Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

October 6, 2020 at 10:33 PM

4.6 million votes already

Brand New Congress John -- The 2020 election is underway! Absentee ballots have been mailed in all 7 states where BNC candidates are running. And early voting started this week in Ohio and Nebraska. According to reporting by the U.S. Elections Project, more than 4.6 mil…

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October 5, 2020 at 11:23 PM

Students for a Brand New Congress

Brand New Congress John --  Brand New Congress is proud to announce the launch of Students for a Brand New Congress!  Students for a Brand New Congress is a youth-driven initiative within Brand New Congress. We will advance BNC’s mission by working to elect BNC slate ca…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

October 4, 2020 at 9:41 PM

30 days to go!

Brand New Congress John -- There are only 30 days left before election day and there’s still so much work to do! This has been a challenging year. From paying our bills on time to getting our kids and ourselves back to school in the age of COVID, we are doing our best…

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October 3, 2020 at 10:18 PM

Kara’s gonna win!

Brand New Congress John -- BNC candidate Kara Eastman is running for the second time in Nebraska’s 2nd district, and she’s geared up to win!  In 2018 Kara came within two points of winning against entrenched Republican Don Bacon. 2020 her race has gained tremendous mo…

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October 3, 2020 at 12:07 AM

A week of chaos

Brand New Congress John -- As a nation, the daily assault on rights, our environment and our lives can feel insurmountable. The amount of chaos breaking in the news, and the pain our country is facing is overwhelming -- but NOW is the time to rise up.  What can we as in…

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September 30, 2020 at 11:42 PM

We can do this.

Brand New Congress John -- Our end of quarter deadline is only a few hours away and we are still shy of our September goal. We need to raise about $2,400 more to reach our September target. November will be here before we know it and there’s a LOT of work to get done. …

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 2:33 PM

Turn the tide

Brand New Congress John -- Our end of quarter deadline is only hours from now and we are still shy of our September goal. We need to raise about $6500 more to reach our $65,000 target. November will be here before we know it and there’s a LOT of work to get done. If 65…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 9:12 PM

Five weeks away

Brand New Congress John -- Our country is on edge as we slide deeper toward fascism. This election year is one of the most critical in our entire history, and every vote that is cast will send a message that will define our future. We have a clear choice about what kind…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 7:34 PM

1.5 million voters to reach

Brand New Congress John -- BNC candidates who are challenging Republican incumbents in November will need to reach 1.5M voters to win! That’s at least 4.5 million phone calls, and 4.5 million texts that must be made in the next 35 days. The 2020 election is already hap…

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  Zeynab Day · [email protected]

September 27, 2020 at 9:23 PM

See you later Latta

Brand New Congress Dear Friend, John -- Nick Rubando (OH-05) is one of SIX BNC candidates taking on entrenched Trump-Republicans in November.  Nick’s amazing campaign is as grassroots as they come. Scrappy organizers and community activists from across the district an…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 26, 2020 at 9:51 PM

A dystopian Scotus

Brand New Congress John -- Predictably, Trump has just nominated a controversial and extreme right-wing consertive to replace RBG. Amy Coney Barrett is a member of the Federalist Society, the group that bankrolled Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment. Barret also opposes Roe v…

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September 24, 2020 at 11:27 PM

We’re taking Texas this year

Brand New Congress John -- Mike Siegel in Texas’ 10th district is taking on entrenched Republican Michael McCaul. He nearly beat McCaul in 2018, and we know Mike can win it this cycle!  Mike’s team has less than six weeks to reach tens of thousands of voters in Texas’ 1…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 8:57 PM

In six weeks!

Brand New Congress John -- There are only SIX weeks until Election Day and there’s a lot of work to get done. We have six candidates moving on to the General who are taking on entrenched Republican incumbents, and each one of these candidates is running in a winnable dis…

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September 21, 2020 at 11:06 PM

This isn’t right.

Brand New Congress John -- The GOP is attacking BNC Candidate Jon Hoadley with a homophobic smear campaign intended to sway voters toward incumbent Fred Upton. Another BNC candidate faced a similar hack job last month. Some leaders of the University of Massachusetts Amhe…

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September 20, 2020 at 9:04 PM

ICYMI: Our debt to RBG

Brand New Congress Icon. Superhero. Rock star. Giant.   The Honorable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lived up to every word of adulation that was heaped on her. She fought to expand justice and equality until her dying day.  That’s why we owe it to RBG and her to…

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September 19, 2020 at 7:34 PM

Our debt to RBG

Brand New Congress Icon. Superhero. Rock star. Giant.   The Honorable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lived up to every word of adulation that was heaped on her. She fought to expand justice and equality until her dying day.  That’s why we owe it to RBG and her towering leg…

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September 18, 2020 at 9:29 PM

On to the General

Brand New Congress John -- Brand New Congress just wrapped up our last primary of the 2020 election season and now we are on to the General with 10 candidates. There’s a lot of work to do! Both BNC representatives Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were reelecte…

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  Leigh O, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 11:22 PM

