Dear MoveOn member,
Today, MoveOn is making a huge announcement: MoveOn members have endorsed strong, progressive Senate candidates in 10 key swing states!
Together, these candidates will not only stop MAGA Republicans from taking over the Senate, they also will expand the Democratic majority. If these candidates win, we will keep Mitch McConnell from regaining the Senate gavel, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema will become irrelevant, and Democrats will have the votes to eliminate the filibuster and pass critically needed legislation, including strengthening and codifying Roe v. Wade.
In just one second, we will tell you about these candidates and their races. But first, we have an important question.
With only 67 days left until Election Day, will you chip in $3 a week from now until Election Day to help elect MoveOn's Senate Slate, keep the GOP out of power, and end the filibuster? (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will contact you shortly after the election to see if you want to modify or cancel your weekly donation.)
No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
Our Senate strategy is to win open seats, help Democratic candidates who are challenging extremist Republicans, and protect progressive incumbents in close races.
In Pennsylvania, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a progressive Democrat, is leading MAGA Republican Mehmet Oz, who believes that all abortions at any stage are murder.1
In Arizona, Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has an 8-point lead over billionaire-backed extremist Blake Masters, who supports a federal abortion ban.2
In Wisconsin, Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is taking on Ron Johnson—who laughed off questions about the fall of Roe by claiming pregnant people could simply "move" if they needed to access abortion care.3
In Georgia, Senator Raphael Warnock is fending off a challenge from GOP radical Herschel Walker, who supports a federal abortion ban without exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the life of the pregnant person.4
In Ohio, we're working to elect Democrat Tim Ryan and defeat Republican JD Vance, who supports a complete and total ban on abortion, even in cases of rape and incest—going so far as to call rape "inconvenient."5
In North Carolina, former state Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley is taking on Trump-backed Ted Budd, who is the owner of a gun shop and has made defunding Planned Parenthood one of his top priorities if elected.6
In Kentucky, Democrat Charles Booker is taking on anti-abortion extremist Rand Paul.
In Colorado, Democratic Senator Michael Bennet—who rejects donations from corporate PACs—is fending off a challenge from Joe O'Dea, who has been endorsed by a slew of anti-abortion extremists and who supports radical restrictions on abortion.7
In Iowa, Democratic Navy Admiral Mike Franken is closing in on anti-Roe, Trump-endorsed Republican Senator Chuck Grassley.
And in Washington, we're working to defend progressive champion Patty Murray from a far-right challenger.
Will you start a $3 weekly donation through Election Day to power MoveOn's Senate Slate to victory? (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will contact you shortly after the election to see if you want to modify or cancel your weekly donation.)
No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
John, our chances of expanding the Democratic majority in the Senate are getting better and better every day.
According to the polling and statistics experts at FiveThirtyEight, Democrats are favored to win the Senate this November.8
Republicans—and the Washington Establishment—couldn't be more stunned.
Time magazine says Republican Senate candidates are "struggling."9
The Guardian says that as Republicans "stumble," Democrats are "better positioned to keep the Senate now than at any other point of this election cycle."10
The New York Times says that since the extremist Supreme Court overturned Roe, it is "increasingly hard to find any concrete signs of Republican strength."11
Even Mitch McConnell is admitting on the record that Republicans may not flip the Senate.12
We need to take advantage of this golden opportunity and go all-in on stopping Republicans from taking over the Senate and instead expand the Democratic majority in the Senate.
Will you start a $3 weekly donation through Election Day to run TV ads, put up billboards, and run a huge grassroots campaign to get out the vote and stop Mitch McConnell? (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will contact you shortly after the election to see if you want to modify or cancel your weekly donation.)
No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Nusaiba, Jensine, Mana, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Dr. Oz Says Abortion Is ‘Still Murder’ at Any Stage of Pregnancy," The Daily Beast, August 31, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166614?t=10&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
2. "GOP leaders warn Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters to raise more money — or risk losing to Democrat Mark Kelly," CNBC, August 26, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166607?t=12&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
3. "Women are fed up: Democrats see Ron Johnson's abortion record as their path to victory," Vanity Fair, June 30, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166615?t=14&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
4. "NEW: Herschel Walker: "There’s Not A National Ban On Abortion Right Now And I Think That's A Problem," July 21, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/165449?t=16&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
5. "J.D. Vance Defends Texas Abortion Ban, Calls Rape ‘Inconvenient,'" The Daily Beast, September 23, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/166292?t=18&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
6. "Meet an anti-LGBTQ Senate candidate: Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina," The American Independent, June 1, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166389?t=20&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
7. "Bennet's new TV ad forces O'Dea to take tougher abortion stance," Axios, August 23, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166616?t=22&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
8. "Democrats are slightly favored to win the Senate," FiveThirtyEight, accessed August 31, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/165500?t=24&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
9. "Democrats May Hold the Senate, as Some Trump-Backed Candidates Are Struggling," Time, August 23, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166610?t=26&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
10. "As Republicans stumble – could Democrats really hold on to the Senate?" The Guardian, August 27, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166611?t=28&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
11. "Growing Evidence Against a Republican Wave," The New York Times, August 24, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166612?t=30&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
12. "McConnell says Republicans may not win Senate control, citing 'candidate quality,'" NBC News, August 18, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/166613?t=32&akid=331436%2E40999114%2EADQkob
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