John, it's been a pretty intense last few days.

From supporters on Twitter to the candidates themselves and everyone in
between, too many progressives are fighting each other instead of staying
focused and united against the candidates supported by the corporate wing
of the Democratic Party.

That's not good.

I remember 2004. Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt were leading in the polls
until they started fighting each other and then John Kerry slipped in and
won the Iowa caucus, starting a landslide of victories that locked up the
nomination for the establishment's candidate.

I also remember that John Kerry went on to lose the general election
against a very unpopular Republican incumbent in November.

We're determined to not let that happen again.

Here's how: We're launching Progressives Unite 2020 today partnering with
17 other national organizations in calling on progressives to work
together to win. It's a three part plan and it relies on all of us to make
it work. The first step is:

[ [link removed] ]Sign on to the Progressives Unite 2020 pledge committing to come
together from the first vote in Iowa to the last vote at the DNC
Convention to ensure a progressive wins the nomination and America elects
a Progressive President! Add your name now >>

[ [link removed] ]ADD YOUR NAME

Once you sign, if you live in Iowa, you’ll get a copy of the Strategic
Voting Guide for the Iowa Caucus immediately. If you live in any other
state, we’ll send you the plan before your state votes too.

The Strategic Voting Plan is simple. If a candidate does not reach the
viability threshold of 15% in a caucus, the campaign will be organizing
voters to move to one of the top two progressives rather than aligning
with a candidate supported by the corporate wing or even just going home.

See, with multiple progressive candidates competing against neoliberal,
corporate and billionaire Democrats, the progressive movement must be
strategic as we fight to win and elect delegates in state conventions.

That's why part three of our campaign will go beyond the votes in each
state to organize voters who want to become their candidate's pledged
delegate at the DNC convention to run as "Unite Delegates." These
delegates will pledge to stick with their chosen candidate as long as
possible, but be ready to support the other candidate if we have to unite
at the convention to make sure a progressive wins the nomination.

The progressive movement has the chance of a lifetime to defeat Donald
Trump and elect a truly transformational progressive President of the
United States, but it won't happen if we fight each other instead of
working together to win.

[ [link removed] ]Grassroots progressives nationwide can lead by example and the first
step is adding your name to the Progressives Unite 2020 pledge today.

This is a big campaign and we're excited to be united with so many great
progressive organizations.

Progressives Unite 2020 includes groups that haven't made an endorsement
for one candidate or the other like DFA, Presente Action, Black Voters
Matter Fund, and Justice Democrats. We're uniting with groups that have
endorsed Elizabeth Warren like the Working Families Party and Progressive
Change Campaign Committee and groups that have endorsed Bernie Sanders
like Our Revolution, Center for Popular Democracy Action, and the Sunrise
Movement.

Whether it's Ady Barkan the co-founder of Be A Hero Fund or former Labor
Secretary Robert Reich founder of Inequality Media Civic Action, both
leaders and their organizations are united with People's Action, Dream
Defenders, and Social Security Works.

It's powerful to have so many progressives groups working together,
including members of the Black Male Voter Project, Progressive Democrat of
America, and RootsAction, because when the progressive movement works
together, progressives win.

This is an exciting moment only 18 days before the Iowa Caucus and the
first votes are cast. It's never been more important than it is right now
for progressives to unite for a progressive president and work together to
win!

[ [link removed] ]Join the campaign right now >>

Let's take our passion and turn it into victory by working together before
it's too late.

Thank you for everything you're doing to stay focused and win!

-Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America



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