Dear MoveOn member,
A group of Trump-backed QAnon candidates in key battleground states have
launched a new effort to "control the election system."^1
The candidates, all of whom promote Trump's Big Lie of a stolen election,
are running for secretary of state—the office that counts the votes and
certifies election results—including in Arizona and Georgia, critical
states that likely will determine the winner of the 2024 presidential
election.
The new group was announced at a QAnon conference and is reportedly being
bankrolled by Mike Lindell, who's a close Trump confidant and former CEO
of My Pillow, and multimillionaire Patrick Byrne, who pushed Trump to
declare martial law in his last days in office in order to stay in
power.^2
Their goal is simple: to elect far-right QAnon candidates to offices
overseeing elections so that they can help execute Trump's plot to rig the
elections in 2024 and install him in the White House for a second term.
That's why MoveOn is doing something we've never done in our 23-year
history: We're launching a multimillion-dollar effort to defeat
Trump-backed QAnon candidates for secretary of state across the country
and defend our free and fair elections.
Will you chip in $5 a month to help stop the Trump-backed
conspiracy theorists from taking over our elections?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
John, Trump's plot to take over our elections is unfolding in
plain sight.
At a rally earlier this year in Arizona, Trump said, "sometimes the vote
counter is more important than the candidate."^3
And at a QAnon conference, Jim Marchant, one of the candidates, publicly
bragged that he and others were directly recruited to run by QAnon and
that the QAnon candidates are coordinating "between the different states
to get to the right outcome" in the 2024 presidential election.^4
It would be utterly ruinous for our democracy if QAnon conspiracy
theorists were elected into positions where they had the power to
determine the results of elections.
Especially after January 6, we cannot underestimate the threat posed by
radical right-wing extremists. That's precisely why MoveOn is going big in
secretary of state races across the country to defeat these pro-Trump
conspiracy theory candidates. Will you donate $5 a month to
power this crucial work?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Let us tell you a little bit about just two of the candidates who Trump
and QAnon are working overtime to elect.
In Arizona, Trump has endorsed an extremist named Mark Finchem, a
Republican state lawmaker who attended the January 6 insurrection,
continues to work to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Arizona,
and is linked to the Oath Keepers, the white supremacist extremist group
whose leaders were charged earlier this month with "seditious conspiracy"
related to their involvement in the insurrection.^5
And in Georgia, Trump has endorsed Jody Hice, a member of Congress who
attempted to stop the certification of Georgia's election in 2020 and has
supported the blatantly racist voter suppression laws being passed in the
state.^6
Our democracy is on a knife's edge, and secretaries of state who will
count every vote and ensure free and fair elections may be the only thing
standing between democracy and authoritarianism.
That's why—for the first time in our 23-year history—MoveOn is dedicating
millions of dollars to help elect secretaries of state who will put our
democracy first and stand up to QAnon.
Please, if you are able, will you chip in $5 a month—or
whatever you can—to take down the QAnon plot to put Trump loyalists in
charge of overseeing elections?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Dan, Sana, Justin, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Trump-Backed QAnon Candidates Launch Group to 'Control the Election
System,'" Vice, October 27, 2021
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2. Ibid.
3. "An Arizona Trump rally and voting rights march underscore the fight
for democracy," CNN, January 17, 2022
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4. "'We have a project': QAnon followers eye swing state election official
races," The Guardian, February 11, 2022
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5. "Trump Endorses Arizona SoS Candidate Mark Finchem, a Self-Proclaimed
Member of Oath Keepers," Newsweek, September 13, 2021
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6. "Jody Hice tried to overturn the 2020 election. Now he wants to be in
charge of Georgia’s elections." Vice, March 22, 2021
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Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump's preparations for being able
to steal the presidency in 2024 are well underway and include working to
replace top election officials in battleground states with his own
loyalists. Which is why MoveOn is doing something we've never done in our
23-year history: We're launching a powerful, multimillion-dollar effort to
defeat Trump-backed secretaries of state across the country and elect
individuals who will count every vote and ensure fair elections.
Will you chip in monthly to power our campaign to defeat Trump and protect
our elections in 2022?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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