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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]
July 5, 2020 at 9:09 PM

Quick ask for you, John

We’re looking for volunteers to join our Powered by People texting team. Are you interested? John, we all know Texas is the biggest battleground state in the union. The latest polls have Joe Biden and Donald Trump neck-and-neck. But it’s not just the presidential race that’ll be a close conte…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
July 3, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Nothing could be more important, John

Powered By People is doing the grassroots groundwork to flip Texas and win big in the 2020 elections. John, Every election year we get bombarded. The 30-second TV ads, the flood of mailers, the constant emails. And we know why… November’s election is critical. We have an opportunity to kick…
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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 11:16 PM

New record

We just set a new record for the number of phone calls that Powered by People volunteers have made in a single night. Last week, we made 338,373 calls! John, We just set a new record for the number of phone calls that Powered by People volunteers have made in a single night. Last week, we mad…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
June 30, 2020 at 6:32 PM

We always knew it. Now the rest of the country does, too.

Before today ends: John, We always knew that we could win Texas, but now the rest of the country knows as well. Fox News just released a poll showing Joe Biden up one point over Donald Trump in the great state of Texas. But we’re going to need your help to make the most of this opportunity – by …
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
June 29, 2020 at 3:31 PM

Fox News: Trump is down

Fox News just released a new poll showing Trump down by one percentage point in Texas. This is HUGE: Wow, John. Fox News just released a new poll showing Trump down by one percentage point in Texas. This is HUGE: Fox News Poll (June 23) Biden 45%Trump 44% There’s a clear message here: Flippin…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
June 25, 2020 at 3:50 PM

Trump 48, Biden 46

A new poll out this past week shows the race for president in Texas is nearly tied up. John, a new poll shows the race for president in Texas nearly tied up. PPP Poll (June 19) Biden 46%Trump 48% Look, we don’t obsess over the ups and downs of these polls. We keep our heads down and do the wo…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
June 22, 2020 at 9:11 PM

Doing what we can, with what we have, where we are

I hope that you can help us with a contribution right now. We are having tremendous success in voter outreach in Texas, but I need your help to keep it going. Dear John, I hope that you can help us with a contribution right now. We are having tremendous success in voter outreach in Texas, b…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
June 17, 2020 at 9:06 PM

Phase 2

John, we’re about to launch phase two, and we need as many people as possible on board. Our ultimate mission is simple, but huge: turn out enough voters in Texas to win a majority in the State House and stop Donald Trump’s second term.  Next, we’re turning our focus to identifying likely De…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
June 15, 2020 at 4:18 PM

A once-in-a-generation opportunity

With your help, we will continue to raise, organize and deploy the many thousands of volunteers necessary to do this work. John, If we are not impotent in the face of so much injustice... if we have a responsibility and a role to play in saving this country... if we are indeed the sum of ou…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
June 6, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Hope

John, I have struggled to come to terms with the latest examples of the injustice of America. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery — and so many more killed by those who were sworn to serve and protect them — beg the question, can we ever become the country we’ve told our…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
June 2, 2020 at 7:46 PM

One reason to join Beto on June 8th

As we grieve and protest the murder of George Floyd, it becomes ever more clear how urgent the need is to change this country. Dear John, As we grieve and protest the murder of George Floyd, it becomes ever more clear how urgent the need is to change this country. Fundamentally, from top to …
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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Dramatically increased costs

Unbelievable volunteer turnout John, right now, our mission is simple, but huge: register hundreds of thousands of Democratic voters in Texas. This could not only help us win a majority in the State House – but also stop Donald Trump forever by denying him Texas’s 38 electoral college votes. …
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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Why these calls are so essential

Stop Trump’s second term. Hi John, we’re making phenomenal progress. But to win a Democratic majority in the State House and stop Trump forever, we need to do a lot more. Last night alone, Powered by People volunteers made 192,038 calls to unregistered Democratic voters. We need more voluntee…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 4:43 PM

