Dear MoveOn member,
In a shocking new interview with Time magazine, Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate running to oversee elections in Arizona, was asked if he would certify Joe Biden as the winner in 2024 if Biden earned the most votes.
Finchem replied, "you're proposing something that, quite frankly, is a fantasy."1
You read that correctly: Finchem—who attended the January 6 insurrection as a member of the white supremacist Oath Keepers militia—is openly declaring that he will not certify the election results if a Democrat wins, no matter the true will of the people.2
Mark Finchem simply cannot become Arizona's secretary of state this November. But right now, Democrat Adrian Fontes is trailing Finchem in the polls by 5 points.3
That's why MoveOn has launched an unprecedented, multimillion-dollar campaign to defeat MAGA extremists like Finchem this November and prevent them from overseeing elections.
John, in battleground states across the country, MoveOn-endorsed candidates are facing unprecedented opposition from the America First Secretary of State Coalition.
The coalition was formed by radical MAGA candidates who are running for secretary of state in key battleground states. In most states, the secretary of state oversees elections—including determining who is eligible to vote and with the power to kick voters off the rolls, throw out votes, and declare the winners of elections.
The goal of the America First Secretary of State Coalition is to elect Trump puppets to the top elections administration position in critical swing states so that when the 2024 election comes, they will have the power to declare Trump the winner—no matter the true will of the voters.
Steve Bannon, who is closely tied to the America First Secretary of State Coalition, said it outright: "We're taking over all the elections."4
This is an existential threat to our democracy. But thankfully, MoveOn has been working for months to defeat MAGA candidates for secretary of state and elect honest Democrats who will protect our democracy and count every vote.
But in order to ensure our campaign is running pedal to the metal from now until Election Day, we need your help.
Will you join me and chip in $3 today to power our democracy-saving campaign?
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, Jayne, Arvin, Erik, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Conspiracy Theorists Want to Run America’s Elections. These Are the Candidates Standing in Their Way," Time, September 21, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/168063?t=4&akid=333050%2E40999114%2ERt-wB9
2. Ibid.
3. "Republican Mark Finchem leads Adrian Fontes in Arizona secretary of state poll," KTAR, September 21, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/168064?t=6&akid=333050%2E40999114%2ERt-wB9
4. "Meanwhile, Steve Bannon Is Reminding Everyone That the Right Is Very Much Trying to Destroy Democracy," Rolling Stone, November 12, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/162328?t=8&akid=333050%2E40999114%2ERt-wB9
Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump's preparations for being able to steal the presidency in 2024 are well underway and include working to replace top election officials in battleground states with his own loyalists. Which is why MoveOn is doing something we've never done in our 23-year history: We're launching a powerful, multimillion-dollar effort to defeat Trump-backed secretaries of state across the country and elect individuals who will count every vote and ensure fair elections.
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