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

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PFAW Member,

Sadly, Trump Republicans’ campaign playbook of hate and bigotry is once
again front-and-center in the Virginia elections this year.

One PFAW-endorsed progressive candidate in Virginia, Qasim Rashid, has
faced several Islamophobic attacks from his opponent in a blatant attempt
to smear Qasim and the progressive values that are the foundation of his
campaign. It’s almost as if Republicans in Virginia and across the country
have learned nothing from the consequences of the hateful rhetoric they’ve
espouse – either that, or they don’t care.

And with Election Day in Virginia now less than 1 week away, several
right-wing candidates and the Virginia GOP have been ratcheting up their
dishonest attacks on immigrants, Muslims, and progressives in the hopes
that it helps them win votes – but that’s not the American Way that I know
and love. It’s also not the American Way that my son, U.S. Army Captain
Humayun Khan, fought and died defending.

The importance of winning in Virginia this November, and PFAW’s central
role in that effort cannot be overstated – and the outcome of these
elections will inevitably set the tone for 2020.

The outcome of these elections will mean the difference between meaningful
gun reform in Virginia, or the Republican status quo of preventing
common-sense reforms at the NRA’s behest.

It will mean the difference between the final ratification of the Equal
Rights Amendment, or the continued Republican blockade on enshrining
gender equity in the Constitution.

It will determine who draws the district maps for the next 10 years and if
Republican gerrymandering will continue to suppress democratic
representation for vulnerable communities.

And, it will determine whether hate and fear can be a winning strategy for
Republicans, or if progressive values can rise above the rhetoric and
ensure a more fair, equal, and just society for all.

[ [link removed] ]Before it’s too late, please help defend the American Way in the
rapidly approaching Virginia elections with a donation to support PFAW’s
grassroots efforts to mobilize voters and defeat Trump Republicans>>

People For the American Way and their proven electoral programs are on the
front lines, defending progressive values from Republican attacks at the
local, state, and federal level …but they can’t do it without the support
of members like you

Thank you,

Khizr Khan
Virginian, American, PFAW Board Member

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