Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

June 18, 2023 at 3:41 PM

Let’s talk about AIPAC

John, Something sinister is taking place. AIPAC and their allies are targeting and trying to intimidate Black and Brown women candidates across the country, threatening to spend against them if they even slightly criticize Israel's far-right, apartheid policies. A new billionaire-backed S…

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

June 17, 2023 at 8:49 PM

Do you recall the 2016 Bernie campaign?

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 16, 2023 at 9:48 PM

A whole lotta money to protect entrenched incumbents

John, this isn’t the email we had hoped to send you today. We just barely missed our mid-month fundraising goal. But, the good news is that if 8% of folks who open this email today each chip in $3 then we can make up for this shortfall. Look, we don’t have tens of millions of dollars in th…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

June 15, 2023 at 11:36 PM

This is an important email. Please read the whole message.

John, Something sinister is taking place. AIPAC and their allies are targeting and trying to intimidate Black and Brown women candidates across the country, threatening to spend against them if they even slightly criticize Israel's far-right, apartheid policies. A new billionaire-backed S…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 10:56 PM

Do you remember this headline?

We need your immediate help to fight back against Moderate PAC and their GOP mega-donor. John, do you remember 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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 13, 2023 at 10:46 PM

Just reported from Axios: “Israel to announce plans for thousands of new settlement units in West Bank”

Palestinian human rights are urgent. John, it's past time for Congress to take action to protect Palestinian human rights. The far-right Israeli government is currently planning for massive settlement expansion, which will displace countless Palestinians from their homes reported by Axios, J…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 12, 2023 at 10:23 PM

A shoestring budget

John, our work to elect progressive champions and transform the Democratic Party from the inside out hinges on our grassroots fundraising. We don’t take a single dime from corporate PACs, our average donation this month is just $17.56, and right-wing PACs have already pledged to spend milli…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 3:03 PM

FW: Speak out for Palestinian human rights

We wanted to make sure you saw this: John, we wanted to make sure you saw this: We're calling on the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) to co-sponsor a bill that will ensure that no U.S. military funding is used to: Imprison Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention and cou…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 8, 2023 at 5:06 PM

Speak out for Palestinian human rights

We need widespread support to show members of Congress we're counting on them to do the right thing. John, it's time for Congress to take action to protect Palestinian human rights. Today, Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, and Jewish Voice for Peace Action are calling on Congressiona…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

June 6, 2023 at 9:16 PM

It may be hard to believe...

It may be hard to believe, John, but we’re already halfway through 2023. That means that 2024 — a major presidential election year — is right around the corner. Unfortunately, our fundraising this year has been a fraction of what it was in 2021. For us to re-elect our Justice Democrats and s…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 5, 2023 at 9:06 PM

This was a bad deal, John

John, we want to shout out the Justice Democrats in Congress who opposed the unfair debt limit deal. If you want to show your appreciation to the Justice Democrats who voted against this deal, will you make a gift to support their re-election today? This was a bad deal, John. Parts of this b…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 1, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Our platform hits at the political status quo

Hi John, As you know, our mission is to transform the Democratic Party by electing progressive changemakers who champion a justice-centered platform that delivers for working-class Americans. And that platform is powered by you — it's of and by the people. That's why we need your input on th…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 9:07 PM

2024 is going to be a huge, expensive election year

John, we have some bad news, some good news, and some more bad news. The bad news is that, as you may have heard, our fundraising has been on the decline since the start of 2021. The good news is that, over the past few weeks, our fundraising has started to pick up. But the additional bad ne…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 5:06 PM

We're really counting on your support

John, here are four reasons why you should help us reach our $95,000 fundraising goal before midnight tonight: (Of course, if you’re already all-in on helping us elect progressive, working-class candidates to Congress, you can go ahead and make your gift right here). Your gift will go towar…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 7:46 PM

Sharing what my team has been up to

John, this is a little bit longer of an email, but it’s important and I hope that you’ll stick with me through the end. Last December, we launched our 2024 Candidate Recruitment efforts. We’ve been accepting nominations from folks across the country. In 2017, AOC was nominated to run by her …

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 28, 2023 at 11:56 PM

Right to the point

Hi John, We know it’s Sunday night, so we’ll keep keep this short, so far we’ve raised $65,482 towards our $95,000 fundraising goal this month. Imagine Congress without AOC, Cori, Jamaal, or Summer — we recruited each one of these leaders to run for Congress and were with their teams from d…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 27, 2023 at 4:00 PM

A $63k difference

John, since we are a grassroots organization, we want to be really transparent with you about where our fundraising this month is at, compared to 2021 (the last year we recruited candidates): Time Period Amount Raised May 1-26, 2023: $62,922 May 1-26 2021: $126,568 Difference: –$63,646 We re…

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  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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

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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