ASPIRE · [email protected]

July 27, 2021 at 12:18 AM

Even Candace Owens agrees with us

        Hi John --   Candace Owens -- conservative commentator, former Turning Point USA employee, and staunch Trump supporter -- tried to catch Democrats in a vaccine lie on Twitter last week.   Source: Twitter Unfortunately for her, Owens' tweet wa…

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July 25, 2021 at 11:47 PM

Did you see these numbers, John?

        Hi John --   We'll cut right to the chase: Senator Josh Hawley (insurrectionist, well-known racist, and Trump loyalist) just raised TWO MILLION DOLLARS.   Two million dollars, John -- AFTER helping to incite the insurrection.   And that's not a…

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July 24, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Raphael Warnock: “Shame on us...”

        Hi John --   Do you remember the feeling in your chest when you found out that Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff had secured our Senate majority on January 5?   If the Senate doesn't move to abolish the filibuster soon, it could very well be the la…

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July 24, 2021 at 4:48 PM

Brian Kemp’s new tactic

        Hi John --   Stacey Abrams has become the face of voting rights nationwide. Her efforts flipped Georgia blue in 2020, and though she hasn't announced a plan to run for governor of Georgia, it's clear that incumbent Brian Kemp is afraid of her.   …

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July 23, 2021 at 9:45 PM

NBC News: Federal judge rules DACA is illegal

        John --   If there's one thing the GOP has been consistent about over the last decade, it is attacking DREAMers. Ever since President Obama created the DACA program in 2012 to protect immigrants who were brought to our country as undocumented chi…

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July 23, 2021 at 6:47 PM

AAPI kids need to see themselves in history

        Hi John --   So often, Asian American kids are deprived of their own history. They don't learn about the Chinese Exclusion Act, the internment of Japanese Americans, or solidarity between Asian Americans and other marginalized groups.   But in a…

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July 22, 2021 at 2:47 PM

No one knows what Pres. Biden is working on

        Hello John --   Your donations, volunteering, and votes helped us get Donald Trump out of office in November. But conservative media is pumping out so much misinformation that, for lots of voters, Joe Biden's successes are getting lost in the med…

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July 21, 2021 at 8:47 PM

HRC is warning about a return to Jim Crow

        Hi John,   Our country is growing more diverse and hungry for change. That's a good sign for America but a bad sign for the Republican party. The GOP is hanging on to power the only way they know how: by sending voter suppression bills to the leg…

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July 20, 2021 at 9:48 PM

Val Demings will beat Marco Rubio and get rid of the filibuster

        Hi John --   Florida Senator Marco Rubio has proven time and again that he is spineless in the face of the racist vitriol that regularly spills out from his Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill. That's why we're so excited to see a woman of colo…

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  Insurrectionist Alert (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 19, 2021 at 11:47 PM

House Republicans can’t stop campaigning with white supremecists

        John --   Every day there is more evidence of just how dangerous the Republican Party is to America. A recent example? Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar hosted a fundraiser with Nick Fuentes, a proud white nationalist and Holocaust-denier who once compared…

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  Keep Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 18, 2021 at 8:47 PM

re: Raphael Warnock’s Republican challenger

        Hi John,   Sen. Raphael Warnock's GOP challenger, Latham Saddler, just released some troubling news -- he has raised more than $1.4 million in approximately his first ten weeks since entering the race.   Will you stand with Sen. Raphael Warnock…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

July 18, 2021 at 3:48 PM

The latest prejudiced policy wildfire

        Hi John,   It's hard to believe that 71% of young LGBTQ+ Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have seriously considered suicide, but it's true. And, sadly, that's not all.   According to a recent study by API Equality Northern California, AAPI …

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July 16, 2021 at 11:48 PM

The GOP wants nothing but “chaos and the inability to get stuff done”

        John --   When we say that Republicans will do anything to keep Democrats from passing any part of our progressive agenda into law, it's not a conspiracy theory or a guess -- Republicans are just saying it out loud nowadays.   Take it from Trump…

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  Flip Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 15, 2021 at 9:47 PM

Stacey Abrams says radical Republicans are “breaking” democracy

        Hi John --   When it comes to the current threats facing American democracy, Stacey Abrams is one of the best communicators in the Democratic Party. During a recent interview, she spoke plainly about Republicans undermining our election systems. …

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  2022 Election Update (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Democrats are retiring -- and we might lose the House

        John -- We have some bad news for Democratic hopes of holding both chambers of Congress in 2022. A higher than expected number of Democrats are leaving their seats next year, which means there will be a lot of open seats that we will have to defend. …

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  Flip Kentucky Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 5:47 PM

Charles Booker is going all in against Rand Paul

        Hi John --   Democrats got some fantastic news out of Kentucky recently: Charles Booker officially announced that he is running to unseat Sen. Rand Paul.   John, we've written to you about Rand Paul before. He is undoubtedly one of the most radi…

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July 13, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Ted Lieu is taking on radical Republicans in Congress

        John --   You know as well as we do that when we fight to elect someone to office, we want those elected leaders to be bold and to champion the principles that they campaigned on. That's why we are so proud of the hard work Congressman Ted Lieu i…

