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June 3, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Cori and Jamaal

Content Warning: This email discusses police brutality. John, Yesterday, entrenched incumbent, Eliot Engel, said “If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care” in regards to calls for peaceful protests in New York. Black communities are in pain and people are rightfully taking to the streets…

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June 2, 2020 at 8:16 PM

BREAKING: "If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care."

John, this is outrageous. Eliot Engel was just caught on tape saying: “If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care” in regards to a call for peaceful protests in New York. We are sick and tired of politicians who only decide to do their jobs when they think they'll lose their seat. We need a…

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June 2, 2020 at 1:41 AM

Supporting those who are putting their lives on the line for justice

Content Warning: This email discusses a murder and police brutality. John, Justice Democrats is committed to fighting for racial justice — and right now, that means supporting those who are putting their lives on the line in order to protest police brutality and George Floyd’s murder. Peopl…

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June 1, 2020 at 1:02 AM

Your contribution could put us over the top

John, we’re so close to reaching our $155,909 goal! Take a look: We know it’s late, so we’ll keep this short. If you can afford it, please contribute right now to help us close the gap before midnight. Your contribution could put us over the top. Contribute $3 Thank you so much for ever…

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May 31, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Getting! Closer!

John, we’re getting increasingly closer to reaching our reduced, $155,909 fundraising goal! Here’s a live update of where we’re at: Reaching our goal before midnight will allow us to pay our bills, run digital ads, support our candidates, and so much more. We understand that this is a diffi…

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May 31, 2020 at 2:19 AM

The DCCC’s blacklist

John, The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee made it abundantly clear with their blacklist policy that they would rather protect entrenched incumbents than more candidates like Ayanna Pressley or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get elected to Congress. We've been fighting against the DCC…

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May 30, 2020 at 10:01 PM

Our numbers will be public, John

John, At the end of the quarter our fundraising numbers will become public and everyone will be able to see whether or not we reach our $155,909 fundraising goal. Here’s a live update on our progress: We’re getting closer, John. But we need a huge influx of donations if we’re going to rea…

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May 30, 2020 at 5:24 PM

RE: Officially lowering our goal

John, Yesterday, we officially lowered our May fundraising goal from $175,000 to $155,909. After looking at the numbers over the last few days we realized the reality was that we weren’t going to reach our original goal. If you can afford to, will you make a $3 contribution right now to …

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

May 29, 2020 at 11:19 PM

Black Lives Matter

Content Warning: This email discusses a murder and police brutality. John, I honestly don’t know what to say. On Monday, in Minneapolis, George Floyd was murdered by four police officers. There are simply no words to capture how excruciatingly painful it is right now to be a Black parent in …

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May 29, 2020 at 3:09 PM

Officially lowering our goal

John, At the beginning of each month we set specific fundraising goals to reach in order to support our candidates, pay our staff, run digital ads, organize volunteers, and more. This month, we aimed to raise $175,000. But after looking over the numbers these last few days, it’s become cle…

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May 28, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Standing up to the billionaire class

John, During the COVID-19 pandemic, American billionaires have gotten $434 billion dollars richer. That is just plain wrong. These billionaires got richer while millions of Americans are struggling. Look, other organizations are funded by billionaires and can fall back on millions of dolla…

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  Waleed Shahid · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 2:42 PM

The press is watching very closely

Reporters are already reaching out about these upcoming primaries. John, Some of the most important primaries are right around the corner. Reporters are already reaching out. They want to know if we think we can win some of these races and expand the Squad in Congress. Whether it’s fair or …

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May 27, 2020 at 11:08 PM

We don’t have billionaire benefactors, and we don’t take a single dime from corporations

John, this isn’t the email that we hoped to send you this tonight, but it’s one that we have to. The reality is that the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis has taken a huge toll on our fundraising this month. We’re down $26,976 compared to what we had raised at this point in April. It is …

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  Alexandra Rojas (via JusticeDemocrats.com) · [email protected]

