WFP Breaking News · [email protected]

January 6, 2020 at 10:22 PM

Julián Castro announcement

"Elizabeth and I share a vision of America where everyone counts. An America where people⁠ — not the wealthy or well-connected⁠ — are put first. I'm proud to join her in the fight for big, structural change." Big news in the race for the White House, John: Just days after s…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

January 4, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Add your name: No war with Iran

We need to work together if we’re going to pull back from this brink. Add your name right now to join Working Families Party members in pledging to take action to stop Trump’s war on Iran. John, On Thursday night, Donald Trump authorized drone strikes in Baghdad to assassinate …

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

January 2, 2020 at 9:03 PM

You blew past the mark

From the bottom of our hearts — and from all of us here at the Working Families Party, thank you. John, We're still speechless. When we announced our original year-end fundraising goal of $105,000, our team wasn’t sure we’d make it. Not only did you blow past that mark — but…

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  WFP Digital Team · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 2:39 AM

Wow, we did it

When we announced our original year-end fundraising goal of $105,000, our team wasn’t sure we’d make it. Not only did you blow past that mark — but moments ago, you also just blew past our huge $140,000 stretch goal too! John, Wow, we’re speechless. When we announced our ori…

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  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 12:10 AM

This screenshot

For many of us, the end of the year is a time for family and close friends. It’s a time for celebrating as we ring in a new year full of renewed hope. It’s a time for remembering what’s important, and reflecting on all we’re fighting for. John, For many of us, the end of the …

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  Nelini Stamp, Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 9:42 PM

Goodbye 2010s

Hey John, As the clock ticks toward midnight tonight, we won’t only be celebrating the end of 2019. We’re marking the end of an entire decade. And yes, it’s been a crazy one. I joined the Working Families Party back in 2008 as a canvasser in NYC. And as I look back now, i…

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  WFP Digital Team · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 6:32 PM

Your personal link

If only a small percentage of the people reading this email donated just $3 each, we'd hit our new goal almost instantly. John — As of 1:30pm ET, we are still $8,762 short of our $140,000 end-of-year fundraising goal. This goal is important because what we’re able to raise bef…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 2:08 PM

Reaching out

We wanted to make sure you saw this note from WFP National Director Maurice Mitchell. John — We wanted to make sure you saw this note from WFP National Director Maurice Mitchell. Our biggest deadline of the year is tonight, and all donations from now until 11:59pm will be match…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 9:57 PM

Final run of stickers

This is it. This is your last chance to get our exclusive run of brand new TAX THE R1%CH stickers. John — this is it. This is your last chance to get our exclusive run of brand new TAX THE R1%CH stickers. And if you give before the ball drops on New Years Eve, your donati…

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 3:31 PM

Great news

We just took a look at the latest numbers………………… A quick update, John: At the beginning of this month, we set a goal of raising $105,000 online before the end of the year. It was an ambitious number, and in all honesty, we weren’t sure we were going to get there. Well, we just…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 6:06 PM

Fwd: It takes guts

It takes guts to fight on the right side of history — to take on the rich and powerful in Washington, not just for a single day, but every day. I know a thing or two about it. John: The Working Families Party has been on the front lines of the fight against big banks and the…

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  Elizabeth Warren · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 3:39 PM

It takes guts

Since their founding in 1998, the Working Families Party has been one of the gutsiest organizations around. They’ve been on the frontlines against big banks, corrupt Republicans, and the ultra-billionaires for two decades. John, It takes guts to fight on the right side of …

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  Maurice Mitchell · [email protected]

December 27, 2019 at 9:36 PM

A personal note

I wanted to personally reach out because we need a little bit of help meeting our end-of-year fundraising goal. John, I’m Maurice, WFP’s National Director. I wanted to personally reach out because we need a little bit of help meeting our end-of-year fundraising goal. What we’r…

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 7:13 PM

Take our survey: How will you fight in 2020?