A picture of progress

More than 1,000 people signed up for our voter registration phone bank on Monday. Dear John, This is a picture of progress: More than 1,000 people signed up for our voter registration phone bank on Monday. We all Zoomed into a video gathering at 6:30pm, got ourselves pumped up, and were off to …
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 7:56 PM

Imagine

500,000 new Democratic voters? Dear John, More than a million people have moved to Texas in the last three years, and I’m trying to get in touch with them. The good news about this group is that it’s comprised of folks who have reliably voted in the Democratic primary in their previous states. T…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
May 12, 2020 at 11:42 PM

Here’s the plan:

Launching an aggressive voter registration effort John, the COVID-19 crisis reveals exactly why we need new leadership, which means we need to get to work immediately. Texas is one of worst states in the country in COVID-19 testing, and even before this pandemic we were last in access to heal…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Help needed: voter registration phonebanking

Launching an aggressive voter registration effort John, we need your help. Today, our team is launching an aggressive voter registration effort to win a Democratic majority in the State House and change our government in Texas for the better. Obviously, that’s no small undertaking. To accompl…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 4:44 PM

What’s next?

We will begin with an aggressive voter registration effort. Dear John, Over the last five weeks Powered by People volunteers have devoted themselves to feeding our fellow Texans in the midst of the greatest health and economic crisis we’ve ever known. To put the challenge in perspective, twice a…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 8:31 PM

Willie Nelson & Family, Ryan Bingham, and Trae the Truth have important messages for you:

Can you make a donation today to a Texas food bank? John, we’re reaching out now because it’s almost the end of the month, and food banks are budgeting ahead for even more skyrocketing demands for food due to COVID-19. We’re aiming to raise $13,000 today for food banks in Texas. Some have bee…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
April 22, 2020 at 10:03 PM

No one should go hungry because they’re unemployed from COVID-19.

If you agree, we need your help. John, last night the Powered by People volunteer team made 2,000 calls to help food banks. That’s amazing – but the truth is we have a lot more work to do to hit our goal. Hungry people are counting on us. At some recent food drop-offs, hundreds of cars have b…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
April 21, 2020 at 4:16 PM

Beautiful

Together, we made 2,500 calls on Saturday to help food banks feed the hungry. John, this is beautiful. Together, we made 2,500 calls on Saturday to help food banks feed the hungry. We signed up hundreds of volunteers. People across the country are helping out. But we’re hoping to do a lot mor…
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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]
April 18, 2020 at 2:53 PM

Today, Tuesday, and Thursday:

Beto is asking you to join him in a virtual phone bank. Hi John, I wanted to make sure you saw the invite to join Beto in one or all of three virtual phone banks – happening today, Tuesday, and Thursday. Right now, we’re seeing unprecedented unemployment, and it’s translating into unprecede…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 8:31 PM

I was talking to the El Paso food bank CEO Susan Goodell this morning.

Can you make a donation today to a Texas food bank? Dear John, I was talking to the El Paso food bank CEO Susan Goodell this morning. She told me about an experience she’d had at a Walgreens earlier this week. “The cashier asked me why I was buying so much sunscreen. I explained that it was fo…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 1:49 AM

Virtual phone banks (need your help)

Can you give 2 hours? John, people across Texas are hurting, and they’re hungry. Our food banks are facing unprecedented demand for their services. They need our help. That’s why Beto is hosting virtual phone banks to call prospective volunteers and fill shifts at the food banks facing the mo…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
April 9, 2020 at 7:17 PM

Showing up

We don’t want to see any of the $1 million matching grant go to waste. John, while our food banks are struggling to feed every person in need due to COVID-19, this team is showing up. So far, we’ve raised $30,000 for the food bank in El Paso. Now we’re setting our sights higher. We’re hoping …
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
April 6, 2020 at 11:02 PM

