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July 23, 2021 at 5:28 PM

QAnon is copying our playbook

Hi John, Did you see this? Creating change from the bottom up by running for local office isn't a new concept -- in fact, it's an essential part of the Run for Something playbook. But while we're using it to create a stronger, more inclusive, and caring America, …

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July 22, 2021 at 8:56 PM

We need more people with disabilities in office. Is that you?

Hi John, 1 in 4 Americans has a disability. Some are seen and some aren't, but regardless of the unique challenges they face in their day-to-day, it's certain that disabled people are underrepresented in governing bodies as they hold less than 10% of elected offices. Run for…

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July 20, 2021 at 6:42 PM

🎧 NEW EPISODE: The biggest story in politics right now

Hi John, This week's podcast episode is longer than usual, and I promise you won't want to miss a single second of it! It's the biggest story in politics right now: Texas Democrats travelled to D.C. to prevent the GOP from gaveling in a special session that would have includ…

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July 19, 2021 at 1:13 PM

Invitation: Summit on progressive strategy + policy for John @ July 28th 4-7pm ET

Hi John, We know electing diverse, young progressives is key to securing political power. But what happens after they get to the statehouse? That's the next phase our movement needs to tackle -- helping electeds, activists, and experts coordinate our efforts and share best pr…

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July 16, 2021 at 7:36 PM

This isn't a fundraising email (But I have a big ask!)

Hi John, If you haven't seen us pulling on every alarm this month, you might have missed news of violent and hateful groups like the Proud Boys and QAnon organizing to run for state and local office. It's a scary thought, especially for us, because we know how powerful this…

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July 15, 2021 at 8:23 PM

re: Texas

Hi John, Texas Democratic legislators are undertaking an incredible mission to protect not just Texans' freedom to vote, but all of ours. If you haven't heard, Texas Republicans called a special session to pass a slew of extreme conservative bills, including an anti-voter sup…

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July 14, 2021 at 7:18 PM

🚨QAnon is spreading🚨

Did you see this John? This headline needs to wake up every progressive and Democrat who's been getting complacent. While so many of us have been worrying about QAnon supporters like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene holding power in Congress, QAnon is focused on taking …

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July 13, 2021 at 3:57 PM

🎧 Dr. Tyler Titus is unstoppable

Hi John, I already know that you’re going to absolutely love this week’s podcast episode, which features Erie County Executive candidate Dr. Tyler Titus! Tyler never felt like they fit in growing up in a small town in rural Pennsylvania. Like so many other LGBTQIA+ individ…

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July 12, 2021 at 8:53 PM

This summit has EVERYTHING: progressive policy ideas, messaging strategy, elected officials, national experts, a cocktail hour...

Hi John, We've got a really exciting invite for policymakers, candidates, and community advocates that's unlike anything you've seen before. Run for Something Action Fund has partnered up with the Democracy Policy Network to host a virtual summit on strategies and policies fo…

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July 10, 2021 at 3:02 PM

July Roundup: Good news first. Then some bad news.

  Hi John,As always, there are no off years for the progressive movement. We've got news for y'all, some good and some seriously bad -- let's dive in:The Good: Run for Something kicked ass in New York this summer. We're still holding tight for final resul…

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July 8, 2021 at 6:02 PM

John, "Proud Boys" are running for office

Some Proud Boys Are Moving To Local Politics As Scrutiny Of Far-Right Group Ramps Up "Proud Boys Chairman... envisions his organization focusing on local political races rather than national ones." We need to do our part to stop them -- if you can, chip in …

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July 6, 2021 at 9:01 PM

🎧 Today: One of our most requested guests yet!