A new year and a new decade will soon be upon us. And this coming year in particular is one of great uncertainty. Before we get to the survey, John — our biggest fundraising deadline of the year is on December 31st, and we've set an ambitious $105,000 goal. Can you chip in toda…

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  Sara Ackerman, Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 24, 2019 at 7:12 PM

I've been reading the replies

We send a lot of emails, and that means we get a lot of replies in return. Hey John — I’m Sara, and I’m on WFP’s digital team. We send a lot of emails, and that means we get a lot of replies in return. A lot of y’all say some pretty nice, inspiring things — thank you for th…

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  Maurice Mitchell · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 10:32 PM

Catching up before the new year

I know this is a slightly longer email than usual, but I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read it all the way through. John, This is a slightly longer email than usual, but I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read it all the way through. A little over a year ago, I had th…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 2:07 PM

Thing one, thing two

(1) Let us know where to send your brand-new WFP "Tax The Rich" sticker, (2) all donations today will be MATCHED by a generous donor! Good morning, John. Our December 31st deadline is 8 days away, and as of this morning we are $42,187 short of our goal. If you contribute A…

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  WFP Assembly · [email protected]

December 22, 2019 at 6:25 PM

Don't miss: Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins us TONIGHT

John — Tonight, Rep. Ayanna Pressley will be joining us on the WFP Assembly. Don't miss out! Read Rep. Ayanna Pressley's message below, then RSVP to join us tonight, Sunday, December 22 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. - Team WFP PREVIOUS MESSAGE John, This week has been one of national,…

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  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 5:38 PM

Announcing our Defeat Jeff Van Drew Fund

He's always been a Republican in all but name. Now he's making it official. We're fighting back. John, He's always been a Republican in all but name. Now he's making it official. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) just switched parties to officially become a Republican, pledging h…

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  Rep. Ayanna Pressley for Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 7:25 PM

I'm excited to join the WFP Assembly this Sunday

John, This week has been one of national, historic importance. On Sunday, I’m excited to be joining WFP’s National Director, Maurice Mitchell, for an in-depth, one-on-one conversation on the final WFP Assembly of the year; we’ll look back at the events of this week and look ahe…

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 2:12 PM

Open this email if you’re ready to fight back in 2020

Starting NOW, all grassroots donations will be matched! John — your grassroots donations are more important than ever to the Working Families Party as we prepare for the monumental fights ahead in 2020. And over the next few days, they will count for a lot more than usual. F…

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  WFP Breaking News · [email protected]

December 19, 2019 at 1:26 AM

Impeached

Just moments ago, Donald J. Trump became the third president in United States history to be impeached. Dear John, Moments ago, Donald Trump became the third president in United States history to be impeached. Because all of us fought together for the past three years to ho…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 6:37 PM

Two years ago this week, Congress passed the Trump Tax Scam. We knew at the time that it was going to be a straight-up heist. Turns out, we were right.

From now until 12/31, donate any amount and we’ll give you a free #TaxTheRich sticker to help show the billionaire class the strength of this movement. John, Two years ago this week, Congress passed the Trump Tax Scam. We knew at the time that it was going to be a straight-u…

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  Jorge Contreras, Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 17, 2019 at 6:06 PM

Good news and bad news

This is a disastrously bad endorsement by the DSCC, and it shows that the establishment is uniting against us. We’re going to need to fight NOW if we want to expand the electorate, win this race, and take back the Senate from Republicans in 2020. John, I have good news: last …

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 7:56 PM

Turncoats

Representative Jeff Van Drew, a right-wing Democrat from New Jersey who opposes the impeachment of Donald Trump, told aides hours ago he is planning to switch parties. Hey John, just making sure you saw this from over the weekend: Last year, the DCCC helped elect Jeff Van Dre…

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  Sue Altman, Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 15, 2019 at 12:18 AM

BREAKING: Democratic Congressman to switch parties

Representative Jeff Van Drew, a right-wing Democrat from New Jersey who opposes the impeachment of Donald Trump, told aides hours ago he is planning to switch parties. John, Representative Jeff Van Drew, a right-wing Democrat from New Jersey who opposes the impeachment of Don…

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  WFP Assembly · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 7:47 PM

Join Ayanna Pressley at the next WFP Assembly!

