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Dear MoveOn member,
My name is Chris Torres, and I'm MoveOn's political director. I'm
responsible for planning and overseeing the work we do to win elections,
and unfortunately, I'm writing to you today because I am really worried
about what could happen across the country next year.
The first wave of new congressional maps have just been released, and they
are more distorted, biased, and gerrymandered than any congressional maps
since the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, according to The New
York Times.^1 These first maps alone—all drawn by Republicans—are likely
to gain Republicans five seats in the House, enough to flip the majority
in the chamber next year.^2
There is no sugarcoating that news—but we can still win, and I'll tell you
why.
The GOP is so focused on manipulating their districts and passing racist
voter suppression laws because they know that cheating is the only way
they can win, and, more importantly, they know that if Democrats organize
and show up, they don't stand a chance.
That's our challenge and our opportunity. If we can build the
infrastructure to inspire and energize voters, we really can defy history
and win—just as we did in 2020.
But at this moment, MoveOn is facing a major problem: Grassroots donations
from our members have dropped sharply, and we are facing a big budget
shortfall this month—at the same time that I am working with my colleagues
to make critical decisions about what our elections program will look like
in 2022. If we can't close the gap, we will not have the resources to run
the campaign we need in order to win.
I don't want money to be the reason we lose, John, so I'm
asking: Will you chip in $5 a month starting right now to
help us close our budget gap and sustain our work to win in 2022?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
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It's not just MoveOn. Across the board, Republicans are far outpacing
Democrats when it comes to fundraising in preparation for 2022.^3
Why is that? One big reason is that many major Republican donors who
publicly announced in the wake of the January 6 attack that they would no
longer donate to the GOP have quietly gone back on their word and are
shoveling money into the coffers of the RNC, dark-money PACs, and directly
to members of Congress who supported the white supremacist insurrection.^4
That is what the Republican Party has become: corrupt enough to support
anything, even overthrowing our democracy, if it means they gain power.
I won't let them get away with it. And I know you won't either.
So I need your help, John. Even though MoveOn doesn't need to
match GOP fundraising dollar for dollar (we've always been far too
creative to let that stop us!), we can't afford to continue falling as far
behind as we are today.
Because unlike the GOP, MoveOn is not hoarding cash to give out
million-dollar bonuses to executives or throw lavish parties. Every dollar
we raise goes toward supporting our mission of making this a country where
everyone can thrive. And that means when our fundraising dips, we have to
make hard choices about which programs we have to cut, how much we can
spend to mobilize voters, and how many candidates we can support.
I'm the one who will have to make the decision about what we can and can't
do to win in 2022. Can you help to make those decisions a little easier by
chipping in $5 a month today?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thank you for always standing with MoveOn, and for all that you do.
–Chris Torres, MoveOn Political Director
Sources:
1. "Republicans Gain Heavy House Edge in 2022 as Gerrymandered Maps
Emerge," The New York Times, November 15, 2021
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2. Ibid.
3. "Donors threatened to shun the GOP after Jan. 6. Now, Republicans are
outraising Democrats." The Washington Post, November 9, 2021
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4. Ibid.
Want to support MoveOn's work? The GOP is launching an all-out campaign to
take down the Democratic majority in Congress and reinstall Mitch
McConnell as Senate majority leader in 2022. To defeat the GOP, MoveOn is
going all-in with TV ads, a nationwide grassroots organizing campaign, and
more.
Will you chip in to power our effort to defeat McConnell and the GOP in
2022?
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[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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