If we keep letting big money control our campaigns, the wealthy and well-connected will keep controlling Washington — and our government will only work for people who can afford to hire armies o
I'll just be blunt: I'm about to ask if you can make a donation to our campaign. But first, I want to explain why your support would have a powerful impact as we move into 2020.
Here's the way I see it: Our campaign is based on big ideas and a core principle — everyone gets equal access because we're fighting for a government that works for everyone.
Our democracy is not for sale, and neither is my time.
So I've opted out of the unwritten rule of politics that says I'm supposed to run for office by sucking up to rich donors on Wall Street and powerful interests in Washington.
I'm not hosting swanky fundraisers where you can only get in if you write a ginormous check. I'm not taking PAC money, donations from federal lobbyists, or applications from billionaires who want to run a Super PAC on my behalf.
If we keep letting big money control our campaigns, the wealthy and well-connected will keep controlling Washington — and our government will only work for people who can afford to hire armies of lobbyists and lawyers.
We're fighting to change all that. We're building a grassroots movement to put power in the hands of the people.
When we hit our fundraising goals — dollar by dollar, quarter after quarter — and keep building our movement — face to face, person to person — we show the rich and the powerful that it's time for big, structural change. Sooner than they think.
Billionaires, CEOs, big banks, and giant corporations won't always run the show in Washington.
I've got a plan — a bunch of plans — to level the playing field for working people and make sure we're building a future not just for some of our kids, but all of our kids. And if the rich and powerful don't like it, then tough.
We've got to make big, structural change. We're going to. But it'll take a massive grassroots movement to get it done.