John, This might be our biggest WFP Assembly yet. Joining us on this month’s call is the one and only Ayanna Pressley! Rep. Ayanna Pressley will accompany our National Director Maurice Mitchell in conversation to discuss issues that are close to the heart, including criminal ju…

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  Tax the Rich (via Working Families Party) · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 9:07 PM

Can we send you a sticker?

You don't want to miss out on our limited edition #TaxTheRich sticker. Donate ANY amount on this page before December 31st and we’ll ship our latest TAX THE R1%CH sticker your way! (Chipping in a bit more helps us cover all the costs.) Claim your sticker » …

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  WFP Digital Team · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 6:13 PM

We did the math

Our digital team was checking in on the critical $105,000 fundraising goal we’ve set to close out the year, and something interesting came up: Hey John. Our digital team was checking in on the critical $105,000 fundraising goal we’ve set to close out the year, and something i…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 1:17 AM

Get our new #TaxTheRich sticker shipped to you

What if we told you that you could get a brand new WFP sticker AND help us hit our single biggest fundraising goal of the year — at the same time. John, What if we told you that you could get a brand new WFP sticker AND help us hit our single biggest fundraising goal of th…

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  WFP Breaking News · [email protected]

December 10, 2019 at 9:31 PM

Articles of impeachment (short survey)

What are you thoughts right now about impeachment? Let us know. John, This morning, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in its investigation of his conduct reg…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

December 9, 2019 at 6:25 PM

The goal

This upcoming month is huge for us. Hey John, We’ll be closing the books on 2019 in just three weeks. That means finalizing our priorities for 2020, and setting our budget to support those priorities too. So we did some number crunching, and landed on $105,000 as our goal …

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

December 8, 2019 at 7:34 PM

We're not loving this trend

Not great. Hey John, We’ll cut right to it: our fundraising in the final quarter this year has been lagging a bit behind where we were at this point in 2018. As it stands, we’re still running $15,313 behind our end-of-quarter goal compared to this exact day last year. And…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 5:34 PM

Making sure you saw this

They are trying to punish us for all the progressive victories we’ve achieved these last two decades. We can't let it stand. Hey John. Just wanted to take a second and make sure you saw our note from yesterday. The truth is, we are facing unprecedented attacks from Cuomo and h…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

December 5, 2019 at 8:53 PM

The fix was in

They are trying to punish us for all the progressive victories we’ve achieved these last two decades. We can't let it stand. Dear John, Last week, an unelected commission in New York state officially announced new ballot qualification rules designed to weaken progressives and…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

November 30, 2019 at 5:16 PM

The most emojis you’ve ever seen in an email

This is a number we simply won’t reach… but that’s okay. Hey John. Last week, Michael Bloomberg — the 9th richest person in the world — officially joined the Democratic primary field. And he immediately dropped $31 million on TV ads in just his first week as a candidate for pre…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 29, 2019 at 9:42 PM

2018 vs 2019

We’re nearly two thirds of the way through our final FEC fundraising quarter of the year. The not so great news is that, as of this morning, we’re $18,107 behind where we were at this point in the quarter in 2018. But we have good news too: John, We’re nearly two thirds of …

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  Joe Dinkin, Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 27, 2019 at 8:14 PM

This is an existential threat to WFP

This is the most brazen attack we’ve seen yet. Andrew Cuomo thinks he can kill us and stifle our movement. But together, we’ll show him just how wrong he is. Dear John, For months, Governor Andrew Cuomo has been telling close allies he wants to kill the Working Families Party…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

