Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

August 18, 2023 at 4:10 PM

It started with an Instagram caption.

Justice Democrats helped elect the Squad and changed the political landscape thanks to supporters like you. We need your help to continue. John, this is a longer email, but I hope you’ll take a moment to read it. In November 2018, on a small budget fueled by grassroots supporters like you, Ju…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

August 17, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Public health > polluter profits

I just reintroduced the Cumulative Impacts Act to put people’s health first. John, Listening to our residents, especially our seniors talk about having some of the worst asthma this year is devastating. We can't let this become our new normal. With the 12th Congressional District having some…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

August 16, 2023 at 9:54 PM

Not the email we hoped to send you today.

John, This isn’t the email we planned to send today, but after reviewing our August fundraising numbers so far, it’s the message we need to send you today. We fell short of our mid-month fundraising goal by $4,525. Our fundraising has been on a slow but steady decline since January 2021, s…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

August 16, 2023 at 12:07 AM

An unprecedented slowdown

John, After Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, which shook the political establishment to its core, 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 an impact in the last few y…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

August 14, 2023 at 7:26 PM

$43,000

Hey John, Geoff Simpson here — Justice Democrats’ Campaigns Director. Right now, we’re halfway through the month of August and taking stock of our grassroots fundraising. Unfortunately, we’re not quite where we need to be, so we’ve set a mid month goal of $43,000 to get back on track. Can yo…

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

August 12, 2023 at 4:17 PM

finance update

John, We’re about midway through the month of August, so I wanted to give you a quick financial update on where Justice Democrats stands at this moment. It’s no secret that we’ve faced a downturn in fundraising since the 2022 election ended. That’s always the case in off-years, especially du…

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

August 11, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Looking back on 2020

With your help, Justice Democrats helped defeat Trump and advance our progressive movement in 2020. John, as we move closer to yet another major election year in 2024, I want to take a moment to look back on Justice Democrats’ crucial fights and victories you fueled in 2020. The 2020 election…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

August 10, 2023 at 8:37 PM

AIPAC is coming for the Squad

John, AIPAC is coming after our incumbents. It’s been reported this week that AIPAC is recruiting and supporting challengers to our incumbents Jamaal Bowman, Summer Lee, and Ilhan Omar. While AIPAC recruits against our progressive incumbents the DCCC and the establishment have been silent. T…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

August 9, 2023 at 8:07 PM

We can’t let a racist xenophobe back in the White House

John, Back when X was still called Twitter and Donald Trump was occupying the White House, he made it his mission to turn the four original Squad members into the GOP’s common enemy, constantly hurling racist tweets and verbal attacks their way. It started with Trump telling the four women o…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

August 8, 2023 at 8:56 PM

A major GOP billionaire donor just gave AIPAC $1 million!

We need your support to fight back. John, we need you to see this headline 😱 We just found out that GOP billionaire donor Bernie Marcus gave AIPAC $1 million dollars in May. This right-wing billionaire is radically anti-union and has funded one of the major efforts to legally challenge stude…

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

August 7, 2023 at 4:17 PM

“The four horsewomen of the apocalypse.”

Justice Democrats helped elect the Squad and changed the political landscape thanks to supporters like you. We need your help to continue. John, this is a longer email, but I hope you’ll take a moment to read it. In November 2018, on a small budget fueled by grassroots supporters like you, Ju…

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

August 4, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Breaking: AIPAC is recruiting candidates to run against ours

They’ve spent millions in attacks against progressives like Summer Lee. John, We just found out that AIPAC is actively recruiting candidates to run against our Justice Democrat incumbents, including members of the Squad. Over the last few years, AIPAC endorsed 109 Republicans who supported th…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

August 3, 2023 at 6:36 PM

“Without a threat of a primary and a weakening of JD, we go back to corporate interests”

John, This headline just came out from HuffPost: Over the last few years, with minimal resources compared to the Democratic establishment, we have punched far above our weight and made an impact by recruiting and electing an entire bloc of working-class leaders to Congress. But we’re at a cr…

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  Cori Bush via Justice Democrats · [email protected]

August 2, 2023 at 8:46 PM

[signatures needed] AIPAC is out of alignment with the Democratic Party, Democratic voters, and democracy itself.

I’m unafraid to speak out for Palestinian human rights. More Democrats should join me. John, My campaign for Congress challenged the conventional wisdom that you have to uncritically support Israel’s government in order to win U.S. elections. I’ve joined other progressives in Congress who are…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

August 1, 2023 at 2:10 AM

Summer months are notoriously difficult

John, we know it’s late so we’ll get right to it: Summer months are notoriously difficult for political fundraising but we can’t afford to miss our July end-of-month fundraising goal. The work that we do takes a lot of time and resources. We recruit candidates who will truly represent the co…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 31, 2023 at 11:26 PM

This day last year...

