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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
October 16, 2020 at 4:05 PM

Adopt a Battleground State

Adopt a Battleground State John — With only 18 days to go till the election, we are truly down to the wire to get out the vote. That’s why every day until the election, we are holding phonebanks in key battleground states — including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Texas and…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 11:31 PM

Last call for our new sticker

Let everyone know you're a part of this movement by donating any amount by midnight tonight to get our new union-made WFP logo sticker. John, our work to get out the vote in crucial battleground states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin is gaining momentum. We know what we'r…
  WFP GOTV Team · [email protected]
October 14, 2020 at 8:49 PM

Quick update from Pennsylvania

We're well on our way to hitting our voter contact goals in PA, but we still have a lot of work to do. John, we have some good news and bad news on how our GOTV organizing is going in battleground states like Pennsylvania. We'll start with the good news: For the first tim…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
October 12, 2020 at 10:10 PM

Oh no: Fox News uncovered our not-secret, very popular agenda

Oh no — it looks like Fox News just uncovered the Working Families Party's not-secret, very popular agenda. John, oh no — it looks like Fox News just uncovered the Working Families Party's not-secret, very popular agenda: Unsurprisingly, they didn't seem to like our Peo…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
October 9, 2020 at 7:08 PM

Volunteer with WFP this week!

Volunteer opportunities to get out the vote every day this week! John — Election Day is just 25 days away, but already, millions of people are voting early or absentee across the country — which means we need to reach voters NOW to defeat Donald Trump and elect progressives up …
  Team WFP · [email protected]
October 8, 2020 at 2:59 PM

A roadmap out of our current state of crisis

We can heal the wounds from the pandemic, the economic depression, and a history of racism. And we can do more. John, For months, people have come together in our communities to care for each other like never before, through a pandemic, the devastating economic hardship that it…
  Maurice Mitchell, WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
October 6, 2020 at 1:09 AM

A brand (and new sticker!) to meet this moment

Donate ANY amount using this link before October 15th and we'll ship a sticker with our new logo your way. John, When I took the helm of the Working Families Party two years ago, we already had a strong foundation. The WFP was born out of a powerful coming together of la…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
October 2, 2020 at 8:13 PM

Help GOTV with WFP

If you were waiting for the right moment to get active with the Working Families Party to turn out voters and help build this movement — now's the time. John — This week we smashed our end of quarter goal, raising a total of $370K from WFP supporters like you! But this election…
  Jane Fonda · [email protected]
October 1, 2020 at 10:17 PM

[RSVP] Join me and WFP's Maurice Mitchell

Join me tomorrow for a live conversation with the Working Families Party about what's at stake in this election. Hi John, Our movement is on the verge of electing more progressive candidates to office than ever before, but I need you to step up today. So, I’m writing to persona…
  Maurice Mitchell, WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
September 30, 2020 at 3:45 PM

Trump's debate performance was by design

Last night’s presidential debate was unwatchable. And there was one reason why. John, let's be real: Last night's presidential debate was unwatchable. And there was one reason why. Trump's debate performance was by design. He and the entire Republican Party have all but …
  WFP GOTV Team · [email protected]
September 29, 2020 at 11:58 PM

We had to adjust our goal

We're running out of time to reach voters, so we're adjusting our end-of-quarter goal. John, Election Day is just five weeks away now — but voters are already voting by mail or early in-person in states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where we're working hard to get out …
  Team WFP · [email protected]
September 29, 2020 at 5:20 PM

Join Warren and Merkley tomorrow night!

John, It’s no secret that the U.S. Senate is broken. From holding up critical stimulus relief amidst a historic public health and economic crisis, to abusing the filibuster to prevent meaningful progress on issues facing working families, to trying a second Supreme Court seat …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
September 28, 2020 at 8:07 PM

He is who we thought he was

We have a moral mandate to defeat Trump and his enablers in Congress so we can beat this deeply broken and corrupt system. John, he is who we thought he was. Last night, The New York Times dropped a bombshell report showing that Donald Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of …
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
September 27, 2020 at 6:05 PM

[RSVP] Get out the vote with WFP this week

If you were waiting for the right moment to get active with the Working Families Party to turn out voters and help build this movement — now's the time. John — There are five weeks to go until Election Day. Absentee and early voting are already underway in many states. And Repu…
  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
September 26, 2020 at 2:04 PM

SCOTUS

They're making their choice clear. What we need to do is also clear. John: According to news reports, Trump is set to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court later today. Whichever far-right judge he names, it won't be…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 5:18 PM

An overwhelming turnout is more important than ever

Mobilizing an overwhelming, record turnout of voters is more important than ever to guarantee the results of this election. John, Earlier this week, Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud and again refused to say he would accept the results of an election in which he l…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
September 24, 2020 at 7:21 PM

Saturday: Ilhan Omar joins the Assembly

The WFP Assembly is our monthly national online gathering where the WFP family joins together to build community, and recommit ourselves to the movement. John, Just days after we lost an icon for justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, we were reminded once again how unjust our system t…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 22, 2020 at 11:26 PM

Turning collective grief into action

We must turn our collective grief into action. Our democracy is at stake and we cannot let up for a moment. John, the last few days have been especially difficult. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, deliberate and dedicated in her craft, spent her life creating a more just world. 5'…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
September 21, 2020 at 10:02 PM

The stakes are high now

These have been a difficult few days for us all. The stakes are high now — but we're not backing down. John, these have been a difficult few days for us all. The stakes are high now — but we're not backing down. Senator Elizabeth Warren said it best during our emergency W…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
September 21, 2020 at 12:01 AM

No one is coming to save us. So we're going to save us.