Hi John, This week’s podcast guest is one of our most requested yet -- folks, put your hands together for Rhode Island state Senator Cynthia Mendes! Growing up, Cynthia rarely saw people who looked like her in politics. She never considered running for office to be part of h…

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July 2, 2021 at 2:50 PM

I don't normally send emails like this

"QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped?" QAnon conspiracy theorists are encouraging each other to run for local office, John. Run for Something is the only national progressive organization exclusively supporting state and local can…

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June 30, 2021 at 2:58 PM

Invitation: See Yourself Running - Pride @ 8pm ET TONIGHT

Hi John, It's the last day of Pride Month, and as always, we're prepared to wrap up celebrations in perfect Run for Something fashion: by joining with movement pals to help diverse, young progressives win power. For Pride, we're partnering with the Victory Fund, the only nati…

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June 29, 2021 at 6:03 PM

🎧 Why a queer Latinx architect should be mayor of Seattle

Hi John, I’ve got some amazing news -- some of the folks we’ve met on this podcast won their elections in New York last week. We’re looking at you, (likely) Buffalo mayor-elect India Walton! And we’re rooting for NYC Council candidates Amanda Farias and Chi Ossé, who are still…

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June 28, 2021 at 6:17 PM

In the early hours...

Hi John, In the early hours on this very day 52 years ago, a group of LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers did something that pushed the fight for their community's dignity and equality into a new era -- they fought back against the police raiding the Stonewall Inn. Their resistance inspired…

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June 24, 2021 at 2:34 PM

Invitation for John: UP & Proud @ 8pm ET TONIGHT

Hi John, You definitely won’t want to miss this. Tonight, we’re celebrating Pride Month with LGBTQIA+ leaders who are Running for Something! Join our free Unapologetically Progressive and Proud event at 8 p.m. ET tonight, and get to know this diverse and proud group of candid…

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June 23, 2021 at 8:23 PM

Inside: Our June 2021 Endorsement Class

Hi John, Since January, Republicans at the state level have been busy introducing over 500 abortion restrictions, nearly 400 anti-voter bills, and more than 250 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills to codify discrimination as law. It's a sweeping, coordinated attack against vulnerable peopl…

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June 22, 2021 at 6:37 PM

🎧 The First Latinx Leader in the NC state House: Ricky Hurtado

Hi John, There’s something so special about celebrating the courage of people who step up to Run for Something -- any one of us can make a real difference in our communities. This week’s podcast guest, North Carolina State Representative Ricky Hurtado, is a perfect example o…

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June 21, 2021 at 7:43 PM

A Run for Something majority in the biggest city in the country?

John, Tomorrow, we get one step closer to a Run for Something majority on the New York City Council! We have diverse, young progressives running in 33 of the 51 City Council districts -- from Staten Island to Glen Oaks to Harlem to Riverdale. Imagine diverse, young progress…

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June 19, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Juneteenth and 37 Black young progressives

Hi John, Today is Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. While most Americans look to July 4th as their day of independence, Juneteenth is the day when enslaved people in Texas were told they were free… two and a half years after the Emancipation …

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June 15, 2021 at 3:04 PM

New episode: 189 years. 0 women.

Hi John, I'm so excited to vote in the NYC election next week -- but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little jealous of who folks in Buffalo get to vote for! The city could reach a new milestone this year -- and it's all thanks to India Walton. India wants to give back to t…

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June 14, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Invitation: Unapologetically Progressive & Proud @ Thu Jun 24, 2021 8pm - 9pm (ET) [email protected]

Hi John, We're celebrating Pride Month the same way we've always celebrated: Arranging events and programming to support LGBTQIA+ young progressives who want to Run for Something. It's not enough to raise money for the people we've already endorsed (although, financial suppor…

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June 14, 2021 at 3:21 PM

Inside: News from TX

Hi John, As a proud Texan, I absolutely had to share this news with you: Of the eight candidates Run for Something endorsed in Texas run-offs last week, seven won. We helped flip two red seats blue and in the process flipped the Fort Worth city council. And in the middle of…

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June 9, 2021 at 7:29 PM

Brought to you by organizers and radicals (not corporations)

  Hi John,   Happy Pride month! At Run for Something, we're here to challenge the power structure in America by recruiting, training, and electing diverse, young progressives to elected office.   Since 2017, we've helped elect more than 100 LGBTQIA+ progr…

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June 8, 2021 at 5:00 PM

We've got (voice) mail!

