PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

September 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM

The party keeps forgetting who shows up

Black and brown people are the base. Stop treating us like a talking point.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   Black and brown voters are always “the base” when it’s time to win an election. But when it’s time to govern, fund, or deliver? They’re ghosted.  We need safety—not more cops. We need housing—no…

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Healthcare shouldn’t depend on who your boss is

My kids deserve care — not coverage tied to capitalism. And you do, too.   Friend -  A kid breaks an arm at the playground. A parent gets a scary diagnosis. A grandparent needs medication. These moments shouldn’t come with price tags, co-pays, or panic attacks over whether the insurance will cover …

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

September 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Democracy Is Not a Consultant Deliverable

If you won’t fund safety in Black and brown communities, you’re not defending democracy.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   Black and brown communities don’t need another ad campaign. They need clean water. Safe schools. Affordable housing. An end to over-policing and underfunding. But the big consultant…

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  Dc Lozano, PowerPAC · [email protected]

August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM

If We Want to Win, We Can’t Be Elite

A What The! Edition from Dc Lozano Hey Friend -   In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson describes a moment when Churchill’s advisor, Frederick Lindemann, expressed doubt about the British working class’s loyalty to democracy. He feared that, in a crisis, even something as small as a tea shortag…

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Public education is dying. We should all be raging.

Our kids deserve more than crumbling classrooms and culture wars.   Friend -  Let’s be honest: the attack on public education isn’t subtle. It’s loud, coordinated, and happening everywhere — from school boards to Congress. Book bans. Banned history. Anti-LGBTQ policies. Teacher shortages. Charter s…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

August 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM

They Keep Losing—and Keep Getting Paid

The consultants failed. And Black and brown communities paid the price.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   Let’s be honest: political consultants keep failing. But it’s not their communities paying the cost. It’s ours. Black and brown communities are being evicted, policed, ignored, and underfunded—whil…

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  Dc Lozano, PowerPAC · [email protected]

August 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM

📛Candy Olson’s Hate-Fueled Likes Have No Place in Public Education

A Down is What’s Up Dispatch   💥 The Problem Candy Olson, a school board member in San Bernardino County in California, has been exposed for liking & amplifying pro-Hitler, racist, homophobic, and violent posts on Instagram. These are not isolated incidents—they’re a pattern of behavior showing…

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

August 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Housing is a human right. So why can’t we afford it?

The American Dream shouldn’t require five roommates.   Friend -  I remember a time when “starter home” meant a modest place to grow your family — not a 2-bedroom fixer-upper going for half a million dollars.  Today, even renting feels like a luxury. Families are priced out of neighborhoods they’ve …

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM

You can’t beat fascism with vibes.

“Trump is bad” isn’t a strategy.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   They told us democracy was on the line, and it is. But all they gave us was more yard signs and bumper stickers. The Democratic consultants have relied on one message for a decade: 🚨 “Trump is dangerous!”🚨 “The GOP is extreme!”🚨 “Give us…

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

August 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM

A livable wage is not radical. It’s necessary.

When did surviving become a luxury?   Friend -  As a mom, I measure time in juice boxes and bedtime routines. But I also measure time in shifts — because I know so many working parents out there who are stuck stringing together two, sometimes three jobs, just to make rent, buy groceries, and keep t…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

July 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM

What do you call it when billionaires own everything but the blame?

We’re not heading into feudalism. We’re already living in it.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   The future is here—and it looks a lot like the long ago past. But this time, the lords have apps. Gig workers with no healthcare. Renters facing huge hikes. AI bosses replacing human ones.  And a political cl…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

July 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Democracy is collapsing—and they’re mailing it in.

You can’t memo your way out of fascism.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   Let’s be clear: democracy isn’t failing because the GOP is stronger. It’s failing because Democratic leadership is weak—and their consultants are out of touch. While communities demand housing, jobs, and care, Big Dem Consultants …

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

July 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM

🗣️ Why are we still listening to the losers?

The consultants failed. And they’re still in charge.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   If Big Dem consultants were surgeons, we’d be dead on the table.  If they were mechanics, the car would work but it wouldn’t drive us to the finish line in 1st place.  But because they’re the same-old consultants? Th…

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  Andy's Desk, PowerPAC · [email protected]

July 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM

Down Is What’s Up!!!

