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April 28, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Imagine Congress without AOC, Summer Lee, Jamaal Bowman, or Cori Bush.

For a team with a small budget, we’ve had quite an impact in the last few years. John, After Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, a few staffers decided to continue the work to fight to elect progressives by launching Justice Democrats. For a team with a small budget, we’ve had quite…

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

April 27, 2023 at 9:50 PM

This is a long but important email. Will you read the whole message?

John, this email will probably be a bit longer than others you receive today, but it’s really important and I hope you’ll read the entire message. Justice Democrats was started by just a handful of Bernie 2016 staffers and super volunteers. We had just worked on this inspiring campaign for p…

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April 26, 2023 at 6:09 PM

Nancy Pelosi’s “award” from the hospital lobby

Nancy Pelosi is not on our side, and unfortunately, we’re not surprised. John, After years of blocking major health care reforms, the hospital lobby gave Nancy Pelosi a lifetime achievement award earlier this week. Nancy Pelosi is not on our side, John, and unfortunately, we’re not surprise…

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April 25, 2023 at 9:46 PM

Major news on the Supreme Court:

Our highest court in the country shouldn’t be a partisan weapon. John, this is major! Justice Democrats is joining a progressive coalition to demand and advocate for much-needed changes to the Supreme Court: It was recently reported that Justice Clarence Thomas allegedly went on luxury vaca…

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April 24, 2023 at 11:16 PM

This is major news!

We need a once-in-a-generation mobilization to combat the climate crisis. John, this is major news! AOC just reintroduced the Green New Deal: We need a once-in-a-generation mobilization that prioritizes front-line communities, combats the climate crisis, and creates millions of good-paying u…

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April 22, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Nonstop

We’re going to be completely transparent with you. John, We’re going to be completely transparent with you about the state of our fundraising this month. Here’s a snapshot from our ActBlue dashboard: Our average contribution is just $15.75, a number we’re proud of because it proves that Just…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

April 21, 2023 at 9:26 PM

What it takes to recruit a candidate

Hi John, it's Geoff here, Campaigns Director at Justice Democrats. Last cycle, we spoke with 3,990 local leaders about our races and vetted 1,653 potential candidates to ensure we backed the best possible leaders. We're now targeting in on a group of five incumbents, all of whom are corporat…

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April 20, 2023 at 5:26 PM

By this time in 2021

John, Earlier this week, we were looking over our fundraising numbers to make plans for the rest of 2023. When we compared the number of individual contributions we’ve gotten so far this year to the amount we’d gotten by this time in 2021, we were shocked. Check it out: 2021 35,732 contr…

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April 19, 2023 at 10:36 PM

Biden’s administration must listen to Bernie Sanders and Jamaal Bowman

John, this is major news: Last week Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders sent a letter to President Biden, calling on his administration to ensure US military funding to Israel doesn't support human rights violations. Justice Democrats like Jamaal are speaking out for Palestinian human rights. W…

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April 18, 2023 at 5:37 PM

This is too important

The success of our 2024 Candidate Recruitment depends on how well we fundraise now. John, Justice Democrats was formed in 2016 to change Congress by recruiting and electing a diverse slate of working people who share real-life experiences with the communities they represent. Since then, we’v…

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April 17, 2023 at 10:26 PM

Speaking out for Palestinian human rights

Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders sent a letter to President Biden, calling on his administration to ensure US military funding to Israel doesn't support human rights violations. John, A few days ago, Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders sent a letter to President Biden, calling on his administra…

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April 15, 2023 at 3:09 PM

We’re standing up to AIPAC

Justice Democrats are leading a generational shift in the Democratic Party. John, Earlier this week, we published an op-ed in The Nation directly calling out AIPAC and their unlimited spending against anyone who speaks up for Palestinians. Now, AIPAC is coming after us. John, will you make a …

