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Indivisibles,

It’s Sarah, Indivisible’s Chief Campaigns Officer. And today, 28 days
before election day, I’m here with a really transparent email about what
I’m worried about, a decision we’re wrestling with here at Indivisible,
and a question for you.

But first, thank you. Because this weekend, you showed up. 

In [ [link removed] ]Washington, D.C. by way of Brockway, Pennsylvania.

In [ [link removed] ]Prescott, Arizona.

In [ [link removed] ]St. Paul, Minnesota.

In [ [link removed] ]Bend, Oregon.

In [ [link removed] ]Concord, Massachusetts.

In [ [link removed] ]Bellingham, Washington.

When all was said and done, you hit the streets at more than 450 marches,
vigils, and rallies across all 50 states -- and your message was loud and
clear: we won’t go back.

It was a powerful way to mark the 30-day mark before November 8. You
reminded your neighbors that our rights are on the ballot in just a few
short weeks. And you made sure that MAGA Republicans -- who would like
nothing more than for all of us to sit down and STFU -- couldn’t run from
that narrative on your home turf.

But we’re not done yet. And like I said up top, I want to talk to you
about something I’m worried about and a decision we’re wrestling with
[ [link removed] ](I’m also going to ask you to chip in $28 to help us expand our Give No
Ground candidate slate, reach more voters in this final push, and support
all our work to keep our House and Senate majorities in these last 28
days).

What I’m worried about: The race for control of the House is close & MAGA is
wildly outspending us.

As The Washington Post reported^1 last week, House candidates -- and
political nonprofits, like Indivisible -- are not meeting our fundraising
goals (for transparency’s sake, we missed our goal by about 50% in
September and are making decisions about our investments in races across
the country based on real-time fundraising data from October). At the same
time, we’re being wildly outspent by megarich MAGA donors at a moment when
many House races have razor-thin margins. 

As of last Thursday, Dave Wasserman at the Cook Political Report estimates
that of the 30 “toss-up” races, Democrats need to win 24, or 80%, to keep
our majority:

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While we can’t compete with billionaires funneling money into races all
over the country, we’ve got something they don’t: grassroots power putting
in the work to win by talking to their neighbors, writing postcards and
letters to the editor, canvassing, and holding events to expose MAGA’s
extremism.

But with 28 days left, we’ve got to do more.

The decision we’re wrestling with here at Indivisible: Expanding our Give No
Ground candidate slate & investing in majority-making races.

When we’re making decisions about our programs here at Indivisible, we
want to do it with all the information we have available at a given
moment. And right now, that tweet from Dave Wasserman -- and our
fundraising numbers -- are keeping me up at night.

As you read this, we’re looking at the candidates we’re supporting with
money and tools and asking hard questions about where we really need to
focus our efforts to hold onto the House.

Last week, our team put together a list of the Toss-up and Lean-R House
races that we’d expand to support with phonebanking, textbanking, direct
support, and more [ [link removed] ]if we could find the dollars. These are the folks who
have incredible Indivisible grassroots support behind them and the folks
we think are going to be the real majority makers come November 8th. These
races are winnable.

I want to share it with you (and ask you what you think below): 

Josh Riley (NY-19) is in a toss-up and running against an opponent who
opposed allowing Medicaid funds to be used for abortions and even
transferred thousands of dollars from his state campaign account to an
anti-choice organization that operated crisis pregnancy centers.^2

Jevin Hodge (AZ-01) is in a toss-up. He’s running against an opponent who
wants to ban abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest^3, repeatedly
attacked birth control access and voted to defund Planned Parenthood (not
to mention he voted to toss out the 2020 presidential election results).

Will Rollins (CA-41) is in a Lean-R race that we think is winnable. His
opponent signed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe
and Casey, voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, voted against
a bipartisan law to make it illegal to barricade an abortion clinic, voted
for a bill that would put doctors in jail for performing abortions, and
voted against barring child rapists from being able to sue doctors who
provided abortion care to a child incest victim.^4

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) is in a Lean-R race. Her opponent was
endorsed by Donald Trump and is giving Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor
Greene a run for their ultra-MAGA street cred money.

