Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 26, 2020 at 10:20 PM

This happened late last night

 John, I have some alarming news to share with you today. Late last night, the Trump Administration filed an amicus brief in the lawsuit attacking the Affordable Care Act that Republican state Attorneys General have taken all the way to the Supreme Court, and they didn’t hold back:“The entire ACA mu…

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June 25, 2020 at 7:37 PM

AOC’s bill to ban the use of tear gas in the United States

 John, On June 4, Robert Reich reached out to ask DFA members to join him in calling on Congress to ban the use of tear gas in the United States. In the weeks since, tens of thousands of DFA members have responded, building grassroots support and public pressure to take this chemical weapon out of t…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 25, 2020 at 12:33 AM

Last night’s victories

 John, while we will likely have to wait several more days before we find out the result in Kentucky, the results in New York are a bit more clear. While we have to wait for all the absentee ballots to be counted, the margins make me comfortable saying:WE WON!!! DFA-endorsed progressive candidates w…

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  Mondale Robinson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 24, 2020 at 6:18 PM

You won’t want to miss this

 John, DFA Night School is back! Hundreds of DFA members across the country are coming together to learn how to run successful, expansive campaigns. We’re talking about engaging and mobilizing new, infrequent, and overlooked voters to the polls on Election Day. In tonight’s session, we’ll be joined …

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 8:54 PM

Stacey Abrams

 John, Across the country, we are seeing with our own eyes how all levels of government work to deny people the opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote. Earlier this month in Georgia, voters in predominantly Black neighborhoods faced hours-long lines and broken voting machines in …

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June 22, 2020 at 11:29 PM

The 51st state

 John, On June 1, President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard across Washington, DC to break up peaceful protests. Because DC is not a state, and therefore has no governor, the president has full control over the DC National Guard and was able to use it to deny American citizens their First A…

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June 21, 2020 at 7:46 PM

TONIGHT: Bernie, Jamaal, Charles, and organizers on the ground

 It’s Father’s Day today, yet this Father’s Day is different, John.Our country is in the middle of a racial reckoning. A multiracial multi-generational movement has formed to protest the murders George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and demand not just police accountability and criminal just…

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  Mondale Robinson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 20, 2020 at 9:17 PM

Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, and introducing two exciting DFA-endorsed women of color running for Congress in the south

 You don't want to miss this!Join our campaign experts -- including Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley -- for our virtual online training!Night School: Powerful Expansive Messaging RSVP NOWJohn, last month we relaunched our DFA Night School online training program, and it was a big success!Hundreds o…

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June 19, 2020 at 4:18 PM

Black Independence didn’t happen on July 4th

 John, This Saturday marks my four year anniversary with DFA, and I’m as moved by the work we have to do as the work we've already done.As Black descendants of enslaved folk, we come to work in White-dominated spaces with a certain amount of caution, trepidation and unsettling expectations.This too …

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 8:03 PM

Join the Movement for Black Lives

 John, Millions of people across the country have taken to the streets in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black people killed by vigilantes or law enforcement in America. The Movement for Black Lives is at the center of it, organizing Black …

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 8:06 PM

Charles Booker can beat Mitch McConnell

 John, I have exciting news to share with you today: DFA is excited to endorse progressive champion Charles Booker for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. Charles is currently the youngest Black legislator in the state of Kentucky and supports the issues at the center of our movement, including Medicare for Al…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 5:45 PM

You did this, John

 John, A little over a week ago, I reached out to ask you to join me in calling on Congress to ban the use of tear gas in the United States. In the days since, tens of thousands of DFA members have signed on to our joint petition.Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war, yet police departments ac…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 15, 2020 at 10:18 PM

New Iowa Poll

 This is huge, John:A brand-new Des Moines Register poll shows DFA-endorsed progressive Democrat Theresa Greenfield is now leading Republican Senator Joni Ernst by three points in the Iowa Senate Race: Des Moines Register Poll | Iowa Senate Race Theresa Greenfield (D) - 46% Senator Joni Ernst (R-inc…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 14, 2020 at 10:35 PM