Hi John, There's just something so damn dauntless about candidates who fall short in their first race and get right back up to run an even stronger campaign -- at least I think so! This week on the podcast, I sit down for a conversation with Amanda Farías, candidate for New Y…

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June 3, 2021 at 5:13 PM

Celebrate Pride 🏳️‍🌈 by donating to these LGBTQIA+ candidates

Hi John, Here in NYC, the theme for this year's Pride is "The Fight Continues." With 2021 seeing a surge of attacks from Republican politicians against trans youth, you're damn right the fight continues. Pride is the LGBTQIA+ community's celebration of their dignity, equali…

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June 1, 2021 at 7:00 PM

🎧 How Jennifer Kitchen Plans To Flip A Red Seat Blue in Rural Virginia

Hi John, If you need a reason to pick yourself up and kick today's butt, let me tell you about Jennifer Kitchen. After the 2016 election, Jennifer started getting involved in politics. In spite of a chronic pain disorder that made marching and canvassing especially hard, Jenn…

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May 28, 2021 at 3:10 PM

"It can't be that easy"

Hi John, So we know there are at least 361 anti-voter bills that have been introduced in state legislatures so far -- a huge increase from the same time period as last year. Anyone paying attention can tell… this isn't a coincidence. And a newly leaked video of He…

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May 26, 2021 at 2:10 PM

Yes, we are saying "we told you so"

Down-ballot progressives, win or lose, helped deliver the White House: That's a fact, John. Can you chip in $5 to continue recruiting and supporting diverse, young progressive candidates with Run for Something? DONATE Hi John, In 2020, Run for Something endorse…

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May 25, 2021 at 7:57 PM

First: 📱 Then: 🎧

Hi John, Wanted to let you know about our new podcast episode, but first, a fun way for you to get involved in next week's episode: The Run for Something podcast now has a voicemail box! You can (and should!) give us a call at (833) 244-5382 with any questions, hopes, fears, …

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May 24, 2021 at 6:11 PM

This needs to light a fire under every progressive in this country

Hi John, What just happened in Texas should light a fire under every progressive in this country. The governor just signed the most radical abortion ban in the country. Not only does it ban abortion before most people know they're pregnant -- it allows anyone who opposes abor…

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May 20, 2021 at 8:06 PM

Why education seats are so damn important

Hi there, Progressives running for governor have the Democratic Governors Association on their side, state legislators have the Democratic Legislative Campaign committee -- what national organization do school board and education candidates have to lean on for support and gu…

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May 19, 2021 at 7:43 PM

[NEW endorsements] We're going to bat for these 50 young progressives

Hi there, Run for Something has been saying it since 2017: If you want to defeat the GOP, there can be no "off-years," John. But we're not just talking about it -- behind the scenes, we're meeting with and vetting some of the most talented and visionary young progressives ac…

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May 18, 2021 at 4:26 PM

🎧 New episode: He was about to graduate... then they asked him to run

Hi John, In 2014, Missouri native Rigel Robinson started at UC Berkeley, ready to learn and to fall in love with the city he'd call home. Four years later, just as he was about to graduate, folks started clamoring for him to run for office. After sitting down to hear his stor…

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May 17, 2021 at 7:58 PM

AAPI? Thinking of running? Join tomorrow

Hi John, Tomorrow, we’re teaming up with New American Leaders Action Fund to host "See Yourself Running" -- a webinar about running for office specially made for AAPI folks thinking about Running for Something. You’ve heard us say this before -- but the AAPI community is on…

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May 15, 2021 at 3:21 PM

Reverse coattails delivered the White House

Hi John, We wanted to make sure you saw this because, in no small way, you helped make it possible. In four years, Run for Something has elected more than 500 diverse, young progressives to state and local office -- in total, we've endorsed more than 1,600 candidat…

