I’m ready for this next chapter, and to get to work for the Commonwealth I love so much.
Earlier today, I went down to Frankfort to make it official. Our campaign has signed the paperwork to be on the ballot next November.
I’m sharing this because as I watched the election results come in last night, I knew that this moment would be an inflection point for our movement. The D.C. talking heads will tell you that a campaign like ours can’t win. To pack it all up and go home. But these are the same people that election after election tell us that we must subscribe to the same conventional playbook that we know doesn’t work.
I am here to tell you that if we listen to them, we will lose.
But, we’re not going down that road. Because the workers on the picket line cannot afford for us to quit fighting. The single mothers working 3 jobs do not have time for us to concede to the cynicism. This is the moment when we change how campaigns are run and who they work for, especially in disenfranchised states like Kentucky.
We not only deserve new leadership; we need new leadership who actually cares about regular people. Elected officials who have lived the struggle, who know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck, to choose between affording rent or medication.
Our election is now one year away — and if we want to win, we need to start mobilizing now. There’s lots coming down the pike — but we need your support to make sure that as many Kentuckians as possible join our movement.
So, can I count on you to chip in $5 or whatever you can afford today? Your contribution will support our plans to grow our grassroots movement and build the biggest voter outreach program in the history of Kentucky:
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I don’t take this moment lightly, and I want to thank you for all the support y’all have shown me. Every dollar that you donate, every friend you tell about our movement...it all makes a difference.
Thank you,
Charles Booker