John, Today is the last day of July, which also means it is our last chance to meet our $90,000 fundraising goal for the month. Before asking you to make a contribution before tonight’s midnight deadline, we want to show you what we are seeing on our end. This is what our fundraising looks l…

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

July 29, 2023 at 4:32 PM

JD was started by a handful of Bernie 2016 staffers and volunteers — including me.

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]

July 28, 2023 at 9:38 PM

Do you remember November 13th, 2018?

John, do you remember November 13th, 2018? That’s the day when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats in a sit-in protest in Nancy Pelosi’s office to stand against inaction from the political establishment in addressing the climate crisis. The 2018 IPCC Report…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 27, 2023 at 6:36 PM

We have a long list of enemies

John, The political establishment has attacked us from the very beginning because they’re terrified of our people-powered movement that is actually shifting political power in our country to the 99%. Imagine the Democratic Party without AOC, Jamaal Bowman, Summer Lee, or Cori Bush in Congres…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 26, 2023 at 10:08 PM

Wealth inequality is an existential threat to our Democracy.

John, Wealth inequality is an existential threat to our Democracy. Political scientists have found that the 400 richest Americans had 22,000 times the political power of the average citizen in the bottom 90% of wealth. That’s why Justice Democrats Summer Lee, Rashida Tlaib, and Jamaal Bowman…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 25, 2023 at 11:47 PM

Why Greg Casar is on thirst strike today.

John, Workers are getting sick and even dying in this historic heat wave— and there is NO federal law that protects workers from the heat. Instead of helping everyday people, extremists like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are passing laws to eliminate workers’ limited rights to things like water bre…

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  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress · [email protected]

July 21, 2023 at 7:24 PM

Why don’t Democrats run against incumbents more often?

Moving politics in the direction of the working class requires the working class. John, One big reason why the Left doesn’t bring primary challenges as frequently as Republicans do is because conservative primary challenges have billionaires behind them — and progressive primary challenges d…

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

July 20, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Full transparency about our financial situation

We keep sending these emails because the situation is dire. Last week, we had to lay off nine of our twenty members of staff. John, Over the last few months, we’ve sent emails being transparent about how our fundraising has been in decline for more than a year. And we keep sending these emai…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 19, 2023 at 7:43 PM

RE: the Israeli president’s address to Congress today.

John, Justice Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, and Jamaal Bowman did not attend the Israeli president’s address to Congress today in protest of the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians. What they did is right and a model for what more progre…

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

July 18, 2023 at 10:07 PM

Layoffs at Justice Democrats.

We keep sending these emails because the situation is dire. Last week, we had to lay off nine of our twenty members of staff. John, We’ve been emailing about how bad our financial situation is a lot. And it has meant the world how much you all have stepped up to support us during this diffic…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 17, 2023 at 11:56 PM

Another day, another attack from AIPAC

This week, Democratic leadership attacked Pramila Jayapal for her pro-Palestine sentiments before a visit from Israel’s president. John, Once again, AIPAC and corporate Democrats are coming after any member of Congress willing to voice basic support for the human rights of Palestinians. This …

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  Ro Khanna · [email protected]

July 17, 2023 at 7:32 PM

A blank check to defense contractors

John, For decades, legacy military contractors have charged the federal government exorbitant amounts of money for everything from fighter jets to basic hardware. Lockheed Martin, for example, has used its monopoly on F-35 fighter jets to profit from maintenance only they can provide, and th…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 16, 2023 at 4:26 PM

Not the email we had hoped to send you today

John, This isn’t the email we had hoped to send you today. We just barely missed our $35,000 mid-month fundraising goal. But, the good news is that if one in three folks who read this email today each chip in $3 then we can make up for this shortfall. Look, we don’t have tens of millions of …

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 7:29 PM

It’s going to come down to the wire

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 and it shows: our average donation this month is just $16. We’re facing our mid-month fundraising deadl…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 14, 2023 at 10:26 PM

July 2022 vs. July 2023

John, We’re going to show you something that not every organization would be willing to publicly share – our ActBlue fundraising numbers for the month so far. Going up against the entire political establishment has never been an easy feat for us. But we’ve had an unprecedented downturn in o…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 13, 2023 at 10:17 PM

What a former lobbyist said in the New York Times

John, Did you see what a former AIPAC lobbyist recently said to the New York Times: "Douglas Bloomfield, a former AIPAC lobbyist, said the group will 'probably accelerate its ad campaign against' Omar and Tlaib, as well as 'a few others on its enemies list.'" AIPAC has spent millions of d…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 13, 2023 at 2:13 AM

We can’t keep voting for corporate-backed incumbents unwilling to fight for our rights.

