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Dear John -- It's time once again for the PCCC's Top 10
highlights of the year! Even in these tough times, we accomplished much
together. Thank you for being a bold progressive.

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Raphael Warnock rally a crowd in Georgia to get out the vote!

1. $700,000 raised for Georgia VICTORY – and a Democratic Senate! (In
2022, we'll keep pushing to use that power.)

With history on the line, PCCC members donated $700,000 through 42,000
donations to now-Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

This funding also went to groups doing deep organizing in the Black,
Latino, Asian American, Youth, and Native American communities like the
New Georgia Project, Georgia NAACP, Mijente, Asian American Advocacy Fund,
Black Voters Matter, BlackPAC, Poder Latinx, GALEO, Georgia Shift, Rise,
Southerners on New Ground, Alliance for Youth, We Stand United (Native
American vote), Athens-Clarke County organizers, and Stacey Abram’s Fair
Fight.

Now, we work daily to stop Joe Manchin from obstructing our Democratic
majority.
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Emma Lydon and Kia Hamadanchy joined our lobbying team -- P Street!

2. P Street – the best progressive lobbying shop on Capitol Hill.

Our P Street lobbying shop is the progressive alternative to K Street.
We’ve built unique relationships across progressive offices, Democratic
leadership, the White House, and other key players.

This year, P Street organized in the halls of power. National and state
partners have told us that our solid intel about the state of play on
everything from democracy to Build Back Better to cancelling student debt
helped guide and enhance their activism. P Street is a force multiplier,
ensuring that limited time and money across the progressive movement gets
utilized effectively.

This year, we were proud to welcome Emma Lydon as Managing Director of
Government Relations after her years of service as Communications Director
and Senior Advisor to Rep. Pramila Jayapal and the Congressional
Progressive Caucus. We also welcomed Kia Hamadanchy as a Senior Associate
after years of service with Senators Sherrod Brown and Tom Harkin -- and
the Progressive Caucus Center.

(Most lobbying firms are funded by big corporations. [ [link removed] ]P Street is the
people’s lobbyist – you can donate here to keep expanding this work in
2022.)
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3. "Personnel is policy." We led efforts to get great progressives into
the Biden Administration.

The Progressive Change Institute, PCCC's sister organization, built a
giant personnel database and led a coalition of 50 progressive groups in a
year-long effort to provide the Biden Administration with [ [link removed] ]700
credentialed progressives they could appoint to the administration. Many
were! The [ [link removed] ]New York Times, the [ [link removed] ]Associated Press, [ [link removed] ]ABC News, and
others covered our efforts.

Especially with Congress stalled, it’s all the more important that these
progressives were appointed -- and are using their power:

* Lina Khan is Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, fighting big
monopolies. Axios reports on her tenure, “The degree and speed of
change are more pronounced and dramatic than anything we’ve seen in
recent decades.”
* Rohit Chopra is Director of the CFPB, holding big banks and big tech
accountable.
* Deb Haaland is Interior Secretary, protecting our climate and
restoring the trust of many peoples in our public lands.
* Jonathan Kanter is Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the
Justice Department.
* Former Elizabeth Warren aides Bharat Ramamurti and Leandra English –
plus Tim Wu – are on the National Economic Council pushing economic
populist policies.
* Gigi Sohn, a top Net Neutrality advocate, is nominated to Federal
Communications Commission.
* More Warren aides are in key positions – Julie Siegel is Deputy Chief
of Staff at Treasury, Maggie Thomas is Chief of Staff for the Domestic
Climate Policy Office, Sasha Baker is Senior Director for Strategic
Planning at the National Security Council, and former CFPB Director
Richard Cordray is Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid at
the Education Department.
* And the list goes on and on...

[ [link removed] ]You can make a tax-deductible gift to the Progressive Change Institute
here, to continue this effective work.
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4. Comedy! We worked with comedians on serious issues.

We worked with Arrested Development’s David Cross to educate the public
about the need for a billionaire’s tax, which [ [link removed] ]still may be included in
the final Build Back Better bill. [ [link removed] ]Check it out here:

[ [link removed] ]Please turn images on to see our tweet.

And we worked with folks from the Daily Show, Community, Orange Is The New
Black, and others on a Georgia Senate newscast. [ [link removed] ]Check it out here:

[ [link removed] ]Please turn images on to see Lewis Black's tweet.
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5. ACCOUNTABILITY after January 6.

PCCC members teamed up with activist reporter Judd Legum to successfully
call on many corporations to stop donating to any member of Congress who
voted with insurrectionists to overturn the election.

PCCC members also chipped in to run billboards in the home states of
traitors Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Marjorie Taylor Green. Local
newspapers reported on this accountability.

Now, we’re ready to amplify the work of Congressman Jamie Raskin and
others as they reveal the real story of what happened on January 6. Stay
tuned in the new year...

[ [link removed] ]Donate to Jamie Raskin here, so he can focus on investigating January
6 instead of fundraising.
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6. Electing Dem Secretaries of State to protect democracy.

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was one of the first to report that Donald Trump is
handpicking Republicans to run for Secretary of State in key states, so
they can corrupt the election machinery.

PCCC members were the first national activists to [ [link removed] ]donate this year to
the previously-unknown Democratic Association of Secretaries of State
(DASS), which is fighting to elect people who will run elections fairly.

Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and Michigan are among top targets.

Jena Griswold, Colorado’s Secretary of State and Chair of the group says:
“PCCC members are indispensable to our work to elect Democratic
Secretaries of State. The attacks right now are no longer about 2020.
They’re about 2022 and 2024. It’s about chipping away at confidence and
chipping away at the reality of safe and secure elections. That’s why we
need to win, with your help."

