Democracy for America · [email protected]

September 7, 2021 at 7:26 PM

These masks are a great way to show where you stand

 John,With the Delta variant continuing to surge nationwide and elections right around the corner, it's time to #MaskUpGoVote again. Support our work with a contribution of $15 or more and get your FREE mask as a thank you gift today!!Get Your MaskGet Your MaskStay safe, stay healthy, and thank you …

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

September 6, 2021 at 8:08 PM

The Republican Party is looking to destroy workers rights

 John,Labor Day honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our entire nation.The labor movement is why we have weekends, an 8-hour workday, and a minimum wage, just to name a few of its outstanding accomplishments.It…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

September 5, 2021 at 2:01 PM

It’s time for Congress to eliminate the USPS pre-funding mandate

 TELL CONGRESS:"Save the USPS by passing the Postal Service Reform Act"Take ActionWe've included sample content for your message and you can either just click send right away or edit it into your own words before you submit it! Either way, this is critical to make sure Congress hears your voice!Now …

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  Marie Newman · [email protected]

September 4, 2021 at 3:48 PM

DFA members have stood with me every step of the way

 John,After I lost my first race for Congress in 2018 by just a little over 2,000 votes, I didn’t give up. I doubled down and ran again as hard as I could and won.From that first run in 2018 to now, DFA members have stood with me every step of the way. In 2020, corporate Democrats threw everything t…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

September 3, 2021 at 5:09 PM

A huge step towards securing the right to vote for all Americans

 John,The House of Representatives has passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a huge step towards securing the right to vote for all Americans.Unsurprisingly, not a single Republican voted for it.The passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which will strengthen and res…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

September 2, 2021 at 5:39 PM

St. Louis, Missouri is leading the way for the progressive movement

 John,What if I told you that St. Louis, Missouri is leading the way for the progressive movement?Now, you might be thinking, wait what... Missouri… progressive?Well, that’s right.While we have entire states led by Republicans refusing to do their part and take in Afghan refugees, DFA endorsed St. L…

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  Amanda Ford, Democracy for America · [email protected]

September 1, 2021 at 2:28 PM

We need your vote to win $150,000

  John, Today, I’m not asking you to make a grassroots donation to support our work (though you totally still can if you want!)Instead, I’m asking you to vote for Democracy for America in this month’s CREDO Voting & Donations contest. Every month, CREDO gives $150,000 to three progressive organi…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 31, 2021 at 5:43 PM

Stand against Republicans blatant voter suppression attempts

 John,In cities around the country, on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington, thousands of protesters rallied to protect our voting rights because Republicans are looking to completely dismantle our democracy.I was there in Washington, on the ground with activists, labor partners and elect…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 30, 2021 at 5:36 PM

Sign now: Save the U.S Postal Service

 John,Since 1971, the United States Postal Service has not relied on Congressional appropriations to cover its operating costs.Recently, however, they have had large financial losses because of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, a 2006 law that requires the Postal Service to pre-fund its…

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  Molly Goldberg, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 29, 2021 at 4:15 PM

The work we do to support the Squad never stops

 John,The attacks Republicans make on young, progressive women of color in Congress are nonstop.Nearly every day when I’m reading through the news, I come across what seems like an endless amount of stories detailing how some far-right-wing politician, Fox News talking head, or out-of-touch CEO has …

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 28, 2021 at 4:45 PM

Joe Biden ran on it and Democrats have the levers of power needed to act

 John,When Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act 8 decades ago, Americans understood that it was our responsibility as a nation to protect the elderly and ensure all of us can retire with the financial resources we need to live out our retirement with dignity.This common understanding…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 27, 2021 at 11:13 PM

A new generation of leadership

 John,Democracy for America is announcing endorsements in primaries across the country because we know that not just any Democrat will do. We need Democrats who will fight tooth and nail for racial and economic justice, ones who value real organizing, and ones who are unafraid to do the movement-bui…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 26, 2021 at 6:47 PM

Our moral obligation to Afghan refugees

 John,America’s perpetual war in Afghanistan is finally drawing to a close.With the Taliban taking power, many Afghans are in desperate need of refuge.Today’s attack on the airport and the killing of U.S. service members underscores why we must act aggressively to ensure all Americans and Afghans ar…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 25, 2021 at 9:52 PM

