Dear MoveOn member,
Earlier this week, Politico published a long article with this ominous headline: "Who will run the 2024 election? They're on your ballot in 2022."1
The article looks at the races in 27 states this fall to elect the top official who will oversee the counting of ballots and certification of results for the 2024 presidential election—and how Donald Trump and the MAGA world are working to elect loyal followers who will throw out votes and call the election in his favor, no matter the true outcome.2
That means our democracy is on the line this November, and it is why MoveOn made the unprecedented decision to invest millions of dollars in a campaign to defeat Trump's candidates for these positions and elect people who will protect our rights and count every vote.
We've told you about this plan before, and today we want to give you an exciting update about our efforts.
Together, MoveOn members have raised nearly $1.5 million to help defeat Mark Finchem, the Trump-endorsed candidate for secretary of state in Arizona.3 Finchem is an avowed white supremacist, supporter of the Big Lie, and attended the January 6 insurrection.4
This is a huge step toward success, but we cannot stop now. With Trump's help, Finchem has raised almost $1 million, and he is only one candidate in one state who must be defeated.5
MoveOn is the only major progressive organization taking on this work right now, and we cannot afford to slow down. John, will you join with other MoveOn members and chip in $5 a month to keep up this work?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Stopping Trump's effort to install lackeys in these roles in battleground states like Arizona and Georgia—the two states that decided the 2020 election—is absolutely critical to protecting our democracy.
Arizona had the smallest margin of victory for Joe Biden in 2020, followed closely by Georgia, where Trump famously asked Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" 11,780 votes in order to flip the election in his favor.6
Trump has endorsed GOP Congressman Jody Hice in Georgia, where Hice, like Finchem, believes the Big Lie and still supports overturning the election.7
Imagine how different the 2020 election would have looked if Finchem and Hice had been in charge of counting the votes. That could be the nightmare scenario we'll face in 2024 if we don't defeat these authoritarian candidates this year.
And it is why MoveOn made the decision, for the first time in its 23-year history, to invest millions in an effort to defeat Trump's chosen candidates for secretary of state.
MoveOn members have stepped up to support this democracy-saving work, and we need you to continue to do so until the last election is called this November.
We can win this fight. Join us and chip in $5 a month.
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Corinne, Jensine, Melissa, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Who will run the 2024 election? They’re on your ballot in 2022." Politico, April 18, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/161797?t=6&akid=321658%2E40999114%2EhZWt09
2. Ibid.
3. "Mark Finchem For Secretary Of State," See the Money, accessed April 21, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/161798?t=8&akid=321658%2E40999114%2EhZWt09
4. "'This should terrify the nation': the Trump ally seeking to run Arizona's elections," The Guardian, February 21, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/161799?t=10&akid=321658%2E40999114%2EhZWt09
5. "Candidates," See the Money, accessed April 21, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/161800?t=12&akid=321658%2E40999114%2EhZWt09
6. "Georgia prosecutor details plans for Trump election grand jury," The Hill, April 19, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/161801?t=14&akid=321658%2E40999114%2EhZWt09
7. "'The Big Lie' Lives On, And May Lead Some To Oversee The Next Election," NPR, January 6, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/161802?t=16&akid=321658%2E40999114%2EhZWt09
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?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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