Our world on fire

Brand New Congress Photo credit: Matthew Abbott for The New York Times John -- It seems like a lifetime ago, but 2020 began with wildfire raging through Australia. 46 million acres of land burned, nearly 6,000 buildings destroyed, more than a billion animals are estimate…

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  Jenny Wang, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 8:58 PM

Elect more teachers

Brand New Congress John -- We’ve known for decades that our education system is fundamentally broken, but COVID-19 is further exposing deep rooted issues.  Parents, caretakers, and students are scrambling to maneuver a new learning environment in the age of a global pa…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 8:47 PM

Last Senate Primary

Brand New Congress   This is it, John. Tomorrow is the last chance for a Brand New Congress candidate to beat an incumbent in the 2020 primaries. Jess Scarane is facing off with corporate Democrat Chris Coons in Delaware, and these final hours could make the difference between …

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September 13, 2020 at 11:23 PM

Let’s swing these states!

Brand New Congress John -- The 2016 presidential election was determined by small margins in several key swing states. And now, Brand New Congress candidates in Ohio, Michigan, and even Texas could shape turnout for the presidential election.  Yes, it may be surprising, b…

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September 10, 2020 at 9:27 PM

Let’s get Jess elected

Brand New Congress John -- All eyes are on the presidential race, but the primaries are not quite over! The progressive movement secured a recent victory when Green New Deal sponsor Ed Markey won his primary and secured his Senate seat in Massachusetts.  And next Tuesday…

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  Cory Archibald, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 8, 2020 at 8:29 PM

Let’s elect Jess

Brand New Congress John -- This is it. September 15th is our last opportunity in 2020 to retire a conservative Democrat and send a fierce working-class champion to join Paula Jean Swearengin, Ed Markey, Bernie Sanders, and other progressives in the U.S. Senate. Just one …

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 7, 2020 at 6:52 PM

Celebrate Labor with living wages

Brand New Congress John -- It’s Labor Day and essential workers continue to risk their lives by keeping this country running during a pandemic. Yet far too many don’t receive livable wages in exchange for their work.  The labor rights we have today required millions of Am…

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September 6, 2020 at 10:49 PM

Texas Two: Red to Progressive

Brand New Congress John -- Now that Texas is a battleground, we CAN unseat Republicans Michael McCaul and Randy Weber in November. In 2018 a historic number of progressive candidates won in Texas primaries. We witnessed historic 3-10 point shifts in turnout for Democrats on the…

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  Jenny Wang, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 4, 2020 at 11:20 PM

Let’s flip 6 red seats!

Brand New Congress John -- This year we have the opportunity to flip SIX seats from red to progressive in critical swing states like Ohio, Michigan and Texas. We must do all we can to unseat every single Trump enabler in office in 2020. We are here to get Nick Rubando …

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

September 1, 2020 at 10:43 PM

Morse momentum

Brand New Congress John, there are just hours left until the final votes are cast in Massachusetts’ 1st District and BNC candidate Alex Morse is poised to win his race! The Morse Force has made almost a million calls to voters in the district and are still out knocking on doors…

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August 31, 2020 at 9:02 PM

Dang, she got Yang.

Brand New Congress John -- Momentum is building every day as progressives across the country unify and solidify this coalition to bring real representation to the halls of Congress.  It’s all too clear. Every seat is crucial. We MUST put a check on executive power, no mat…

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  Leigh Osterhus · [email protected]

August 30, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Let’s light it up

Brand New Congress   John -- 2020 has been a whirlwind. It is hard to believe that voters are already requesting absentee ballots for the general election, but we will happily welcome 2021, with the prospect of a Brand New Congress!  Six BNC fighters have made it through …

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 29, 2020 at 8:42 PM

The last Senate Primary

Brand New Congress John -- We are down to our final U.S. Senate primary! In Delaware, Jess Scarane is vying to replace notorious Democrat Chris Coons.  Jess has been an activist in her community for years. She’s been an advocate for students, and has served on a local non…

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August 28, 2020 at 8:41 PM

These demands will be met.

Brand New Congress John -- Today in Washington, D.C. millions have gathered for the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" event. The message was resounding: the time for change is now. We must end police brutality now. We must address the on-going legacy of whi…

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August 27, 2020 at 8:47 PM

The Morse Force awakens

Brand New Congress John -- There are only SIX days until the final votes are cast in Massachusetts’ 1st District. BNC candidate Alex Morse’s team is on fire. They have made over 900,000 calls to voters in the district, and are mobilizing to reach thousands more in these l…

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  Leigh O, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 25, 2020 at 9:12 PM

Bold wins.

Brand New Congress John, The primaries aren’t over yet! Some of the best are yet to come, and the race is on in Massachusetts next Tuesday. Two of our bold, powerhouse candidates, Alex Morse (MA-1) and Ihssane Leckey (MA-4) are just one week out from their neck-and-neck…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 25, 2020 at 1:39 AM

Under siege.

