Friend—I wanted to make sure you saw this email. If we're going
to win back net neutrality in 2020, we need the funds to kick our
state-by-state campaign off right—but we're still short of our goal.
[ [link removed] ]Will you make a year-end donation to Demand Progress and help save net
neutrality?

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Dear Friend,

Demand Progress has some big news to share with you: We have plans to
launch a huge, groundbreaking new campaign to win back net neutrality in
2020.

Step one is to pass strong net neutrality protections in the states,
taking advantage of a recent federal court decision reversing Ajit Pai’s
efforts to block state action.^1

Step two is to stop any bad net neutrality legislation in Congress that
would take away states' authority to protect net neutrality or undermine
nationwide protections for the free and open internet.

Step three is to make sure the next president—whoever that is—is committed
to reinstating net neutrality and firing Ajit Pai.

So we’ve designed a hard-hitting, on-the-ground campaign to pass net
neutrality state by state, and we’re sharing it with you below. But big
plans cost big bucks, and Big Cable is lobbying hard in Congress and state
legislatures to stop us.

[ [link removed] ]Victory for net neutrality is in sight, but winning state by state is a
big undertaking. We need to raise $20,000 by December 31 to have the
budget needed going into 2020 to win back open internet protections. Will
you rush a donation to Demand Progress today?

California has already passed its own gold-standard net neutrality
legislation, and we know if we get other states to follow suit, AT&T,
Comcast, and the rest of Big Cable would have no choice but to stop
throttling sites and putting us into internet slow lanes.

Our plan is already working. Twenty-nine states introduced net neutrality
legislation in 2019, and just before the end of the year, the governor of
New York, the third most populous state in the country, announced a plan
to pass gold-standard legislation as well.^2

But in 2020, much of that legislation has to be reintroduced in order to
pass, and Big Cable is fighting back. And AT&T and Comcast are pouring
millions of dollars into lobbying in Congress to try to convince
legislators to pass legislation that will block these state laws.

So here’s the strategy we’ve developed to defeat AT&T, Verizon, and the
other corporate ISPs:

* Hire state-level coordinators and lobbyists to assist states in
drafting and passing their own net neutrality legislation.
* Place organizers and activists in the states that need the most
grassroots support to let legislators know that more than 80% of the
public wants a return to net neutrality.
* Use state-level email and phone call digital tools to connect
constituents to their lawmakers and recruit for rallies and other
actions.
* Hire dedicated in-state communications support to help pitch stories
in local news outlets, post billboards, and run digital ads.

In the meantime, Big Cable will be pushing hard to get their allies in
Congress to block state action by passing nationwide net neutrality
legislation that would restore the federal preemption. And in the
presidential campaign, we need to make sure that every candidate clearly
states what they will do to protect the free and open internet.

To pull off a campaign of this scope against Big Cable won’t be cheap or
easy, and we’re counting on your help.

If Demand Progress doesn’t raise $20,000 between now and December 31,
we’re going to have to cut back on this and our other important campaigns.
We have fought for net neutrality since we were founded almost decade ago.
With victory in sight, we can’t give up now.

[ [link removed] ]Will you rush a donation to Demand Progress and help save net
neutrality in 2020?

Thanks for your support.

Mark Stanley
Director of Communications and Operations, Demand Progress

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Sources:
1. CNet, "California lawmakers give thumbs-up to 'gold standard' net
neutrality bill,” [ [link removed] ]September 1, 2018.
2. National Conference of State Legislatures, “Net Neutrality 2019
Legislation,” [ [link removed] ]October 1, 2019.
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