John,
My name is Erin. I’m a lifelong Kentuckian, and you know the man talking about.
You see him in the headlines every week, wreaking havoc on our democracy and futures with power grabs and political ploys: Mitch McConnell. Earlier this year, we confronted him head-on about the millions he’s pocketed from Big Oil while playing games with our futures.1 This week, in yet another chauvinistic display of power, McConnell declared he would neglect his Senate duties by operating with “total coordination” with Donald Trump in reviewing the impeachment charges against him.2
But isn’t that one of his strengths too? That he’s brutally transparent even when his position is wildly unpopular. I certainly can’t say the same for Amy McGrath, the candidate the Democratic establishment has put their weight behind to take on McConnell in 2020.
Amy flip-flops3 on issues depending on the day, she refused to take a side on impeachment even this week4, and she’s lost every election she’s run. With McConnell, at least we know what we’re going to get. Here in Kentucky, voters are just not fired up about McGrath, and it’s going to take a whole lot of energy and inspiration to take on McConnell.
But, there is another way. This month, Sunrise Movement announced our endorsement5 for a new kind of Senator in Kentucky, one who speaks clearly about what Kentuckians need. His name is Representative Charles Booker. He backs the Green New Deal, has sworn off fossil fuel money, he’s ready to fight for the dignity of our people, and I can tell you for sure that he's only candidate who can win.
Click below to watch his inspiring launch video to see why, and rush a donation to support the movement he's building to take on McConnell.
Charles is Kentucky’s youngest black state lawmaker, and he is ready to ignite a movement across our great state. Unlike McConnell and McGrath, and unlike the Republican and Democratic establishment, Charles knows Kentuckians are tired of political games, and ready for change.
But John, we need your help. Charles is behind on his $50,000 goal for this month.
Pitch in today to help him reach his goal and stand with Kentuckians in the fight for our futures.
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Amy McGrath has already raised millions in this race from out of state donors, but her voice isn’t speaking to the millions of working people in our state who deserve a candidate who will fight for a livable future. I’ve lived here my whole life and I know that McConnell won’t go down without a movement to stop him. Will you chip in today to support the only candidate ready to fight unapologetically for my people?
It wasn’t too long ago that Kentucky was a Democratic stronghold — back when the Democratic Party actually stood up for working people. We’re ripe for change again. Just this week, 140,000 Kentuckians had their right to vote restored after our newly elected Democratic Governor took office. Let’s give our people a candidate who will inspire us to the polls next year. A candidate who has stood with teachers at their strikes, who has stood with coal miners for their pensions, who has stood with young people for our futures.
We deserve a candidate who sees Kentucky’s worth — who knows we aren’t a “red state”or a “coal state,” but rather a state the establishment has left behind for too long.
As Charles says, “We’re not a joke, we’re not a tragedy. I know Kentucky is the future, and America should follow our lead.” I know Kentucky can be the future of the Green New Deal, and Charles Booker is ready to fight for that future.
Join me and Sunrise Movement in showing him we’ll have his back in taking on McConnell.
For our futures,
Erin Bridges
Sunrise Kentucky
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P.P.S. Read these articles about Sunrise Movement’s endorsement!
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2019/12/06/climate-change-youth-movement-endorses-charles-booker-u-s-senate/4354729002/
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/video-local-climate-strikers-tout-green-new-deal/video_8b565fa9-a893-5886-8cfd-0afbab38be04.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sunrise-movement-helping-progressive-underdogs-senate_n_5de9d3d1e4b0d50f32b140a8
1 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/25/mitch-mcconnell-protest-young-climate-activists-green-new-deal
2 http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/impeachment-mcconnell-vows-total-coordination-team-trump
3 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kentucky-senate-hopeful-amy-mcgrath-says-she-raised-25-million-in-24-hours-for-race-against-mitch-mcconnell/2019/07/10/f8502958-a31a-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html
4 https://twitter.com/phillipmbailey/status/1207502947845902336?s=20
5 https://medium.com/sunrisemvmt/sunrise-backs-green-new-deal-champion-charles-booker-in-exploring-candidacy-to-contest-mitch-fb85c785a710
