Indivisibles,

Last weekend, Trump spewed vile tweets at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. A few days later, Trump addressed Rep. Ilhan Omar to his roaring crowd of supporters while they chanted, “Send her back! Send her back!”

Let’s start with a step back: Racism like this is vile, and inexcusable -- and it’s also not new. Trump has brought this language to the forefront of our political discourse, but people of color have faced this kind of hatred in the US for as long as we’ve been a country. So while we’re reacting to this specific instance in this specific moment, we’re also reminding ourselves that this is part of a much larger, much more ingrained problem in our society -- the culture of white supremacy. 

What we did this week: Early this week, Indivisible wrote $2,500 checks to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib out of our PAC’s “contribution account,” a fund that exists to directly support bold candidates like them. More than ever, the squad needs to know that Americans have their backs, and they need the resources to fight back against the Trump administration’s repugnant, racist attacks (this week’s surely won’t be the last). We already had all four of them on our list to support -- but by timing the gifts with this week’s news, we’re hoping to show our support in the midst of an awful moment for them. 

What’s next: We’re doubling down on the next round of primaries that matter most to elect more leaders like the squad. We’re already analyzing early stage primaries in key districts and promising candidates who we can count on to courageously speak truth to power while representing the needs of their constituents. We’re working now to figure out how we’ll work with local groups to support wins in those key districts. More to come, so stay tuned.

How we know it’ll work: Not to toot our own horn, but our track record is 🔥🔥🔥. In 2018, we went big by investing in the primaries to get members of Congress like Ayanna Pressley elected. You helped build that blue wave. Now we’re seeing that’s turned into a blue wave of legislation in the House.

Why it matters: The House just voted to raise wages for 33 million workers to $15 minimum via the Raise the Wage act. Medicare for All continues to gain momentum. These victories wouldn’t be possible without your work and the work of thousands of Indivisibles who helped build the blue wave and elected bold representatives who are leading the charge on these policies.

What we need: Plain and simple, we need this movement to keep doing what we do best -- and right now what would be most helpful is your financial support for our distribution fund. Your donations will allow us to keep playing the primaries, including supporting today’s squad -- and tomorrow’s. Every contribution matters. 

(Remember: there’s no shady corporation or political figure bankrolling this work. It’s all you, the movement.)

Please make a donation to Indivisible PAC’s distribution fund right now so we can keep supporting the squad and elect more fearless leaders like them. 

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The money in this fund goes directly to supporting the election (and reelection) efforts of candidates like Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib.

Together, we'll show Trump and all of his followers that we won't back down. Our movement, and the squad-at-large fighting for democracy and justice, is not only here to stay. We're getting bigger, and we're getting bolder.

In solidarity,

Indivisible Team