Dear MoveOn member,
Bombshell revelations in Bob Woodward's latest book reveal that, in the
days leading up to the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a
prominent Republican lawyer wrote up a six-point plan for how Mike Pence
could block certification of President Biden’s election and keep Donald
Trump in power.^1
It's a blueprint for a coup d'état, authored by a respected member of
the Republican legal establishment.
Thankfully, the plan did not succeed—this time—but it was discussed
seriously at the highest levels of the White House. Had the election been
closer, we might not have been so lucky, and we know Donald Trump is
laying the groundwork to try again in 2024.
This is a battle for the very survival of American democracy, and it
starts by preventing Republicans from winning control of Congress in the
midterm elections.
That's why, between now and the end of this year, MoveOn is running a
series of cutting-edge experiments to develop the next best new messages
and strategies to get out the vote and persuade undecided voters. However,
donations to MoveOn are down sharply in 2021, and if we don't catch up,
we'll be at a huge disadvantage going into next year's elections. Will you
chip in $5 a month to sustain our work for the long haul?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
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The plan outlined by Trump lawyer John Eastman called for Vice President
Pence to ignore Electoral College votes from seven Biden states that
submitted "multiple slates of electors." The election would then be thrown
to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation would get one
vote and Republicans hold a 26-24 advantage.
It might seem far-fetched, but the Republican Party of Donald Trump is a
racist, authoritarian, anti-democratic party that will do anything to
regain power.
Meanwhile, Republican state legislatures are passing voter suppression
laws targeting low-income voters and people of color. Republicans running
for secretary of state—the official who will oversee a state's election
process in 2024— in key battleground states like Arizona, Georgia,
Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nevada are all backers of Trump's Big Lie.^2
To ensure free and fair elections and save American democracy, we must
stop Republicans from winning control of Congress—and then win in 2024 by
a big enough margin to prevent any attempt to overturn the results of the
election.
Here's the plan: Our team is currently researching and developing the
innovative strategies we need to overcome GOP voter suppression and get
out the vote. We know we can do it, because we’ve done it before.
For example, in 2020, we implemented a friend-to-friend voter turnout
strategy that proved to be five times more effective than strategies we’d
used in the past like phoning and going door to door. But every time we
come up with a breakthrough strategy, the other side copies us. So we need
to keep innovating to stay a step ahead.
Implementing these plans across enough districts to really make a
difference won't be cheap, and since Donald Trump left office, donations
to progressive groups like MoveOn have fallen sharply. That's why we're
urgently coming to you today and asking you to chip in whatever you can.
Will you donate $5 a month to help stop Republicans from
winning control in the midterm elections and save our democracy?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Amy, Evelyn, Mohammad, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Trump Had a Mob. He Also Had a Plan." The New York Times, September
24, 2021
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2. "Special Report: Backers of Trump's false fraud claims seek to control
next elections," Reuters, September 22, 2021
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more.
Will you chip in to power our effort to defeat McConnell and the GOP in
2022?
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