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April 14, 2023 at 2:25 PM

AIPAC is coming after us

John, AIPAC is attacking us for speaking out about how they spend millions of dollars to go after progressive candidates who stand up for Palestinian human rights: 71% of Democratic voters said the United States should not give unconditional financial and military assistance to Israel if th…

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April 13, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Right-wing extremists are attacking abortion

Anti-abortion extremists are attempting to use the courts to ban abortion nationwide. John, Late last week, a GOP-appointed federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a safe, effective, and essential medication for abortion care that has been in use for more than 20 ye…

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

April 12, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Waleed and mine’s new op-ed

In a new op-ed in The Nation, we discuss how progressives should build infrastructure to combat AIPAC’s unlimited spending in Democratic primaries. Hi John, did you have a chance to check out the op-ed my colleague Waleed and I wrote in The Nation? We explore how progressives should build inf…

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April 11, 2023 at 8:03 PM

Hakeem Jeffries

Our jaws just dropped. John, our jaws just dropped: Hakeem Jeffries — an entrenched member of the Democratic establishment and the current leader of the House — was recently a guest of a Republican operative and Nazi sympathizer. This is exactly why we can’t trust or count on politicians wh…

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April 10, 2023 at 10:06 PM

Our new article in The Nation →

In a new op-ed in The Nation, we discuss how progressives should build infrastructure to combat AIPAC’s unlimited spending in Democratic primaries. Hi John, Last cycle, we faced an unprecedented wave of outside spending from right-wing groups like AIPAC, who is continuing to spend millions of…

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April 9, 2023 at 10:11 PM

“Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders Urge the Biden State Department to Investigate Israeli Use of US Weapons”

We have to make sure that you see this. John, have you seen this important news? This is the power of our growing bloc in Congress in action, John. And it’s exactly why we need even more leaders in Congress who will demonstrate political courage and take action in the fight for human rights …

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April 8, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Let’s transform Congress

We will never scare you in an attempt to get you to make a donation. John, Unlike the DCCC, we will never scare you in an attempt to get you to make a donation. The sky isn’t falling and there is no reason to kiss all hope goodbye. Instead, we will politely ask that you contribute $3 right no…

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April 7, 2023 at 5:46 PM

“What side are you on”

John — last night, two Black Democratic members of the Tennessee state House were expelled because they protested gun violence in the days after the recent mass shooting. Their white colleague who protested was not expelled. This is beyond outrageous. Summer Lee is speaking truth to power on…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

April 6, 2023 at 8:06 PM

It’s me again.

I wanted to reach out directly to give an insider look at our 2024 candidate recruitment work. Hi, John! It’s Geoff again, campaigns director at Justice Democrats. Our goal is to transform Congress into a body that fights for the working class, communities of color, and all marginalized peop…

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April 5, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene

We’re proud to have been a part of electing Jamaal and the other Justice Democrats in Congress defending their communities from right-wing extremists like MTG. John, Yesterday, as Donald Trump surrendered to arrest, Marjorie Taylor Greene showed up in New York City to spread misinformation a…

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April 4, 2023 at 5:36 PM

We can’t continue to fall short of our fundraising goals

So far this year, we’ve only raised a fraction of the amount we had by this time in 2021. John, After last week’s end-of-quarter deadline, we were crunching the numbers in ActBlue, and we have some disappointing news to share: So far this year, we’ve only raised a fraction of the amount we h…

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April 3, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Add your name: Tell Joe Biden not to reinstate family detention.

