Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

June 10, 2021 at 8:40 PM

Help us give the president some power

John, Midland. Lubbock. Abilene. Wichita Falls. Gainesville. Denton. South Dallas. Waxahachie. Over the past week, I’ve traveled to each of these communities as part of a statewide drive for democracy, our effort to bring a conversation about voting rights to every part of Texas. At each stop, …

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

June 6, 2021 at 4:25 PM

When Democrats stand up and fight, we win.

Time and time again, Republicans have shown they do not have what it takes to lead. John, Last weekend, Texas House Democrats flatly rejected Republicans' partisan maneuvering and attempts to pass one of the worst voter suppression bills in Texas history. Late into Sunday night, Democrats br…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Fort Worth needs your help

Deborah is the voice and leader the people of Fort Worth need. But she needs your support to fight back against the deep-pocketed special interests opposing her. John, Fort Worth has been critical to Democrats’ performance in turning Texas blue. Now, Fort Worth mayoral candidate Deborah Peop…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

May 22, 2021 at 5:24 PM

Governor Greg Abbott

It's plain and simple: Texans deserve better than Greg Abbott. John, Governor Greg Abbott failed Texans this week. On Monday, Abbott declared Texas would opt out of federal unemployment benefits tied to COVID-19 including the $300 weekly unemployment supplement. For some families, $300 is the…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

May 18, 2021 at 8:01 PM

Beto vs Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz has proved over and over again that he does not represent Texans. John, Across the country, we're seeing the largest coordinated attack on voting rights in decades. In Texas, Republicans are advancing dangerous voter suppression bills including SB 7, so Powered by People is stepping …

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

May 17, 2021 at 9:41 PM

Will we see you on Zoom tomorrow?

Tomorrow, we’re hosting a virtual phone bank to call previously-identified Democrats in Webb County to talk to them about their priorities and the importance of voting – and we need more volunteers if we’re going to reach every Webb County voter. We’ll make this quick, John. Tomorrow, we’re h…

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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]

May 14, 2021 at 4:40 PM

We need two more people from xxxxxx if we’re going to meet our goal

Powered by People is hosting a phone bank on Tuesday, May 18 and we need your help. We need your help, John. Next Tuesday, we’re hosting a virtual phone bank to call previously-identified Democrats in Webb County to talk to them about their priorities and the importance of voting – and we nee…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

May 9, 2021 at 5:57 PM

We Need Your Help NOW to Protect the Right to Vote in Texas

Dear John, This is the most important moment to fight back against voter suppression in Texas. Yesterday, Beto and Powered by People volunteers joined lawmakers, advocates, business leaders, and concerned voters in Austin to rally against the more than 50 voter suppression bills moving throu…

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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]

May 8, 2021 at 4:33 PM

Phone bank May 18

Powered by People is hosting a phone bank on Tuesday, May 18. John, Around 3AM Friday morning, the Texas House of Representatives passed SB 7, an egregious voter suppression bill. This bill would make it even harder to vote in a state that was already the most voter suppressed in the country …

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 11:26 PM

We could elect two new Democrats

Powered by People is doing the work right now to elect Democrats in 2022 and beyond. John, did you see the news this week? Texas gained the most residents in the past decade of any state according to the 2020 census – and as a result, Texas is the only state that will be gaining TWO new congr…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 8:50 PM

Registering voters and helping Texas

Powered by People volunteers are pushing hard on all fronts. Dear John, I'm reaching out about SB 7 and HB 6, two voter suppression bills being pushed by Texas Republicans in the state legislature. Last month, Powered by People helped organize hundreds of people to testify against these bills in…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

April 27, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Phone Bank tonight at 6:30pm CT

By having these conversations now, instead of waiting until right before an election, we can create relationships that can make a difference in how these communities vote in the future. John, Don’t miss your chance to join Beto and other Powered by People volunteers for a virtual phone bank t…

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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]

April 25, 2021 at 3:16 PM

Following up about our next phone bank

By having these conversations now, instead of waiting until right before an election, we can create relationships that can make a difference in how these communities vote in the future. Hi John – I wanted to make sure you saw Kate's email about our upcoming virtual phone bank on Tuesday, Apri…

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

April 19, 2021 at 11:51 PM

I'm personally inviting you

By starting with listening and understanding all Texans, we can grow our movement and elect Democrats in 2022 and beyond. John, I'm personally inviting you to join Beto and Powered by People volunteers next Tuesday, April 27, at a virtual phone bank to call voters in Webb County. I've joined …

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

April 15, 2021 at 1:08 AM

What’s in Laredo?

