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  Election Alert via WFP · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 6:17 PM

This is a big deal

We have a big campaign update to share out of New Jersey, John: Former New Jersey WFP State Director Sue Altman, a longtime anti-corruption organizer, former teacher, and professional basketball player, is running for Congress in New Jersey’s seventh district — and today, her…
  Aimee Castenell, Working Families Power · [email protected]
March 27, 2024 at 10:47 PM

The fight continues

John, Did you know that there are 69 cop cities popping up all over the United States since 2020?1 They call them "public safety training facilities," but let's call a spade a spade, right? After all of the uprisings in 2020, there's been a major push to militarize the polic…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 9:54 PM

AIPAC isn’t slowing down. So we can’t either.

John, This Sunday is the final End of Quarter deadline before Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s primary against AIPAC’s top recruit. This election will determine whether the people of NY-16 are represented by a champion who fights for working people — or the choice of Trump-supportin…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 23, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Take 2 minutes to share your thoughts on this political moment

We wanted to check in on how you are feeling about 2024. Some of the biggest tests of the 2024 election cycle are just around the corner, John. Our champions in Congress are facing primaries that kick off as soon as next month — and as we ramp up our organizing in these critica…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 21, 2024 at 7:27 PM

Reproductive rights are under attack

John, In a radio interview this week, Donald Trump signaled that he would support a nationwide ban on abortion.1 Over 170 House Republicans — including Speaker Mike Johnson — doubled down yesterday by releasing a budget proposal that would legislate that life begins at c…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 18, 2024 at 10:33 PM

The richest man in PA is back again

John, For months now, WFP champions in Congress have been bracing for a massive wave of outside spending to flood their races — and in Rep. Summer Lee’s district, it’s finally arrived. GOP megadonor Jeffrey Yass’ Moderate PAC has just debuted a $270K ad buy targeting Summer …
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 6:07 PM

NYT: AIPAC attacks the Squad at major donor conference

John, The New York Times is reporting that AIPAC is urging Republican big-money donors to spend even more to defeat Squad members like Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush — and that they invited both Jamaal's and Cori's primary opponents as guests of honor at a major donor summit t…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 13, 2024 at 10:39 PM

Some exciting labor updates

John, After last year’s Hot Labor Summer, unions kept turning up the heat on exploitative corporations — and in just the last few weeks, we’ve seen some exciting union wins, as well as new members joining the fight! We’ve rounded up a few of those stories for you, but fi…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 9:14 PM

Reject AIPAC: No Republican megadonors in Democratic politics

The Working Families Party is joining more than 20 other progressive groups and allies to demand that Democratic elected officials and candidates reject AIPAC and their Republican megadonors, once and for all. John, This year, Republican megadonors are planning to spend at le…
  WFP Digital Team · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 6:56 PM

Reactions from last night

If you missed our State of the Union response last night, watch it now and let us know if you feel inspired John, Last night, Philadelphia City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke laid out a stirring vision of the nation we’re trying to build together — and a road map for how we pla…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 7, 2024 at 7:28 PM

Don’t forget — Nicolas O’Rourke delivers our SOTU response TONIGHT!

Tune in tonight shortly following President Biden’s address for the Working Families Party State of the Union Response delivered by Philadelphia City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke. John, Tonight, WFP champion and Philadelphia City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke will deliver th…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 12:58 AM

Take the State of the Union Pop Quiz!

John, This Thursday, March 7 after President Biden’s address, WFP champion and Philadelphia City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke will be delivering the 2024 Working Families Party State of the Union Response. Before we hear from Nic about the government that we’re fighting to…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 3, 2024 at 6:48 PM

A newsletter for our members

John, It’s time for the WFP monthly newsletter, your opportunity to catch up on what you may have missed in our fight for working class political power! Keep reading for updates on our key elections, how we’re building power in the states, and more. Tune in for the WFP S…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM

Nicolas O’Rourke will deliver our official response to Biden’s State of the Union Address

We have some very exciting news to share with you today, John: The official Working Families Party response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address will be delivered next Thursday, March 7th — by Nicolas O’Rourke! Nicolas is a pastor and a longtime organizer who made h…
  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 10:55 PM

Rafah

Text CEASEFIRE to 30403 to call on your representative to demand and support a ceasefire in Gaza, if they haven't already. Use our tracker to check if your representative has joined the call for a ceasefire in Gaza. If they haven't, call them by texting CEASEFIRE to 30403 Ch…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 8:05 PM

Take our February member survey

We wanted to check in on how you are feeling about 2024. Dear John, With just a few weeks to go before some of the first big primary elections of the year, we wanted to take a few minutes to check in and hear your thoughts about 2024. Can you take our short WFP member pulse su…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Summer Lee can overcome these incoming attacks

John, We’re just two months away from the hotly-contested Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Summer Lee, and we're starting to see her opponents ramp up familiar attacks to defeat her. Just this week, the first TV ad of the cycle went on the air, and *surprise* — it's a …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 8:39 PM