In every movement there are many frontlines. In the movement for the future of our country, choose yours. John, If it wasn't clear already, the past six months have made it crystal clear: no one is coming to save us. A pandemic. People losing their lives, their healthcare, the…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
September 19, 2020 at 11:12 PM

[Update] Elizabeth Warren joins tonight's WFP Assembly honoring RBG

We are honored to welcome Senator Elizabeth Warren to tonight's special WFP Assembly in remembrance of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. UPDATE: We are honored to welcome Senator Elizabeth Warren to tonight's special WFP Assembly in remembrance of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. RSVP …
  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
September 19, 2020 at 5:59 PM

Tonight: Honoring Justice Ginsburg

This is a devastating blow for many of us. John, By now most of you have heard the news: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed due to complications from cancer. This is a devastating blow for many of us. Justice Ginsburg was a pioneering champion for women’s rights, gender eq…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
September 18, 2020 at 10:30 PM

Voters are voting in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming

Voters are saying they're worried about their votes being counted, similar to what we've heard from younger voters and in communities of color for months. That’s where you come in: John, Early voting began in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming today. It's clea…
  Joe Dinkin, WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 4:53 PM

This email will take a few minutes to read, but we wanted to give you an insider look on our organizing plan for the election

In addition to defeating Trump, we also want to make November's election a referendum on transformational change. John, When we started crafting our election strategy earlier this year, the Working Families Party had big plans for in-person organizing in crucial battlegro…
  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
September 10, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Supreme Court Justice Ted Cruz?!

As if the stakes weren't high enough in this election…. John, as if the stakes weren't high enough in this election, Trump just reminded us by updating his shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees: NPR @NPR President Trump released a list of ano…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
September 9, 2020 at 4:40 PM

Misleading robocalls are already targeting voters in PA

We have to counter all of the voter suppression surely coming our way — and that starts with mobilizing an overwhelming margin of voters who didn't turn out in 2016 John, we're concerned: Misleading robocalls are already targeting voters in Pennsylvania — threatening th…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
September 7, 2020 at 5:30 PM

[Click to sign] I stand in solidarity with workers striking for Black lives

When we strike to withhold our labor, we have the power to bring an unjust status quo to a grinding halt. John, Last month, professional athletes in the NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB, and tennis walked off their courts and playing fields following the horrific police shooting of Jacob Bl…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
September 3, 2020 at 10:08 PM

The key word is turnout

We need to mobilize this electorate in key states like Pennsylvania by giving them a vision to vote for, and a plan to enact a transformational progressive agenda after November. John, This just in — according to a new Monmouth University poll, Joe Biden holds a 4-point l…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
August 31, 2020 at 8:33 PM

Our goal

We're just hours away from our August fundraising deadline — one of our last deadlines before Election Day. Have you looked at the calendar, John? Tomorrow is September 1st. That means there are only a few hours to go until our biggest 2020 end-of-month deadline yet — on…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
August 29, 2020 at 8:02 PM

SUNDAY: WFP Assembly

The WFP Assembly is our monthly national online gathering where the WFP family joins together to build community, and recommit ourselves to the movement. Dear John, This Sunday is the next WFP Assembly — our monthly, virtual gathering for Working Families Party supporters to bu…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
August 27, 2020 at 5:30 PM

Final stretch: Join us to elect Alex Morse

We’re on the verge of yet another historic progressive victory in Massachusetts — and for the next few days, it's all hands on deck to elect Alex Morse. John, So far in 2020, Working Families Party supporters like you have helped three members of the Squad defeat primary challe…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
August 22, 2020 at 7:10 PM

Dark money attacks on Alex Morse

The same group that spent big to smear Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar earlier this summer is now going after Alex Morse. Some alarming news, John, The same dark money group that spent big to smear Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar earlier this summer is now going after Alex Mors…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
August 19, 2020 at 6:43 PM

Why are Republicans getting two conventions?