In-person voting began yesterday

 John, let's face it, there's not a lot of things that the New York Times and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez agree on.On Friday, that changed when the New York Times announced their endorsements for the June 23rd primary election in two critical districts DFA members are working hard to win:Mondaire Jones…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 12, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Lindsey Graham could lose

 Things are heating up in the South Carolina Senate race, John.Jaime Harrison’s campaign broke South Carolina fundraising records and outraised Lindsey Graham in the first quarter of 2020. This is the first time Graham has been outraised by an opponent in two decades. Now, a new poll shows Jaime TIE…

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  Mondale Robinson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 11, 2020 at 7:06 PM

Tlaib, Pressley, Haynes, and Valenzuela

 John, last month we relaunched our DFA Night School online training program, and it was a big success!Hundreds of DFA members across the country learned how to run successful and expansive campaigns with voter targeting focused on engaging and mobilizing new, infrequent, and underserved voters to g…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 10, 2020 at 8:59 PM

What happened in Georgia yesterday

 What happened in yesterday’s Georgia primary election was a disgrace, John. Yesterday, Georgians went to the polls to exercise their constitutional right to vote only to be met with outrageously long lines and malfunctioning voting machines. Voters in many Atlanta precincts were forced to wait for …

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 9, 2020 at 10:28 PM

Cory Booker and Kamala Harris’s plan to reform policing in America

 John, Yesterday, Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, in conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus, announced sweeping legislation to reform policing in America. The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 is an important step forward in re-imagining policing and holding law enforcement accountabl…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 8, 2020 at 7:31 PM

42% - 42%

 This is huge, John:Polls show Jaime Harrison is TIED 42% - 42% with Sen. Lindsey Graham in the race for South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat.Grassroots supporters like you have helped Jaime Harrison outraise Lindsey Graham at every turn. And now, as a result, this race is neck-and-neck. But Donald Tru…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

June 7, 2020 at 9:08 PM

UPDATE: The United States is using a chemical weapon banned in war on its citizens

 An important update, John: Support in Congress to ban the use of tear gas on protestors is growing!Join Robert Reich and DFA -- and now Senator Ed Markey -- to demand Congress ban the use of tear gas in America. Please add your name immediately >> ADD YOUR NAME ----- Original Message from Rob…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 5, 2020 at 5:13 PM

The Georgia Senate race

 John, Polls show Reverend Raphael Warnock leading the race for corrupt Senator Kelly Loeffler’s U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. It’s clear Rev. Warnock has a real chance to flip this seat blue. Rev. Warnock is no run-of-the-mill candidate. He’s a lifelong civil rights leader who went from public housi…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 10:15 PM

The United States is using a chemical weapon banned in war on its citizens

 John, Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war.Last October, as the Chinese government repeatedly violated the human rights of protesters in Hong Kong, Congress banned the sale of tear gas to China both to protect and stand in solidarity with peaceful protesters. Yet just a few days ago, Donald …

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 3, 2020 at 8:18 PM

You need to hear what Eliot Engel said.

 John, First, corporate Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel was caught lying about handing out masks in his home district. Yesterday, he was caught on a hot mic begging the Bronx borough president to allow him to speak at a protest for George Floyd saying, “if I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care.”DFA-end…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 2, 2020 at 8:14 PM

Sign the petition: Every member of Congress should endorse these reforms

 It’s time for change, John. Progressive champions and Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Karen Bass (D-CA), and Barbara Lee (D-CA) have introduced a resolution calling for an end to police brutality in the United States. Their resolution calls for a number of serious reforms, …

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 7:28 PM

Community Bail Funds

 Our nation is hurting, John. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, people across the country are standing up to demand justice. It’s incumbent upon all of us to raise our voices with them. But it’s not enough to just raise our voices in solidarity. We have to put real resource…

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  Mondale Robinson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 31, 2020 at 10:22 PM

America is on fire

 John,Cities all over America are on fire!On Monday, Minneapolis police officers murdered George Floyd in broad daylight on camera, but America is burning because of more than this single gruesome murder.Today marks the 99th anniversary of the “Tulsa Race Massacre.”The Greenwood District in Tulsa Ok…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 29, 2020 at 5:17 PM