John, President Biden isn’t on our side. He’s never been a progressive fighter, and he’s continuing to disappoint us. The New York Times recently reported that the Biden Administration is “considering reviving the practice of detaining migrant families” — this would be a huge betrayal to us …

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April 1, 2023 at 12:09 AM

Whatever you can give right now will help

Powerful special interests are hoping to see our movement lose momentum. John, we want to talk about why this month is so important for our campaign. Tonight at midnight, our organization will close our books and submit a public report to the FEC detailing how much we’ve fundraised in the las…

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March 31, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Breaking News: “Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders Urge the Biden State Department to Investigate Israeli Use of US Weapons”

We need you to open and read this email, John. John, have you seen this breaking news? This is the power of our growing bloc in Congress in action, John. And it’s exactly why we need even more leaders in Congress who will demonstrate political courage and take action in the fight for human ri…

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March 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Two-thirds of all Americans support the billionaire tax

We’re fighting to elect leaders who will represent this vast majority of people, not billionaire donors. Have you seen this, John? A new report from Data for Progress shows that over two-thirds of all Americans support the billionaire tax, AKA billionaires paying their fair share.1 A billiona…

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March 29, 2023 at 11:40 PM

Breaking News: “Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders Urge the Biden State Department to Investigate Israeli Use of US Weapons”

We need you to open and read this email, John. John, have you seen this breaking news? This is the power of our growing bloc in Congress in action, John. And it’s exactly why we need even more leaders in Congress who will demonstrate political courage and take action in the fight for human ri…

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March 29, 2023 at 6:20 PM

Mainstream Democrats + Ron DeSantis

We need to elect leaders who actually care about their communities and aren’t afraid of fighting for the bold policies we need in order to address the crises we’re facing. John, We just found out that a Mainstream Democrats PAC founder (and billionaire) is looking at how to boost Ron DeSanti…

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March 28, 2023 at 11:30 PM

Biden isn’t a progressive fighter

John, President Biden isn’t on our side. He’s never been a progressive fighter, and he’s continuing to disappoint us. 1) Just last week, the Biden Administration rejected reducing the price of a cancer treatment medication. Shame on the Biden administration for taking Big Pharma's side again…

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March 27, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Gearing up for 2024

The candidates we recruit now, like in past years, will become progressive champions who challenge the political establishment and fight alongside leaders like AOC, Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman, and Summer Lee. John, The candidates we recruit now, like in past years, will become progressive cham…

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March 26, 2023 at 3:49 PM

November 2016

Justice Democrats was formed by people who gave our all to the progressive movement Bernie brought together, and we’re ready to create the infrastructure to keep the momentum going for years to come. John, Let’s rewind: It’s 2016. Bernie Sanders shocked the establishment and mounted a histor…

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March 25, 2023 at 3:40 PM

$10,300

We did the back-of-the-napkin math. John, In just six days, we’ll hit our first quarter deadline of 2023. We have just $10,300 to go to hit our goal. We did the math, and based on our average donation, we need 599 donations to hit this goal. John, can you be one of the 599 people we need to …

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March 24, 2023 at 4:19 PM

We never want to take your support for granted

A donation today will help elect progressive champions like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. John, We know that you've been receiving a lot of emails lately, but it's because we're currently facing a make-or-break deadline for our movement. The future of Justice Democrats is on the line. Our team ha…

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

March 23, 2023 at 6:09 PM

This community

We call on people like you. John, We’re in a fight for the soul of the Democratic Party — to transform it to represent regular people, not corporate special interests. We’re working to pass legislation like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, a living wage, and ending our systems of mass in…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

March 22, 2023 at 10:04 PM

Narrowing down our strategy

I wanted to reach out directly to give an insider look at our 2024 candidate recruitment work. Hi John, it’s Geoff here, Campaigns Director at Justice Democrats. Last cycle, we spoke with 3,990 local leaders about our races and vetted 1,653 potential candidates to ensure we backed the best p…

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March 21, 2023 at 8:44 PM

It’s going to take all of us.

