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  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 26, 2022 at 6:40 PM

Show you’re with me & tell me why!

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John. I want to ask you for a favor today. When I launched this campaign for Congress, I set out to build a movement that brings people together — not only because our current Congressman is, well, the way he is (ineffective, totally out-of-sync wit…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
January 25, 2022 at 2:33 PM

Madison Cawthorn does NOT represent millennials

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John — Madison Cawthorn does not represent millennials. It’s a shame we even have to say that, but it’s important because he’s one of only 31 millennials in the House of Representatives right now. That means that millennials, who make up about 22% o…
  Team Eddie · [email protected]
January 23, 2022 at 5:49 PM

It’s Eddie’s birthday! Help us show how many people believe in him

Eddie Geller for Congress Psst, John — have you contributed to Eddie’s “birthday gift” yet? Eddie turned 38 years old on Friday, and to give him a little boost as we get further into the election year, we want to raise $3,800 by the end of the weekend — and we’re still $942 short of that …
  Team Eddie · [email protected]
January 21, 2022 at 9:05 PM

What’s better than birthday cake? How about a new Congressman for Florida’s 15th District?

Eddie Geller for Congress Today is Eddie’s birthday, John! All he wants for his 38th year is to bring new leadership to Florida’s 15th District, so we want to raise $3,800 by the end of the weekend. Will you help us wish Eddie a happy 38th birthday by making a gift of $38? DO…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
January 21, 2022 at 2:57 PM

It’s Eddie’s birthday!

Eddie Geller for Congress Today is Eddie’s birthday, John! All he wants for his 38th year is to bring new leadership to Florida’s 15th District, so we want to raise $3,800 by the end of the weekend. Will you help us wish Eddie a happy 38th birthday by making a gift of $38? DO…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 20, 2022 at 8:13 PM

BREAKING: GOP blocked voting rights bill last night

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John. Last night, Congress failed to pass critical voting rights legislation. And you know who I’m blaming, after I’m done screaming into the void about Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema? The 50 senators and 214 representatives from…
  Eddie Geller for Congress · [email protected]
January 19, 2022 at 5:16 PM

GOP politicians cannot claim to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John — Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day set aside for Americans everywhere to reflect on the legacy of one of the most important civil rights leaders in our nation’s history. Unfortunately, it’s also a day on which Republicans’ hypocrisy …
  Eddie Geller for Congress · [email protected]
January 18, 2022 at 8:32 PM

We’re extremely ticked off at Joe Manchin & Kyrsten Sinema, but the GOP is why we’re here in the first place

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John — yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day set aside for Americans everywhere to reflect on the legacy of one of the most important civil rights leaders in our nation’s history. Unfortunately, it’s also a day on which Republicans’ hypocri…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 17, 2022 at 8:24 PM

Dr. King’s legacy

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John. On this day that we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I’m reflecting in particular on how much work we have left to do to achieve Dr. King’s dream. The struggle to pass critical voting rights legislation in Congress is d…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 16, 2022 at 4:15 PM

My opponent last week put his party's power grab over the health of our democracy

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John. Look, I might be a former comedian, but saving democracy is no joke. That’s why, when Scott Franklin voted to decertify a free and fair election, disenfranchise 80+ million voters, and validate an armed insurrection in our nation’s capital one…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
January 14, 2022 at 3:19 PM

Help us send this insurrectionist into early retirement

Eddie Geller for Congress FL-15, a soon-to-be-Biden +9 district, is one of Democrats’ best shots to flip a GOP seat in 2022. Help us do it with a donation today. A quick review, John, of a few undesirable qualities in any elected official: Disdain and flat-out disregard …
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 13, 2022 at 11:39 PM

Saving democracy is no joke

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John. Look, I might be a former comedian, but saving democracy is no joke. That’s why, when Scott Franklin voted to decertify a free and fair election, disenfranchise 80+ million voters, and validate an armed insurrection in our nation’s capital one…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 13, 2022 at 3:53 PM