Hala Ayala

 John,I’ve got exciting news… Democracy for America is texting out the vote again this fall. With Labor Day right around the corner, we'll be ramping up and getting out the vote for the sprint to Election Day.We will be working to mobilize new and infrequent voters to the polls in support of our end…

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  Betsy Sweet, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 24, 2021 at 11:09 PM

Take this short survey

 John,Our democracy is under attack.What’s at stake? Everything.Right now, we have an entire political party dedicated to doing everything it can to undermine our nation’s most basic tenants.From promoting Trump’s Big Lie to attacking voting rights in states across the nation, Republicans are on a m…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 23, 2021 at 10:36 PM

DFA is working with Robert Reich and AOC to pass the Ban Conflicted Trading Act

 John,This month, we received another example of how members of Congress and their families are able to take advantage of their positions of power by profiting off of trading stocks. Now we learned that prior to their purchase of Gilead, Rand Paul, and his wife, Kelley, hadn’t bought an individual s…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 22, 2021 at 1:02 PM

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is broken, you can help fix it

 John,The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, established under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, was created to help student loan borrowers who work for qualifying employers and make payments, have their balance paid after 10 years.Or at least that’s how it was supposed…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 21, 2021 at 2:46 PM

DFA will never shy away from supporting courageous progressives

 John,Corporate Democrats are scared.In 2018, we elected each member of the Squad by defeating better funded corporate establishment supported Democrats in the primary.In 2020, we did it again, reelecting the Squad and expanding our progressive power again with Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Marie Newman…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 20, 2021 at 2:55 PM

Sign the petition: Ban Congress from trading stocks

 John,Did you get a chance to read Robert Reich's message below about banning Congress from trading stocks?I hope you'll take a moment to read through it then add your name to tell your representative to pass the Ban Conflicted Trading Act — which will ban members of Congress from using their privil…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

August 19, 2021 at 2:48 PM

This is Mandela -- did you see the IPCC report on climate change?

  If we fail to act, we will continue to see more wildfires, record-high temperatures, severe weather events, rising sea levels, and flooding. John,My name is Mandela Barnes and I’m running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. As the chair of the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change, we brought people t…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 18, 2021 at 10:09 PM

Rep. Brooks wore body armor to the Stop the Steal rally

 John,The bipartisan House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol still need a lot more information on who and what went into planning the insurrection on January 6th.The committee is committed to following the facts and leaving no stone unturned in its investigation, …

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  Molly Goldberg, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 17, 2021 at 10:46 PM

We are in desperate need of a shift of power in the Senate

 John,As we look at the landscape of the Senate and the difficulties we face in passing even the most basic legislation that will improve the livelihoods of working families, it is clear that we are in desperate need of a shift of power in the Senate.We need fewer Senators like Rand Paul and Ron Joh…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 16, 2021 at 10:45 PM

Afghanistan

 John,While there is a lot to discuss when talking about the situation in Afghanistan, I think our first and foremost concern is about the innocent civilians that are desperately trying to flee and need our help.The Washington Post recently reported that there are around 88,000 Afghans eligible for …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 15, 2021 at 5:06 PM

This is clear corruption

 John,This past week, news broke that Senator Rand Paul did not report his wife’s February 2020 stock purchases of ​​Gilead, the company whose antiviral drug was the first to receive emergency use authorization as a potential Covid-19 treatment from the Food and Drug Administration in May 2020.Consi…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 14, 2021 at 4:46 PM

All of our endorsements for 2022 so far

 John,Over the last couple of months, we have begun to roll out our endorsements for 2022 because with the big advantage the wealthy elite has, organizing needs to begin now.We’re working with local organizations on the ground and coordinating efforts in each targeted state and district we need to w…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 13, 2021 at 5:56 PM

Republican Texas House Speaker signs 52 arrest warrants against Democrats protecting our right to vote

 TELL CONGRESS:"Support Texas House Democrats by ensuring all Americans have the right to vote. Pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act NOW."add your nameJohn,Exactly one month ago we reached out to you to ask you to join us in supporting the Texas House Democrats who bravel…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 12, 2021 at 8:24 PM