November 26, 2019 at 1:26 AM

Walmart billionaires attacking Elizabeth Warren

This astro-turf protest is a clear sign that billionaires like the Waltons are growing even more restless. They see the writing on the wall — that their mountains of limitless wealth and unchecked power are at risk — and are scaling up the attacks. John, Last week, Elizabet…

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  Nelini Stamp, Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 25, 2019 at 6:02 PM

No matter who you support, you must watch this speech

John, On Thursday night, I witnessed one of the most historic speeches to be given in my lifetime. At Clark Atlanta University, Elizabeth Warren addressed a crowd of HBCU students and told the story of the historic Atlanta Washerwoman strike of 1881, where black washerwomen, …

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  WFP Assembly · [email protected]

November 25, 2019 at 12:51 AM

Reminder: WFP Assembly TONIGHT (8pm ET/5pmPT)

John — Join us at 8pm ET/5pm PT for the WFP Assembly, which is our monthly virtual gathering where we build community and renew our commitment to the movement and each other. This month we will be centering the voices of Black people — and in particular, the voices of Black wo…

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  WFP Assembly · [email protected]

November 21, 2019 at 10:26 PM

Building Black political power

John, Too often, when we talk about multiracial organizing, there's a tendency to avoid race and ask Black folks who have been on the receiving end of systemic oppression not to talk about it or act to stop it. But here at the Working Families Party, we recognize that we need B…

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  Sue Altman, Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 19, 2019 at 6:12 PM

The political machine is scared (they should be)

This is far from the only place where the Working Families Party is taking the fight to entrenched, corrupt corporate power. John, Yesterday morning, I was standing in the audience as corrupt New Jersey political machine boss George Norcross was set to testify in the State Sena…

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

November 18, 2019 at 2:18 PM

607 billionaires. Let's tax them all.

They're absolutely melting down right now. And for good reason. Here are two numbers for you, John: There are 607 billionaires right now in the U.S. Combined, they have a net worth of $3.1 trillion (and rising). And they’re absolutely melting down over the idea of havin…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 15, 2019 at 10:39 PM

Your lasting impact

Continue the fight for working families for many years to come Dear John, We all leave behind a legacy, and while we usually don’t get to decide when or how our last chapter will end, we can decide our lasting impact. The fight to improve the lives of working families will nev…

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  Tiffany Cabán, Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 12, 2019 at 6:27 PM

Chesa Boudin

I’m so happy, John. Chesa Boudin was just elected to serve as the next District Attorney of San Francisco. The Democratic machine and police unions were stacked against us — spending hundreds of thousands to anoint their preferred candidate. But together, we proved that when …

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  WFP Breaking News · [email protected]

November 9, 2019 at 7:46 PM

AOC vs. Cuomo

AOC was just asked what she thought of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempts to undermine the Working Families Party by trying to eliminate third parties in New York state. Here's what she had to say: John, AOC was just asked what she thought of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's threats to eliminate …

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 8, 2019 at 7:07 PM

Mike Bloomberg

John, Last night, we learned that former mayor of NYC and multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg may be running for president in the Democratic primary as a last ditch effort to stop Elizabeth Warren and her two-cent wealth tax. Billionaires like Bloomberg, Bill Gates, and Leon…

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  Joe Dinkin, Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 6, 2019 at 11:19 PM

“We broke the GOP"

We did it. Thanks to organizers and volunteers; to our union friends and allied orgs; to community leaders in dozens of cities — and most of all, thanks to you — last night was chock full of HUGE wins for our movement. Holy smokes, John. We did it. Thanks to organizers a…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

November 5, 2019 at 8:53 PM

Still time to vote

Today is Election Day! Polls are already open. And there are a whole lot of state and municipal elections relying on your participation. So, in that spirit, we have a few very quick, very crucial action-items for you to do on this important day: John, It’s Election Day and the …

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