We MUST passing voting rights legislation

Eddie Geller for Congress Let’s get real, John: If we want our country to continue functioning as a democracy, Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. No ifs, ands, or buts. Any day now, the Senate will decide whether they’ll do what’s necessary: abolish …
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
January 12, 2022 at 1:35 AM

Eddie vs Corrupt dark money (thanks, Citizens United 🙄)

Eddie Geller for Congress Guess who benefits directly from the corruption unleashed by the Citizens United decision? Our opponent, Scott Franklin. FL-15, a soon-to-be-Biden +9 district, is one of Democrats’ best shots to flip a GOP seat and hold the House in 2022. Help us do it with a dona…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
January 11, 2022 at 5:25 PM

Citizens United

Eddie Geller for Congress FL-15, a soon-to-be-Biden +9 district, is one of Democrats’ best shots to flip a GOP seat and hold the House in 2022. Help us do it with a donation today. Hey John — Twelve years ago, the Supreme Court handed down their ruling in Citizens United …
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 10, 2022 at 3:50 PM

GOP leadership does not want you to know this...

Eddie Geller for Congress FL-15, a soon-to-be-Biden +9 district, is one of Democrats’ best shots to flip a GOP seat. Help us do it with a donation today. Hey John — I’m going to let you in on a little secret that Republican leadership absolutely does not want you to know:…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
January 7, 2022 at 3:01 PM

“Whether it’s justified or not”

Eddie Geller for Congress FL-15, a soon-to-be-Biden +9 district, is one of Democrats’ best shots to flip a GOP seat  and keep Kevin McCarthy out of the Speaker’s chair. Help us do it with a donation today. The stakes are getting more real by the day, John. Just this week,…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 6, 2022 at 3:40 PM

1 year ago, my opponent chose authoritarianism over democracy

Eddie Geller for Congress One year ago today is why I’m in this race, John. On January 6, 2021, our representative for Florida’s 15th District, Scott Franklin, after literally just 48 hours on the job, voted to overturn the very same election that put him in the House. And this v…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
January 4, 2022 at 6:23 PM

The choice in 2022: Fascism vs Helping people

Eddie Geller for Congress It might be a new year, but we’ve got the same mission: Kick insurrectionist Scott Franklin out of Congress, flip this soon-to-be Biden +9 district, and expand the Democratic majority. Donate now to help us do it! Happy New Year, John! In milde…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 11:51 PM

If you’re feeling hopeful...

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John — this is it! Our critical FEC deadline is tonight at midnight, and we’re still a few hundred bucks short of our $15,000 goal. If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to make your first donation: This is it. If you’ve been waiting for the perfect tim…
  Team Eddie · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 2:24 PM

re: Eddie’s New Year’s resolution

Eddie Geller for Congress Our end-of-year FEC deadline is tonight at midnight —  Can you chip in to help us hit $15,000  in grassroots donations before the New Year? Hey John, Eddie wrote to you earlier this week about his New Year’s resolution, and it’s very, very simple…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
December 30, 2021 at 9:45 PM

Small dollar, grassroots power ✌️

Eddie Geller for Congress   Eddie Geller is an activist, millennial, and former comedian running to bring real representation to the people of Florida's 15th District, and flip a longtime Republican seat in the process. As your Congressman, he’ll figh…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 3:43 PM

A buck or two

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John, You have to be careful what you read on the Internet. Because as you probably know, today’s wide web is full of tricks, schemes, and rampant misinformation (it’s also full of incredibly catchy campaign launch videos like this one, but you have …
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
December 28, 2021 at 4:33 PM

Eddie vs. Scott

Eddie Geller for Congress   Eddie Geller is an activist, millennial, and former comedian running to bring real representation to the people of Florida's 15th District, and flip a longtime Republican seat in the process. As your Congressman, he’ll figh…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 27, 2021 at 2:18 PM

