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HEADLINES: Fighting Manchin’s Dirty Deal | Hey DNC: Ban Dark Money! |
Swing State Fund! | General Election BLUEPRINT! | Rhode Island Votes Tues
| St. Louis Votes Tues | & MORE!

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RSVP now for our Special Town Hall to Take Action Stop Manchin’s Dirty
Deal with frontline community activists, US Rep. Ro Khanna, and Greenpeace
USA’s Tefere Gebre — this Thursday at 8:30p ET/5:30 PT.

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Our Revolution is leading the charge alongside frontline communities and
environmental justice groups like Greenpeace to kill Joe Manchin’s side
deal for more dirty oil favors.

Manchin is willing to shut down the government for more fossil fuel
projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline in WV and strip safeguards from
impacted communities.

Dems can’t celebrate “the biggest climate steps in history” while
reversing them by caving to a literal coal baron.

Our coalition of 650 organizations is urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Schumer to detach the deal from the must-pass bill to fund the government
— we cannot let Manchin hold us hostage!

Bernie railed against it on the Senate floor this week and says he’ll vote
it down, and Our Revolution is calling for a progressive mutiny in
Congress.

A coalition of 72 US House Reps have signed onto a [ [link removed] ]letter led by US
Rep. Raul Grijalva - but we need more of our representatives in Congress
to stand in opposition.

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* Don’t fast-track new gas or oil projects
* Don’t fast-track carbon pipelines
* Don’t cut safeguards for impacted communities
* Separate the deal from the must-pass bill to fund the government
* Sign US Rep. Grijalva’s letter

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OUR FIGHT TO BAN DARK MONEY

A DNC committee blocked a vote on our resolution to Ban Dark Money from
Democratic Primaries — a top priority of our members and the grassroots of
the Party.

Now, the real work begins. Our Revolution Board members Larry Cohen and
Jane Kleeb are helping lead a coalition of 33 progressive DNC members to
fight for this resolution. “The 33 of us are not going to stand down just
because the resolution committee pulled a fast one,” Nina Turner told
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Democrats can’t be the Party of democracy in one breath and then allow an
astronomical amount of money from Republican megadonors and corporate
interests to flood their own primaries.

We have powerful support from Bernie, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, and
others behind us - but we need the grassroots to rise up!

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It’s evident that the DNC has no issue with dark money targeting
progressive candidates in their primaries — but they can’t ignore the
party base and this blatant hypocrisy.

Despite an avalanche of dark money targeting progressives, we clinched
critical wins in the 2022 primaries with folks like Greg Casar (TX-35),
Summer Lee (PA-12), and many others.

But, we also saw dark money blanket whole districts with smears against
some of our most-beloved candidates, erasing 30-point leads in a
campaign's final weeks.

This is abhorrent and anti-democratic. Democrats have an opportunity to
change it TODAY.

[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in to fund our fight in the DNC? Our influence in the
party is growing, let’s ban dark money from the primaries.

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Our Revolution has a blueprint for the Midterms, and we’ve launched our
Swing State Fund to power our GOTV machine and mobilize millions of voters
in November.

This election is an opportunity to sink or swim — descend into a rightwing
extremist nightmare — OR — fight like hell to build on our work and
progress.

We have a plan to defeat the far right and flip senate seats in
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin by electing progressives like John Fetterman
and Mandela Barnes. Let’s grow our power to cancel out Manchin and Sinema.

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With a goal of $300,000 for our [ [link removed] ]Swing State Fund — $200K in PA and
$100K in WI — we can reach half a million voters and FLIP TWO SENATE
SEATS.

Reaching these funding goals - or not - will determine if we get John
Fetterman or Dr. Oz and if Mandela Barnes replaces Ron Johnson in WI — if
we cancel out Manchin and Sinema or if we face a new MAGA majority.

The stakes couldn’t be higher, and there’s a real danger that many
progressive, working-class voters will not be motivated to turn out.

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RHODE ISLAND VOTES TUESDAY

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Bernie has joined us in endorsing David Segal for US Congress in Rhode
Island’s 2nd — and election day is this Tuesday!

“David is one of those leaders we need in Congress,” Bernie said. “As a
legislator and as a grassroots organizer, he has been a champion in taking
on corporate interests, breaking up big monopolies, and demanding that
health be considered as a human right, not a privilege.”

Last week, David joined Jane Fonda and US Rep. Ro Khanna in a conversation
on how we can achieve progressive policy.

He has been a longtime ally of Our Revolution as director of Demand
Progress and would make a valuable partner in Congress.

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We have a fantastic slate of progressives joining David on the ballot in
Rhode Island.