  Dear Friends and Allies, For the last two years we have been invested in and promoting the concept of Down Is What’s Up!   This is the idea that we must focus on down ballot races to impact leadership changes at the local level to impact lives at the local level. This is about jobs (what Superv…

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

July 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM

What $1,000 really means

A smartphone, a savings account, and the price of real change   Friend -  Alright, this one hits close to home.  A few weeks ago, I shared that my partner and I decided not to give our eldest daughter a smartphone. Instead, we “bribed” her with something we think will serve her better: $1,000 in a …

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

July 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM

They Passed It — But We Can Still Stop the Damage

 Friend  -  They passed it.  The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” — a brutal-ful MAGA wish list dressed up as law — is now reality.  They’re calling it a victory.  We are calling it the Murder Bill — and for good reason.  It funnels billions to billionaires, boosts war spending, and strips healthcare…

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  PowerPAC Voter Fund · [email protected]

July 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM

Victory! Paloma Aguirre Wins 🎉

A Big Win for the People of San Diego County  Friend  -  We’re thrilled to share the news: Paloma Aguirre has won the race for San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 1!  This is a major victory for South County—and for all of us who believe in bold, people-powered leadership.  Paloma’s win …

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

July 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM

⏳ If Donors Want to Save Democracy, They Need to Change Course — Now

It’s time to stop funding the party of the status quo.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   The "big tent" strategy has become a cover for inaction — a way to avoid fighting for working people while protecting corporate donors. If you’re a donor who actually wants to defend democracy, your dollars should g…

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

June 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Happy Pride Month

Let’s not forget—Pride started as a RIOT.   Friend -  Being a parent in this timeline is the ultimate whiplash.  One moment I’m spiraling into existential dread over our basic human rights and whether we’re on the brink of WWIII… and the next, my daughter is asking me to braid her hair and play Bar…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

June 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM

🛠️ Grassroots Organizing Is Starved While Consultants Get Rich

  Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   The real work — voter registration, organizing, immigrant protection, direct actions for historically excluded communities — is being done by small, underfunded local groups.  These are the people actually defending democracy, not with cable news hits or six-figure st…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM

😐 Meanwhile, People Are Struggling

  Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   It’s not that people don’t care about democracy — it’s that they don’t see Democrats fighting for them:Rent is up more than 40% since 2020 Over 100 million Americans are in medical debtWages haven’t kept up with inflationSchools, transit, and childcare are crumbling 📉…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

June 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM

💸 Donors Are Still Writing Checks — But to What End?

  Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   While the messaging continues to fail, big donors are still funneling money into the same old Democratic Party infrastructure.  In the 2024 cycle alone, Democrats raised and spent over $2 billion, much of it on national committees, corporate consultants, and bloated a…

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  PowerPAC Voter Fund · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM

The deadline is July 1st. The time to act is now.

We’re almost there. Let’s close the gap.   Friend  -  We’re just weeks away from a critical election in San Diego—and Paloma Aguirre needs our support now more than ever.  This isn’t politics as usual. This is about preventing a MAGA takeover of the County Board of Supervisors—something that could…

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  Andy Wong, PowerPAC · [email protected]

June 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM

⛽️ fuel the movement that fights to win

If you believe in lasting change, invest in it.   Friend -  We’re at a breaking point. Not just a political one, but a moral one. Working families are struggling. Black women in power are under attack. The voices of communities of color are being drowned out by billionaires and disinformation. And…

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  PowerPAC Voter Fund · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Paloma is under attack. Here’s how we fight back.

She’s not just in a race—she’s under siege.   Friend  -  Mayor Paloma Aguirre is exactly the kind of leader San Diego needs—and the MAGA right wing knows it.  That’s why they’re spending millions  to defeat her in a low-turnout, high-stakes special election on July 1st. They’re hoping we’re not pa…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

June 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM

🔵 Democratic Messaging Is Failing — So Why Are Donors Still Funding the Same Losing Playbook?

  Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   For years, Democratic leadership and top consultants have relied on one message above all else: "Trump is bad."  They’ve spent billions warning us that democracy is on the line, that the GOP is extreme, and that the stakes have never been higher.  And yet, even though…

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  PowerPAC Voter Fund · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Big stakes. Small dollars. Real impact.

San Diego is on the line.   Friend  -  There’s a major fight brewing in San Diego—and you can help tip the scales with just $5.  Mayor Paloma Aguirre is running in a special election for the County Board of Supervisors. This isn’t just a local race—it’s a battleground for control of the board and …

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  Andy Wong, PowerPAC · [email protected]

June 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM

🌱there’s a way forward — if we build it together

This is how we WIN   Friend -  Our country is at war with itself.  Not always with bullets — but with policies, systems, and well-strategized silencing efforts that destroy lives.  From housing to healthcare, from disinformation to organized attacks on Black, immigrant, and queer communities — it’…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

June 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM

🛑 PowerPAC Statement on the Deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles

The MAGA regime is attempting a hostile takeover of our democracy—by force.   Friend -  The unleashing of the National Guard on immigrant communities and U.S. citizens in Los Angeles is not about safety. It’s about power. It’s about fear. It’s about targeting Black and Brown communities—again.  Le…