I’m excited to share this

I hope you will join me in making a donation to the El Paso food bank. Dear John, I’m excited to share some really positive news for El Paso. The Paul Foster Foundation and Woody and Gayle Hunt Foundation have pledged a $1 million matching grant for the El Paso food bank. Our local food bank (kn…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 9:47 PM

Feeding people in need during COVID-19

I’m asking you to join our fundraising drive for food banks. John, millions of people suddenly find themselves out of work, unable to make ends meet. Many are depending on food banks to feed themselves and their families. These food banks, already stretched thin under normal circumstances, are a…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Checking in from El Paso

Dear John, I hope you and your family are good. That’s the most important thing. I also hope you are doing everything you can to make sure that others are good too. That means keeping your distance, staying away from other people, and doing what you can to help those who are unable to hel…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
March 17, 2020 at 10:37 PM

COVID-19: Support food banks and spread helpful information

We all want to do our best in the midst of this pandemic. We thought we’d put together a few ways that you can help. John, We all want to do our best in the midst of this pandemic. We thought we’d put together a few ways that you can help. First, there are a lot of people who need help gett…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
March 6, 2020 at 12:55 AM

Turnout

Ballots are still getting counted here in Texas, but I wanted to highlight one number in particular that gives me hope. John, Given how important voter turnout is for our prospects in Texas — where we have a chance to stop Donald Trump and deliver the 38 electoral college votes to the Democ…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 3:27 AM

My vote in the primary

Dear John, I’m voting for Joe Biden because he can beat Donald Trump; because having him at the top of the ticket will help our down-ballot candidates, especially in Texas; and because he can bring people together to reach the ambitious goals we have for our country. Joe can beat Donald Tr…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
February 28, 2020 at 8:46 PM

Meet Betsie and Jon

Powered by People builds community among the volunteers who sign up in these races. Dear John, I met with Betsie and Jon today to thank them for their past support of our campaigns and to tell them about Powered by People. Betsie is a top-rated seller on Ebay and she and Jon also customize …
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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]
February 20, 2020 at 8:22 PM

$12 for 12

For a lot of organizations — especially in Texas — that’s their cue to start reaching out to corporate PACs, lobbyists, and special interests to build up a war chest and help buy the election for their preferred candidates. John, Super Tuesday is just 12 days away. For a lot of organizations…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
February 18, 2020 at 3:21 PM

How to hold Texas legislators accountable for gun violence on their watch

Given the level of gun violence in this country, it’s critical that we hold our elected representatives accountable for what they’ve done or failed to do when it comes to gun safety legislation. John, Texas is in the midst of a gun violence crisis. More than 3,500 people died in firearm death…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
February 13, 2020 at 4:20 PM

Iowa and New Hampshire

Together, we’re going to continue to build this powerful, inspiring, widespread organization. We’ll knock on doors, make calls, and have the face-to-face conversations needed to build a lasting movement. John, We’re now through two primary states, and there’s a few figures that keep jumping o…
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  Dan Rowe, Powered By People · [email protected]
February 10, 2020 at 5:25 PM

Lagging behind

As we prepare for our next phase, we really need to devote the next few weeks to closing that gap — $3, $5, $10 at a time. Can we count on you to help? John, the election season is officially in full gear. We’ve been planning our next moves and doing the research needed to launch another mass…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
February 7, 2020 at 6:41 PM

Is this the end of the last best hope?

John, When the Constitution was adopted on June 21, 1788, it immediately became the exception to the rule of human history, announcing to the world that we would be governed by laws and not by men. To guard against human tendency to concentrate power and authority — to keep would-be kings,…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
February 4, 2020 at 11:31 PM

Feeling good

It’s been a week since the election in Fort Bend, Texas. Now that the dust has settled, we wanted to go over the results and map out our next steps: John, It’s been a week since the election in Fort Bend, Texas. Now that the dust has settled, we wanted to go over the results and map out our…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
January 31, 2020 at 9:08 PM

