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Insider News from the Political Revolution!

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HEADLINES: 2023 KICKOFF! | 4 New Organizing Teams! | Congrats Bernie | US
Rep Greg Casar Rallies Fellow Our Rev Members | Raise the Wage Launch |
Power for Grabs in Major Cities | St. Louis Basic Income | Party Takeover
| & MORE!

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2023 KICKOFF!

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Thanks to the great work of our members and our movement, Our Revolution
is kicking off the new year strong in 2023!

Because we held the Senate by electing John Fetterman and Raphael Warnock,
Bernie’s taking the helm at the powerful HELP Committee (healthcare,
education, labor and pensions).

On the House side, our electoral organizing helped elect NINE new
progressives who will make the largest Congressional Progressive Caucus
ever since Bernie founded it in 1991.

Not only that, we passed sectoral bargaining for fast food workers in
California, increased funding to the NLRB, and killed Manchin’s Dirty Deal
three times

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This year, we will build on our work and our inside-outside strategy —
deepening our grassroots organizing, electing more allies, and growing our
influence in the party.

Our Revolution members and activists were joined on Monday by progressive
leaders like new US Rep. Greg Casar to lay out the mission on our LIVE
[ [link removed] ]Organize-to-Win 2023 Kickoff Call.

From building out progressive cities in down ballot races to raising wages
state by state, we have lots of exciting work planned for 2023.

[ [link removed] ]This is a year we can make serious gains as a movement. The more of us
organizing together, the greater our impact. Become a 2023 Member now to
power this work for the year ahead.

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FEDERAL ACTION

Although Republicans control the House, there’s still much we can do to
advance our policy agenda in 2023 — including ramping up pressure for
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Our Revolution member and new Congressman Greg Casar [ [link removed] ]joined our LIVE
Kickoff Call between votes on the House floor, where he told us
Republicans were “trying to seem like populists but the first bill I just
voted ‘no’ on is trying to help the wealthy evade taxes.”

Republicans are making it clear they’re willing to shut down Congress over
cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Greg said, “but we must refuse to
allow any deal that would balance the budget on the backs of the sick, our
seniors, and struggling everyday people.”

Not only must we fight the far right, we must also use our power to
“incentivize the good and push back on the bad of the Democratic party
itself,” Greg said. “We need to work on executive action.”

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In 2022, we got steps on climate, drug pricing, and more through
legislation. Now, with a Republican House, we must push President Biden to
deliver more through the power of the pen.

Just to name a few: Biden can use his executive authority to give paid
sick leave to rail workers, ensure union rights for federal contractors,
and close tax loopholes for the wealthy.

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And although establishment Democrats and progressives stood together
during the first Congressional votes this year, we are going to push to
make sure our priorities get addressed in 2023.

“I don’t think this show of unity should create any illusion that
progressives are going to pull their punches,” Our Revolution Executive
Director Joseph Geevarghese told the [ [link removed] ]AP. “There’s an old organizing
adage, ’No permanent allies, no permanent enemies, only permanent
interests.’ There’s a conversation that’s been happening where progressive
have an opening with Joe Biden to press our priorities.”

Join the Federal Action Team to help us develop strategy and build
pressure on Congress and the White House to deliver for American families
in 2023!

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RAISE THE WAGE!

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Also on our [ [link removed] ]2023 Kickoff Call, One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman
discussed the racist history of tipped wages and set out a roadmap for us
to raise wages for millions this year.

It’s been a hard fight as the National Restaurant Association has wielded
so much power over both parties. But, Saru told us, with the pandemic
everything changed.

“Tips went way down because sales went down, harassment went way up, and
millions of workers reached their breaking point, leaving the industry,”
she said. “So, restaurants started raising wages and now we have an
historic moment where we’re winning.”

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Last year in Michigan, restaurant workers won a full minimum wage — the
8th state to end the subminimum wage for tipped workers. And, in DC, 76%
voted to raise the wage to $16.75.

“We’re on a roll,” Saru said on our call, launching our campaign to end
the subminimum wage in 10 states in 2023 — NY, MD, MA, CT, RI, VT, HA, CO,
PR and CA.

We’ll also be collecting signatures this year to put the measure on the
ballot in AZ, OH, and MI in 2024. We have a chance to help millions of
workers in each state win higher wages.

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The Raise the Wage team is already getting started! If you’re near Albany,
NY, join Our Revolution and One Fair Wage to rally at the introduction of
a state bill to End the Subminimum Wage for tipped workers! The event
kicks off at 11 am ET, Monday January 23rd.