Brand New Congress There’s no other way to put it, John. Vote by mail is under siege all across the country.  While our elected leaders should be doing everything in their power to make it easier and safer for people to exercise their right to vote during a pandemic, this…

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August 22, 2020 at 9:13 PM

Cori's coalition

Brand New Congress John -- Cori Bush has officially endorsed Paula Jean Swearengin for U.S. Senate in West Virginia and Adrienne Bell in Texas’ 14th Congressional District.  Far too often political endorsements are about monetary gain or political power. Not this time. C…

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August 21, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Much more than Biden v Trump

Brand New Congress John -- Many of us watched the Democratic National Convention this week. We hear a lot about what Joe Biden can do for the country as the Democratic President. But we’re here to say, it’s bigger than any president.  Yes, Trump’s presidency has highl…

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  Jenny Wang, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 18, 2020 at 7:41 PM

100 years later

Brand New Congress John -- Today marks the 100-year anniversary of the ratification of the Women’s Voting Rights Act.  On August 18, 1920, after decades of endless fighting, a final vote in Nashville wrote into law this important amendment in the U.S. Constitution: “T…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 17, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Combating corruption and cronyism

Brand New Congress John -- Primary season isn’t quite over. Tomorrow Jen Perelman takes on former DNC chair and incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 23rd district! Wasserman Schultz became notorious in 2016 after emails were leaked that showed the DNC leade…

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August 16, 2020 at 9:26 PM

Not another 6 years

Brand New Congress John -- The fact is, one vote in the U.S. Senate can have sweeping impacts across the country. Our Senate representatives are the key to getting ANY legislation passed in Congress.  Covid-19 relief legislation passed in the House, only to be …

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 14, 2020 at 8:26 PM

Where we are.

Brand New Congress John -- Hard to believe there are only 81 days until the General Election, and there’s not a minute to lose. But first, we need to wrap up four HUGE primary races, because every seat matters.   On September 1st we have Alex Morse in MA-01. This week, Al…

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August 13, 2020 at 11:22 PM

Poor Tucker, Ihssane is living in his head.

Brand New Congress John -- BNC has seen some BIG wins in the last few months. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez secured their seats. Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush are heading into the general in solid Democrat districts, poised to be elected! Who’s next? Ihssane Le…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 9:46 PM

Four wins. Who’s next?

Brand New Congress John -- AOC. Rashida Tlaib. Jamaal Bowman. And now...Cori Bush. These Brand New Congress candidates have all won, and won BIG, in their districts.  These aren’t career politicians, or party cronies. They are activists. They all stood on the front lines …

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  Leigh Osterhus, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 10, 2020 at 9:45 PM

Flip the system.

Brand New Congress John -- We have the opportunity to flip six key Congressional seats in the general election this year from red to progressive. That’s right - SIX! Brand New Congress candidates Jon Hoadley (MI-06), Kara Eastman (NE-02), Nick Rubando (OH-05), Adrienne Be…

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  Jenny Wang, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 8, 2020 at 10:27 PM

Correction...Missouri speaking loud and clear on healthcare

Brand New Congress CORRECTION: Our proofreaders missed this! Our email said that Missouri voters passed Medicare for All but they actually voted to expand Medicaid. CORRECTION: Our proofreaders missed this! Our email said that Missouri voters passed Medicare for All but the…

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  Jenny Wang, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 8, 2020 at 10:06 PM

Missouri speaking loud and clear on healthcare

Brand New Congress John -- This past Tuesday, Missouri voters made their voices heard, loud and clear! Cori Bush -- a major supporter of Medicare for All -- won her primary, and voters also passed Medicare for All overwhelmingly.  Jon Hoadley (MI-06) and Rashida Tlaib (MI…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 7, 2020 at 8:03 PM

Future Congresswoman Cori Bush

Brand New Congress John -- The magnitude of Tuesday’s primary election results is still sinking in. Brand New Congress powerhouse, Cori Bush, has won in a historic victory against an entrenched 20-year incumbent who was not showing up for the people of MO-01. Cori is…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 6, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Corey Strong faces a primary TODAY

Brand New Congress John,  On Tuesday night, powerhouse Cori Bush took down a 20-year incumbent in MO-01, and is likely headed to Congress next January. Who’s next? Corey Strong is facing a primary in Tennessee’s 9th district against incumbent Steve Cohen TODAY. That’s righ…

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  Cory Archibald, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 8:12 PM

Big wins last night! And a long road ahead.

Brand New Congress John -- We did it. I can still hardly believe it, but we DID it. After 3 years, 3 months, and 15 days, we beat the machine. Cori Bush is going to Congress! Last night’s victory means there are now TEN Brand New Congress candidates heading to the general…

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  Zeynab Day, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 3, 2020 at 9:46 PM

This could be a first

Brand New Congress John,  There are many firsts in life, and at Brand New Congress, we never forget our firsts. That’s why we are proud to champion our first endorsed candidate of both 2018, and 2020 - Cori Bush! And she is fighting to make some firsts of her own. T…

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  Leigh Osterhus, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

August 2, 2020 at 10:19 PM

It’s getting REAL, Rashida REAL

Brand New Congress John -- If we want to see real policies and real change in the country, we need to start with real representation. Just look at what we have been able to accomplish in Congress so far with real representatives like AOC and Rashida Tlaib.  …

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