Dear John, United States voter turnout in 2020, as a percentage of registered voters, was 77%. Highest turnout in more than a century. In Texas it was 67%. Nothing to brag about, but it’s better than we’ve done in decades. And in the key border community of Laredo? Turnout was only 50%. Why? Und…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

April 12, 2021 at 9:34 PM

Tomorrow: Phone Bank with Beto

Join Beto tomorrow as we call Democrats in Webb County to connect with voters and learn what’s most important to them. John, are you free tomorrow? We could really use your help at our virtual phone bank. Sign up here to join Beto and fellow volunteers tomorrow evening as we connect with pr…

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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]

April 10, 2021 at 3:05 PM

Here's how to help fight voter suppression

As Beto likes to say, nothing beats talking to voters directly. John, This week, HB 6, an egregious voter suppression bill, took a huge step toward becoming law in Texas. This bill along with SB 7 – which passed the State Senate last week – constitutes the greatest attack on voting rights in…

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

April 8, 2021 at 4:15 PM

re: volunteer opportunities

Powered by People volunteers are making real change to support voting rights and move Texas forward. John, In 2020, more than 20,000 Powered by People volunteers texted and called over 76 million voters and helped register nearly 200,000 likely-Democrat Texas voters leading to record turnout.…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

April 3, 2021 at 4:30 PM

Looking for volunteers

We’re looking at expanding our volunteer network – are you interested? We’re looking to expand our volunteer roster, John. Are you in? Fill out this short form to let us know how you’re willing to volunteer to help flip Texas blue in 2022 and beyond. Whether you can join us as a regular door…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

March 30, 2021 at 6:27 PM

Powered by People volunteers are pushing hard on all fronts

Dear John, We are pushing hard. Last week we helped organize hundreds of people to testify against two voter suppression bills in the State Legislature. Folks drove from all over — as far away as El Paso, Nacogdoches and Del Rio — to stand up for the right to vote. They shined a light on legisla…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

March 27, 2021 at 12:56 AM

Beto finally took to the Texas State Senate floor today to speak

Beto finally got a chance to take the floor in Austin today to speak out against voter suppression bills. Dear John, Just this week, our team found out that there were two voter suppression bills — HB6 in the Texas State House, SB7 in the Texas State Senate — that were going to be introduced…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

March 18, 2021 at 10:02 PM

You have a video message from Beto ➡

Beto recorded a short video about why Powered by People needs your support. Can you chip in today? John: You have a special video message from Beto! Watch it below ↓↓↓ If you’re able, please consider donating today to help support our efforts in 2021 to flip Texas blue in 2022. Contribute $…

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

February 23, 2021 at 12:47 AM

ASAP volunteer request to help Texans

We need volunteers like you to help us follow-up with Texans who said they needed help, to make sure we can get them the resources they need. John, I have an urgent need for volunteers like you. Can you help out? Last week, thousands of volunteers from across the country came together to call…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

February 21, 2021 at 2:59 AM

Please watch this short video, and then donate to help Texas

I have a short message for you about what Powered by People supporters have accomplished these past few days to help Texas. John, I have a short video message for you about what Powered by People supporters have accomplished these past few days to help Texas. Watch the video below, and then don…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

February 19, 2021 at 7:25 PM

Help Texans by splitting a donation between local food banks and shelters

100% of your contribution will go to connecting Texans with water, food, shelter and transportation. 0% of your contribution will go to overhead or administrative costs. Dear John, Help us help Texans by making a donation today. 100% of your contribution will go to connecting Texans with water,…

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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]

February 18, 2021 at 4:56 PM

FWD: Urgent Ask: Can you help us reach out to Texans who may need assistance?

