Dear People For Supporter,
One year ago, we watched as far-right insurrectionists attempted to violently overthrow our government.
And they’re still hard at work behind the scenes, attempting the same goal by a variety of means.
Today, if you make your donation a recurring monthly pledge, each installment of your monthly support will be 3X-MATCHED for an entire year!
Consider what we’ve seen in the year since the attack on our U.S. Capitol:
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Far-right-controlled legislatures in 19 states enacted 34 voter suppression or election nullification bills in 2021 – all based on the Trumpian “Big Lie” about the 2020 election results – and at least four more states are preparing to enact similar measures this year, while at least nine states will carry over bills from last year.(1)
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QAnon conspiracy theorists are running for local, state and federal offices around the country(2) – and in many cases, winning their races and promoting dangerous, non-reality-based policies such as opposition to mask and vaccine mandates while the Omicron variant surges.(3)
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Nationally, the Far Right and the Big Lie now have full control over the Republican Party – to the extent that current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is openly promising to restore “better” committee assignments to Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar (who were both censured for violent and incendiary posts to social media) should Republicans seize control of the House in the midterm elections this year.(4)
I’ll cut right to the chase: People For has the experience, know-how and a solid 2022 plan to fight these ongoing attacks on our democracy ... but we need your help. So we’re asking you to chip in a generous contribution today to support our work.
Remember: monthly sustaining donations – the most convenient and effective way to give – will be triple-matched for an entire year!
In this critical election year, we’re planning an ambitious, multi-pronged campaign – the largest in our organization’s 41-year history – to expose and disrupt the Far Right and save American democracy.
With your help, we’ll get President Biden to put the full weight of his efforts behind passing the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act as soon as possible.
With your help, our Right Wing Watch project will keep exposing and disrupting the most extreme actors on the Far Right.
With your help, we’ll mount major grassroots electoral campaigns for this year’s midterm elections, designed to protect Democrats’ slim majorities in the House and Senate, and help elect voting rights champions like Stacey Abrams to state and local offices around the country.
We’re so grateful to have you with us in this fight, and thank you in advance for your support.
All the best
Ben Jealous, President
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Sources:
1. Voting Laws Roundup: December 2021, Brennan Center for Justice, 12/21/21
2. QAnon theorists are running for political office, KJRH.com, 12/8/21
3. QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped?, Time.com, 4/16/21
4. Kevin McCarthy said if Republicans retake House, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar may get 'better' committee assignments, USA Today, 11/18/21
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