Lindsey Graham: 42% - Jaime Harrison: 42%

 This is huge news, John: a new poll shows Jaime Harrison TIED with Senator Lindsey Graham in the South Carolina U.S. Senate race. South Carolina Senate Race Jaime Harrison (D) - 42% Lindsey Graham (R-inc) - 42%Source: Civiqs, May 23-26It's clear folks in South Carolina are fed up with Lindsey Graha…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 5:55 PM

Trump’s DOJ just dropped its investigation into corrupt Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler

 This is outrageous, but not surprising at all, John: First, we learned Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler’s husband donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s super PAC late last month. Now, we learn Trump’s Justice Department just dropped its investigation into alleged insider trading by… you guessed it:…

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May 27, 2020 at 11:48 PM

Justice

 By now, you have probably seen the video, John. On Monday, Minneapolis police officers murdered George Floyd in broad daylight. His death was caught on video and shared across social media. George Floyd was Black and he was unarmed. The cops stopped him on a suspected forgery charge, then killed hi…

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May 26, 2020 at 10:15 PM

Rep. Eliot Engel caught lying

 John, Congressman Eliot Engel is a corporate Democrat who has spent over three decades in Congress and in Wall Street’s pocket. A bombshell new story in The Atlantic has caught Engel lying to make it look like he was handing out protective masks in his district. In fact, he hasn’t been in his home …

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  Mondale Robinson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 24, 2020 at 6:27 PM

Imagine

 John --Imagine if Democrats fought to make community college free. If we fought to pass a higher minimum wage. If we fought to expand voting rights and abortion rights.Well, in 2013, DFA launched Purple-to-Blue (P2B), our multi-year strategy to reclaim Republican-led state legislatures. Just last y…

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May 23, 2020 at 6:28 PM

Mondaire, Keeda, Jon, and Mike

 John --Right now, Donald Trump’s government is controlled by swampy corporations that exploit the working class, pollute our communities, and pass tax breaks for the top 1%.The only way to turn this around is to elect progressive champions who will fight for policies that benefit all of us. Will yo…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 22, 2020 at 7:19 PM

Enough is enough

 John, For nearly four years, Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have used their Republican majority in the Senate to provide handouts to the biggest corporations in America, while working people get left behind. They passed the biggest tax break for corporations in a generation, packed the federal co…

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  Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 6:22 PM

Trump voted by mail, but he doesn’t want you to be able to

 John, After withholding $10 billion in emergency loans from the U.S. Postal Service and installing his crony as Postmaster General, President Donald Trump is expanding his war on Americans’ ability to cast their ballots by mail in this election. In a series of deranged tweets yesterday, Trump attac…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the USPS

 The United States Postal Service is in trouble, John. Congress has approved a $10 billion emergency loan to keep the Post Office afloat -- but Donald Trump is holding the loan hostage to attempt a hostile takeover of USPS operations.Trump even appointed his former campaign fundraiser the USPS’s new…

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  Mondale Robinson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 19, 2020 at 10:28 PM

Big news in the Georgia Senate race

 BIG news out of Georgia, John:The nonpartisan election forecaster, Cook Political Report, just upgraded our chances of flipping a Georgia Senate seat blue.More and more polls show Georgia is up for grabs in 2020 -- and DFA-endorsed progressive champion Teresa Tomlinson has what it takes to flip thi…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 18, 2020 at 8:57 PM

NBC reports the fired Inspector General was looking into Pompeo’s decision to “green-light billions of dollars of arms sales to Saudi Arabia against the will of Congress”

 John, Late Friday night, President Trump fired the State Department’s Inspector General. The IG is an independent watchdog tasked with holding the federal agency accountable. So naturally, Donald Trump wanted him as far away from his administration as possible. What’s even more appalling and danger…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 17, 2020 at 9:23 PM

We unseated a racist Sheriff

 John,In 2017, Charmaine McGuffey was fired from Hamilton County’s sheriff department because she's gay. After she was fired, Charmaine sued her boss but it didn't take long for her to decide that just wasn't good enough. She decided the most powerful way she could fight back was to run for Sheriff …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

