Major MoveOn event in New York City--save the date!

MoveOn members are coming together for a training to learn and share skills to win more progressive victories and fight back against the Tea Party. Each day will focus on different skills, and you can attend just Saturday or both days! Can you join us?   RSVP Here!

Dear MoveOn member,

Over the last six months, thousands of MoveOn members have made a difference in their communities using our free online organizing platform. Here are just a few of our recent victories: 

• Sheila Thomas helped pass the Violence Against Women Act by gathering more than 219,000 signatures on her petition and mobilizing the signers to contact their congressional representatives.

• Trina McDonald stood up to military sexual assault by starting a petition that led to U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introducing the Military Justice Improvement Act.

• Marcel Neergaard, a brave bullying survivor, started and won a successful campaign to rescind a national award given to a state legislator who sponsored a "Don't Say Gay" law.

These members are proof that with just a little bit of confidence and know-how, every MoveOn member has the power to win real progressive change in their community. That's why we've launched our most ambitious training program yet—to help thousands of MoveOn members run and win progressive campaigns on issues that matter to them locally, regionally, and nationally. 

We're bringing a MoveOn Organizing Summit directly to you in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, November 16-17. It's free, powerful, and there's a limit to how many people can attend—so sign up today for Saturday or both days!

Click here to sign up for the free summit! 

This Organizing Summit will combine presentations by experts with hands-on exercises, networking, and activities. We're teaming up with the experts at the New Organizing Institute to ensure that every attendee leaves the training with: 

• New connections and friendships with hundreds of MoveOn members in your area and a better understanding of all the progressive issues there.

• A strong online petition already gathering signatures to build a base ready to be mobilized into action—like MoveOn member Lyndia Storey's petition to stop Navy sonar testing that would deafen and kill marine life, which got more than 500,000 signatures.

• Your own strategic campaign plan for how to build the momentum needed to win—like MoveOn member Robert Applebaum did with his student loan debt campaign, which got a direct response from President Obama.

We've learned a lot from working with Lyndia, Robert, and other MoveOn members who've won their campaigns, and we want to share that with you at the Organizing Summit! With important issues like immigration and protecting Social Security on the table, and the 2014 elections around the corner, our member-fueled progressive campaigns are more important than ever. You don't need to be a professional activist to sign up. All you need is a desire for progressive change and to be ready to have a good time.

Join other MoveOn members, MoveOn staff, and professional progressive trainers from the New Organizing Institute at the MoveOn NYC Organizing Summit on November 16-17 to help take the fight to the Tea Party Republicans. Saturday will cover campaign strategy for your petition and Sunday will dig deeper into actions, media, and engaging your signers. You can come for just Saturday or for both days! Can you make it?

Yes, I can attend in New York City!

Thanks for all you do.

–Amy, David, Mariana, Rosy, and the rest of the team

 

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15 years in prison for peaceful protest?

Below is an email from Ben Kroetz of the organization Greenpeace. Ben started a petition on the MoveOn website, where anyone can start their own online petition.

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Tell Russia's U.S. Ambassador: Release the Arctic 30 today! Sign the Petition!

Dear MoveOn member,

The "Arctic 30"—a freelance photographer, a freelance videographer, and 28 Greenpeace activists—have been charged with hooliganism in Russian courts. The charge carries with it a maximum sentence of 15 years in a Russian prison. 

The Arctic 30 were on the scene of a peaceful protest at an offshore oil platform owned by Russian oil giant Gazprom. When they arrived, the Russian Coast Guard fired warning shots and threatened the activists' lives. Then, Russian Coast Guard officers illegally boarded and seized the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise. 

Peaceful activism is vital when governments fail to respond to catastrophic climate change. This disproportionate response is purely to intimidate people who stand up to companies and countries that are causing global warming. 

Please sign our petition to Russia's U.S. Ambassador demanding Russia release the activists.

