Dear MoveOn member,
MoveOn made the headlines on Tuesday when we announced the launch of our 2022 election plan. Politico called it "a badly needed infusion for Democrats facing an uphill battle this fall in a tough political climate."1
It's MoveOn's biggest midterm election campaign in our 23-year year history; it has to be, because our country is at a tipping point: The radical ideology that has taken over the Republican Party poses an urgent threat to our lives, freedom, well-being, and democracy.
Just look at the white supremacist massacre in Buffalo this past Saturday. The gunman espoused a racist conspiracy theory—that Black people and immigrants are "replacing" white people—which has become mainstream in the Republican Party and in right-wing media.2 Tucker Carlson teaches replacement theory nightly, and the third-highest-ranking Republican in the House, Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, ran Facebook ads last year parroting these claims.3
And in the wake of the leaked U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, states are already moving to ban contraception.4 America is on the precipice of a MAGA takeover that would turn back the clock 50 years—or more—and strip away our fundamental freedoms.5
And yet, MAGA Republicans are expected to win the midterm elections this fall—which means they'd take over the administration of elections in battleground states and win control of Congress and the Senate.6
Which is why, on Tuesday, MoveOn announced an unprecedented 2022 election plan. For the first time in our 23-year history, we are investing millions of dollars to elect secretaries of state and governors across the country who will ensure fair elections and count every vote. And we will motivate voters and run evidence-tested voter contact programs to turn out the coalition of voters needed to stop MAGA extremists from taking over Congress and the Senate, protect our freedoms and democracy, and continue building an America where everyone can thrive.
Will you chip in $5 a month to power MoveOn's unprecedented election year plan to defeat the radical MAGA agenda and elect pro-democracy champions to defend our rights and our country?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
John, MAGA forces are gaining significant ground in their effort to control U.S. elections.
A startling new investigation from The Guardian revealed that at least eight of Georgia's county-level election officials are full-fledged believers in Trump's Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen.7
Meanwhile, Big Lie conspiracy theorists are also running for secretary of state in other battleground states, including Arizona and Georgia.8
Add it up, and Donald Trump's cronies are on the verge of taking over the election apparatus from top to bottom in the most important battleground states.
It's a slow-motion coup unfolding right before our eyes. The MAGA GOP is poised to fully take over Washington, D.C., too. And it’s going to be up to us to stop them.
It's going to take all of us, starting today, to come together to defeat the radical MAGA agenda and elect pro-democracy champions to defend our rights and our country. Will you join us by starting a $5 monthly donation to help make this crucial work possible?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Everything is on the line, but when we come together, we are powerful. We defeated Trump in 2020, and we can do it again. But only together.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Casey, Alexis, Isbah, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "MoveOn plows $30 million into 'Us vs. MAGA' campaign," Politico, May 17, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162453?t=6&akid=323763%2E40999114%2E2KZJOr
2. "The 'great replacement' conspiracy theory isn't fringe anymore, it's mainstream," NPR, May 17, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162469?t=8&akid=323763%2E40999114%2E2KZJOr
3. "Stefanik echoed racist theory allegedly espoused by Buffalo suspect," The Washington Post, May 16, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162470?t=10&akid=323763%2E40999114%2E2KZJOr
4. "Mississippi governor refuses to rule out banning contraception," The Guardian, May 9, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162471?t=12&akid=323763%2E40999114%2E2KZJOr
5. "From LGBTQ rights to interracial marriage, abortion ruling could be map for GOP's next push," USA Today, May 4, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162472?t=14&akid=323763%2E40999114%2E2KZJOr
6. "How big will the Republican wave be this fall?" CNN, April 7, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162473?t=16&akid=323763%2E40999114%2E2KZJOr
7. "Revealed: election conspiracy theorists work as election officials across Georgia," The Guardian, May 13, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162343?t=18&akid=323763%2E40999114%2E2KZJOr
8. "More than 80 pro-Trump election deniers are running for key state offices," Salon, February 7, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/162474?t=20&akid=323763%2E40999114%2E2KZJOr
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?
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