John,

Representative Jeff Van Drew, a right-wing Democrat from New Jersey who opposes the impeachment of Donald Trump, "is planning to switch parties and declare himself a Republican as soon as next week," according to the New York Times.¹

It can't be any clearer: When the DCCC and local Democratic machines like the one in New Jersey are allowed to clear the path for candidates like Van Drew, this is what happens.

The answer? We need to double down on our 2020 efforts to recruit and elect more progressive candidates across the country who will always stand with working people. That's exactly what the Working Families Party is built for.

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This is infuriating. But it isn't surprising, especially to those of us here in New Jersey.

For decades, Jeff Van Drew has been a Republican disguised as a Democrat. He has a 100% rating from the NRA, voted against marriage equality, and even championed a tax cut for yacht owners.

Now, with a full House vote on Trump's impeachment scheduled for next week, he's betraying the very same voters who elected him just last year by officially becoming a Trump Republican — just in order to try and save his own job.

Let's be clear: The only reason Jeff Van Drew was elected in the first place is because he had the support of a corrupt Democratic machine in New Jersey that engineered his rise, despite knowing his values were out of step with his constituents.

We can't count on the corporate Democratic establishment to deliver the leadership our country needs in this moment. That's why Working Families Party activists here in New Jersey and nationwide are ready to roll up our sleeves and take back our country from Republicans — and any Democrats who act like them.

Can you chip in now? Every dollar we raise will go a long way toward our work to elect hundreds of progressives at every level in 2020.

Thank you for all that you do.

In solidarity,

Sue Altman
State Director
New Jersey Working Families

Source:

1. Representative Jeff Van Drew, Anti-Impeachment Democrat, Plans to Switch Parties, New York Times, December 14, 2019

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