We need help from volunteers like you to help us check in with Texans. John, Texas needs your help. Whether you can join us all day or just for an hour or two, we need your help checking in with as many Texans as possible. Millions of Texans are freezing and starving due to a lack of governme…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

February 17, 2021 at 10:58 PM

Urgent Ask: Can you help us reach out to Texans who may need assistance?

We are activating all of our Powered by People volunteers to make phone calls into affected Texas communities to connect people with necessary services. Dear John, I am getting in touch on the chance that you are able to help us reach out to Texans who might need assistance in the wake of th…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

February 4, 2021 at 10:11 PM

Your donation can help us register more voters across Texas

We have over 1,500 volunteers who are working hard to help us register voters across Texas. Can you make a donation today to help support their important work? Dear John, I’ve got some good news. More than 1,500 Texans who receive these emails from me have signed up for trainings to become Volun…

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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]

January 28, 2021 at 9:23 PM

An update on our Letter to the Editor campaign

Over 500 letters were sent to local Texas newspapers, asking them to call on Ted Cruz to resign. This is what people power looks like. John, Within just two weeks of Senator Ted Cruz inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol, Powered by People volunteers sent over 500 letters to local newspaper edit…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

January 22, 2021 at 3:17 PM

Can we save our democracy?

Wednesday’s inauguration of President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Senators Ossoff and Warnock is cause for celebration and for recommitting ourselves to the work ahead. John, as President Joe Biden said Wednesday, “democracy has prevailed.” Wednesday’s inauguration of President Biden and V…

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

January 13, 2021 at 9:52 PM

Call your Senators and demand they vote to expel Cruz and Hawley from the Senate

It’s been one week since the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol and there still has not been any accountability. Call your Senators today and demand they vote to expel Cruz and Hawley. John, It’s been one week since the insurrection that took place in the U.S. Capitol and there still has not be…

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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]

January 12, 2021 at 7:07 PM

Resign, Ted

The message rings loud and clear across the state of Texas, from the Houston Chronicle to the San Antonio Express: Ted Cruz, resign. John, Ted Cruz led the effort to overturn the 2020 election results in the Senate, placing our democracy on the altar of his own political ambition. Two major …

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

January 7, 2021 at 4:00 PM

In light of what happened yesterday:

There must be accountability and there must be consequences for Cruz’s role in the insurrection. Dear John, I’m re-sending the below email to you in light of what happened yesterday at the United States Capitol. Conservative columnist George Will wrote that the “three repulsive architects of Wed…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

January 6, 2021 at 5:54 PM

Ted Cruz

Our response at this moment defines our country’s future. Will you support our work to combat these threats? John, Texas is at the center of the constitutional crisis that will play out in our nation’s capital today. The latest lurch towards authoritarianism — Donald Trump trying to shake down …

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 4:12 PM

Our year in review:

We wanted to share a recap of all the amazing things you helped us accomplish this year! John: It’s finally here, the last day of 2020. Before the year ends, we wanted to share our thanks for being with us every step up the way. We wouldn’t have been able to do all that we did without your he…

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  David Wysong, Powered by People · [email protected]

December 29, 2020 at 8:13 PM

Your last chance to volunteer in 2020

Last night, Powered by People volunteers made over 500,000 calls to Georgia voters. Can you join us tomorrow? Powered by People volunteers did something big last night, John. In a single phone bank shift, hundreds of volunteers from around the country made well over 500,000 calls to Georgia …

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

December 27, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Not a fundraising email

Join us as we call and connect with Georgia voters one-on-one. John, this is not a fundraising email. Instead, I’m going to ask you to donate three hours of your time to make an impact in the extremely important Georgia Senate runoffs. Right now, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock are goin…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

December 23, 2020 at 4:12 PM

Make plans to call Georgians with me next week

Let’s make sure that Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and the people of Georgia know that we’re with them. Dear John, I hope you and your family are healthy and are able to spend some time together and offline over the holidays. As you know, Georgia is about to determine the composition of the Senat…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

December 21, 2020 at 6:24 PM

Phone bank in Georgia to flip the Senate!