Rudy Salas (CA-22) is in a Toss-up race. The Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee calls the race “one of the best pickup opportunities in
the country.” His opponent voted to allow an age tax on older Californians
that would charge them five times more for their health care. He even
voted against protecting paid sick leave.^5

Christy Smith (CA-27) is in a Toss-up race. Her opponent signed an amicus
brief asking SCOTUS to overturn Roe, voted against the Women’s Health
Protect Act, and co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act, the federal
personhood bill that would ban all abortions and certain types of birth
control such as IUDs.^6

Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) is in a Lean-R race. His opponent voted against
codifying a woman’s right to choose in New Jersey and supported the
confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the opinion
overturning Roe. During the many times he’s run for office, anti-choice
groups spent tens of thousands of dollars to elect him.^7

Kim Schrier (WA-08) is in a Toss-up race. Her opponent is about as extreme
as they come, confirming that he’d be in favor of a nationwide ban on
abortion, outlawing abortion even in cases of rape and incest, has called
for banning abortion outright from conception, supports defunding Planned
Parenthood, and was praised by the far-right Family Policy Institute.^8

Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) is in a Toss-up race. Her opponent called the day
that SCOTUS overturned Roe, “an exciting day,” and opposes abortion, even
in instances of rape and incest (she also doesn’t believe in climate
change).^9

Wiley Nickel (NC-13) is in a Toss-up race. At one point, his opponent’s
website declared he was “100 percent Pro-Life” and “100 percent
Pro-Trump,” as well as including his position that “life begins at
conception.” He’s since scrubbed it all (he knows he’s in trouble).^10

Mary Peltola (AK-AL) is in a Toss-up race. There aren’t enough words in
this email to remind you about Sarah “I can see Russia” Palin. And the
other guy isn’t much better.

Christopher Deluzio (PA-17) is in a Toss-up race. His opponent openly
supported overturning Roe and signaled support for a constitutional
amendment to restrict abortion access nationwide.^11

Kirsten Engel (AZ-06) is in a Lean-R race. Her opponent both refused to
condemn white nationalism^12 and literally walked away from Arizona voters
asking about his position on abortion.^13

Frank Mrvan (IN-01) is in a Toss-up race. His opponent was endorsed by an
extremist anti-abortion group and continues to double down on supporting a
nationwide abortion ban with no exceptions for rape, incest, or the life
of the mother.^14

Gabriel Vasquez (NM-02) is in a Toss-up race. His opponent’s first ever
act in Congress was to overturn the 2020 election, and she has since
cheered on abortion bans in states like Texas that are putting pregnant
people’s lives at risk.^15

Jay Chen (CA-45) is in a Lean-R race. His MAGA opponent voted against the
Women’s Health Protection Act and signed onto an amicus brief asking the
Republicans on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. She even
cosponsored legislation to ban all abortions and some birth control.^16

Christina Bohannan (IA-01) is in a Lean-R race. Her opponent is a
Republican incumbent who won by only SIX VOTES in 2020 and who now
supports a national abortion ban and is pushing efforts to allow insurance
companies to discriminate against patients.^17

Later this week, I’ll meet with Leah, Ezra, and our team to make final
decisions about if we can expand Give No Ground and invest in these races
with direct candidate support, phonebanking, textingbanking, group
support, and more. Real-talk: to get to yes, [ [link removed] ]fundraising needs to be
in a better place than it's in right now.

The question: can you give a few dollars to help us throw down on these
races?

So, how much does it cost to add a candidate, anyway? Great question. Let
me tell you.

For about $16,000 we can add a candidate and:

* Host textbanking parties to help Indivisible groups reach voters in
their district to make sure they know how important this election is,
* Activate our national phonebanking tools so Indivisible volunteers can
reach potential voters and help them make a plan to cast their ballot
on election day,
* Include the race in our new canvassing tools that allow individual
activists to make an outsized impact in their own communities

[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in $28 dollars right now to help fund this expansion of
Give No Ground to support majority-making House races and all of our work
to keep our majorities this November?

I also want to know which of the candidates you’re feeling most excited
about. Click their name to let us know:

[ [link removed] ]Josh Riley (NY-19)

[ [link removed] ]Jevin Hodge (AZ-01)

[ [link removed] ]Will Rollins (CA-41)

[ [link removed] ]Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)

[ [link removed] ]Rudy Salas (CA-22)

[ [link removed] ]Christy Smith (CA-27)

[ [link removed] ]Tom Malinowski (NJ-07)

[ [link removed] ]Kim Schrier (WA-08)

[ [link removed] ]Yadira Caraveo (CO-08)

[ [link removed] ]Wiley Nickel (NC-13)

[ [link removed] ]Mary Peltola (AK-AL)

[ [link removed] ]Christopher Deluzio (PA-17)

[ [link removed] ]Kirsten Engel (AZ-06)

[ [link removed] ]Frank Mrvan (IN-01)

[ [link removed] ]Gabriel Vasquez (NM-02)

[ [link removed] ]Jay Chen (CA-45)

[ [link removed] ]Christina Bohannan (IA-01)

While I don’t yet know how much this email is going to raise, or how many
candidates we’ll be able to add to our slate, I’ll circle back with you on
Friday to let you know more about the decision about expanding and how you
can get involved to win. 

Thank you for all that you’re doing right now.

28 days.

In solidarity,
Sarah

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