Grassroots organizing at this scale requires a lot of resources

John, We know from experience that grassroots organizing, door-to-door block walking, and direct voter engagement is the best way to bring people into the process. That’s how Beto won long shot races in the past. That’s how he won more votes than any Democrat in Texas history in 2018. That…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
January 30, 2020 at 9:53 PM

Beto’s note from this morning

Hey John, we wanted to make sure you had a chance to see Beto’s note about the results of Tuesday’s election. It’s important you read it because now is not the time for despair. We have a lot to be proud of, and a lot to look forward to (like Eliz running in the general election in November,…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
January 28, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Guess what today is

We have a lot to be proud of, and we’ve proven that our grassroots-powered model not only works on big Senate races like Beto’s in 2018, but on small-scale elections like this one in Fort Bend. Today is Election Day, John, and we don't have a moment to lose. Here's what we need you to do: Step 1…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
January 27, 2020 at 5:41 PM

Read before tomorrow

Tomorrow is the special election in Texas HD 28. We’re on the verge of carrying Eliz Markowitz to victory and flipping a critical seat from red to blue. John, we're almost there. Tomorrow is the special election in Texas HD 28. We’re on the verge of helping Eliz Markowitz win and flip a critica…
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  Dan Rowe, Powered By People · [email protected]
January 25, 2020 at 2:44 PM

Today, tomorrow, and Monday

Eliz Markowitz’ runoff in Texas House District 28 is on Tuesday, and we’re really putting the pedal to the metal during this home stretch. Hi John, I'm Dan — an organizer on the Powered By People team. Eliz Markowitz' runoff in Texas House District 28 is on Tuesday, and we're really putting the…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
January 23, 2020 at 7:54 PM

Helping Beto out on an important thing

We can win this critical race, but we need more volunteer hours. Beto is assembling a team to get out the vote this weekend. John, we’ve spent the last two weekends knocking on tens of thousands of doors to get out the vote for Eliz Markowitz in a key special election runoff. Now early voting ha…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
January 23, 2020 at 1:14 AM

This stuff really works!

We’ve spent the last two weekends knocking on doors in Fort Bend county trying to help Eliz Markowitz win a special election for the state house. If she wins, she’ll be the first Democrat to represent the district in the legislature. John, We’ve spent the last two weekends knocking on doors in…
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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]
January 22, 2020 at 5:23 PM

The GOP is deploying buses to Fort Bend

Early voting has officially begun in Texas’ 28th House District. Beto and the team have been working hard to turn out voters for Eliz Markowitz: together, we’ve knocked on more than 24,000 doors the last two weeks alone. John, we're in the home stretch. Early voting has officially begun in Texas…
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  Dan Rowe, Powered By People · [email protected]
January 17, 2020 at 3:04 PM

We don’t want to wish we had done more

We’re hosting another Weekend of Action this weekend — January 17th - 20th — before early voting starts on the 21st. John, Last weekend we knocked on 12,000 doors to turn out voters for Eliz Markowitz. She’s running in the most critical special election in the state of Texas, and early voting st…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
January 15, 2020 at 10:07 PM

Helping from afar

This is a critical moment — not only for Texas, but for our country too. Together, we’ll continue to rise up to these challengers, have important conversations in our communities, and win big. Hey John. We’ve been real, real busy in Texas lately, and I wanted to catch you up on the work we’re d…
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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 12:42 AM

This fight is of national significance

When Beto launched Powered By People, a lot of folks asked us: “Why should I care about what happens in Texas?” Give us a second to lay out the reasons: John, When Beto launched Powered By People, a lot of folks asked us: “Why should I care about what happens in Texas?” Give us a second to la…
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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 4:21 PM

Here’s to 2020!

This weekend, Amy and I worked with 30 volunteers in our home in our first Powered by People event. Dear John, This weekend, Amy and I worked with 30 volunteers in our home in our first Powered by People event. These amazing El Paso volunteers made hundreds of phone calls to voters in Fort Ben…
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