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  Dc Lozano, PowerPAC · [email protected]

June 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM

The Big Tent Is Burning & Donors Brought Marshmallows

A What The! Edition from Dc Lozano 🎪 Remember when the Democratic Party was supposed to be the adults in the room? The ones that knew how to fight against fascism, worked to save the planet, and pass a bill or two without tripping over their own press conference? Cute. Now it’s 2025 and they’re st…

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  Andy Wong, PowerPAC · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM

They’re coming for Black women in power ‼️

If they can tear down Black leadership, they can tear it all down.   Friend -  It’s open season on Black women in power. You've seen it: The lies. The attacks. The disrespect.Mayor Karen Bass.District Attorney Diana Becton. Mayor Barbara Lee.Vice President Kamala Harris.Representative Jasmine Croc…

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

May 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Teacher Appreciation Week Is Long Over—Now Let’s Get Real

  Friend - Teacher Appreciation Week wrapped up a few weeks ago — and as your friendly neighborhood progressive mom, I’ve got some lingering thoughts. (You knew I would..)  Like many of you, I packed the snacks, wrote the notes, sent the gift cards, and did my best to make the week feel special…

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  Andy Wong, PowerPAC · [email protected]

May 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM

💪🏽We’re in a civil war — and we’re not backing down

  Friend -  This isn’t just about politics. It’s about survival. We are in a civil war. Not with cannons or armies — but with legislation, disinformation, and power plays that determine who eats, who votes, who breathes free. You’ve felt it:January 6th.Book bans. Black women leaders under constan…

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM

When Defending Immigrants Means Defending Us All

  Friend -  We’re 100 days into this new administration, and while it feels like a lifetime of chaos, one thing is painfully clear: the attacks against immigrants are coming fast, loud, and terrifyingly focused.   Just in the past few weeks, we’ve watched attempts to dismantle pathways to citiz…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM

Trump’s 3rd Term is Coming 👹👹👹

Trump’s Third Term Project is real—& if we don’t stop it, democracy is dead. Join the fight to protect the 22nd Amendment.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   The Third Term Project is real, & it’s an open declaration of war on American democracy—whatever that even means anymore. Everything Trümp…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM

Trump’s 3rd Term is Coming 👹👹👹

Trump’s Third Term Project is real—& if we don’t stop it, democracy is dead. Join the fight to protect the 22nd Amendment.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   The Third Term Project is real, & it’s an open declaration of war on American democracy—whatever that even means anymore. Everything Trümp…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

April 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM

📢🚨They want to silence us. We won’t let them.

Defending public media is defending our democracy.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   Local public radio and television. These aren't just stations—they're lifelines. They're where we’ve turned for truth, for storytelling, for voices that rarely make it into corporate newsrooms.  But now? MAGA extremis…

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  PowerPAC Team · [email protected]

April 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM

📢🚨They want to silence us. We won’t let them.

Defending public media is defending our democracy.   Dear PowerPAC Supporter,   Local public radio and television. These aren't just stations—they're lifelines. They're where we’ve turned for truth, for storytelling, for voices that rarely make it into corporate newsrooms.  But now? MAGA extremis…

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  Dc Lozano, PowerPAC · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM

🤦🏽 The Save Act of Supremacy

A What The! Edition from Dc Lozano 👋🏼 Hey not-all-men who call yourselves feminists/allies (srsly, y’all could do better)—ask any woman you know: does carrying the emotional burden of working full time while running a home—which is like managing a small company without pay—plus managing male egos …

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  Edil Mari De Los Reyes, PowerPAC · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Defeatism Will Be Our Downfall

  Dear PowerPAC Supporter,  It's me again, your friendly neighborhood progressive mom. I know the exhaustion is real. I know the chaos feels never-ending. (Hello, I'm a mom of three.) I know it’s tempting to tune it all out because, honestly, the hits just keep coming. But let me be clear: defe…

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  Dc Lozano, PowerPAC · [email protected]

March 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM

love & loathing in wyoming // 🤠

dissident chronicles: a dc special. howdy friend,     i spent several weeks in wyoming recently. aside from my loved ones & a handful of blue-hearted dreamers, the maga-est state in the country isn’t exactly welcoming to a queer, nonbinary, half-brown kid like me. it’s not that i hate going to …

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  Dc Lozano, PowerPAC · [email protected]

March 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM

love & loathing in wyoming // 🤠

dissident chronicles: a dc special. howdy friend,     i spent several weeks in wyoming recently. aside from my loved ones & a handful of blue-hearted dreamers, the maga-est state in the country isn’t exactly welcoming to a queer, nonbinary, half-brown kid like me. it’s not that i hate going to …

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