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Folks – I am fuming.
Yesterday I wrote to you about the White House’s absurd claim that abortion rights activists and progressive members of Congress are “out of step” with the party’s mainstream.
I thought their tone-deaf reaction to the criticism was bad enough. A weak executive order and tepid calls to “consider” a “carve-out” for the filibuster for abortion rights ONLY (not voting rights, not climate action, not living wages) all signal that the party leadership is completely disconnected from what Democratic voters demand.
But if it wasn’t clear enough, then we heard this: |
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Why on earth is Joe Biden moving ahead with a deal he brokered with Mitch McConnell to put ANOTHER forced-birth judge on the bench after ALL that’s happened in the last two weeks?
More to the point, why is our representative – my opponent Rick Larsen – standing by in silence while this happens?
I want you to know that when I serve this district in Congress I will be a loud and unapologetic advocate for our rights – even when it means opposing party leadership that is dangerously disconnected from the will of the voters.
Certain things are just facts. Like 2 + 2 equals 4, and you can’t trust a deal made with Mitch McConnell.
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Solidarity,
Jason
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jason Call <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 10:30 AM Subject: Who’s out of step? |
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Folks, The White House says activists who are demanding Democrats do more to restore and permanently protect abortion rights are “out of step with the mainstream of the Democratic Party.”
I’ve been an activist for 30 years, fighting to end forever wars, pass universal healthcare, stop the climate crisis, and much more. And when I talk to abortion rights advocates who’ve been in the trenches of this fight, I certainly don’t think their ideas are radical.
I wondered who was really out of step here. So I looked up a few statistics. It turns out that progressive policies, including abortion rights and court reform, are unbelievably popular with the American people – and especially with Democratic voters.
Looking at the policies, among Democratic voters:
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This is a make-or-break moment for our democracy – and our planet. Radical right-wing forces are organizing to take over state and local seats even in solid progressive states like Washington, and we can’t give them even a single foothold.
Right now there are seven Republicans – each more extreme than the last – and one independent running in this primary against me and the 22-year incumbent, Rick Larsen.
Washington’s top-two primary system means we can shut down the reactionary right-wing candidates NOW by putting two Democrats on the November ballot to help drive Democratic turnout for downballot races.
In 2020 my team came within 1% of defeating the top performing Republican and winning this primary. This year, our campaign is firing on all cylinders. We’ve raised FAR more than any of Rick Larsen’s challengers, and we’ve knocked well over twice as many doors as the incumbent.
If we’re going to stop the right-wing takeover of our government, we need leaders who support the bold, progressive policies that the majority of Americans want.
Solidarity,
Jason Call
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