How the far-right is invading Democratic primaries

John, Over the weekend, a voter asked Jamaal Bowman’s primary challenger George Latimer about the $600,000 Latimer’s campaign has reportedly accepted through AIPAC and right wing donors. It didn’t go well. Instead of listening to the voter’s concerns about having his D…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Thousands of workers are striking today

John, This Valentine’s Day, thousands of Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash drivers are going on a one-day strike with Justice for App Workers in their largest nationwide action to date.1 We want to show them a little love. Can you sign our Valentine’s card for striking workers toda…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 1:31 AM

Your political home

On Thursday, join us for the first national WFP Welcome Gathering of 2024. Hey, John — This Thursday, you’re invited to our first national WFP Welcome Gathering of 2024! Whether you’re brand new to the party or have been with us for a while and want to get more involved, Welc…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
February 12, 2024 at 10:06 PM

Defend Rep. Summer Lee

Rep. Summer Lee's AIPAC-linked challenger reportedly told donors at a closed-door fundraiser that she wants Republican voters to temporarily re-register as Democrats so they can vote in the Democratic primary this April (against Summer). This is troubling, John. Rep. Summer…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 7, 2024 at 8:42 PM

Drowning out the noise of right-wing attacks

John, With internal documents showing a $90 million fundraising haul in the last three months of 2023, the right-wing group AIPAC has the resources this cycle to launch even more attacks on WFP champions calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza. We can coun…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 5, 2024 at 11:35 PM

Join the phone bank: No trading Trump immigration policies for more bombs!

John, We’re writing to you ahead of Wednesday’s scheduled vote in the U.S. Senate on immigration policy and military funding that would be a moral and political disaster — in the United States and across the world. This supplemental funding request, the text of which was jus…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 31, 2024 at 6:47 PM

Summer Lee tells AIPAC: Bring. It. On.

AIPAC’s dark money grift is backfiring, John. Last week, Rep. Summer Lee — a member of the progressive Squad in Congress and a major target of Republican-funded Super PACs this cycle — announced her re-election campaign has raised over $1 million, with more than 90 percent…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM

#1 on AIPAC’s target list

John, Since we wrote to you earlier this week, some major news in this race broke: Jamaal Bowman’s primary opponent has been officially endorsed by AIPAC in their very first endorsement of a non-incumbent this cycle.1 We already knew AIPAC was planning to spend at leas…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 8:27 PM

Requested: Your participation in our January member pulse survey

How do you think President Biden’s doing? Dear John, If there was any doubt remaining, the results in the Republican primaries this week made it clear as day: the Republican Party continues to be captured by Donald Trump and MAGA extremists. The stakes of 2024 are becoming cle…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 9:02 PM

As Jamaal Bowman launches his 2024 campaign...

John, WFP champion Rep. Jamaal Bowman spent his weekend meeting with climate activists.1 His opponent spent the weekend cozying up to Trump donors.2 The difference is clear, and we’re proud to stand with Jamaal as he kicks off his 2024 re-election campaign to make …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 7:27 PM

Roe

John, This week, we should have been celebrating the 51st anniversary of Roe. But instead, it is yet another week where the right to an abortion is not guaranteed in nearly 50% of the states in this country.1 Ever since the Republican majority on the Supreme Court struck…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 19, 2024 at 6:44 PM

We need to defend all of our champions in Congress this year

John, To end Republican control of Congress, block the authoritarian right, and get things done for working people in this country, we need to defend all of our progressive champions in Congress — including Rep. Greg Casar, who we’re proud to officially endorse for re-elect…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 18, 2024 at 7:08 PM

Is there a candidate or two you’re excited about?

John, Every year, the Working Families Party endorses hundreds of candidates running for office. And 2024 is shaping up to be one of our biggest cycles yet. From city councils to county legislatures, from statehouses to Congress, we are looking for candidates who will help bu…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
January 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM

Not exactly breaking news

John, The final results from last night’s Iowa Republican caucuses are in — and they aren’t exactly breaking news: Donald Trump and MAGA extremists continue to have a stranglehold on the entire Republican Party. It might be hard to believe, but there are just 42 weeks until…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 5:40 PM

What Republican megadonors know

The power we are building has not gone unnoticed — or unchallenged John, With your help over the past several years, we've been able to help elect some of the most progressive members of Congress in a generation. But the power we are building together has not gone unnotice…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 11, 2024 at 10:21 PM

A look ahead at the year’s fights

John, We’re hitting the ground running in the new year, with endorsements, WFP champs taking office, new GOTV efforts, and more. Check out your first WFP newsletter of 2024 for a look at the fight ahead! WFP champions take office across the country Eight WFP champions …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 9, 2024 at 9:22 PM

Get your FREE Eat the Rich sticker today!

