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[ [link removed] ]We need your help to stop the far-right takeover of battleground Virginia!



Dear People For Member,

We just wanted to make sure you saw Ben's message from Thursday. Response
to this campaign has been great so far ... but, although we knew it would
be a tight election, more polling has come out recently that indicates
this will be an even tougher race than we expected.

The Hill is reporting that far-right candidate Glenn Youngkin is now
LEADING Terry McAuliffe among likely voters — by a margin that is outside
the poll's margin of error.^[1]



[ [link removed] ]So we hope you can chip in with a contribution today to help keep
far-right Republicans from seizing control of Virginia's state government.



Thanks to support from a generous donor to People For, any gifts we
receive for this campaign before the end of September will be
triple-matched!

Thanks for eveything you do,
— The PFAW Team



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[ [link removed] ]Donate to stop the far-right takeover of battleground Virginia!



People For Member,

Early voting has already begun in the Virginia Governor’s race – and the
most recent polling shows a neck-and-neck race! ^[2]

This governorship is the Far Right's latest and biggest takeover target
this fall – and if the Republicans win, it would not only set Virginia
back decades on issues like health care, voting rights, and criminal
justice reform, it would also embolden the extremist wing of the party
going into the critical 2022 midterms.

As a member of People For the American Way, you know that we’ve worked
tirelessly to turn the critical bellwether state of Virginia blue over the
last several election cycles. Now we need your help to keep Virginia
moving forward under a Democratic administration.

Thanks to a generous matching grant from one of our funders, all donations will
be 3X-MATCHED by the end of the month – but we need to raise the full $150K to
unlock the match!!!



[ [link removed] ]Please renew with a donation of any amount and triple your impact to
defeat the Far Right and keep Virginia blue!>>



The Republican candidate, Glenn Youngkin, is an ultrawealthy
Trump-endorsed extremist with zero public service experience. He’s
spending tens of millions of dollars of his own fortune to defeat former
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, and his tactics are just what you’d
expect from the Far Right these days: lies, conspiracy theories, COVID-19
misinformation, and appeals to racist hate and stereotyping to stoke fear
among white voters.

And it’s not just the governor’s race at stake here – progressive
candidates, running down-ballot for state House and even local school
boards, are being targeted by these hateful tactics as well.

We have a robust campaign plan for Virginia that includes grassroots
mobilization efforts to turn out every last progressive vote, and
large-scale ad campaigns to mobilize Black and Latino voters. But with
Election Day in less than six weeks, we urgently need your help!



All donations from now through the end of the month will be 3X-MATCHED, up to a
total of $150K!

[ [link removed] ]So, I’m asking, please make a 3X-MATCHED donation right away to win
Virginia and continue all the progress we’ve made >>



As a member of People For, you understand what’s at stake in this election
– not just for Virginians, but for our country as a whole.

What happens in Virginia will set the tone and determine who has momentum
as we head into next year’s critical midterm election year.

And Virginia could also be the final state that ratifies the Equal Rights
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  

But none of this will happen if far-right Republicans seize the Virginia
governorship.

We’re already on the air with two different Spanish-language ads to get
out the Latino vote. And starting this week, we’ll be reaching Black
voters with powerful messages encouraging them to get out and vote early,
on Black radio stations in every major market across the state.



[ [link removed] ]But we need your financial support to expand this work in the critical
final weeks before the election. So please chip in anything you can to
unlock the 3X MATCH and triple your impact in this critical election!



Thank you everything you do, and for standing with us shoulder-to-shoulder
in this important fight!

-- Ben Jealous, President



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Sources:

1. "[ [link removed] ]Youngkin leads McAuliffe among likely voters: poll,” The Hill,
9/22/21

2. "[ [link removed] ]Poll: McAulliffe and Youngkin in tight race for Virginia
governor,” Politico, 9/17/21

 

 

 

 


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