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  Flip Kentucky Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 12, 2021 at 11:47 PM

Charles Booker is all in against Rand Paul

        Hi John --   Democrats got some fantastic news out of Kentucky last week: Charles Booker officially announced that he is running to unseat Sen. Rand Paul.   John, we've written to you about Rand Paul before. He is undoubtedly one of the most rad…

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  Flip Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 9, 2021 at 1:47 AM

Sen. Raphael Warnock is being dragged down by voter suppression

        Hi John --   Let's take a moment to appreciate the person that so many of us shed blood, sweat, and tears to elect in 2020: Georgia senator Raphael Warnock.   While speaking in the Senate against the GOP's voter suppression, Warnock said, “I sin…

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  Flip Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 6, 2021 at 9:48 PM

Raphael Warnock’s campaign is being dragged down by voter suppression

        Hi John --   Let's take a moment to appreciate the person that so many of us shed blood, sweat, and tears to elect in 2020: Georgia senator Raphael Warnock.   While speaking in the Senate against the GOP's voter suppression, Warnock said, “I sin…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

July 4, 2021 at 4:47 PM

A 4th of July update

        Hi John --   July 4th is a time to celebrate the American spirit and reflect on what that means. Americans don't just come from one race, ethnicity, religion, or other identity. We are united as Americans by the simple act of calling this country…

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July 3, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Speaker Pelosi will reveal the truth of what happened on Jan. 6

        John --   Republicans don't like it when reality gets in the way of the racist culture war narrative that defines their party these days. That's why they've tried their hardest to keep the truth about the January 6 insurrection from coming to lig…

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  Flip Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

July 2, 2021 at 8:48 PM

Raphael Warnock is fighting with one hand tied behind his back

        Hi John --   Let's take a moment to appreciate the person that so many of us shed blood, sweat, and tears to elect in 2020: Georgia senator Raphael Warnock.   While speaking in the Senate against the GOP's voter suppression, Warnock said, “I sin…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 8:48 PM

Speaker Pelosi will uncover what happened on Jan. 6

        John --   Republicans don't like it when reality gets in the way of the racist culture war narrative that defines their party these days. That's why they've tried their hardest to keep the truth about the January 6 insurrection from coming to lig…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 12:47 AM

URGENT: We need you to help defend the Democratic Senate

        John --   Our midnight end-of-quarter deadline is fast approaching, so we wanted to give you a quick update on our goal to protect vulnerable Democratic senators and Democratic control of the Senate in 2022.   Democrats need this to be our numbe…

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June 30, 2021 at 7:48 PM

Holding the Senate starts with Raphael Warnock

        John --   Our goal as we end June and the current financial quarter is to raise $4,000 to protect our four most vulnerable Democratic senators. That's why we need to talk about the senator who's sure to be at the top of the GOP's list of targets …

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 11:47 PM

Democrats’ number one goal in 2022 must be the Senate

        Hi John --   President Trump may have been the most infamous villain in 2020, but Mitch McConnell was and continues to be just as nefarious. McConnell only needs one seat to take back his old job as Senate Majority Leader in 2022 -- that's why De…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 8:48 PM

Speaker Pelosi wants to know what happened on Jan. 6

        John --   Republicans don't like it when reality gets in the way of the racist culture war narrative that defines their party these days. That's why they've tried their hardest to keep the truth about the January 6 insurrection from coming to lig…

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  Voter Suppression Update (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 10:47 PM

Stacey Abrams is the GOP’s biggest voter suppression target

        John --   Here's the hard truth about the 2022 elections: Far-right Republicans and fanatical Trump supporters are unleashing a tidal wave of voter suppression laws to drown our democracy. If they're successful, we may never get the chance to und…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

June 27, 2021 at 11:47 PM

There is no avoiding the insurrectionist threat anymore

        John,   It is convenient to believe that the horrific events of January 6 were an aberration caused by a series of unfortunate security failures and a uniquely extreme president. However, as our legal system works through the carnage of that day,…

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  Flip Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 10:47 PM

The GOP is already going after Raphael Warnock

        Hi John --   Elections matter. If you don't believe that, look no further than Georgia senator Raphael Warnock, who gave an impassioned speech on the Senate floor earlier this week about voter suppression and the need to protect the right to vote…

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  Insurrectionist Update (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 12:47 AM

They fought to overturn our elections -- now they want your vote

        Hi John --   It seems that there is no bottom to the cynicism and depravity of the Republican Party. Most recently, some of the January 6 insurrectionists have started using their notoriety to launch political campaigns, hoping to win power in th…

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June 24, 2021 at 11:47 PM

Rand Paul is still spouting racist conspiracy theories -- it’s time to elect Charles Booker

        Hi John --   Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and the rest of the reality-denying Republican Party are looking for any reason to avoid responsibility for the more than 400,000 Americans who died to COVID-19 while they held the White House and Senate.   R…

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  Flip Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 9:46 PM

Stacey Abrams: “We’re seeing a subversion of democracy.”

