First: I want to say thank you.
Your generosity -- whether you’ve contributed money, time, your network, or simply this spot in your inbox each week -- has made the last three years possible. More than 300 young diverse progressives are in local office & more than 45,000 young people have raised their hands to consider running for office because of you. I am so proud of what we’ve done together, and looking forward to what we’re going to do together in the future. (And FYI, more to come on our 2020 strategic plan in the new year.)
Today, I want you to commit to giving again and giving more to Run for Something in 2020 -- starting right now.
Why? Because earlier this year, I had a conversation that’s kept me up nearly every night since: A supporter told me that while they loved what we do and while they are so proud to be a part of this team, they simply couldn’t make us a priority going into 2020. “We have to beat Trump,” they said. “Everything else is on hold.”
I want to be as clear as possible: That mentality -- that winning the White House is the only thing that matters -- is exactly why Democrats lose over and over and over again. It’s why too many people don’t have health care, why abortion rights are on the line, why black and brown voters are kept from the polls, and why so many people have a negative perception of the Democratic Party, even while our positions and policies are more popular and would make peoples’ lives better.
Winning the White House is important, don’t get me wrong. But if we underinvest in local elections, we are repeating our same mistakes over and over again. As a party, we have to do it all. (After all, there is no question about it on the other side: Republicans have the resources and strategic imperative to invest everywhere and at every level.)
No matter what you care about -- winning the Senate, redistricting, health care, abortion rights, climate change, voting rights, or, yes, winning the White House -- Run for Something is part of the solution.
In 2019, we raised ~$2.5 million. We need to raise at least that and then some in 2020 in order to ensure we’re sustainable past this election cycle. (After all, we already have candidates running in 2021. Hard to believe, but there will be an election day past November!) The sooner you can donate, the better. Money we can count on is staff we can pay, ads we can run, and candidates we can support.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your generosity (in the past and in the future) is changing the world.
Amanda Litman
Co-founder
Run for Something
P.S. If want to do more, email us at [email protected] to talk about hosting an event! We will go anywhere and everywhere to help you help us.
