John,

We had some big victories in March. But there were a few stinging losses, too. And it’s important that we don’t gloss over that fact, because there are some critical lessons to be learned.

It’s also a sobering reminder of the uphill battles we’ve been facing and are going to KEEP facing. We will need each other to overcome them.

The fact of the matter is that in places where Real Justice-endorsed candidates WON, it was because they out-organized their opponents and ran on a bold vision. Now they will be able to use the power of their office to stop police violence and help communities.

But in the places where the candidates lost — like Lee Merritt’s race for Attorney General — those campaigns were badly out-spent.

It’s an issue we run into all the time: we have many uphill battles to face. And we will have to work THAT much harder to defeat our well-funded opponents and pass the changes that our communities so urgently need.

I’m hoping you can help us out today. Please pitch in $3 to help our Real Justice team advocate even harder for the candidates we back, and the systemic changes they’re fighting for. We can’t afford to fall short.

DONATE $3

The unfortunate reality is that our work — both electorally and on the issues — can only succeed if we’re well-funded.

It is true that we consistently punch WAY above our weight class.

And we’re able to do a whole lot of important work because of our amazing volunteers, donors, and supporters.

But there are so many more elections to win and legislative battles to fight. And as this last month has shown, it’s impossible to win every fight as the underdog.

So it’s on all of us to take pride in the victories we HAVE earned, and double-down where we came up short.

As we approach our first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline of the year, we need you to chip in to keep our work going. Even a few dollars from thousands of readers makes a massive impact when you add it up.

Thank you for everything,

Chris Lazare
Organizing Director