I am about our success this week in
thwarting the Far Right’s attempted takeover of the California governor’s
mansion.

When we first reached out to you about the recall last month, polling was
nearly dead even and revealed a dangerous enthusiasm gap. What we saw was
that the right-wing base was energized but that progressives were not
recognizing the seriousness of the threat.

Thanks to your efforts, the landscape was totally changed over the past
several weeks. We got out the progressive vote and Gov. Newsom soundly
defeated the recall question.

You were a crucial part of this important win. THANK YOU!

With your help and support, People For the American Way worked
relentlessly to sound the alarm in California, jumping in early when
polling results showed a high level of voter apathy and disengagement on
the part of progressives and Democrats.

* We mobilized our more than 100,000 California members to vote and,
perhaps even more importantly since People For members are already
such highly engaged voters, provided tools and information to help
them spread the word about the urgency of voting in their communities.

* People For members around the country volunteered to phone bank and
text California voters.

* We hosted an [ [link removed] ]online briefing with board members Norman Lear and
Dolores Huerta to educate and activate members.

* We engaged elected officials across the country to activate their
connections in California.

* I wrote an [ [link removed] ]op-ed for USA Today, identifying the recall as a
potential “disaster for democratic values.”

* [ [link removed] ]Our digital graphics and explainer videos were shared thousands of
times over – including an important [ [link removed] ]video about far-right
Republican candidate Larry Elder from our Right Wing Watch team and
[ [link removed] ]a video message to voters by Dolores Huerta.

* People For’s Right Wing Watch also provided vital reporting on
[ [link removed] ]Larry Elder’s extreme record and other [ [link removed] ]far-right extremists who
helped fuel the recall effort.

None of this work was possible without the support and participation of
our members.

Now, we turn our attention to the other side of the country, to Virginia,
where the most important regular election of the year is taking place this
November for governor and state House … and where People For is already
playing a major role in defeating the Far Right’s effort to take over the
state and undo our progress. Stay tuned for more on that to come!

Thank you again for being part of this fight and for everything you do!

Onward,

Ben Jealous, President

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