We’ve extended our sticker campaign, John! Donate $1 or more on this page before Friday, January 12th at midnight, and we’ll send you this Eat The Rich sticker for FREE as a way to show thanks and solidarity. Get your sticker now » As we start off the new year, a lot of us …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 5, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Starting the new year off with a bang

We set an ambitious goal, and WFP members like you answered the call. Happy New Year, John! When we announced a few days before the New Year that a generous (real) individual donor would match up to $30,000 in online contributions, we knew we were setting an ambitious goal. Bu…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 10:36 PM

Give before midnight to help us kick off 2024 strong

There are just a few hours left of 2023,  John — and we're counting on contributions from grassroots donors like you to help us kick off an important election year strong. Before midnight tonight, can you rush a contribution of $10, or whatever you can afford, toward our en…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 5:48 PM

Just shy of our goal

Let's end 2023 on a high note. John — There’s less than 24 hours to go before we ring in the new year. And we’re looking forward to starting 2024 with a renewed sense of hope. Over the past few days since we launched our end-of-year fundraising drive, so many of you have o…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM

We ran the numbers

This is all thanks to WFP supporters like you. Become a Working Families Party Member! Other political groups have corporate donors. We have you. Just $10 a month supports our fight. Paid for by Working Families Party National PAC (77 Sands St. #6, Brooklyn, NY, 11201). …
  Maurice Mitchell · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 5:35 PM

They called this an “off year”

Will you join me in re-committing yourself to growing our multiracial working class movement? Dear John, As 2023 draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished together in the last year. But before I do, I need to ask something of you firs…
  WFP Digital Team · [email protected]
December 27, 2023 at 5:37 PM

Our records for this email address

We value every member of this community — and we know financial support is far from the only way WFP members contribute to building a country that works for all of us. Dear John, As the year draws to a close, we’re reaching out to you because the records we have on file f…
  Braeden Lentz, Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 26, 2023 at 5:32 PM

A generous (real!) individual donor

I wanted to send a quick update about our fundraising since we’re just a few days away from the end of 2023. Hi, John, this is Braeden — the Development Director here at WFP. I wanted to send a quick update about our fundraising since we’re just a few days away from the end…
  Nicolas O'Rourke, Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 23, 2023 at 5:39 PM

One city at a time

We need to transform the status quo that has held this country back for too long. Hi, John, it’s Nicolas O’Rourke. I’m a pastor and organizer — and the newest Working Families Party city councilmember in Philadelphia. In a few moments, I’m going to ask you to make an e…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 22, 2023 at 4:32 PM

VIDEO: Some reflections as we end the year

2023 was… a lot. 2023 was… a lot, John — and WFP National Director Maurice Mitchell has some reflections he’d like to share with you. Take a minute and a half to watch this end-of-year video message from Maurice about what we accomplished in 2023 and what we’ve got cooking for …
  Team WFP · [email protected]
December 21, 2023 at 6:56 PM

It’s sticker time

To show that you’re standing with the working class in 2024, get the Eat the Rich sticker by donating any amount today. Have you seen our new Eat the Rich sticker, John? Donate any amount on this page before 2024 and we’ll send one to you for free! Get the sticker When…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Take action to stop Trump-era immigration policies and funding for violence in Gaza

John, We’ve got an update for you on the Senate talks to pass a supplemental bill both funding Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza and enacting some of the most extreme anti-immigration legislation in decades. Thanks in part to people like you making their voices heard, the Se…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
December 18, 2023 at 11:38 PM

A FREE sticker with your donation

John, This holiday season, we want to give you a gift to say thank you for everything you do to help grow our grassroots movement. From now until the end of the year, chip in any amount on this page to receive our new Eat the Rich sticker! Get the sticker We’ve seen …
  WFP Digital Team · [email protected]
December 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM

How do you think President Biden’s doing?

John, The world is changing every day, and as a grassroots political party for the many, we want to make sure that we’re as responsive as possible to our members and their concerns. Can you take our short WFP pulse survey to let us know how you’re feeling and what you want u…
  Defend Rashida Tlaib (via Working Families Party) · [email protected]
December 15, 2023 at 9:04 PM

Two candidates were offered $20 million to take on Rashida Tlaib

Republican billionaires and Super PACs like AIPAC are planning to spend $100 million or more to defeat Rashida Tlaib and other progressive leaders in Congress next year — all in order to engineer a MAGA takeover of Congress and the White House. We need t John, Not one but TWO…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 13, 2023 at 7:53 PM

Tell the Senate: NO to Trump-Era Immigration Policies

Let's tell the Senate loud and clear: NO to mass deportations, NO to family separations, and NO to funding violence abroad. Dear John, In a distressing turn of events, Senate negotiators are reportedly considering some of the most severe anti-immigrant legislation we've seen.1 …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 12, 2023 at 10:39 PM

ENDORSEMENT ALERT: Sue Altman

John, In New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, we have an opportunity to help take back the House by electing one of WFP’s own to the House of Representatives. Sue Altman, an anti-corruption organizer, former teacher, professional basketball player, and four-year lead…