Dear MoveOn member,

Last night, the Republican governor of McConnell's home state of Kentucky,
Matt Bevin, lost re-election to his Democratic challenger—in a state that
Donald Trump won by 30 points in 2016. McConnell and Trump pulled out all
the stops for Bevin, including a Trump-headlined rally Monday night during
which Trump said to Bevin, "If you lose it sends a really bad message ...
You can't let that happen to me."^1

One commentator tried to brush off the news by saying that "Bevin was
uniquely unpopular, even within his own party ... Lowest approval of any
governor in America."^2

Well, do you know who else is uniquely unpopular, even within his own
party ... and just so happens to have the lowest approval of any senator
in America? Mitch McConnell.^3 McConnell's re-election race—and,
ultimately, which party will have control of the Senate—will be decided in
just 12 months.



Can you pitch in $5 a month to help power MoveOn's efforts
to defeat Mitch McConnell and flip the Senate, to defeat Donald Trump and
put a progressive Democrat in the White House, to hold the House, and to
power a big Blue Wave?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help defeat Mitch McConnell and power a
Blue Wave in 2020.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



Last night's election results in Kentucky should send chills down
McConnell's spine, and this comes at a time when the news just keeps
getting worse for him—about his own Senate seat and about the prospects of
Republican control of the Senate.

Trump's own pollster came out with a poll showing McConnell in a
statistical tie against his top opponent, Democratic challenger Amy
McGrath. Then, McGrath announced that she'd raised a stunning $10.7
million from nearly 300,000 donations in the third quarter—more than most
presidential candidates.^4 And McGrath is one of several viable,
competitive contenders who are giving McConnell the threat of his
electoral life.

Listen, John, we have a real shot at beating McConnell and
ending GOP control of the Senate next year, in addition to defeating
Trump. But we have one big problem: McConnell is up for re-election on the
exact same day as Trump, and Kentucky is not one of the key battleground
states that will decide the outcome of the presidential election.

We can't possibly consider pulling crucial resources out of the campaign
to defeat Trump, so we need everyone to step up and make an extra donation
to allow us to fund an entire additional state campaign operation over and
above what we need to do to beat Trump and compete in other races in
presidential swing states. 



Will you chip in $5 a month to help defeat Mitch McConnell
and other vulnerable Republican senators—without pulling any crucial
resources out of the fight to defeat Donald Trump?

[ [link removed] ]Yes! I'll chip in monthly to help defeat Mitch McConnell, without
pulling any crucial resources out of the fight to defeat Trump.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



Evidence that we can beat McConnell keeps piling up. Polls show that he's
the single most unpopular member of the entire Senate with his own
constituents.^5 The massive outpouring of small donations to McGrath's
campaign and the excitement forming around other potential Democratic
candidates show how much grassroots energy there is behind the effort to
ditch Mitch.

Meanwhile, the news keeps getting worse for Trump, too, and his approval
ratings keep falling, dragging down every Republican with him.^6

But defeating McConnell and ending his reign over the Senate is not going
to be easy. McConnell is a vicious political attack dog who will have
unlimited amounts of money from his corporate backers to tear down his
Democratic opponents.

MoveOn has put up billboards across Kentucky, funded by MoveOn members.
But McConnell is running ads on TV already. We'll never beat him dollar
for dollar, but if we can raise enough in small donations, we'll be able
to leverage our grassroots membership and cutting-edge campaign technology
to push our message that McConnell must go, and we can get out the vote
come Election Day 2020.

But one thing we absolutely cannot do is pull critical resources out of
any of the key battleground states necessary for beating Trump. If we're
pulling staff time or money that we need to beat Trump from states like
Wisconsin, Florida, or Pennsylvania to defeat McConnell, then we're just
cutting off our nose to spite our face. We need MoveOn members to step up
and let us run BOTH efforts in a huge way—keeping all of our Trump-focused
state campaigns fully funded while also funding a huge effort in Kentucky
to beat McConnell. And we need similar operations in Arizona, Colorado,
Maine, and elsewhere to flip enough seats to turn the Senate blue.



Mitch McConnell is in serious trouble, but it's up to us to finish the job
and end his reign over the Senate while electing a democratic majority.
Will you donate $5 a month to help make that happen?

[ [link removed] ]Yes! I'll chip in monthly to help defeat Mitch McConnell and elect a
Democratic majority in 2020!

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



Thanks for all you do.

–Rahna, Nick, Michael, Tzyh, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Trump urges thousands in Lexington to vote for Bevin even though 'he's
such a pain,'" Lexington Herald-Leader, November 4, 2019
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2. "Democrats cheer stunning victory as Kentucky’s Andy Beshear defeats
GOP incumbent governor in red state," AlterNet, November 5, 2019
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3. "Poll: McConnell is most unpopular senator," The Hill, July 18, 2019
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4. "McGrath raises nearly $11 million in third quarter for bid to unseat
McConnell," The Hill, October 10, 2019
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5. "Poll: McConnell is most unpopular senator," The Hill, July 18, 2019
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6. "How unpopular is Donald Trump?" FiveThirtyEight, accessed November 5,
2019
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[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

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