The petition to Ambassador Sergey Kislyak says:

Drop the charges of hooliganism and immediately release the 28 activists and two freelancers who have been detained by Russian authorities, return the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, and end offshore oil drilling in the Arctic for good.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Ben Kroetz

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No $4 billion tax break for JPMorgan's wrongdoing

Dear MoveOn member,

I'm James Dubick of the organization U.S. PIRG, and I started a petition to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, which says:

As you negotiate what is likely to be the largest bank settlement for wrongdoing in U.S. history, please don't let JPMorgan deduct the settlement from their taxes. If they are allowed to do so, it could stick American taxpayers with a $4.5 billion tab.

JPMorgan is about to negotiate a $13 billion settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for mortgage lending abuses they allegedly committed during the housing crisis. However, taxpayers could end up underwriting more than $4.5 billion of that settlement. 

That's because JPMorgan is likely to claim the settlement as a tax deduction. Even though settlements like these are thought of as punishment for corporate wrongdoing, companies claim their settlement costs as tax write-offs all the time. They treat them as just another business expense. 

We can't let that happen. The financial crisis caused by banks' irresponsible practices landed us in a recession that we're still struggling to recover from. Taxpayers shouldn't have to pay any more for JPMorgan's bad actions. 

Tell the Department of Justice not to let JPMorgan take the settlement as a tax write-off.

The Department of Justice has the power to include a provision in JPMorgan's settlement that prohibits them from taking the settlement as a tax write-off. We just need to convince the DOJ to do the right thing. They've done it before, including with one of BP's settlements for the Gulf oil spill. 

The DOJ will be negotiating the final settlement deal with JPMorgan over the next few days, so we must move quickly to make sure the public doesn't get stuck footing a $4.5 billion tab.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–James Dubick

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Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Steven, Elena, Stefanie, Anna, and the rest of the team

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Stop fast-food corporations from swindling workers

Fast-food workers are standing up to corporations that are paying poverty wages while making billions in profits. Will you take a stand with workers and demand that fast-food corporations pay them a fair wage? Yes, I Will!

Dear MoveOn member,

MoveOn members from across the country tuned in on Wednesday to watch a live Google Hangout with Robert Reich talking about his new film, "Inequality for All." 

The United States is facing a tipping point—where neither our economy nor our democracy is very functional—due to widening income inequality.

One startling example is the growing gap between the profits and executive pay of corporations and the wages their employees make. According to a recent report, corporations like McDonald's are getting away with paying fast-food workers roughly $7 per hour—-poverty wages—making it impossible for the workers to provide for their families and forcing families to rely on public assistance, so that taxpayers pay the price for these corporations who are making billions in profits.¹

But fast-food workers across the country, like Devonte Yates and Marielle Crowley, who participated in the Google Hangout with Reich, have been risking their jobs to fight for more pay—demanding that corporations like McDonald's pay them a living wage.

Will you stand in solidarity with fast-food workers and support their fight for better wages and the right to bargain collectively?

Yes, I will support fast-food workers to make a living wage!

Reich says that we must rely on our history lessons and remember that ordinary people organized and fought for worker protections after the Great Depression and elected officials passed legislation that protected workers and provided a social safety net. Despite the economic tipping point, we're not powerless in the face of corporate power, or the fumbling tea-party-led Congress. As we've seen in the past few days, when elected officials and everyday people stand strong, we can get the government working again, and stop a catastrophic government debt default. 

Regular people all across the country are standing up alongside fast-food workers like Devonte and Marielle and thousands more, who are part of a national campaign called Low Pay Is Not OK. What started just a few months ago—when fast food workers went on strike for fairer wages in nine cities—has spread to 72 cities, and the movement is growing. 

When we stand with fast-food workers and support their efforts to form a union, we're sending a clear message to corporations that we will not let them amass more money at the expense of people. We refuse to let our taxpayer dollars contribute to corporate subsidies that weigh on our system and let corporations off the hook. 

Will you stand up against the widening income gap and support fast-food workers fighting for better wages?

Yes, I will.

