Hi John,
POLITICO just reported that North Carolina is “Democrats' most winnable flip” for one reason: Cheri Beasley. Beasley is a former public defender who led her state through the COVID-19 pandemic as the first African American woman to serve as Chief Justice of the state's Supreme Court.
North Carolina is rapidly trending blue. The Charlotte Observer reports that Cheri Beasley is the undeniable front-runner thanks to early, urgent grassroots progressive support—right out of the Stacey Abrams playbook. Stacey laid the groundwork, starting a progressive movement in Georgia that has swept the South.
But NBC local news reports that Donald Trump's hand-picked Senate candidate Ted Budd—a member of the radical right-wing Freedom Caucus—has launched a high-dollar ad blitz boasting his Trump endorsement on every television in the state.
And Mitch McConnell just directed GOP donors to write Ted Budd's campaign a blank check because he knows dark money millions win elections. If Budd successfully crushes Cheri Beasley's historic Senate bid, McConnell will regain control of the chamber, allowing Donald Trump to cash in on his king-maker status in the Republican Party and use his wide, deep establishment support to steal back the White House.
It's absolutely crucial we raise another $1,800 before tonight's midnight deadline. With voting rights protections and expansions to Medicare and childcare on the line, t here has simply never been a more urgent time to protect and expand our razor-thin 50/50 Senate Majority. Can we count on you to help us elect Cheri Beasley and protect our Senate Majority right now?
Cheri Beasley needs our help right now, John. Thank you for stepping up.
- A Woman's Place