May 27, 2020 at 2:56 PM

Please don’t have regrets, John

John, One thing we’ve learned these past few years is that every single win is going to have to be hard fought. We have to leave it all on the field in each race. In January, a new Congress gets sworn in. I don’t want to look back with any regrets that I could have done more to elect a new…

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May 26, 2020 at 10:29 PM

We don’t expect everyone will be able to contribute in response to this email

John, here’s the deal: So far this month we’ve raised $111,897 toward our $175,000 goal — at this point in April we had raised $139,788. We’re 19.95% behind on our fundraising compared to last month. Our staff and organizers are working every day to help our endorsed candidates run successfu…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

May 23, 2020 at 5:25 PM

John, can I count on your endorsement?

Hi John, Justice Democrats has been supporting my campaign since the very beginning. So today — when we’re one month out from the primary election — I wanted to take some time to introduce myself and explain why I’m running for Congress. My name is Jamaal Bowman. I was born and raised in N…

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May 22, 2020 at 8:29 PM

about the price of a cup of coffee

John, This isn’t the email that we wanted to send you today, but it’s the one that we have to send. This month so far we’ve raised $95,935. At this point in April we had raised $117,638 — so we’re behind by 19%. In order to catch up and match what we raised last month, we’re going to need …

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  Alexandra Rojas (via JusticeDemocrats.com) · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 8:39 PM

10 days left

John, The truth is that the political establishment isn’t working for people like you and I. The halls of power in Congress need a shake up and we need representatives who will fight for solutions that are as big as the crises we’re facing. But in order to elect more leaders like AOC — who…

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May 21, 2020 at 12:12 AM

Bad news and good news

Hi John, just checking in with some news from the team. First, we’ll start with the good stuff: our slate of Justice Dems has a ton of new momentum. Jamaal Bowman’s campaign is gaining on Eliot Engel headed into the primary. Kara Eastman just beat out a DCCC-backed opponent in Nebraska. Prog…

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May 19, 2020 at 10:28 PM

Double standards

Last year, the DCCC officially blacklisted staffers and vendors who worked for primary challengers. Progressive campaigns across the country were sent scrambling to replace staff in the middle of the race. John, we’ve known from the start — there’s one set of rules for the establishment, an…

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May 17, 2020 at 6:30 PM

We need more leaders like AOC. Will you help elect them?

John, Our organization is scrappy and we operate on a much smaller budget than similar non-profit organizations. We’re 100% funded by grassroots contributions. Our average online contribution is just $16.01. A donation of even $5, $15, or $25 makes a big difference for us. When you invest …

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May 16, 2020 at 8:20 PM

dcccblacklist.com

John, When the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced their blacklist policy, they made it clear that they would rather protect entrenched incumbents than see more candidates like Ayanna Pressley or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get elected to Congress. We’ve been working against…

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May 15, 2020 at 10:29 PM

A transparent look at what we’ve raised so far this month

John, we’re going to be completely transparent with you. We’re currently not on track to reach our $175,000 fundraising goal this month. We’re about halfway through the month and so far we’ve raised $62,839. Here’s a look at our online fundraising this month as of 4:56 pm EST today: Even tho…

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May 14, 2020 at 5:59 PM

Where is Eliot Engel?

After thirty-one years of the same representation, NY-16 needs a change. Breaking News: Eliot Engel hasn’t been to the NY-16 district since March! Help Jamaal Bowman win on June 23rd. Split a contribution with his campaign now. John, where is Congressman Eliot Engel? Not in NY-16 — h…

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  Waleed Shahid · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 12:30 AM

Joe Biden has to earn our votes

John, I’ll be frank. Joe Biden wasn’t our first, second or third choice for president. But with Bernie suspending his campaign, we joined allies in the progressive youth movement to call on Joe Biden to #EarnOurVote. A month ago, we wrote to the Biden campaign demanding key policy and person…

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May 13, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Kara Eastman just won!