New Year’s resolutions for my insurrectionist opponent

Eddie Geller for Congress We’re just a week away from 2022, but we’ve still got a ways to go to hit our goal of $15,000 in online grassroots donations — Can you chip in $15 to help us out? Hey John, Since it’s the last week of the year, I made some resolutions: 1) Stop pl…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 21, 2021 at 2:02 PM

The one thing Joe Manchin has said that I absolutely agree with

Eddie Geller for Congress John, I’m mad at Joe Manchin, you’re mad at Joe Manchin, everybody is mad at Joe Manchin. Nothing encapsulates the frustration of our current politics in Washington more than watching one man with deep financial ties to the coal lobby from one of the poo…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 19, 2021 at 4:23 PM

Bringing down the temperature

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John. We’re getting closer and closer to 2022, and I’m taking stock. And the more I think about it, the more it seems like one of the biggest problems facing us is political polarization. From the very beginning, this campaign has sought to address …
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 16, 2021 at 2:33 PM

My recurring nightmare is worse than yours

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John. Here are three of the top scenarios people have nightmares about: Falling, being chased, or missing an important event. But you know what *I* have nightmares about? Federal Election Commission deadlines. Not joking. Because you see, FEC deadlines are a…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 4:54 PM

Flip FL-15, Hold the House

Eddie Geller for Congress It’s that time of year again, John: Campaign finance deadline season! Our next Federal Elections Commission deadline is midnight on December 31, which means that this campaign is approaching what could be a make-or-break moment. Will you donate whatever …
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 13, 2021 at 4:25 PM

All your burning questions answered: Legislating! Standing apart! Ideology!

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John — If you’ve been following along the last few days, you know that I’m currently engaged in a mini-campaign to spend less time on the phones and more time out in the community. And we’re making progress, with $987 raised towards the $2,000 goal …
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
December 10, 2021 at 1:27 PM

Let’s elect a Tax the Rich caucus in 2022

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John, It’s time to Tax the Rich. And we don’t mean your doctor or the lawyer down the street — we’re talking about the absurdly rich billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett, who, just for starters, paid only 3.4% of a combined $40…
  Team Eddie · [email protected]
December 9, 2021 at 3:42 PM

Volunteer for Eddie’s campaign!

Eddie Geller for Congress Hello John! As 2022 gets closer, we’re ramping up our operations and laying the groundwork for a robust community-oriented campaign. Which means we’re looking for volunteers! Are you able to help us get out in the community and spread Eddie’s message? Si…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 8, 2021 at 4:47 PM

RE: Free Eddie (from call time)

Eddie Geller for Congress My team wasn’t joking, John — I really do need you to free me from call time. Take a look at their email below for what I’m talking about. Lucky for me (more importantly, lucky for Florida’s 15th District, and democracy for that matter), we’ve raised about 500 bu…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
December 7, 2021 at 4:30 PM

Free Eddie (from call time)

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John — One of the really unsexy things about running for Congress is ... *dun* *dun* *dunnn* … call time. As you may know, all campaigns rely on a combination of grassroots support (that’s you!) and “call time,” which is where a candidate calls throu…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 3, 2021 at 5:11 PM

How many reps in Congress really understand the gig economy?

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John,  How many people currently in Congress have ever identified as a freelancer or gig worker? ZERO. Kind of shocking, right? On the other hand, maybe not so shocking given that our political system is skewed at every level towards the wealthy and …
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
December 1, 2021 at 10:45 PM

Roe v. Wade

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John, some pretty bleak news today. Earlier, the GOP-stacked Supreme Court—remember how they stole not one but TWO seats from Democratic presidents?—signaled that they’re on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guarantees ever…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 2:21 PM

When politics is a joke, send a comedian to get things done

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John. It’s no secret that we’re doing things a little differently here at the Eddie Geller Campaign HQ. Jingles! An ad parodying all your favorite sitcom intros! An ad parodying perfume commercials! Emails that you actually want to read! That’s what happens …
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 29, 2021 at 4:22 PM