A special event tonight at 8:00 pm ET

 John,Did you see my email last week?Flipping the South, Saving the Senate, and expanding and protecting our majority in the House is going to take all of us working together.That's why I want you to join me, Chief Political Officer, and Nelson Pierce, Grassroots Power Builder, tonight for our Virtu…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 11, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Winning the 2022 midterm elections is going to be tough

 John,The GOP is prepared to do whatever they have to do to take back the House in 2022.From more insane gerrymandering to ramping up racist voter suppression tactics, they are doing everything possible to gain power.Winning the 2022 midterm elections is going to be tough, no doubt about it.  We can…

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  Amanda Ford, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 11, 2021 at 12:36 AM

Did you get your book yet?

 John,In survey after survey, DFA members say that reforming our criminal justice system is a top priority.That’s why Democracy for America works in cities and states across the country to support candidates that will advance the fight to reform our criminal justice system.Already, we’ve seen the im…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 9, 2021 at 11:55 PM

Wall Street makes trillions of dollars, Main Street loses over one million jobs

 John,Private equity firms and hedge funds profit from taking over businesses, bankrupting them, and destroying jobs... and they've been doing it for decades.These predatory Wall Street firms don't care about the long-term success of the companies they take over — their only focus is to make as much…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 8, 2021 at 5:25 PM

ICYMI: 2022 can be the year we kick Republicans out of power throughout the South

 John, did you see our email below?I want to make sure that you know about our campaign to Flip the South.While many people in the corporate Democratic establishment continue to write off our ability to win in the South, Democracy For America is launching our multi-year, multi-candidate long-term st…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 7, 2021 at 3:20 PM

RE: Protecting the Right to Organize Act

 Our petition to Congress calling on them to Pass the PRO Act is less than 3,000 signers away from 25,000!We need to hit this goal -- and hopefully exceed it! -- before our signatures are added to the 110,000+ signatures already gathered by our coalition partners and the AFL-CIO delivers the petitio…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 6, 2021 at 7:37 PM

Can you attend our grassroots power summit?

 John,At Democracy for America, we believe you have the power to change your community, your state, and your country.We know that we have a lot of work to do and a lot of seats to win if we're going to effectively resist the rise of Trump Republicans at all levels in all 50 states.That is why I want…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

August 5, 2021 at 4:48 PM

2022 can be the year we kick Republicans out of power throughout the South

 John,2022 can be the year we kick Republicans out of power throughout the South, helping us turn the country towards a genuinely progressive, inclusive, and equitable future.DFA is working on our strategy to Flip the South by building up campaign infrastructure, organizing volunteers, and training …

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 4, 2021 at 5:48 PM

Protecting the Right to Organize Act

 John,Yesterday news broke that the National Labor Relations Board said Amazon interfered with the conditions necessary to conduct a fair election when workers held a vote to unionize at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.This is unsurprising when, for years, labor laws have been chipped away and weak…

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  Nelson Pierce, Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 3, 2021 at 1:07 PM

Stories from the trail with Nina Turner

 John,I have been on the ground here in Cleveland for the past 2 weeks supporting Nina Turner’s campaign in the lead up to the election. Yesterday we had a great experience while our CEO, Yvette Simpson, was out knocking doors with Nina Turner that exemplifies why DFA’s strategy of grassroots organi…

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  Democracy for America · [email protected]

August 2, 2021 at 3:16 PM

Today is a big day

 Today is a big day, John—it's our CEO Yvette Simpson's birthday!Since first joining DFA as a Federal Electoral Manager, Yvette has worked tirelessly to help DFA live up to its mission of building and empowering a broad coalition of grassroots organizers to elect the New American Majority.Through Yv…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 1, 2021 at 2:55 PM

There should be no forced overtime in America

 John,Over the past few weeks, a historic push for economic justice has been taking place in Topeka, Kansas.Workers at Frito-Lay went on strike for nearly three weeks, pushing to end 12-hour “suicide shifts,” forced 84-hour workweeks, and working conditions that have led to heart attacks, electrocut…

