Dear MoveOn member,
One year ago today, we watched in shock and horror as streams of armed
white nationalists attacked the U.S. Capitol to try to stop the
certification of Joe Biden as president.
One year later, tens of millions of Americans now believe Donald Trump's
Big Lie of a stolen election. Just 27% of Republicans accept that
President Biden won the 2020 election.^1 27%.
And adherence to the Big Lie has become a litmus test for Republican
politicians at all levels of government.^2
Trump this week called the 2020 election the "Crime of the Century."^3
We have a message for Trump and the Republican Party: You lost.
That's why MoveOn just printed a huge batch of these stickers that say,
"Trump lost. Get over it." And we're giving them away for FREE—while
supplies last.
[ [link removed] ]Just click here or on the image below to get your FREE sticker.
[ [link removed] ][IMG]The deadly January 6 insurrection failed to stop the certification
of the 2020 election and illegally install Trump in the White House for a
second term, because Trump and his allies lacked the power to see their
plans through.
But ever since, they have been methodically amassing the power they'll
need to be successful in 2024—sowing tremendous doubt about the integrity
of our elections, passing dozens of laws to disenfranchise people of color
and young people in battleground states, and putting in place their own
partisan lackeys to oversee elections and be able to call the winners and
losers.^4
In response, MoveOn has launched a multipronged, multimillion-dollar
campaign to protect and fortify our democracy, which you can read about
below.
Today, on this first anniversary of the deadly Capitol insurrection, we
need to all do our part to help stop the spread of the Big Lie.
[ [link removed] ]Join us today by ordering your FREE "Trump lost" sticker and displaying
it somewhere visible to show your family, friends, and community members
that you stand on the side of truth and of free and fair elections.
MoveOn's plan to save our democracy has four parts:
* Prevent Trump loyalists from overseeing elections: Trump is plotting
to use the 2022 elections to install extreme right-wing loyalists to
one of the most obscure but important jobs in politics: secretary of
state—the state official who controls voter registration, oversees the
counting of votes, and declares the winners and losers of elections.^5
MoveOn is launching a big, powerful campaign to defeat Trump-backed
candidates for secretary of state and elect individuals who will count
every vote and ensure free and fair elections.
* Pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights
Advancement Act, ideally in the next two weeks: These bills—already
passed by the House—would combat the state-level attacks on the
ability of communities of color and young people to vote, create
national standards for access to voting, and begin to curb the power
of money in politics.^6 MoveOn has joined with the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.'s son and his family and a host of organizations to
put intense pressure on the Senate to pass the legislation by January
17—the day of the federal holiday commemorating the civil rights
leader's birthday.
* Protect and expand the Democratic majority in Congress: The
Constitution requires Congress to certify the results of presidential
elections. But if Republicans regain control of Congress after the
2022 midterms, the GOP could have the power to challenge—or even
reject—the results of the 2024 presidential election.^7 Republicans
would need only a simple majority in each chamber to vote to overturn
results and install Trump to a second term. That's one crucial reason
why MoveOn has launched a hard-hitting campaign to win critical Senate
battleground states, including Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin, and
will launch an all-hands-on-deck campaign to protect the Democratic
majority in the House.
* Defeat members of Congress who supported the insurrection: Marjorie
Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Ron Johnson, and all of the other
Republicans who voted to overturn the will of the people on January 6
have no business still serving in Congress. MoveOn has launched a
massive campaign to hold the Sedition Caucus accountable and defeat
them at the ballot box in 2022.
On this most solemn anniversary, stand with us, because only together can
we defeat Trump, the Republican Party, and the Big Lie.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to order your FREE "Trump lost" sticker now.
Thanks for all you do.
–Emma, Lisa, Elizabeth, Oscar, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Only 27% of Republicans accept Biden as the rightful winner," Portland
Press Herald, December 16, 2021
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2. "The GOP’s ‘stolen election’ litmus test," The Washington Post,
December 16, 2021
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3. "Trump cancels Jan. 6 news conference at Mar-a-Lago, blames news media
and House committee investigating attack on Capitol," The Washington Post,
January 4, 2022
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4. "How Trump-backed secretary of state candidates would change elections
in the United States," The Washington Post, December 1, 2021
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5. Ibid.
6. "A Crucial Boost for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act,"
Brennan Center for Justice, November 3, 2021
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7. "EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes," The
Associated Press, January 3, 2021
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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?
[ [link removed] ]Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.
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