Insider News from the Political Revolution!
HEADLINES: Victory: Round 1 vs. Dirty Deal | Ellison vs. Far Right | Key Congress Races: McLeod-Skinner (OR-5) & Vallejo (TX-15) | Kuby for Climate in AZ | Election BLUEPRINT | Swing State Fund | Justice for Jan 6th | & MORE!
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FETTERMAN STICKER!
Fetterman’s shorts and hoodie trigger Tucker Carlson and Dr. Oz because they know he’s one of us. Out-of-touch Oz even said: “When he dresses like that, he’s kicking authority in the balls.”
Good! We want to keep authoritarians like Oz out of power. Show your love for Fetterman’s style and claim your vinyl sticker before they run out! You’ll also help power our massive GOTV operation in PA to stave off a MAGA Majority and make Manchin irrelevant.
GET YOUR STICKER NOW!
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Victory - Round 1! Thanks to all of you, Joe Manchin just suffered a defeat of his Dirty Deal to fast-track fossil fuels! We know the industry goons won’t give up, and we need to keep this same energy when the dirty deal rears its ugly head again - but for now, we celebrate!
Bernie Sanders thanked our coalition for the hard work and organizing that led to this win, and People’s World reported on the “blitz” of our rapid response. Our Revolution members send thousands of calls to legislators right up to the end.
Sens. Jeff Merkley, Ed Markey, Cory Booker, and Tammy Duckworth joinedBernie to pledge no votes, and the deal was stripped from the Senate bill to fund the government.
“This is a wishlist written by industry lobbyists that would gut frontline community protections & zero-out climate steps in the Inflation Reduction Act, OR Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese wrote in a thread recapping the fight. “It must be defeated.”
Our Revolution launched this fight early, and we took the fight directly to Capitol Hill on Tuesday!
Our coalition of frontline activists and climate advocates like Bill McKibben spoke against the deal — which would expedite dozens if not hundreds of some of the dirtiest fossil fuel projects every year, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the emissions equivalent of adding 37 coal plants per year.
“We know this isn’t dead yet, and we’ll keep fighting,” OR National Coordinator Hal Ginsberg told CBS 7 News in Roanoke. “We will keep working with our coalition, demanding senators respect the land and the people who live here.”
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Early voting has started in Minnesota, and we’re fighting to re-elect Attorney General Keith Ellison and defeat his far-right extremist opponent!
The choice is clear. Keith fought corporate price-gouging during the pandemic and led the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
While Keith works to hold corporations and the powerful accountable, his opponent wants to defund corporate law enforcement altogether, The American Prospect reports.
A Board Member of Our Revolution, Keith has worked for decades to advance democratic and criminal-justice reform and to fight corporate monopolies.
Doing the people’s work earns you powerful enemies, and Keith is in a tough race. Can you step up to help re-elect Keith Ellison?
VOLUNTEER FOR KEITH
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PRIORITY PROGRESSIVE HOUSE RACES
To hold the House, we’ll have to win priority races for progressives Jamie McLeod-Skinner in Oregon’s 5th District and Michelle Vallejo in Texas’ 15th!
Our Revolution is proud to endorse Jamie and Michelle, who are two of the 10 progressives who won primaries this year but have competitive races in November.
Progressives like Rep. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib have asked Our Revolution members to help send reinforcements to grow progressive power in the House — and that’s exactly what we aim to do!
DONATE TO ELECT PROGRESSIVES
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner won one of the most important races this primary season, overcoming a barrage of spending by Big Pharma for a resounding victory over Kurt Shrader — one of the worst Democrats in the House.
Now, in the general election, she’s up against a Republican extremist who wants to criminalize abortion and sides with election deniers.
As Jamie said on our National Organizing Call on Monday, “This is a time of crisis and we need leaders who care about people, planet, and democracy. It’s about accountability to the people and not mega-corporations.”
On Santa Clara City Council, Jamie championed renewable energy and climate action, and on Jefferson County School Board, she developed statewide racial justice and equity policy.
Jamie is a working-class former union member, and she’s committed to serving working families and protecting our democracy.
HELP US MAKE CALLS FOR JAMIE AND OUR OTHER GREAT CANDIDATES!
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Michelle Vallejo has our support for Congress in Texas’ 15th District — a toss-up district, where she won by just 35 votes in the primary!
“South Texas has been used as a political backdrop for radical Republicans to use as their pawns,” Michelle said on our Live Organizing Call. “I’m up against a Trump-endorsed Latina who has given her power to outside corporate interests and the radical right agenda.”
This is a critical seat to hold onto, not just for the House majority but to strengthen it with a progressive champion who puts people first.
Michelle is a champion of abortion rights, Medicare for All, and a $15 minimum wage. She has co-founded two organizations to support community leaders and women in business, and she’s worked for immigrants’ rights.
“Being progressive in South Texas isn’t new, but right now we have a chance to claim our power,” she told us.
ELECT MICHELLE TO CONGRESS
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Our Revolution is also excited to endorse Lauren Kuby for Arizona Corporation Commissioner - a powerful down-ballot seat that regulates utility monopolies, railroads, and more.
And, now, we have a chance to elect the consumer watchdog and climate champion who could help set energy standards for a renewable energy transition.
“In the past, it was called ‘the corruption commission’ because they handpicked the regulators — but no more,” Lauren said on our Monday Call, noting her Republican opponents flat-out oppose energy efficiency and want to do away with all standards and goals.