Thanks for all you do. 

–Mark, Mariana, Matt, Stefanie, and the rest of the team

P.S. Don't worry if you missed the live Google Hangout with Robert Reich; you can watch the video by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rc3Cbu1i2U.

Source:

1. "Half of fast food workers need public aid," CNN, October 15,
2013 http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294513&id=76590-10220574-mIHdHCx&t=5

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An emerging victory that you helped create

Dear MoveOn member,

Big news: As of this afternoon, a deal has finally emerged that would end the government shutdown and stop the U.S. from hitting the debt ceiling. This is a victory that MoveOn members helped create.

But it's a victory that comes at an enormous cost to America. Tea Party Republicans came within just 24 hours of defaulting on our national debt for the first time in U.S. history. They made our government look dysfunctional to the rest of the world, and brought us to the verge of wreaking havoc on the global economy.

Over the past two weeks, MoveOn members have worked tirelessly to get our government working again. There's certainly still more to do—the emerging deal makes it clear that we'll have to go on offense soon to protect Social Security and Medicare—but if you've ever questioned whether you have the power to make change, check out how MoveOn members like you took action and kept up the pressure on lawmakers:

1. The campaign started when more than 1,000 MoveOn members dropped by congressional offices the very day the government shut down, leaving bags of tea and signs that read, "We've had enough tea, thanks."

2. The next day we began encouraging millions of MoveOn members to enroll in the new health care exchanges available through Obamacare—the prime target of the GOP shutdown. Was this ever going to end the shutdown? No. But was it a slap in the face to Republicans intent on seeing the Affordable Care Act fail? Absolutely.

3. Around the same time, we began quantifying the real cost of the shutdown with this live counter at www.costoftheshutdown.com. To date, tens of thousands of people have shared our counter with their friends online—spreading awareness that the GOP's stubbornness has cost the American people more than $4.5 billion.

4. Days later, after partnering with Public Policy Polling, we really changed the conversation by releasing a new poll—funded with small dollar donations from MoveOn members—showing that Republicans have made themselves vulnerable in the 2014 elections thanks to the shutdown. Democrats need 17 seats to take back the House—and our results have shown Republicans trailing in at least 25 districts. Here's how MSNBC mapped out the results:

5. And none of this would have been possible if MoveOn members hadn't launched more petitions and local campaigns than any time in the past six months—with a broad range of smart, strategic goals. More than 600,000 members signed petitions asking lawmakers to forgo their salaries until the shutdown ends. Others pressured their representatives to support smart legislative moves that could end the shutdown. And hundreds started petitions that included stories about how they've been personally affected by the shutdown—and asked that the GOP simply stop the madness. Many of these petitions were delivered at rallies around the country yesterday.

That's just a glimpse of what MoveOn members have done together over the last two weeks, but it speaks volumes about the impact progressives have had during the GOP shutdown.

Making sure that Tea Party Republicans are held to blame for the shutdown by the public and the mainstream media—and that Democrats in Congress don't buckle under the pressure for a bad deal—has not been easy. But MoveOn members have accepted the challenge.

And as a deal finally comes into place, one thing that's been made crystal-clear because of Tea Party Republican antics is that the GOP's House majority is at risk next year, and we have the next 13 months to capitalize on their recklessness.

Can you start the push for accountability at the polls by sharing our vulnerability map today?

Thanks for all you do.

–Mark, Alejandro, Jessica, Stefanie, Maria, and the rest of the team

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Saturday in Long Beach: Get down with the Global Frackdown

Dear MoveOn member,

Fracking for oil and gas threatens our drinking water, our health, our neighborhoods, and our climate. That's why, for the second year in a row, thousands of grassroots activists are rising up in more than 20 countries, on 6 continents, at more than 200 events—on a single day, this coming Saturday, October 19—to call for an end to this destructive practice and to challenge our leaders to pursue a clean-energy future.

There's a Global Frackdown event near you in Long Beach this Saturday, October 19. Can you make it?