John, First, in 2018, the DCCC blacklisted us for daring to challenge their authority on behalf of the people they’re supposed to represent. Then, in 2022, far-right groups like AIPAC drowned our candidates in millions for daring to speak up for Palestinian human rights. Now, the Moderate P…

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March 20, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Biden was never on our side

We’re disappointed, but we’re not surprised — Biden was never on our side to begin with. John, Last week, the Biden administration approved the $8 billion Willow oil project on federally-owned land in Alaska, leaving many confused how a Democrat could do something so detrimental to the figh…

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March 19, 2023 at 3:53 PM

An obscene amount of money against us

We need your immediate help to fight back against Moderate PAC and their GOP mega-donor. John, did you see this headline from The Intercept? A GOP mega-donor and 🤑billionaire🤑 gave Moderate PAC $1,000,000 to stop us from recruiting the next slate of progressive primary challengers like Ale…

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March 18, 2023 at 6:49 PM

Dems created the blacklist just for us 👀

John, do you know the story of the DCCC blacklist? In 2018, AOC defeated the 4th most powerful Democrat in the House. Corporate Democrats were reeling. The DCCC went to extreme lengths to stop progressives like AOC from ever winning again. The DCCC blacklisted any vendors, staffers, and orga…

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March 17, 2023 at 9:29 PM

F*ck this.

John, this is outrageous: Andrew Cuomo — who resigned in disgrace — is apparently launching an organization called Progressives for Israel. 🤔 Andrew Cuomo isn’t a progressive. He allowed elderly people to die during the early days of the pandemic and has been accused of disgusting acts of se…

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March 16, 2023 at 9:30 PM

They just proposed the death penalty for abortion

John, Right now, in at least half of the states, abortion rights are under attack. And as more abortion bans are passed, right-wing extremists are radicalizing their political agenda even further. They’re looking to outlaw the abortion pill, jail doctors, and even propose the death penalty f…

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March 15, 2023 at 10:19 PM

The foundation of this movement

Unlike the establishment, we rely on grassroots contributions from all over the country to make up the difference. You are the foundation of this movement, John. Because we don’t take a cent from corporate PACs, your grassroots support means a whole lot to us — it’s what keeps us going in tim…

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March 14, 2023 at 10:09 PM

Why did Congress deregulate banks?

John, In 2018, Republicans and corporate Democrats came together to deregulate banks. 😰 Now, in 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is collapsing. As AOC said “the regulators were there until SVB lobbied Congress to remove the guardrails.” We don’t need any more Democrats in Congress who will t…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

March 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM

We need more Democrats supporting bold, transformative policies

Most U.S. residents live paycheck to paycheck, and nearly half don’t have enough cash to cover a $400 emergency expense. John, We need Democrats to do more to truly be the party of the working class. Most U.S. residents live paycheck to paycheck, and nearly half don’t have enough cash to cove…

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

March 12, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Two of our recruits + a sunset 🌇

John, did you see this photo on AOC’s Instagram story the other day? 😍 (Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tiffany Cabán, and Jamaal Bowman) This is the exact reason why Justice Democrats exists. We recruited Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman to run for Congress. We worked with thei…

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March 11, 2023 at 7:56 PM

Tell Congress: Don’t cut Social Security or Medicare!

John, Social Security has been a promise and a critical safety net to working Americans for decades. But right now, Kevin McCarthy is holding debt ceiling legislation hostage in exchange for cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Republicans even want to create a “commission” which will attem…

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March 10, 2023 at 10:56 PM

Unlike the DCCC...

John, Unlike the DCCC, we will never scare you in an attempt to get you to make a donation. The sky isn’t falling and there is no reason to kiss all hope goodbye. Instead, we will politely ask that you contribute $3 right now to support our work and make sure we reach our $20,535 mid-month…

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March 9, 2023 at 9:37 PM

Bernie vs. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz

Bernie is taking on Big Coffee. John, in case you missed it, Bernie Sanders is officially taking on Big Coffee: Despite hundreds of Starbucks stores around the country voting to unionize over the past year, Starbucks — led by billionaire CEO Howard Schultz — hasn’t negotiated a sing…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 7:24 PM

Thousands of potential candidates

Hi, John! I wanted to personally reach out to share an update on our candidate recruitment efforts for this 2024 cycle. But first, I want to thank you for being a part of this organization. We don’t take a dime from corporate PACs, so your support means a whole lot to us, especially now as i…

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