For State House, Giona Picheco is a Navy Veteran running on a platform of
gun safety, public schools, housing, and civil rights in the 14th
District. And, Former Woonsocket City Councilmember Alex Kithes (District
49) is a champion of climate, gay rights, and racial justice.

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A former Bernie delegate and former director of Black Lives Matter RI PAC,
Corey Jones will bring valuable grassroots perspective to Providence City
Council in Ward 3.

Jackie Goldman (Ward 5) is a public health researcher and member of the
LGBT community fighting for more low-income housing and transparency in
government.

Miguel Sanchez (Ward 6) is a community advocate who has organized for
Medicare for All and a voice for marginalized groups.

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Tuesday is also election day in St. Louis, and it’s time to vote for Megan
Green for President of the Board of Aldermen!

“If I win this race, I’ll be the link we need in St. Louis - progressives
will hold the power seats to move forward our agenda,” Megan told us on
our recent [ [link removed] ]National Call.

Megan was a Bernie delegate in 2016 and we were proud to help elect her to
the board in St. Louis, where she’s fought for a higher minimum wage,
reproductive freedom, domestic violence protections, legal marijuana, and
more.

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Our Revolution members are packing Congress with new progressive allies
like Greg Casar (TX-35), Summer Lee (PA-12), Becca Balint (VT), and
others. Now, we have to get them across the finish line in November!

[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in a donation to help mobilize millions of voters to
defeat the far right and elect more progressives - there’s no time to
waste.

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This year so far, Our Revolution Phonebank Force has made over 750,000
calls - and counting! We want to hit at least 1 MILLION dials through
November.

Our midterm fight is in full effect - and we need our folks to step up
across the country to help us defeat the far right, flip senate seats, and
elect more allies into power.

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Thank you and Congrats to fast food workers in California, who fought and
won AB 257 and a seat at the table!

And, thank you to all the Our Revolution activists who helped clinch this
HUGE win — sending a barrage of calls to state senators (flipping votes!),
pressuring Gov. Newsom, and amplifying workers’ voices in this fight!

This is a BIG deal! An industry-wide workers’ council in California is a
step toward sectoral bargaining, which means half a million fast food
workers will have a voice as a whole industry in the state.

[ [link removed] ]We can use this as a template to empower workers in states across the
country. Become a member to fund the next phase of this work!

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BUILDING WORKER POWER

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Joe Biden argues he’s the most pro-labor president in a generation. That’s
a stretch - until he takes action to stand with labor, Our Revolution
Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese [ [link removed] ]advocated over this Labor Day
week.

“We need bold action by the President to grow union power,” Joseph said on
[ [link removed] ]Mornings with Zerlina on Sirius XM. He explained that when FDR ordered
companies to be union to do business with the US Govt., unions grew by
10M. Biden could do the same.

“That power base created the biggest middle class in history and enabled
Democrats to champion Civil Rights, Medicare, Voting Rights, and more,”
Joseph said. “Unions are central to democracy and the core Democratic
agenda - and, Democrats need unions.”

[ [link removed] ]Become a member to fund our advocacy and organizing work to grow
worker power. This is a foundational force for change.

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ECONOMY KEY TO DEM ELECTION WINS

“The pandemic and economic disruptions have put pocketbook issues at the
forefront of voters’ minds,” Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph
Geevarghese told [ [link removed] ]The Guardian this week.

“Republicans have positioned themselves as economic populists, creating
the perception that they’re the party of working-class voters,” Joseph
said. “To overcome this, Democrats must buck corporate donors and deliver
for people’s lives.”

More than 75% of voters say the economy is their top issue, and 78% of
voters say the country is heading in the wrong direction. We need
structural change, and Democrats need to earn trust and votes.

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Joe Manchin plans to hold the government funding hostage for a deal to
fast-track fossil fuel projects and cut frontline community safeguards -
and Our Revolution is leading the call for a progressive mutiny in
Congress.

A coalition of 72 US House Reps have signed onto a [ [link removed] ]letter led by US
Rep. Raul Grijalva - but we need more of our representatives in Congress
to stand in opposition.

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We need YOU to make calls for John Fetterman! We have a chance to flip a
senate seat, elect a progressive, and defeat that elitist hack Dr. Oz -
does it get any better than that?

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David Segal is a key ally we need in Congress to rein in corporate power
and corruption. Bernie just endorsed him and we need you to help make
calls in this last weekend push before Election Day!

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Megan Green - a 2016 Bernie delegate we helped elect to the St. Louis
Board of Alderman last cycle - is running for Board President. This is a
key seat for a progressive and we can win!

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This primary season, Our Revolution Phonebank Force has made more than
750,000 calls to voters across the country. Sign up to activate voters for
progressive candidates across the country.

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