Yes, I'll be there!

For more details about the event, check the invitation below. Thanks for all you do.

–Victoria, Matt P., Linda, Manny, and the rest of the team

☆YOU'RE INVITED!☆

Global Frackdown in Long Beach

Host: Elizabeth O. Where: Long Beach Boardwalk at National Blvd. (in Long Beach) When: Saturday, Oct. 19, at 1:00 PM What: At more than 200 events in more than 20 countries on 6 continents, thousands of activists will rise up in action during the Global Frackdown—an international day of action to ban fracking and to protect our water, air, and climate from the fossil fuel industry's assaults. It's going to be huge! Can you join us at the Global Frackdown event in Long Beach to join the call to ban fracking? Click below to learn more about the event near you and to RSVP. Yes, I'll be there! Sorry, I can't make it, but I'm interested in getting more updates. Join 7 neighbors including: Elaine and Jim P (hicksville, NY) Elizabeth O (Massapequa, NY) maria r (kings park, NY) .... and others.

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Please, don't click delete

Hi there,

Please, don't click delete.

We have a remarkable and unprecedented opportunity, and we've got to seize it, so I hope you'll read this whole message.

Gallup reports the Republican Party's approval rating has sunk to 28%—the lowest rating in the history of Gallup polling.¹

Independent voters give Democrats a nine-point lead.²

And polls recently commissioned by MoveOn show that if elections were held today, Republicans could lose control of the House of Representatives.³

We know from history that in big moments like this one, MoveOn can help power a wave of electoral victories for progressives.

Perhaps the best example of MoveOn's power in an off-year election was 2006. As Republican popularity plummeted due to Iraq—and Bush's plan to privatize Social Security outraged seniors—MoveOn members rode a wave of anger and disgust to end Republican domination in Congress. That year, volunteers made 7 million phone calls, organized 7,500 house parties, and launched 6,000 in-district events.⁴

But the truth is, we are 100% funded by small-dollar-donors like you. All too often, we get a wave of donations at the end of an election cycle. But we really can't plan the game-changing electoral strategy MoveOn needs without your early support.

So I hate to ask so strongly, but this is too important not to be direct: Don't wait until next year to help out with elections—please help out right now, today.

Can you pitch in $3 now to help fund MoveOn's elections work?

Yes, I will help out.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ilya, Joan, Manny, David, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Republican Party Favorability Sinks to Record Low," Gallup, October 9, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294257&id=76202-10220574-0OyhUlx&t=2

2. "Independents Give Democrats the Lead on Generic Ballot," Political Wire, October 9, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294260&id=76202-10220574-0OyhUlx&t=3

3. "24 MoveOn polls show GOP could lose House in wake of shutdown," Public Policy Polling, October 6, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294125&id=76202-10220574-0OyhUlx&t=4

"The Midterms: Sam Wang Weighs In," The New York Times, October 8, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294193&id=76202-10220574-0OyhUlx&t=5

4. "Election 2006: People Powered Politics," MoveOn Political Action, 2006
http://pol.moveon.org/2006report/?id=76202-10220574-0OyhUlx&t=6

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Is immigration reform dead?

Dear MoveOn member,

No, comprehensive immigration reform is not dead. But there's no sugarcoating it—the clock is ticking on reform. 

The Tea Party-led shutdown is holding Congress hostage, and since the bipartisan-supported immigration bill passed the Senate in June, right-wing lawmakers have been digging in their heels like spoiled 2-year-olds. Meanwhile, instead of bypassing Tea Party extremists with a discharge petition—which would force a vote—Democrats have been tip-toeing around them, effectively letting the ultra-right determine the outcome of reform.¹

Throughout the summer and into the August recess, allies and MoveOn members took to the streets demanding that Congress take immediate action. Last week they finally showed some leadership and introduced an immigration bill similar to the bipartisan Senate bill, but with an important improvement, allowing aspiring Americans to seek citizenship while simultaneously increasing border security instead of waiting until the borders are secure for immigrants to seek citizenship.²

In other words: right now, there is a viable House bill for comprehensive immigration reform—and all that's needed is for Speaker Boehner to call for an up-or-down vote.