Lauren is a two-term council member and former vice mayor of Tempe, AZ. She is a sustainability scientist at AZ State University and a recognized national champion for climate action and clean energy.
“We’ve had 53 days over 100 degrees here, the worst drought in 1200 years. If you care about climate, it’s important to vote down-ballot,” she said.
LET’S ELECT LAUREN IN AZ
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Election Day is just five weeks out, and what we do now will determine our fate. Our movement must marshal our resources NOW in order to execute our strategy ahead of Nov. 8th.
We must activate millions of voters, defeat the far right, flip senate seats in swing states, elect allies, and grow progressive power. This election is sink or swim - we either bolster our ranks or face a rightwing nightmare.
LET’S GET TO WORK!
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We’re raising $300K for our Swing State Fund to FLIP TWO SENATE SEATS in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Reaching these funding goals - or not - will determine whether we get John Fetterman or Dr. Oz and if Mandela Barnes replaces Ron Johnson, whether we cancel out Manchin and Sinema or face a new MAGA majority.
The stakes couldn’t be higher, and there’s a real danger that many progressive, independent, working-class voters will not be motivated to turn out.
DONATE TO OUR SWING STATE FUND
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Our Revolution volunteers will use our proven electoral turnout model to mobilize our list of 413,251 voters. Our research shows if we connect with each voter 4 times - by phone, text, mail, social media, and door-knocking - we can boost turnout by 11 percent and make a decisive difference in tight races.
POWER OUR GOTV MACHINE
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PHONE BANK FOR FETTERMAN
Our Revolution is putting our massive GOTV machine to work to make sure John Fetterman wins BIG in Pennsylvania!
We need John in the Senate and we need YOU to make calls with our Phonebank Force! We have a chance to elect a progressive and defeat that elitist hack Dr. Oz - does it get any better than that?
CALL FOR FETTERMAN
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So far this election season, Our Revolution Phonebank Force has made over 800,000 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.
SIGN UP FOR A CALL SHIFT
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Our Revolution joined a live call Thursday with US Rep. Jamie Raskin, Public Citizen, and other movement partners to organize actions now ahead of the release of the January 6th report.
“The hearings are important, but Congress only has the power to investigate not to prosecute,” OR Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese said. “That power falls to us, we have the power to hold them accountable.”
That’s why we’ve been working to bar insurrectionists from the ballot and why our members are planning events around the country to defend our democracy.
So far, more than 60 events are scheduled between Oct. 13-23, and our coalition team will support organizers every step of the way. Sign up now to join or organize an action near you!
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The Biden administration is cutting down student debt relief — disqualifying those whose federal loans are held by private lenders.
Around 770,000 people will be affected by the change, CNN reports. Our Revolution will not stop fighting until all student debt is canceled and all public higher education is tuition-free.
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RALLY WITH AMAZON WORKERS IN ALBANY NY
Our Revolution NYPAN will Rally for Amazon Labor Union with Albany warehouse workers at 1 pm ET on Oct. 10 — ahead of their union vote set to run from Oct. 12-17.
This is one of the exciting organizing campaigns in our own Capital Region! Lunch break for workers is around 1:30 pm so we’ll see workers and support them two days before their voting starts!
Earlier this month, Amazon lost a key battle in its attempt to reverse the union’s victory in Staten Island. An NLRB official recommended Amazon’s objections be rejected in full and the union be certified, NPR reports.
Sign up to join Our Revolution as we stand with Amazon Labor Union and demand the mega-corporation recognize the union and negotiate a fair contract!
JOIN THE RALLY!
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In appreciation of his progressive policies and hilariously devastating burns of his TV doctor opponent, Our Revolution created an iconic new sticker to celebrate John Fetterman!
Chip in $5 or more now as a recurring donor, and we’ll send you one of these exclusive John Fetterman stickers! You’ll also be powering our critical GOTV in swing states to defeat the far right.
GET YOUR FETTERMAN STICKER
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Progressive Mandela Barnes can take out far-right Senator Ron Johnson in Wisconsin - with our help! He’s in a tough race, but we have a path to victory and can flip this key seat.
MAKE CALLS FOR MANDELA
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We need YOU to make calls for John Fetterman! We are hitting the phones every Wednesday to make sure we flip this senate seat, defeat Dr. Oz, and elect a progressive!
CALL FOR FETTERMAN
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We have to marshal our resources NOW to execute our strategy over the next six weeks to defeat the far right and elect progressives on Nov. 3rd.
If we connect with each voter 4 times - by phone, text, mail, social media, and door-knocking - we can boost turnout by 11 percent and make a decisive difference in tight races.
Donate now to power our Swing State strategy!
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Early voting has started in Minnesota and we need to re-elect Keith Ellison as Attorney General! Keith has fought price-gouging during the pandemic and led the fight to convict Derek Chauvin for the Murder of George Floyd.
VOLUNTEER FOR KEITH
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Megan Green - a 2016 Bernie delegate we helped elect to the St. Louis Board of Alderman last cycle - won her special election and is on to the general! This is a key seat for a progressive and we can win.
CALL FOR MEGAN IN ST. LOUIS
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This primary season, Our Revolution Phonebank Force has made more than 800,000 calls to voters across the country. Sign up to activate voters for progressive candidates across the country.
SIGN UP FOR A CALL SHIFT
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Become a sustaining member of Our Revolution for just $5/mo. and get your official membership card. For $10, get our collectible sticker 6-pack — $15, get the stickers + a poster — $27, get both + a tote bag — $50, get it ALL + a T-shirt!
BECOME A MOVEMENT BUILDER
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