Our ally Kim Rogers (an ace political operative) is running this important
political operation as Executive Director, and we are proud to [ [link removed] ]support
this work.
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7. VICTORY! 72 winners in 2021!

Despite the national media narrative about the Virginia and New Jersey
governor’s races, progressives built power at the local level this year.

72 PCCC Progressive Champions won their races -- from Mayor to School
Board to Port Authority across 17 states. This includes the battleground
states of Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, and North
Carolina.

Many of these candidates attended our PCCC Candidate Training, used our
PCCC campaign technology, and were proud to promote our endorsement as a
signal to local progressive voters. Most candidates were women or people
of color, and dozens were union members.

[ [link removed] ]Chip in here to support our 2022 electoral work as we support hundreds
more progressive candidates running for state and local office! (Running
for office? [ [link removed] ]Tell us here.)
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8. Adapting our candidate support for the COVID world.

With COVID precluding our typical in-person trainings, we launched a free
monthly webinar series to train and empower progressive candidates running
or considering running for office.

It’s a BIG hit! We filled 487 slots with candidates learning how to build
their message, manage call time, plan effective campaign events, manage
social media, build press relationships, recruit volunteers, hire great
campaign staff, and more.

Former Michigan State Representative Kristy Pagan trained on how to
fundraise. Former Elizabeth Warren Research Director Vriti Jain trained on
how to prepare for debates.

Many of these candidates also get access to our one-of-a-kind PIES
campaign software, which saves candidates tons of money while instilling
best practices. If you’re a candidate, [ [link removed] ]click here to sign up for
future training webinars and [ [link removed] ]here to apply for our other resources.
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9. Saving the House Majority & Building Progressive Power!

We’re working hard to defend endangered progressives in the House – like
Katie Porter (CA), Andy Kim (NJ), Mike Levin (CA), Marie Newman (IL), Andy
Levin (MI), and Angie Craig (MN).

We’ve also endorsed 6 House candidates running in important winnable
districts: Attica Scott (KY-3), Erica Smith (NC-2), Summer Lee (PA-18),
Tom Winter (MT-1), Brittany Ramos DeBarros (NY-11), and Jessica Cisneros
(TX-28).

[ [link removed] ]Donate to each of these House candidates here.

This year, PCCC members also stood by the Congressional Progressive Caucus
as they held the line, exerted leverage smartly, and positioned Build Back
Better as bigger and more likely to pass. We are confident this agenda
will pass in 2022 and history will reflect that progressives helped
millions of people by using power. [ [link removed] ]Support CPC Chair Pramila Jayapal
and other CPC leaders here.
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[ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see Lucas Kunce on MSNBC

Lucas Kunce, one of our bold progressive Senate candidates, on MSNBC.
[ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see Mandela Barnes at a PCCC training.

Mandela Barnes, another incredible bold progressive Senate candidate, at a
PCCC training.

10. Bold Senate candidates who can eliminate Joe Manchin’s veto.

We endorsed several bold progressive Senate candidates who can expand the
Democratic majority – and end Joe Manchin’s veto.

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (WI) - Elizabeth Warren writes, “A new poll showed
my friend Mandela Barnes tied 43-43 with Ron Johnson. We can win this.”
She calls this “one of our best chances to expand our Senate majority.”
Mandela attended our PCCC candidate training before winning statewide in
2018, and he’s a longtime progressive movement ally.

Lucas Kunce (MO) – HuffPost reported "Marine Veteran Launches Missouri
Senate Bid After Roy Blunt Retirement' and called Lucas Kunce "a crusader
against corporate consolidation." He has led all Democratic and Republican
candidates in fundraising and has become a fixture on MSNBC, using his
veteran cred to point out that Joe Manchin supported trillions in military
build up abroad while obstructing child care, lower-price prescriptions,
and keeping millions of kids out of poverty here at home. We’re helping
this frontrunner flip a Senate seat in a red state!

Morgan Harper (OH) - Her campaign launch got covered everywhere from the
New York Times to Cleveland Plain Dealer. Morgan’s bold platform is
consistent with her record at the CFPB of fighting corporations that
ripped off consumers and her work with Lucas Kunce to fight monopolies.
This is an open seat after a Republican retirement. Morgan is uniquely
able to win the general election in a state that has trended red by
bringing together Black voters, women, young voters, and independents.

Charles Booker (KY) - He nearly defeated the establishment pick for Senate
in 2020 due to tremendous grassroots support. Now, he’s the frontrunner to
face Senator Rand Paul. Elizabeth Warren says, "This is a man who has
lived the struggles other politicians just talk about. He grew up in one
of the poorest zip codes in Kentucky. He experienced the pain of poverty
firsthand, and saw his mom skip meals just so he could have enough. He’s
been homeless, and had to ration his insulin because he couldn’t afford
the medication he needed as a Type 1 diabetic. Now, he’s running to lift
up working families in Kentucky and beyond."

[ [link removed] ]Donate to each of these Senate candidates here.

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Despite the world being a crazy place right now, we are making a
difference together. Thank you for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team (Stephanie Taylor, Adam Green, Ethan Jucovy, Jackie
Arasi, Keith Rouda, Manju Bangalore, Rachel Queirolo, Amanda Pitts,
Caitlin Lang, Cliff Alburger, Molly Beckhardt, Chris Dunn, Emma Lydon, Kia
Hamadanchy, and Patrick Dillon)

 

 

 


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