Let's be honest, Speaker Boehner is not going to do that, but there's currently enough support among House Democrats to start a discharge petition process—which is a way to force a vote with simple majority support, whether Speaker Boehner wants one or not.

Will you start a MoveOn petition asking your Democratic member of Congress to support a discharge petition?

Yes, I will!

A discharge petition is most likely to succeed with a bipartisan-supported House bill. Some House Republicans like Jeff Denham (CA-10) and David Valadao (CA-21) are breaking with the Tea Party stronghold to show their support for the bill. If we can get more Republican co-sponsors, then convince a simple majority of U.S. representatives to sign a discharge petition, immigration reform gets a vote—it's that simple.³

Will you start a petition urging your Republican member of Congress to co-sponsor the House comprehensive immigration reform bill?

Yes, I will.

Allies and MoveOn members fighting for immigration reform refuse to back down. Over the weekend, thousands gathered across the country, showing their support—and this week hundreds more gathered in Washington D.C., risking arrest, to demand that Congress put the government back to work and pass comprehensive immigration reform now.

Immigration reform would provide a much-needed stimulus to our economy, as well as a clear roadmap to citizenship for nearly 11 million people, including many who are suffering deportation because reform has not yet passed. Let's make sure that Congress doesn't torpedo immigration reform along with everything else—and that between now and the end of the year, lawmakers pass reform

Thanks for all you do.

–Mariana, Alejandro, Manny, Maria, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "House Republicans would be foolish not to pass comprehensive immigration reform," The Christian Science Monitor, October 3, 2013  
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294169&id=76140-10220574-ZaMgZpx&t=4

2. "Immigration reform, after all this?" The Washington Post, October 7, 2013 
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294170&id=76140-10220574-ZaMgZpx&t=6

3. "House immigration bill—minus the surge," Politico, October 2, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294229&id=76140-10220574-ZaMgZpx&t=7

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Did you read Paul Krugman's NYT piece this morning?

Hi there—This morning, Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman of the New York Times published an analysis of MoveOn polling. One of America's best poll aggregators has crunched the numbers and says: "If the election were held today, Democrats would pick up around 30 seats, giving them control of the [House]."¹

Can you chip in $3 and power our campaign to make Republicans pay a political price for shutting down the government?

–Ilya

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Breaking: 24 new MoveOn-commissioned polls from Public Policy Polling show Democrats have a very real chance to take back the House in the wake of the government shutdown.2   Can you pitch in $3 and help launch a massive campaign to fire John Boehner, and bring back Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House?   Chip in $3

Dear MoveOn member,

"24 new polls show GOP in grave danger of losing House in wake of government shutdown"

That's the title of the game-changing memo that we're sending to Washington reporters right now.

With small donations from MoveOn members, we hired the top firm Public Policy Polling to run polls in 24 Republican-held congressional districts this past week, and the results are truly astonishing. Yes, I'm going to go there: Democrats could take back the House in 2014!³

In 17 districts a Democrat would likely beat the incumbent Republican if the election were held today—and that's the magic number, as Democrats need 17 seats to take back the House from Tea Party Republicans.

This is an incredible opportunity. We've seen wave elections that flip the House emerge before—as in 2006 when MoveOn was one of the first groups to say that Democrats could take back the House, and, together with our allies, we organized to do just that, and won.

Can you pitch in $3 right now to set in motion a major campaign to take back the House from Tea Party Republicans?

Yes, I can contribute $3.

Our analytics and campaigns teams have been working around the clock since the polling results started coming in, and we've crafted a major media and grassroots organizing plan targeting these swing districts that we could set in motion this week—but only if we can raise the money to fund the program.

