Indivisibles,

The House impeachment inquiry begins its second week of public hearings, with eight more witnesses scheduled, including US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, one of several people who’ve linked the holdup in aid for Ukraine with Trump’s desire for investigations into the Bidens.

If last week’s hearings were any indication of how things will go, featuring Republican's partisan conspiracy strategy and Trump’s further abuses of power involving witness intimidation and harassment tactics, then we’ve got our work cut out this week. But first, here’s what we learned last week:

1. Republicans are dead set on making these hearings an entrenched, partisan dogfight. Despite the credibility of the witnesses and their expert testimonies that all corroborated a poorly executed attempt to coerce Ukraine into a Biden investigation, Republicans stuck to their partisan talking points and refused to address the very same (and simple) question we’ve been asking them: Is Trump's request for foreign countries to investigate political opponents acceptable?
2. Trump has utter contempt for the rules of law and this impeachment hearing. And he’s going to regret it. During Ambassador Maria Yovanovitch’s testimony, Trump began smearing the ambassador’s reputation, in a clear attempt to intimidate her into silence. This falls in line with a long history of Trump using his position to intimidate and quell opposition, but it didn't work. Amb. Yovanovitch continued to testify, and we have yet another clear abuse of power that will lead to his impeachment.
3. These witnesses are credible. Despite Trump’s unfounded attack against Yovanovitch’s distinguished career, Republicans were unable to attack her, Ambassador Taylor or George Kent's reputations, and instead had to plead that their information was simply not firsthand. But even that message is crumbling under pressure.
4. Our work is not done. House Republicans are facing very public scrutiny of their defense of Donald Trump and refusal to continue a fair impeachment hearing, but we can do so much more to really put the pressure on them and Senate Republicans.

Luckily, Indivisibles have already been on the job. In October, we put out the call for Indivisibles to help up reach friendly voters in key states with vulnerable Republican senators, to bring more people into this impeachment fight. We set a lofty goal of 1 million calls before the impeachment vote, and we’re thrilled to announce that you’ve already made over 500,000 calls to hold this administration accountable!

We’re now getting word that there may be a voter before the end of the year, which means we need to make a lot more calls to make it clear to Senate Republicans that we are demanding a fair and open impeachment trial. If you’re ready to join this fight, sign up for a shift this week and help us grow this movement.

And remember, for in-depth analysis of all things impeachment, including the upcoming hearings, remember to tune into our YouTube series, Impeachment Daily, for everything you need to know.

Again, here are your weekly to-dos:

 Your 4 weekly to-dos 

1. Sign up to make some calls connecting voters to senators to demand a complete and fair impeachment trial. We’ve said this already, but we’re halfway to our goal of calling one million constituents of the 13 senators who really need to hear from them (senators who are vulnerable because they’re up for reelection next year and folks who are retiring and worrying a lot about their legacies). We're asking you to call voters in those states to turn up the pressure on their elected officials. It’s a simple four-part process:

• You call a progressive voter in a key state with one of these 13 Republicans. These folks are your friends—they attended the Women’s March and/or fight for progressive causes.
• You explain how they have power now. You’ll remind them why the continued fight for impeachment is so important—and why they have particular power in this moment.
• You ask them to use their power. Then, you’ll ask them to call their senator and make their voices heard on why we’re demanding courage in this moment.
• You push a button and connect them to their senator’s office. The call tool will allow you to automatically patch them through to the senator’s local office.

 2020 Update 

This week we’re looking forward to the next Democratic debate taking place in Atlanta. On Thursday, the ten candidates that qualified for the debate will face off in the second to last debate of the year. We’re also looking back at a victory from this weekend and some shake-ups in the Democratic presidential primaries.

• We're thrilled to announce that over the next week, we're conducting individual interviews with 2020ers and live-streaming it to you! We've developed a star list of questions with input from group leaders, and we'll kick it off this Thursday with Elizabeth Warren and Tom Steyer. Then Monday (a week from today) we have Cory Booker and Julían Castro joining us. Don't see your favorite? Don't worry - we have invitations out to other campaigns but we're still solidifying the details. We'll keep you posted and post specific times on social tomorrow! Indivisibles won’t be just bystanders in the 2020 election, and this is just one way we're taking part.
   
• Democratic governor reelected in Louisiana. Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards won reelection on Saturday by more than 40,000 votes in a race that attracted national attention. The victory in Louisiana only solidified what the victory in Kentucky showed: Allying yourself with Trump is not a winning strategy and Democrats are competitive in all states.

• Pete Buttigieg surges in Iowa. Two new polls show that Mayor Pete Buttigieg is rising in Iowa, the first state to vote in the presidential primaries next. According to a CNN/ Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll, Buttigieg is now in first place in Iowa with 25% of the vote. A CBS News/YouGov poll also shows a close race in the state with Sen. Bernie Sanders and former-Vice President Joe Biden each getting 22% of the vote and Buttigieg getting 21%.

• Fifth presidential Democratic debates. The debates this Thursday co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post will air live from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET. They are the first debates to take place after the House began public hearings for its impeachment inquiry into Trump. This will also be only the second time that a presidential debate is moderated by an all-female panel.

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 IndivisiWin of the Week 

Indivisible Houston is bringing in supporters day and day out, holding impeach sign rallies to remind the world Impeach and Remove Trump.

Indivisibles, with the impeachment vote nearing closer and closer, we need to increase our pressure on this Congress to treat this process fairly and with respect. We need the voices of each and every constituent raised, and in contact with their elected officials. 

Republicans cannot disguise the will of Trump by calling it the will of their constituents. Join us as bring this fight to every representative's and senator's doorstep.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team