We’re hosting two phone banks to help flip the Senate in Georgia! John, we’ve been looking over the results from our last survey and you’ve made your priorities loud and clear: we need to win the Georgia runoffs and flip the Senate! That’s why we are thrilled to announce two special edition …

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

December 16, 2020 at 8:21 PM

The Texas GOP is threatening secession

Ted Cruz and the Texas GOP are going too far. We need to flip Georgia if we want to change this. John, A couple days ago, members of the Electoral College officially cast their votes, finally confirming Joe Biden as President-elect and Kamala Harris as Vice President-elect. But it wasn’t easy…

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  Cynthia Cano, Powered By People · [email protected]

December 8, 2020 at 6:45 PM

I didn’t see your name, John

I’m sending these survey results to Beto tonight. John, I wanted to make sure you saw our email from last week about our 2021 Priorities Survey. I’m sending Beto the results of the survey tonight, and I want to make sure your voice is heard. Can you take this quick survey about your prioriti…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

December 4, 2020 at 6:35 PM

A couple quick questions for you:

As 2020 comes to a close, we want to know what you think Powered by People should focus on in 2021 and beyond. John, we've said it before and we’ll continue to say it – we wouldn’t have accomplished so much this past year without YOU. This is a movement powered by volunteers and grassroots su…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

November 25, 2020 at 10:29 PM

A message of thanks and a call to action

Happy early Thanksgiving, John! We know that this is yet another holiday without hugs and meals shared with friends and family, but we wanted to take a moment to thank you for sticking with us throughout this tumultuous year. We are so grateful for our amazing community of volunteers, grassr…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

November 24, 2020 at 4:21 PM

Help El Paso with Operation HOPE

Dear John, So many of you have reached out to me to ask how you can help El Paso in the midst of one of the worst Covid outbreaks in the country. As you may have read, so many are dying in El Paso right now that the county has been forced to set up ten mobile morgues. Hospitals are at capacity,…

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

November 21, 2020 at 9:24 PM

Can you split a donation between Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock’s campaign today to help them win their seats and flip the Senate?

Flipping the U.S. Senate is vital to helping the Biden-Harris administration. John, Last week, Beto sent you an important email about everything we’ve learned post-election. At the very top of that email, he briefly mentioned how important the two U.S. Senate races in Georgia are, with a qui…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

November 12, 2020 at 7:49 PM

What we've learned in Texas and a chance to help Georgia

I have spent the last week calling around the state to listen to voters, candidates and organizers. Here's what I heard: Dear John, I’m grateful for the responses to the “down but not out!” email I sent last week. General consensus from everyone so far: Tuesday was tough, but Saturday was a gre…

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  Beto O'Rourke · [email protected]

November 5, 2020 at 12:06 AM

The results and the work ahead

John, I am deeply disappointed that we did not win in Texas. Despite record turnout and an extraordinary effort on the part of our volunteers, Texas voters chose Donald Trump and Republican incumbents at nearly every place on the ballot. For whatever it’s worth, it looks to be part of a larger,…

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

November 3, 2020 at 9:04 PM

We could flip Texas if El Paso County turnout hits 60%

John, we need your help turning out voters in El Paso ASAP. Some big news came out from a Texas Democratic Party official just now. They believe that we can win Texas – but only if El Paso voter turnout reaches 60%. Can you join Rep. Veronica Escobar and Beto tonight at 5:00pm CT while they …

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  Powered By People (BetoORourke.com) · [email protected]

November 3, 2020 at 2:49 PM

Want to make a big difference today?

What you do today will impact the rest of your life. Looking for your one thing to do today, John? PHONE BANK » There is nothing more impactful (other than voting yourself!) than having conversations with fellow voters and helping them find their polling place. What happens tonight will impac…

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  Kate Roberts, Powered By People · [email protected]

November 3, 2020 at 2:04 AM

A simple message going into tomorrow:

I’d like to share some final thoughts before tomorrow. John, I wanted to send one last email before the polls open tomorrow morning. It’s been an incredible past few months. Since January, we’ve registered nearly 200,000 voters and have made more than 60 million voter contact attempts. Yeste…

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