If we go big now, when folks are paying attention, we can make sure voters don't forget how Republicans shut down the government, and we can create the conditions for Democrats to take back the House next year. So we've set an audacious goal of raising $500,000 this week to make the most of this moment.

It may seem early, but next year's elections could very well turn on the decisions being made right now—by those who choose to make nearly 800,000 public workers go without pay, who choose to try keeping millions of people from accessing health insurance, and who choose to lock thousands of children out of Head Start programs.

We've just run a major ad campaign that earned national attention, and this past week MoveOn members rallied outside dozens of congressional district offices demanding that Republicans end the government shutdown. If we double down now, we can lay the groundwork for an unexpected sweep next year—and give President Obama a Democratic-controlled Congress to work with in his final two years in office.

Can you donate $3 right now to make sure Republicans pay a price at the polls for shutting down the government?

Yes, I can contribute $3.

We're still digesting the details, but we wanted to give you a first look at these new polls because the results are so stunning. Here are a few details:

• In 17 districts a Democrat would likely beat the incumbent Republican if the election were held today—and that's the magic number, as Democrats need 17 seats to take back the House from Tea Party Republicans.
   
• Majorities of respondents in every poll indicated that they "oppose Congress shutting down major activities of the federal government as a way to stop the health care law from being put into place."
   
• When voters learn that their Republican Representative supported the government shutdown over Obamacare, they're even more likely to support the Democratic candidate—with four more seats flipping Democratic when people learn that news.
   
• The Tea Party's approval is in the gutter and some of their greatest champions are already trailing—like Steve King from Iowa who is known for immigrant-bashing, and is now trailing a Democratic opponent 45% to 49%.  

This is a truly unprecedented opportunity—but we can seize it only if we can raise the resources to match. Can you pitch in?

Click here to contribute $3.

Because of Republican gerrymandering, it will be an uphill battle. But what seemed far-fetched before—winning a Democratic majority in Congress for Obama's last two years as president—suddenly feels within reach, thanks to the GOP's own actions. They recklessly drove our government into a shutdown because they can't accept that the Affordable Care Act is the law—and voters are starting to indicate they could pay for that at the polls.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ilya, Victoria, Eric, Joan, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "The Midterms: Sam Wang Weighs In," October 8, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294193&id=76040-10220574-9Z6C81x&t=6

2. "24 MoveOn polls show GOP could lose House in wake of shutdown," October 6, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294125&id=76040-10220574-9Z6C81x&t=7

3. "Poll: GOP could lose House in 2014," October 6, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294128&id=76040-10220574-9Z6C81x&t=8

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BREAKING: Republicans could lose in 2014

Breaking: 24 new MoveOn-commissioned polls from Public Policy Polling show Democrats have a very real chance to take back the House in the wake of the government shutdown.1  Can you pitch in $3 to help launch a massive campaign to help fire John Boehner, and bring back Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House?  Chip in $3

Dear MoveOn member,

"24 new polls show GOP in grave danger of losing House in wake of government shutdown."

That's the title of the game-changing memo that we're sending to Washington reporters right now.

With small donations from MoveOn members, we hired the top firm Public Policy Polling to run polls in 24 Republican-held congressional districts this past week, and the results are truly astonishing. Yes, I'm going to go there: Democrats could take back the House in 2014—we could really fire John Boehner and bring back Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House!

In 17 districts a Democrat would likely beat the incumbent Republican if the election were held today—and that's the magic number, as Democrats need 17 seats to take back the House from Tea Party Republicans.

This is an incredible opportunity. We've seen wave elections that flip the House emerge before—as in 2006 when MoveOn was one of the first groups to say that Democrats could take back the House, and, together with our allies, we organized to do just that, and won. 

Can you donate $3 right now to make sure Republicans pay a price at the polls for shutting down the government?

Yes, I can contribute $3.

We're still digesting the details, but we wanted to give you a first look at these new polls because the results are so stunning. Here are a few details: 

• In 17 districts a Democrat would likely beat the incumbent Republican if the election were held today—and that's the magic number, as Democrats need 17 seats to take back the House from Tea Party Republicans.     
   