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  Amanda Ford, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 31, 2021 at 2:48 PM

Tonight's deadline

 John, we are now 93% to goal but still thousands of dollars short of our end of month fundraising target, and time is running out for us to achieve it by midnight.Hitting this goal is absolutely crucial if we're going to be in a good place to secure a victory for our candidates this fall and enter …

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  Molly Goldberg, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Get your FREE LIMITED EDITION T-shirt

 John --Mandela Barnes. Malcolm Kenyatta. Charles Booker. These three progressive U.S. Senate candidates are running to win and build progressive power in the Senate.From now until election day in 2022, Democracy for America will be investing significant time and resources into these critical races.…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 29, 2021 at 11:25 PM

Our democracy is in peril, here’s our plan to reverse course

 John,This is a longer message than I usually send, but I hope you can take a few minutes to read it because I am excited to personally tell you that we have launched an entirely new organization, Democracy for America Advocacy Fund, which will place the preservation of our democracy front and cente…

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  Nelson Pierce, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 29, 2021 at 2:46 PM

Republicans are now flooding money to Nina Turner’s opponent

 John,We're just days away from one of the most important special elections in recent memory.Every phone call we make, every door we knock, every person we talk to brings us closer to securing a victory for Nina Turner on August 3rd.That's why I and other DFA Staff members have been on the ground, t…

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  Amanda Ford, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 7:14 PM

Building winning campaigns takes a whole lot of resources

 I’ll cut to the chase, John --July has been a very bad fundraising month. In fact, in an already difficult year, it has been the worst month we have had so far and that's a problem.It is a problem because, without grassroots support from people like you, our work to beat back QAnon conspiracy theor…

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 27, 2021 at 4:17 PM

Billionaires and millionaires must pay their fair share so we can fully invest in public transit nationwide

 John,Rich CEOs and their handpicked corporate politicians are terrified by the prospect of progressive leaders in Congress standing up and insisting that their communities receive the resources that they need.They are worried that if we successfully fund the Biden administration’s proposal for $85 …

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  Molly Goldberg, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 26, 2021 at 11:06 PM

A Story of Justice and Power

 John,For years, DFA has worked to drastically improve the way we approach criminal justice in America.It has been our mission to back candidates up and down the ballot that will fight for bold policies, expand the electorate, upend the status quo and truly build the political power it will take to …

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  Tre Graves, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 25, 2021 at 1:02 PM

An opportunity to transform our schools and climate

 John,From the very first moment the Green New Deal was unveiled in the halls of Congress, it was always about using our understanding of the devastating impacts of climate change as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to boldly restructure our entire society to be environmentally sustainable while committi…

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  Chris Scott, Democracy For America · [email protected]

July 24, 2021 at 1:03 PM

It's all hands on deck

 John,The corporate establishment is doing whatever it takes to stop Nina Turner from winning her race.So, it’s no surprise that this week it was revealed that fossil fuel barons are spending millions of dollars attacking Nina Turner while bankrolling her main opponent.While Nina’s opponent, Shontel…

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  Molly Goldberg, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 23, 2021 at 3:16 PM

This is a book that must be read

 John,In 2017, DFA members helped elect Larry Krasner, an absolutely transformational leader to Philadelphia's District Attorney’s office.As one of the first truly progressive DA of a major American city, Krasner has reformed sentencing guidelines and eliminated the use of cash bail in many cases.La…

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  Molly Goldberg, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 22, 2021 at 4:47 PM

Demand Congress pass the Women's Health Protection Act

 John,It is not an exaggeration when we say that Republicans are rapidly ramping up their war on a woman's right to choose as they come after Roe v. Wade like never before.This week, Texas joined ten other states by passing a type of bill known as a “trigger law”, legislation that completely bans ab…

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  Yvette Simpson, Democracy for America · [email protected]

July 21, 2021 at 1:04 PM

ENDORSEMENT: Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate

 John,With a pivotal U.S. Senate race that can flip a seat from red to blue, Wisconsin is critical for our campaign to Save the Senate in 2022.That’s why I’m thrilled to announce Democracy for America is endorsing a progressive champion running for Senate in Wisconsin: Lieutenant Governor Mandela Ba…

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