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BUILD LOCAL POWER

While we prepare to take out Kyrsten Sinema in 2024 — unlike other groups
— we’re not skipping critical races in 2023.

The balance of power is up for grabs this year in major cities all across
America, and we plan to elect progressive city leaders in St. Louis,
Chicago, NYC, Philly, Nashville, Dallas and more.

Local seats are a proving ground for progressive leaders — remember,
Bernie started off as a mayor in Vermont!

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On our [ [link removed] ]Kickoff Call, St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green
told us about the basic income pilot program passed by our progressive
bloc and the need to build local power.

“Our progressive majority in St. Louis got off to a running start, but
success came from our coalitions with racial justice orgs, unions, public
schools,” Megan said. “A lot of policies start locally, and that can push
state and federal policy.”

Our Revolution helped Megan win a special election in November, and now
she’ll be working with us to make sure we keep progressives leading the
city in the spring election.

“We have more work to do in St. Louis — tax incentive reform, labor peace
agreements, tenants’ and homeless bills of rights — all contingent on
maintaining that progressive majority,” she said.

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Megan and our St. Louis bloc are proving why it’s so important to build
local power. If you want to help keep our majority in St. Louis and build
out more progressive cities this year — sign up for our new organizing
team!

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California Dems Progressive Caucus Chair Amar Shergill joined our [ [link removed] ]2023
Kickoff Event to talk about progressive power in the party and,
specifically, the ongoing election for party delegates in his state.

Our Revolution is working with Amar and the CA Progressive Caucus to grow
the number of progressive delegates. The establishment knows what’s at
stake — and the lobbyists don’t want us to win — so we need everyone in CA
to go to [ [link removed] ]PDN.vote, then show up and vote!

Endorsed candidates include Our Revolution’s own Timothy Cotran, who is
running with a slate of progressives in AD-53! Even if you’re not in CA,
you can join us Wednesday for an [ [link removed] ]important phone bank to help get them
elected!

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“If you like Ro Khanna, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee — they got elected
because of party endorsements and progressive delegates,” Amar explained,
noting the impact on the CA Senate race. “We know Feinstein is not coming
back, so we’re going to replace her and it's going to be a progressive.”

As Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told [ [link removed] ]Politico
this week, “places like California present an opportunity to grow a
progressive voting bloc in the Senate, just like we’ve worked to build on
the House side.”

Meanwhile, in Florida, the state party chair has resigned because
“progressives stood up and said we’ve got to change,” Amar said. “We see
what that pressure has brought. And, the pushbank we’re seeing is a clear
sign that what we’re doing is working!”

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The corporate wing is using any tactic they can to push back against the
growing power of progressives they’re seeing at every level of the party
across the country.

If you’re involved with the party already — or if you want to help grow
pressure and board the ship to make the party more responsive and less
hostile to the grassroots — take action with us now for the new year!

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In NY State, Our Revolution-NYPAN and the Replace Jay Jacobs coalition
organized a big press event last week on the steps of NY City Hall to say
loud and clear that it’s time to #FixTheNYDems

We’re demanding Jacobs be fired as State Party Chair after his actions led
directly to NY getting crushed in the midterms, losing 5 winnable seats —
including to serial liar George Santos — and giving the U.S. House to
Republicans.

We were joined by NY Sens. Jessica Ramos and Robert Jackson, Assembly
Members Harvey Epstein and Robert Carroll, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane
Williams, and NYC Council Member Christopher Marte.

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Join Our Revolution and One Fair Wage as we rally around the introduction
of New York legislation to End the Subminimum Wage for tipped workers. The
event kicks off at 11 am ET, Monday January 23rd in Albany NY.

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Join Our Revolution Wisconsin to launch our state chapter’s 2023
Organize-to-Win series with a presentation, Q&A, and actions to expand and
improve Medicare!

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The corporate wing of the Party knows what’s at stake in the California
delegates election happening right now — and so do we!

The lobbyists don’t want our slate of progressive candidates to take power
in the party, and doing so will help us in the upcoming Senate race. If
you’re in California, go to [ [link removed] ]PDN.vote, and make sure to vote!

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As the country’s largest grassroots-funded progressive political
organization, we are carrying out Bernie’s mission in 2023 through our
4-Point Plan to Win:

Organize the Grassroots
Elect Progressive Champions
Transform the Dem Party
Fight for Progressive Issues

[ [link removed] ]Let’s head into 2023 as strong as possible. As a Movement Builder
you’ll power the meaningful and strategic work we have planned for the
year ahead.

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