• Majorities of respondents in every poll indicated that they "oppose Congress shutting down major activities of the federal government as a way to stop the health care law from being put into place."  
   
• When voters learn that their Republican representative supported the government shutdown over Obamacare, they're even more likely to support the Democratic candidate—with four more seats flipping Democratic when people learn that news.    
     
• The Tea Party's approval is in the gutter and some of their greatest champions are already trailing—like Steve King from Iowa who is known for immigrant-bashing, and is now trailing a Democratic opponent 45% to 49%.   

If we go big now, when folks are paying attention, we can make sure voters don't forget how Republicans shut down the government, and we can create the conditions for Democrats to take back the House next year. So we've set an audacious goal of raising $500,000 this week to make the most of this moment.

This is a truly unprecedented opportunity—but we can seize it only if we can raise the resources to match. Can you pitch in? 

Click here to contribute $3.

Because of Republican gerrymandering, it will be an uphill battle. But what seemed far-fetched before—winning a Democratic majority in Congress for Obama's last two years as president—suddenly feels within reach, thanks to the GOP's own actions. They recklessly drove our government into a shutdown because they can't accept that the Affordable Care Act is the law—and voters are starting to indicate they could pay for that at the polls. 

Thanks for all you do.

–Ilya, Victoria, Eric, Joan, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "24 MoveOn polls show GOP could lose House in wake of shutdown," October 6, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294125&id=75941-10220574-CFgcjtx&t=4

2. "Parties Race to Use Shutdown for 2014 Leverage," Associated Press, October 5, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294124&id=75941-10220574-CFgcjtx&t=5

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Our plan to end the shutdown--and make the GOP regret it

The shutdown is backfiring on Republicans big time—and if we can keep up the pressure this could lead to the end of the tea party. Can you donate $3 to help hold Republicans accountable and end this outrageous shutdown?  Chip in $3

Dear MoveOn member,

The government shutdown is terrible for America—but it's turning into a flat-out catastrophe for tea party Republicans.

Polls show the public knows exactly who's to blame in Washington, and the disapproval ratings for the tea party have reached an all-time high.¹

This government shutdown really could spell the end of the tea party. But it's up to us to make sure Republicans pay such a steep political price that they never try this kind of hostage-taking again.

MoveOn members have already been organizing protests at Republican offices around the country, and we've launched our biggest advertising campaign since the 2012 election. But this could go on for days or even weeks, so to see this fight all the way through, we're aiming to raise $200,000. Can you chip in $3?

Yes, I can contribute $3 to help hold Republicans accountable and end the shutdown.

Since the government shut down on Monday night, MoveOn members have been making phone calls, organizing petitions, and showing up at the offices of Republican members of Congress. Today, we bought 100% of the ad space on the homepage of The Washington Post to make sure that members of Congress can't miss us.

The strategy is to make sure voters know who's to blame for this mess. And it's working.

But if this goes on for another couple weeks—which a lot of people are predicting—then we're going to need to keep pushing. Here's what we have planned next:

• TV ads demanding that Speaker John Boehner stop blocking legislation passed by the Senate—and supported by a majority of the House of Representatives.

• Continued online ads aimed at swing voters in the closest districts.

• Rallies and "thank you" events to make sure Democrats continue to stand strong against Republican hostage-taking.

But we need to keep the pressure on for as long as it takes—and that could be days, or even weeks. And since MoveOn is 100% funded by you, our members, we're counting on you to make sure we have the resources to win.

Can you contribute $3 to help hold Republicans accountable and end this outrageous shutdown?

Thanks for all you do.