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May 13, 2021 at 5:56 PM

Invitation: Unapologetically Progressive & AAPI @ 8pm ET tonight

Hi John, Last call to get your FREE ticket for tonight's panel with four current Run for Something candidates, hosted by Georgia state Rep. and Run for Something alum Marvin Lim. Dr. Aditi Bussells, Ajmeri Hoque, Tricia Shimamura, and Aisha Chughtai are all AAPI women running…

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May 11, 2021 at 8:34 PM

🎧 New episode: Try, try again

John, "If at first you don't succeed -- try try again" is the best way I can describe my guest on the podcast this week. When Liliana Bakhtiari ran for the Atlanta, Georgia City Council in 2017, she made national headlines as a queer Muslim millennial seeking leadership. She …

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May 10, 2021 at 8:35 PM

Ajmeri is joining, too!

John, We've added another guest to Thursday's Unapologetically Progressive & AAPI panel -- Ajmeri Hoque, candidate for Dublin City Council in Ohio. The AAPI community is one of the most underrepresented groups in elected office -- with AAPI women holding 0.6% of state leg…

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May 7, 2021 at 2:10 PM

Marché (!)

Hi John, This April, Run for Something reached a huge milestone: 500 diverse, young progressives elected to state and local office. Our 500th winner and newest member of the Montgomery City Council, Marché Johnson, exemplifies the very best of our candidates. She ran in 201…

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May 5, 2021 at 7:05 PM

100% will go to these 11 AAPI candidates >>

Hi John, Asian Americans reported over 3,800 incidents of hate-related incidents between March 2020 to February 2021. And that was before the Atlanta spa shootings. This violence and hate is not the result of one president or one pandemic. Which means it will take a lot more …

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May 4, 2021 at 4:04 PM

🎧 NEW episode: "While there's power in protest, there's also power in policy"

John, This week, I sat down with Justan Fields -- not the Chicago Bears' new quarterback -- the protest organizer and leader, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lehigh Valley, and candidate for Allentown City Council. Justan had never really been involved in politics before -- …

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May 3, 2021 at 7:39 PM

AAPI Heritage Month kick-off: UP&AAPI

Hi John, May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month -- it feels a little different this year, though, with the shadow of increased violence against the AAPI community cast over us. So this heritage month, we're using our platform to help build politica…

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April 30, 2021 at 8:04 PM

re: 2021-2022 Strategic plan

Hi John, We made a major structural commitment at the start of this year, and now we need to follow through. In our 2021-2022 strategic plan, we announced we'd be expanding our funding capacity for candidates -- to get them the early grassroots investments that will transfo…

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April 29, 2021 at 4:40 PM

RCT Effect

Want more detail on how the Reverse Coattails Effect works? Check out the story about our research in the New York Times. Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Run…

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April 28, 2021 at 7:54 PM

Send a message to Republicans: Don't mess with trans kids

Hi John, We may finally have a competent president, we are seeing a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, but I am still angry as hell -- because I've never tolerated bullies. And that's what the Republicans who are introducing anti-trans youth bills in state legislatu…

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April 27, 2021 at 9:20 PM

🎧 The "Squad" of Sacramento

Hi John, Today's Run for Something Podcast WILL have you wishing you lived in Sacramento -- I met with City Council members Katie Valenzuela and Mai Vang for a very feel-good episode with the city's own "squad." Katie is a housing activist that ran and defeated an incumbent…

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April 27, 2021 at 2:56 PM

Invitation: House Party @ 8pm ET tonight

Hi John, Will Michelle, Laura, and I see you tonight? I'm getting together with New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey and Kingston Common Council candidate Laura Nordstrom to discuss how they're building power from the ground up. If you're a young progressive considering…

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April 26, 2021 at 6:07 PM

What're you doing tmrw?

Hi John, Thought we were done with events this month? Think again! Tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. ET, Run for Something Co-founder Amanda Litman is joining New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey and Kingston Common Council candidate Laura Nordstrom for a virtual House Party. …

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