JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 9:36 PM

$858,000,000,000 in Pentagon spending

John, Our Squad is holding the line on debt ceiling negotiations, and they are ensuring that we fight to raise the debt ceiling without any cuts to critical programs like SNAP: Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republicans are trying to make cuts to critical and life-saving programs like SNAP and …

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May 25, 2023 at 11:13 PM

Last night in D.C.

John, Last night, we got the entire Squad together for a grassroots panel event in Washington D.C. >> At Justice Democrats, our goal is to build a mission-driven caucus in Congress by electing leaders who will represent our communities and fight for bold, progressive solutions. In ord…

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

May 24, 2023 at 11:35 PM

Money has always been one of the biggest things holding us back

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 …

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May 23, 2023 at 9:37 PM

Moderate PAC and $20,000,000 against us.

Imagine the Democratic Party without AOC, Jamaal Bowman, Summer Lee, or Cori Bush in Congress. John, First: Our own fundraising has been steadily declining over the last year and it’s unsustainable for our organization — if things don’t turn around we’re going to have to look at where to cu…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

May 22, 2023 at 6:09 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene smeared me with age-old racist tropes

Hey John, it’s Congressman Jamaal Bowman. I just want to make one thing clear: In her press conference in front of countless reporters Marjorie Taylor Greene said something incredibly dangerous — calling me “aggressive” and saying she feels “threatened” by me. Representative Greene wasn’t ev…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

May 20, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Calling somebody a white supremacist isn’t “like calling a person of color the n word”

Hey John, it’s Congressman Jamaal Bowman. I just want to make one thing clear: In her press conference in front of countless reporters Marjorie Taylor Greene said something incredibly dangerous — calling me “aggressive” and saying she feels “threatened” by me. Representative Greene wasn’t ev…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

May 19, 2023 at 7:50 PM

I’m pissed

MTG is putting a target on Jamaal’s back. Let’s show him we’ve got him. John, I’m pissed. Marjorie Taylor Greene is going full-on racist. Calling Jamaal Bowman “aggressive” and saying she feels “threatened” by him. It’s not just disappointing. It’s dangerous. She put a target on his back fo…

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May 18, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Who needs Republicans with Democrats like these?

Axios just reported some bad news. John, we just got some bad news about the debt ceiling fight. Republicans are saying they’ll let the country default if Dems don’t agree to slash key poverty reduction programs. We expected that from them. But Democrats are supposed to stand up for working f…

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

May 17, 2023 at 10:41 PM

A question for John.

I have a question for you, John. If you knew that chipping in your first $3 donation *right now* could help us recruit the next AOC, Summer Lee, Cori Bush, or Jamaal Bowman, would you donate? Since 2018, Justice Democrats has been dedicated to recruiting progressive leaders to take on the es…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 16, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Our four-day workweek

John, we have something important to share with you. As we fight to recruit and elect progressives to Congress, our team made the decision that to combat burnout we would adopt a four-day work week: We’re truly living up to the values we’re fighting for. It’s better work. It’s healthier work…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

May 15, 2023 at 11:41 PM

A whole lotta money to protect entrenched incumbents

John, I’m going to keep this short because I know it’s late. The DCCC raised over $16 million dollars in March. 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-class candida…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 15, 2023 at 3:51 PM

John, the House just passed a dangerous resolution to increase support for Israel’s occupation.

John, The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a resolution to encourage deepening support for Israel and expanding the Abraham Accords, Trump-backed agreements between Israel and Arab countries that ignore Palestinians and enable human rights abuses in the Middle East and Africa. M…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 12, 2023 at 6:53 PM

The House just passed a dangerous resolution to increase support for Israel’s occupation.

John, The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a resolution to encourage deepening support for Israel and expanding the Abraham Accords, Trump-backed agreements between Israel and Arab countries that ignore Palestinians and enable human rights abuses in the Middle East and Africa. M…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 11, 2023 at 9:41 PM

Dan Goldman is out of control

John, this is appalling. As a candidate, Democrat Dan Goldman pledged to create a “blind trust” but instead has made HUNDREDS of trades. He’s OUT OF CONTROL on trading stocks and has only been in Congress for four months. 🤯 This is emblematic of what is wrong with the Democratic Party. We ne…

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May 10, 2023 at 9:29 PM

Urgent News: Title 42 is ending

The Biden Administration is giving into the far-right’s xenophobia. John, this is outrageous. It was just announced that the Biden Administration is preparing to militarize the border with Title 42 coming to an end: Democrats should be the party of welcoming immigrants and asylum seekers. I…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

May 9, 2023 at 9:11 PM

We’re not afraid to call out entrenched incumbents on their bullshit.

Hey, 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 people. Many Democratic incumbents actually stand in the way of that, and we're not afraid to call…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 8, 2023 at 11:30 PM

Remember, record profits = unpaid wages. ✊

John, all workers deserve a livable wage! Bernie Sanders just introduced legislation to raise the minimum wage to $17 per hour. We stand with Bernie 100% and support a $17 minimum wage for all workers. There is no such thing as unskilled labor. Over the past several decades, the cost of liv…

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May 5, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Corruption at SCOTUS

John, corruption is running rampant at the Supreme Court. A new report just came out about a mega-GOP donor and billionaire paying full tuition for Justice Clarence Thomas’ nephew to attend high-price prep schools – the same donor who footed the bill for Justice Thomas’ luxury vacations. T…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 10:08 PM

An insider’s look on our candidate recruitment 👀

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 it…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 3, 2023 at 4:50 PM

Yesterday’s email

John, Yesterday, we emailed you about how we missed our April fundraising goal and needed to close our $7,205 gap. We’re going to share something with you that other organizations wouldn’t even consider and give you a real screenshot of how much that email raised from our reporting sheet:As…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 2, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Not the email.

John, This isn’t the email we planned to send today, but after reviewing our April fundraising numbers, it’s the message we need to send you today. We fell short of our April fundraising goal by $7,205. Our fundraising has been on a slow but steady decline since January 2021, so we can’t af…

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May 1, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Reminder: Organizing a union means transforming lives

Unions put power back into the hands of workers, and every worker deserves a union. Happy May Day, John! 🌹 On International Workers’ Day, it’s a great reminder that unions are: Growing. Last year, 16 million workers became union members – an increase of 273,000 from 2021 to 2022. Popular. La…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

April 30, 2023 at 2:10 PM

Thank you for fighting for a better future with us.

John, We are in a fight for the soul of the Democratic Party. Justice Democrats exists to recruit and support working-class community leaders to run for Congress and fight for policies that match the scale of the crises we face. Money has always been the number one thing holding our work ba…

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  Summer Lee · [email protected]

April 29, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Justice Democrats’ fundraising goal

Summer Lee here — Congresswoman for PA-12 and proud Justice Democrat. Our political system isn’t designed for people like me to run — and win. Justice Democrats recruited me to run for Congress and supported my campaign from the very beginning. JD is now facing millions of dollars from the…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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