We need BETTER Democrats. John, when the Democratic Party tells folks to vote, it's missing a big part of the story. We can’t just vote our way out of a broken status quo in General Elections. Because solving the crises of our day will require organizing, fighting, and electing BETTER Democ…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 11, 2023 at 9:24 PM

“No one is afraid of those nerds”

John, Back in 2019, a “senior” Democratic source talked some shit about us saying: “No one is afraid of those nerds. They don't have the ability to primary anyone.” Well now we’re in 2023, we’ve re-elected the Squad twice and doubled the number of progressive champions on that bloc. This kin…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 10, 2023 at 8:06 PM

AIPAC

Remember, AIPAC is also the group that supported Donald Trump and endorsed 106 insurrection Republicans. John, Last week, the Israeli military invaded a Palestinian city and refugee camp in an assault that killed 12 people including 4 children. Cori Bush condemned the role that the nearly $4…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

July 7, 2023 at 10:56 PM

The establishment wants to shut us out

John, we’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Our movement is here to stay. Don’t just take our word for it, take a look at these recent headlines: When we run on a strong, unapologetic progressive platform, we can win anywhere. Folks all around the country are tired of the status quo,…

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  Team Cori (via JusticeDemocrats.com) · [email protected]

July 6, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Out work the hate

While Republicans make disgusting remarks to rile up their bigoted base, Cori is showing real leadership. John, Megyn Kelly just went after Cori Bush for speaking truth to power about the 4th of July: Cori Bush is under attack and we need your help to fight back. Please rush a split contribu…

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

July 5, 2023 at 11:41 PM

After Bernie 2016

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]

July 1, 2023 at 12:47 AM

Help us close the gap

And it all starts with the fundraising deadline tonight. John, In a moment, we are going to tell you why you should help us meet our fundraising goal ahead of the end of quarter deadline tonight. If you are ready to help us meet our goal, click here. We are in this fight to elect more bold pr…

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  Summer Lee · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 8:07 PM

I’m asking you directly

John, It’s Summer Lee here — Congresswoman for PA-12 and proud Justice Democrat. Did you know that Justice Democrats recruited me to run for Congress and supported my campaign from Day #1? They stood by my side when we faced millions of dollars in opposition spending from groups like AIPAC. …

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 11:41 PM

Moderate PAC & $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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  Cori Bush via Justice Democrats · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 4:56 PM

winning the bold changes our communities deserve:

Justice Democrats recruited me in 2017 and endorsed me again in 2020, providing necessary infrastructure and support to help us overcome the odds. John, I’ve lived the struggles that everyday Americans face. I’ve been a single parent living paycheck to paycheck. I know what it’s like to be u…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 3:47 PM

Do you remember the DCCC blacklist?

John, We just found out that the DCCC raised $9.1 million in April. That’s a whole lotta money to protect corporate-backed, entrenched incumbents who benefit from the status quo. Do you remember when the DCCC created the Blacklist to kneecap insurgent campaigns after AOC won? Will you rush …

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 12:06 AM

Prime Minister Modi has a history of human rights abuses, the White House welcomed him anyways.

Last week, Prime Minister Modi of India was welcomed by Biden at the White House and invited to give a joint address to Congress — despite a well-documented history of human rights abuses. Justice Democrats Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Summer Lee and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez boy…

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

June 26, 2023 at 7:26 PM

AOC’s win five years ago today

John, five years ago today, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her primary election against entrenched incumbent Joe Crowley: AOC took on the machine and won. We recruited her to run for Congress after her brother nominated her to run through Justice Democrats’ recruitment efforts. Will you help u…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 25, 2023 at 9:03 PM

Moderate PAC & $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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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

June 23, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Taking on the establishment machine

John, The same billionaire who gave AIPAC a cool $1 million right before Summer Lee’s election has been caught taking Justice Alito on a luxury fishing trip that cost at least $1,000 A DAY. ProPublica: Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Case…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 22, 2023 at 9:26 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, Earlier this month, we asked for support from both you and members of Congress for the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occu…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

June 21, 2023 at 10:42 PM

We will never scare you into donating like the DCCC.

John, Did you know that Justice Democrats was formed by staff and super-volunteers from the Bernie Sanders 2016 Presidential campaign? We had just worked on this inspiring campaign for president. Bernie put a progressive agenda front and center for millions of people for the first time. Ove…

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

June 20, 2023 at 2:19 PM

After Bernie 2016

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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  Cori Bush via Justice Democrats · [email protected]

June 19, 2023 at 7:45 PM

Black people continue to bear the harms of slavery and its vestiges.

Justice means reparations. John, As a Black woman in Congress, I work in a building built by our ancestors who were enslaved. I serve in an institution where past members of Congress enslaved Black people, near the White House where past presidents traded and enslaved Black people. Througho…

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