–Anna, Matt P., Alejandro, Mariana, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Poll: GOP blamed more than Dems," Politico, October 3, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294079&id=75861-10220574-EJWoUgx&t=4

"Congress, tea party hit all-time low in CNN polling," CNN, October 1, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294082&id=75861-10220574-EJWoUgx&t=5

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You can help end the shutdown

Dear MoveOn member,

Tea party Republicans have held our government hostage for four days. During that time, more than 800,000 government employees have been unable to work¹, 3,200 children have been locked out of Head Start, ² and 401 national parks have been closed to the public.³

MoveOn members all over the country are directly feeling the impact of the shutdown: Glenda H.'s small business is experiencing massive slowdown because of the sudden inability to work on federal contracts. Andrew D. was forced to cancel a reunion at Zion National Park with his sick brother—it's been years since they've seen each other.

But it gets worse, because this shutdown may not be the end of tea party Republican hostage taking. In less than two weeks, we're going to hit the debt ceiling, further threatening the livelihoods of people all over the country and the nation's long-term economic stability.

Democratic members of Congress have a crucial role to play in standing up to the tea party hostage taking—and those of us who live in their districts can help fight back by sharing and drawing attention of the human cost of the shutdown so the media and other constituents know what's at stake. Will you start a petition to Rep. Meeks today sharing your personal story of how the tea party Republican shutdown has impacted you?

Yes, I'll start a petition to Rep. Meeks today.

Tea party Republican antics have touched us all, whether you or someone you know has been furloughed because of the shutdown or you are just been fed up with the state of politics in this country. Helping people understand the human toll of this political showmanship is a necessary step to fighting back against the immense damage tea party Republicans are doing to our country.

Sharing your story and calling on Rep. Meeks to stand strong against tea party Republicans is easy—the petition is a great vehicle for that. And we'll help you along every step of the way. Every one of us has a story to tell, and together we can start taking back the national narrative from the tea party, which has dominated it for far too long.

We know that winning against the tea party Republicans, and their 1% backers, is going to extend beyond the government shutdown and debt ceiling fight. But a big step in this fight is putting real people and their personal stories at the forefront of the conversation to help bring home the point of just how dangerous extremist Republicans really are, and give Democrats another reason to hold the line, demand a vote to end the shutdown, without stipulations.

Click here to help fight back against tea party Republican extremism by starting a petition today.

Thanks for all you do.

–Mark, Maria, Stefanie, Alejandro, and the rest of the team

Sources:  

1. "Federal Government Begins First Shutdown in 17 Years," Time Swampland, October 1, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=293957&id=75833-10220574-acyEBtx&t=3

2. "Shutdown Closes 3,200 Preschoolers' Head Start Programs," The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294108&id=75833-10220574-acyEBtx&t=4

3. "National Parks: Shutting Down America's Best Idea," National Geographic, October 2, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294089&id=75833-10220574-acyEBtx&t=5

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Sign the petition: No pay for Congress during the shutdown

Below is an email from Laura Leavitt of the Courage Campaign. Laura started a petition on the MoveOn website, where anyone can start their own online petition.

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No pay for Congress during the shutdown. Sign the petition

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of middle-class federal employees were furloughed due to irresponsible members of Congress who refuse to govern for the well-being of the American people.

The GOP-controlled House of Representatives decided to shut down the government rather than pass a spending bill that funds the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as "Obamacare." Not only has the president's signature healthcare law been upheld by the Supreme Court, but it was a major issue in the last presidential election when Republicans were soundly defeated. 

Tell Congress: If you can't do your job, you don't deserve a paycheck.

These Republican members of Congress are putting the extreme and ideological demands of a small minority over the health of the American economy. And now, federal employees, veterans, and hardworking families will be the ones who have to pay the price. That is unfair and morally reprehensible.

Members of Congress should take responsibility for their own inaction and lose their paychecks until they come to a resolution. Every day this drags on, it does more damage to everyday Americans and our nation's fragile economy.

That's why I started a petition, which says:

I demand that members of Congress NOT get paid during a self-inflicted government shutdown. It is morally reprehensible that hardworking federal employees will stop receiving the paychecks they need to feed their families and pay their mortgages, while Congress still gets paid for refusing to do the job they were elected to do.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Laura Leavitt

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