Dear MoveOn member,
When we think of Reverend Raphael Warnock, Democratic U.S. senator from
Georgia, we think of dignity, compassion, and a voice for the voiceless. A
man who grew up in public housing with his 11 siblings to become the
youngest senior pastor in the history of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in
Atlanta, the historic church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up and
where he remained a pastor until his assassination in 1968. Ebenezer
Baptist has a nearly 150-year-long history of fighting for civil rights,
and Reverend Warnock continued that tradition as senior pastor until his
election to the Senate in 2021.
When we think of his opponent, Herschel Walker, we think of … well … none
of that.
Throughout his campaign, Walker has been exposed for his unethical
business practices, for committing multiple horrific acts of domestic
violence, and most recently, for benefiting from the very same access to
safe, legal abortion that he wants to strip away from every single person
in the United States.^1,2,3 And yet, he could still very well win a seat
in the U.S. Senate and hand back control of the chamber to Mitch
McConnell.
That's right. There is almost no path to keeping the Senate in Democratic
hands if we lose Georgia. Democrats would have to hold every other
Democratic seat across the country and flip at least one red state blue.
We feel so strongly about the importance of winning Georgia that today we
are asking you to donate directly to Rev. Warnock's re-election campaign,
with none of your contribution coming to us.
[ [link removed] ]Will you make a $3 contribution today to Raphael
Warnock's campaign to support a true leader and help make sure Georgia
stays blue and Mitch McConnell stays out of power?
We expect you have heard the latest about Herschel Walker, that he paid
for his then-partner to have an abortion in 2009, despite supporting a
total ban on abortion with no exceptions.^4 After claiming repeatedly that
he had never met the woman and knew nothing about her, she revealed that
she is also the mother of one of his four children.^5
As hypocritical as this is, the deeper hypocrisy is with GOP leadership
that stands with Walker's pattern of lies and disturbing immoral behavior.
"Republicans stand with him," said Senator Rick Scott, the chairman of the
National Republican Senatorial Committee in the wake of the most recent
scandal.^6
"Full speed ahead in Georgia," declared Steven Law, president of the
Senate Leadership Fund–the leading Senate Republican Super PAC aligned
with Senator Mitch McConnell.^7
Even right-wing radio went all-in: "I don't care if Herschel Walker paid
to abort endangered baby eagles, I want control of the Senate," said Dana
Loesch, former NRA spokesperson and far-right radio host.^8
That's because Republicans are focused on one thing, and one thing
only—taking control of the U.S. Senate so the GOP can take away a pregnant
person's bodily autonomy, strip the LGBTQ+ community of basic human
rights, suppress voters, and install Trump in the White House in 2024.
And their only path to doing that is through Georgia. Because if they
can't flip Georgia, then they must hold Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania
and then flip some other state like Arizona. Those odds are very, very,
very slim.
That's why we are asking you today to make an emergency donation to Rev.
Warnock's campaign. He is currently leading by only 3 points—within the
margin of error—but momentum is on his side, and we can't let that slip.^9
[ [link removed] ]Please chip in $3 or whatever you can afford today. As we
said, 100% of your gift will go directly to his campaign, and we know how
grateful he will be. Indeed, how grateful all of us will be that you
helped keep Mitch McConnell out of power!
Thanks for all you do.
–Chris, David, Jennifer, Corinne, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "'Herschel Walker's latest problem: A controversial business record,"
MSNBC, March 11, 2022
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2. "GOP candidate Herschel Walker admits domestic violence claims but says
therapy fixed him: 'Like I broke my leg, I put the cast on. It healed,'"
Yahoo, December 14, 2021
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3. "Washington Post: Woman says she had to push Herschel Walker to pay for
abortion he wanted her to have," CNN, October 12, 2022
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4. "Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend's Abortion, Report Says," The New
York Times, October 3, 2022
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5. "Woman involved in Herschel Walker abortion report says she's also
mother of his child," Yahoo, October 6, 2022
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6. "In Speedy Embrace of Herschel Walker, Republicans Make Familiar
Political Bargain," The New York Times, October 6, 2022
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7. Ibid.
8. "Dana Loesch Says She Doesn't Care if Herschel Walker Paid 'Some Skank'
for an Abortion: 'I Want Control of the Senate,'" Mediaite, October 4,
2022
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9. "Herschel Walker's Polling Dip,'" The New York Times, October 14, 2022
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