May 16, 2020 at 5:15 PM

FBI seizes Senator Burr’s cell phone

 John, a little over a month ago, I emailed you about Senator Richard Burr, who sold off millions of dollars in stocks after gaining insider information about the impending pandemic and coming stock market crash.That’s right, weeks before thousands of doctors and nurses were forced to put their live…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 9:05 PM

Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna’s plan to protect essential workers

 John, Throughout this crisis, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have failed to provide essential workers with the protection, benefits, and security they need to keep themselves safe while they try to pay the bills and help the rest of us. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ro Khanna have a plan…

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May 14, 2020 at 8:44 PM

Add your name to help Bernie’s Paycheck Security Act become law

 With our economy in freefall, Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump are working to make sure the biggest corporations in America get bailed out -- while workers and small businesses are getting left behind. It’s a disgrace, John. Sen. Bernie Sanders has a plan to save jobs and small businesses across th…

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May 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM

Your chance to learn about running modern campaigns

 John, did you see Yvette’s email yesterday?There’s still time to RSVP for DFA’s Campaign Night School. Click here to reserve your spot for tonight’s first session >> RSVP Yvette will be joined by some of our amazing candidates for U.S. Senate tonight, including Jaime Harrison (D-SC), Betsy Sw…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 12, 2020 at 9:50 PM

The electorate has changed, but campaigning hasn’t caught up. Join me tomorrow night for DFA’s 2020 Campaign Night School:

 John, Have you RSVP’d for DFA’s Campaign Night School yet? It’s an incredible opportunity to learn the ins and outs of running -- and winning -- modern, expansive campaigns. We know that building our progressive majority will mean doing away with business as usual. We need to expand our strategy to…

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May 11, 2020 at 10:35 PM

Trump just put one of his top donors in charge of the Post Office

 This is outrageous, John:After holding $10 billion in emergency loans hostage to attempt a hostile takeover of the United States Postal Service’s operations, Donald Trump just made one of his top donors the new postmaster general. Louis Dejoy will be the first head of the USPS in two decades who di…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 10, 2020 at 12:10 AM

The next Ahmaud Arbery

 John, on February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery went out for a jog. He never made it home.By now you’ve probably heard about how two white men chased down an unarmed Black man in broad daylight and fatally shot him point-blank in the middle of the street at 1pm in the afternoon. Even though the local law…

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  Mondale Robinson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 8, 2020 at 7:40 PM

You’re invited to a special training on May 13th

 John, If you're curious how the American electorate has changed, just look at the tale of two presidential elections. In 1980, Ronald Reagan won 56 percent of white voters and secured a historic landslide victory, decisively winning in 44 states. In 2012, Mitt Romney won 59 percent of white voters …

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May 7, 2020 at 3:16 PM

Ahmaud Arbery

 Another Black man has been killed while being Black, John.On Sunday Feb 23rd, in the middle of the day, Ahmaud Arbery was killed while out for a midday jog near his home. He was chased down by two white men who jumped into a pickup truck with a shotgun and a .357 and hunted Ahmaud down like he was …

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 6, 2020 at 4:52 PM

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) cut her own campaign a $5 million check

 I have good news to share with you, John.When Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) was caught selling off $20 million in stock before the market crashed -- all while misleading the public about the coronavirus -- DFA members stepped up. Thanks to your support and the support of progressives across the co…

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  Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 7:44 PM

Bernie Sanders

 We are facing an unprecedented pandemic and economic collapse, John.But while Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump have worked to make sure the biggest corporations in America get bailed out -- workers and small businesses are getting left behind. Senator Bernie Sanders has a plan to save small busines…

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May 4, 2020 at 10:59 PM

New Poll: Theresa Greenfield can flip Iowa’s Senate seat blue

 This is huge news, John:An independent poll just released today shows DFA-endorsed Democrat Theresa Greenfield surging into a statistical tie with Republican Senator Joni Ernst in the Iowa Senate race:Public Policy Polling | Iowa Senate Race Joni Ernst (R) - 43% Theresa Greenfield (D) 42%Conducted …

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