We're building something different. We're doing it together. John, 60 seconds: That's how long Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was given to speak at the Democratic National Convention last night, nominating Bernie Sanders for president in a procedural move. It's disappointing, …
  Ady Barkan · [email protected]
August 18, 2020 at 4:06 PM

Tonight

We cannot be deterred by the fact that Medicare for All isn't in the Democratic Party platform. The time to pass this law is now, and we're not backing down. Today, we're sharing this message from Ady Barkan, our friend and a partner in the fight to make Medicare for All a reali…
  Nelini Stamp, Working Families Party · [email protected]
August 17, 2020 at 5:27 PM

About the attacks on the USPS

This is hitting us all, because the mail is a public good that all of us rely on. The United States Postal Service is under attack, John. And it's hitting us all, because the mail is a public good that all of us rely on. Maybe you've noticed the slowdown in mail service your…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 5:52 PM

The future of the Squad

Chip in to the Working Families Party and my re-election campaign so we can continue our fights for progress together. The Squad is here to stay, John: Our primary victories were more than wins — they were a mandate for the bold, transformational change our country deserv…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
August 12, 2020 at 5:12 PM

They were wrong

Ilhan's victory in Minnesota last night — along with Rashida's and AOC's primary wins — is a huge demonstration to corporate Democrats everywhere that the Squad and our multiracial progressive movement of working people are here to stay. John, Back in May, the pundits sa…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
August 10, 2020 at 10:38 PM

Final Chance: Endorsement Vote

Your official ballot is enclosed. Last chance, John — WFP supporters and members are voting right now on whether we should endorse Joe Biden for president in November’s election. The voting period closes tonight, Monday August 10th at 11:59pm ET. Don’t miss this opportunity to…
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · [email protected]
August 10, 2020 at 5:28 PM

Tomorrow

It's not an accident that Ilhan and I had primary challengers. Because when you speak truth to power, power fights back. We wanted to make sure you saw AOC's message, John. Rep. Ilhan Omar's primary is TOMORROW, and we need to make sure she has the resources to win. Se…
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · [email protected]
August 9, 2020 at 5:28 PM

Tuesday

It's not an accident that Ilhan and I had primary challengers. Because when you speak truth to power, power fights back. Hi there John, it's AOC. My sister in service Ilhan Omar's primary election is on Tuesday, and she's facing an opponent who is being propped up by Repu…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
August 8, 2020 at 8:47 PM

Have you voted yet?

Your official ballot is enclosed. Dear John, Joe Biden is set to be officially nominated as the Democratic Party's candidate for president of the United States in the coming days. With just three months to go until Election Day, we are all facing a decision as individuals and …
  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]
August 7, 2020 at 3:20 PM

I need to thank you

Together, we prevailed in Michigan — but there's no time for rest. My sister in service Ilhan Omar is facing a tough re-election fight of her own in Minnesota on Tuesday. John, we won! They called me "vulnerable." But our big victory in Michigan's 13th Congressional Distri…
  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
August 6, 2020 at 6:43 PM

[OFFICIAL BALLOT] WFP's endorsement for president in the general election

We are facing a critical question in each of our own communities, as a movement, and as a party. Dear John, There are just 89 days to go until Election Day, and early and mail-in voting will start even sooner. Right now, we face a critical question in each of our own communiti…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
August 5, 2020 at 7:41 PM

Last night

Our work to recruit, train, and elect progressive candidates all across the country — and support those facing tough re-election fights — is paying off. John, After Jamaal Bowman shocked everyone with a historic upset victory over longtime incumbent Eliot Engel back in J…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
August 3, 2020 at 10:20 PM

Tomorrow is Election Day in Michigan (Rashida update)

We have just a little over 24 hours to continue getting out the vote for Rashida Tlaib until the polls close tomorrow. Can you help? John, Tomorrow is Election Day in Michigan, which means we have just a little over 24 hours to continue getting out the vote for Rashida Tl…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
July 31, 2020 at 11:16 PM

Your contribution before tonight's deadline is critical ahead of two important primaries for our movement

We're fighting so hard to keep transformational candidates like Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib in Congress — we can't afford to fall short now. John, Here's where we're at ahead of a critical end-of-month goal of $100,000: Thousands of grassroots donations from people …
  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
July 31, 2020 at 2:29 PM

America is sick — but I'm not just talking about the coronavirus

For many of us, things are likely to get a lot worse — which is why we're fighting back. John, I will not surprise you if I say that America is sick. But as devastating as it is, I'm not just talking about the coronavirus. And I'm not just talking about the 140 days sin…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 10:47 PM

You're invited: Defund the Police Teach-In with Maurice Mitchell & Tiffany Cabán

Together, we have an incredible opportunity to make a major pivot in our national priorities, rethink the role of the police, and center our health, safety, and well-being. Dear John, If you've been at a protest, keeping up with the news, or even just checking social media late…
  Nelini Stamp, WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
July 29, 2020 at 9:04 PM

Stop Trump's DHS secret police forces [sign the petition]

Unmarked forces from the federal government should NOT be in our streets interacting with peaceful protesters. John, Donald Trump already declared war on the Black Lives Matter movement. Now he's escalating us into dangerous new territory. Trump's Department of Homeland Securi…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
July 28, 2020 at 6:51 PM

Your survey results

More than 3,000 of you participated in our July survey! Here are some of the big takeaways: John, Earlier this month, we sent out a survey asking this WFP family a few questions on how you've engaged with the wave of uprisings across the country, if the COVID pandemic is d…