John, this is huge: Kara Eastman won her primary last night in Nebraska’s 2nd district! Now she’s facing off against the incumbent Republican Don Bacon in November. In 2018, Kara lost to Bacon by less than 5,000 votes. She came so close to defeating him and flipping the district blue — more …

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May 12, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Our jaws dropped when we saw this number from the DCCC

John, this news just broke this morning: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $11.3 million dollars in April. That is a whole lotta money at their disposal to protect entrenched incumbents like Richard Neal in MA-01 and Eliot Engel in NY-16. We’re fighting against the DCCC…

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May 11, 2020 at 6:51 PM

$16.04

John, our average online donation this year is just $16.04. Justice Democrats is a grassroots organization and we reject all corporate contributions. We’re funded by working-class people pitching in $5, $15, or $25 at a time because they believe in the future we’re fighting for. Medicare for…

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

May 9, 2020 at 7:34 PM

Movement School’s exciting announcement!

John, For over a year now, Movement School — Justice Democrats' sister organization — has been training organizers to lead political campaigns to victory all across the country. But this pandemic has sharply limited traditional campaign tactics and created whole new challenges for organize…

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May 8, 2020 at 11:05 PM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley

John, We’re aiming to raise $175,000 this month to fund our work to help our endorsed candidates run campaigns that will win. So far, we’ve raised $30,000 toward our goal this month. We’re 17% of the way to reaching our goal, but we’re already 25% of the way through the month! With so many…

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May 7, 2020 at 10:17 PM

Who’s on Kara Eastman’s side?

John, Justice Democrat Kara Eastman in Nebraska’s 2nd district has been endorsed by a coalition of grassroots organizations and progressive leaders including: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Courage to Change PAC Ro Khanna Elizabeth Warren Medicare for All PAC Progressive Campaign Change Commi…

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May 6, 2020 at 8:46 PM

An explanation

John, In a moment we’re going to ask if you can make a contribution to help us usher in a new generation of leadership in Congress, but first we’d like to take a moment to explain why reaching our $175,000 May fundraising goal is so important. Every month we set a fundraising goal and whet…

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May 5, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Our slate

John, Our movement is bigger than any one candidate or single person. Our movement is about electing a new generation of leadership who will fight for policies like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and ending our systems of mass incarceration and deportation. Here’s the thing, all of ou…

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May 4, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Ilhan

John, Last July, Donald Trump invoked a racist threat against Ilhan Omar when he said she should ‘go back’ to where she came from. Now — this morning — Donald Trump endorsed Ilhan’s Republican opponent while once again attacking her and spreading vitriolic lies. We need to fight back, show…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 3, 2020 at 5:55 PM

Shutting off water access during a pandemic is dangerous and unconscionable.

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed and exacerbated our national crisis of water insecurity, where an estimated 15 million Americans—that’s 1 out of every 20 households—are going without running water, mainly because they can’t afford to pay for it. Sign Now: "Stop water shutoffs during …

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May 2, 2020 at 6:20 PM

Fewer than 5,000 votes short

With time ticking down, Justice Dems across the country are pitching in to give Kara Eastman the last minute resources she needs to win. John, this is a BIG one. In 2018, Kara Eastman came fewer than 5,000 votes shy of toppling Republican Don Bacon Jr. Now we’re just 10 days away from a majo…

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May 1, 2020 at 1:30 AM

We’re going to keep this email short, John

John, We’re going to keep this short because we know it’s late. The DCCC raised over $14 million dollars last month. That is a whole lotta money to protect entrenched incumbents. We’re working each and every day to usher in a new generation of leadership by electing diverse, working-clas…

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April 30, 2020 at 10:59 PM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

John, we can legislate revolution into reality. But we need your help. All of our endorsed candidates support transformative policies like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, a living wage, free public college, and finally ending our systems of mass incarceration and deportation. We can elec…