        John --   We need Stacey Abrams in elected office. She is one of the best leaders and communicators we have when it comes to the threats facing the core of American democracy right now. Here is what she said during a recent interview:   “The re…

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  Voter Suppression Update (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 12:47 AM

ALERT: We’ve almost reached our goal

        John --   We'll keep this simple: We're on a mission to help Democrats win in places where racist voter suppression laws are rigging the game in favor of extremist Republicans. With hard work and grassroots support from people like you, we know w…

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  SAVE OUR ELECTIONS (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 22, 2021 at 10:47 PM

Brian Kemp will cheat to win in Georgia again

        John --   Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp played dirty to beat Stacey Abrams in 2018, and now he's rigging the election again in 2022.   Kemp recently signed SB 221 into law, which allows unlimited fundraising for state officials from so-called “dark mo…

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  Voter Suppression Update (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 21, 2021 at 10:47 PM

RE: The racist GOP efforts to restrict voting rights

        John --   We wrote to you yesterday about our efforts to support Democratic candidates in places that have enacted voter suppression laws. We've got some good news: We're over halfway to our goal!   We need to keep pushing, though. Republicans a…

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  SAVE OUR ELECTIONS (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 21, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Brian Kemp is already flooding Georgia with dark money

        John --   Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp played dirty to beat Stacey Abrams in 2018, and now he's rigging the election again in 2022.   Kemp recently signed SB 221 into law, which allows unlimited fundraising for state officials from so-called “dark mo…

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  Voter Suppression Update (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 20, 2021 at 11:47 PM

The largest effort to suppress voting rights since Jim Crow

        Hi John --   Florida. Texas. Georgia. What do these states have in common? They are all-important swing states led by radical Republican governors who are dismantling the foundations of our democracy with stifling new voter suppression laws.   A…

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  SAVE OUR ELECTIONS (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 19, 2021 at 11:47 PM

Brian Kemp is flooding Georgia with dark money

        John --   Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp played dirty to beat Stacey Abrams in 2018, and now he's rigging the election again in 2022.   Kemp recently signed SB 221 into law, which allows unlimited fundraising for state officials from so-called “dark mo…

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  Keep Georgia Blue in ‘22 (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 9:47 PM

The GOP is already going after Raphael Warnock

        John --   The Senate sits on a knife's edge, evenly split between the parties at 50-50. If Republicans win just one seat, Mitch McConnell will be Majority Leader once again and stop all of President Biden's progress.   Their number one priority …

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June 15, 2021 at 11:47 PM

President Obama: The GOP is a danger to democracy

        John --   We're not being dramatic or hyperbolic when we say that the Republican party is undoing the fabric of American democracy. Now, former president Barack Obama is sounding the alarm.   In a recent interview, Obama reminded us all that our…

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  Keep Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 14, 2021 at 9:47 PM

Sen. Raphael Warnock: “We’re standing in the midst of a defining historical moment”

        John --   After Senate Republicans blocked a measure to create a January 6 commission, GA Sen. Raphael Warnock stood to share a reflection: “Sometimes we're standing in the midst of a defining historical moment, and we miss the magnitude of it al…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

June 13, 2021 at 11:48 PM

Donald Trump could run for Congress

        John,   Since leaving the White House, Donald Trump has made one thing clear: He's not ready to give up power just yet.   Just last week, during an interview with a far-right radio show, the host brought up a possible Trump run for Congress -- s…

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  Blue Georgia 2022 (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 12, 2021 at 9:47 PM

Stacey Abrams is speaking out against the Georgia “fraudits”

        John --   In 2020, Stacey Abrams proved once again what we can accomplish when women of color lead. And she isn't sitting back after winning historic victories for Democrats in Georgia -- she's still fighting for voting rights in her home state. …

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  Keep Georgia Blue (via ASPIRE) · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 8:48 PM

Raphael Warnock: “We’re standing in the midst of a defining historical moment”

        John --   After Senate Republicans blocked a measure to create a January 6 commission, GA Sen. Raphael Warnock stood to share a reflection: “Sometimes we're standing in the midst of a defining historical moment, and we miss the magnitude of it al…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

June 9, 2021 at 9:47 PM

Mitch McConnell is shielding insurrectionists with his filibuster

        John,   Preliminary investigations show that hundreds of members from white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys worked in unision to break into the Capitol and attack law enforcement on January 6.   But it seems the Republicans who claim Trum…

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June 9, 2021 at 7:47 PM

The first AAPI school mandate in the nation

        John,   “I'm getting calls from all over the country -- people who have read about TEAACH and how they can pass this bill in their state.”   That's Illinois state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz reflecting on the fact that in the midst of growing …

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

June 8, 2021 at 8:47 PM

Mitch McConnell is using the filibuster to protect insurrectionists

        John,   Preliminary investigations show that hundreds of members from white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys worked in unision to break into the Capitol and attack law enforcement on January 6.   But it seems the Republicans who claim Trum…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

June 7, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Mitch McConnell used the filibuster to protect insurrectionists

        John,   Preliminary investigations show that hundreds of members from white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys worked in unision to break into the Capitol and attack law enforcement on January 6.   But it seems the Republicans who claim Trum…

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