100 people stranded on an island

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John. A teacher friend of mine—hi, Scott!—told me the other day about an exercise he ran with his students. I wanted to share it with you, because it encapsulates one of the main reasons I’m in this race, as well as why where we currently are as a co…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
November 28, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Tax the Rich (no, not you or your doctor)

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John, It’s time to Tax the Rich. And we don’t mean your doctor or the lawyer down the street — we’re talking about the absurdly rich billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett, who, just for starters, paid only 3.4% of a combined $40…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 26, 2021 at 3:35 PM

Workers are coming for you, Jeff Bezos

Eddie Geller for Congress Today’s a huge day for workers everywhere, John. In 20 countries around the world, on every inhabited continent, a coalition of activists from environmental, worker-rights, anti-monopoly, and data privacy movements (and that’s not even the full list), ar…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 7:34 PM

You get a thank you, and *you* get a thank you, and YOU get a thank you

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John — Just wanted to send you this quick note before the Thanksgiving holiday, because 1) I don’t want to bother you while you’re spending time with your friends, family, pets, whoever and whatever you choose to spend Thursday with; and 2) I have a lot of gr…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
November 22, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Tell us more about who you are and what matters to you

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John — can you do us a favor and take our quick supporter survey? Take the survey >> Listening—actually listening—to constituents is something that many of our elected leaders have apparently forgotten how to do. But we’re gonna have to…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 19, 2021 at 3:47 PM

Huzzah!

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John — Congressional Democrats did it! Sure wasn’t easy, but today Democrats in the House upheld the promise they made to the American people in the 2020 election and passed the Build Back Better Act. This historic, once-in-a-generation legislation i…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 17, 2021 at 5:31 PM

🚩🚩🚩🚩 “Fiscal responsibility” 🚩🚩🚩🚩

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey, John — While the Build Back Better Act slowly (but surely!) makes its way through Congress, I want to talk about two words that only ever come up when Democrats are on the verge of something big: fiscal responsibility. But first, let me just say up …
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
November 15, 2021 at 8:05 PM

How we outraised our opponent in the first two months on the campaign trail, and how we’re going to deliver real, uncorrupted leadership to Florida’s 15th District

Eddie Geller for Congress We’ve got 358 days left in this race, John — will you chip in $3.58 to help us show the small-dollar power that will drive us to victory over insurrectionist Scott Franklin? If asking for exactly $3.58 sounds like a gimmick to you, well, it is! But there are fund…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 12, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Matt Gaetz = my opponent’s wingman (and he’s proud of it)

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John, Let’s take a little trip through the FEC filings of Scott Franklin’s 2020 election campaign. During his campaign, Franklin received more than $400,000 in support from “Wingman PAC.” Two things about this: This is a perfect example of the serio…
  EddieGeller.com · [email protected]
November 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Eddie hates these emails

Eddie Geller for Congress It’s us again, John, Team Eddie reaching out about a fundraising situation… (This is absolutely not a “the-sky-is-falling-and-you’re-the-worst-person-in-the-world-if-you-don’t-donate-right-now" email. What it is is a reality check.) The reality is our fu…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 8, 2021 at 4:47 PM

$3.65

Eddie Geller for Congress Hey John — today’s a big milestone for our campaign! In exactly one year, voters will head to the polls or mail in their ballots to decide the future of Florida’s 15th District. So today, I’m asking for just $3.65, one cent for every day left in this rac…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 6, 2021 at 5:35 PM

Scott Franklin just voted AGAINST a historic infrastructure bill

Eddie Geller for Congress John Last night, the U.S. House voted to pass a historic, bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package — and my opponent, Rep. Scott Franklin, was an unsurprising-but-nevertheless-extremely-disappointing ‘NO’ vote. Let’s be crystal clear: Franklin jus…
  Eddie Geller · [email protected]
November 4, 2021 at 4:41 PM

The cold hard facts

Eddie Geller for Congress There's no way around it, John: The results of this past Tuesday night — in Virginia and elsewhere across the country — are proof that this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. So, no clever words or funny bits from me today, just the cold hard facts of why t…