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April 30, 2020 at 5:10 PM

$15.26

John, Our midnight deadline to reach our $175,000 is quickly approaching and as of 10:00 AM EST this morning, these are our fundraising numbers for the month:We’re incredibly proud that our average contribution is $15.26 because it proves that this is a grassroots movement powered by worki…

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April 29, 2020 at 9:37 PM

Two contributions from xxxxxx

John, we have some good news and bad news: The bad news: we’re running a little bit behind on hitting our $175,000 fundraising goal for the month. But here’s the good news: we did the math and if two people from xxxxxx chipped in right now, we’d get back on track to hitting our goal. And eve…

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April 28, 2020 at 10:08 PM

Our jaws dropped when we saw these numbers from the DCCC

John, did you know that the Democratic Party’s official congressional arm, the DCCC, raised $14,300,000 last month? That is a whole lotta money at their disposal to protect entrenched incumbents who do nothing but protect the status quo. We need a new generation of leadership and we need th…

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April 27, 2020 at 10:48 PM

For about the price of a cup of coffee...

John, our April fundraising goal is $175,000. As of this morning, we’ve raised $142,091 so far this month to help support our work of transforming the Democratic Party from the inside out by electing diverse, working-class candidates. We’re running a bit behind where we should be in order to…

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April 25, 2020 at 8:43 PM

Jamaal Bowman needs our support

John, Eliot Engel is one of the most hawkish Democrats who are currently in Congress. He has a war chest of corporate PAC money with contributions from weapons contractors and groups like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Eliot Engel has got to go. We don’t need a conservative Democrat in Cong…

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April 24, 2020 at 6:42 PM

Joe Biden must remove Larry Summers from his position as economic advisor

John, Yesterday, the news broke that Larry Summers is advising the Biden 2020 campaign on economic policy. Joe Biden having Larry Summers as an economic advisor is tone-deaf and a slap in the face to progressive voters whose support and trust he himself says he needs to do better to earn. …

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April 23, 2020 at 8:11 PM

Corporate health insurance lobbyists and the DCCC

John, Corporate health insurance lobbyists are lining up to bundle big checks to the DCCC. This cycle alone, health insurance lobbyists have raised $736,000 to support the DCCC and help them protect the status quo. While the DCCC is taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from corporate he…

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April 22, 2020 at 5:20 PM

Breaking news from the DCCC

John, The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee just released their March fundraising numbers. The DCCC raised $14,300,000 in March and has over $80,000,000 in the bank. We’re aiming to raise $175,000 this month to support our slate of endorsed candidates and help them win, that’s ju…

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  Alexandra Rojas (via JusticeDemocrats.com) · [email protected]

April 21, 2020 at 4:19 PM

Our fundraising is down — but don’t worry, we aren’t going to send you any scary, fear-inducing DCCC style emails.

John, I wanted to reach out today and touch base with you in complete transparency about Justice Democrats’ fundraising numbers for the month and take some time to explain why hitting our April goal is so important. Our April fundraising goal is $175,000 and as of this morning we’ve raised…

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April 20, 2020 at 9:11 PM

Add Your Name: Demand that Nancy Pelosi puts people first

John, The Trump administration hasn’t done nearly enough for working families who are experiencing severe economic distress due to the COVID-19 crisis. We’re joining other organizations and progressive leaders to call on Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders to put people first in t…

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April 19, 2020 at 8:09 PM

An anti-Bernie hybrid Super PAC is coming after Jamaal

John, An anti-Bernie Sanders hybrid Super PAC is now setting its sights on helping entrenched incumbent Eliot Engel win re-election in New York’s 16th district. Eliot Engel has a war chest of corporate and lobbyist cash at his disposal and now he has the support of this hybrid Super PAC. W…

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  Ro Khanna · [email protected]

April 18, 2020 at 9:48 PM

Bernie 2020 Co-Chair

John, Bernie Sanders’ contributions to our progressive movement cannot be overstated. His work sparked a political revolution and his policies awakened the imagination of the American people about what a more just and equitable society could look like. As a National Co-Chair of Bernie’s ca…

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