Hi, MoveOn member!
This is Robert Fox, MoveOn's Chief Operating Officer. I don't write to you very often, but we have an unprecedented opportunity right now, and I need your help to seize it. So I hope you'll read this message.
Recent polls have Democrats ahead by a whopping 12 points in the generic ballot.1 And in many races across the country, bold and diverse progressive candidates are challenging incumbents. It's incredibly inspiring.
But there's a problem—and it's a huge one: To end Republican control of the House, it looks as though Democrats need to win the national popular vote by at least 11 points.2
Yes, you read that right. Because of Republican gerrymandering, the AP reports that "to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need a tremendous electoral wave not seen in more than 40 years to overcome Republican advantages from gerrymandered districts in key states."3
As you read this message, we are preparing to run the biggest midterm election program in MoveOn's 20-year history. That's why I'm asking you directly:
Will you chip in $5 a month, so that we can finally put a check on Donald Trump and end Republican control of the House this November?
(The best way to help MoveOn run the biggest midterm election program in our 20-year history is to click here now and become a committed monthly donor. But even if you can't chip in monthly, then please click here right now, because MoveOn needs your help.)
Poll numbers for Democrats have been consistently climbing over the past few weeks. That increases the odds that we can make a decisive difference—electing bold, inspiring, and diverse candidates—and take back the House.
But remember: To take back the House, we need to win by ELEVEN points.4 That's brutally unfair, but it's our reality. And, with a 12-point lead right now, we are within 1 or 2 points of meeting that goal—or falling short. What we do—or don't do—will make a huge difference. That's why I'm asking for your help today.
Will you chip in $5 a month, so that we can finally put a check on Donald Trump and end Republican control of the House this November?
(The best way to help MoveOn run the biggest midterm election program in our 20-year history is to click here now and become a committed monthly donor. But even if you can't chip in monthly, then please click here right now, because MoveOn needs your help.)
To win this fall, we will have to beat Trump's propaganda machine. We have a cutting-edge program to do just that with both old-fashioned shoe leather and social media, and I want to ensure that it's fully funded.
We can expect billionaires such as the Koch brothers to pour as much money as possible into races across the country to keep Republicans in power. We can't match that funding one-to-one, but we don't have to. Because no matter how much money the GOP pours into races, they cannot match our grassroots organizing.
But to stay on track with our field organizing program, we DO need to hit our grassroots fundraising goals. That's why I'm asking:
Will you chip in $5 a month, so that MoveOn begins August in a strong position to run the largest midterm elections program in our 20-year history?
Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help MoveOn run its largest midterm elections program ever.
No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in monthly.
I know it's still summer, and Election Day may seem very far away, but the reality is that every day from now until Election Day will be more intense than the last, with critical expenses for me to approve. Your support will help determine how many volunteers we can recruit, how many events we can plan, and how much support we can give to candidates.
And on top of our elections work, I need your help to continue all of our critical work to block Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, and to ensure that we are ready to act on any number of emergencies that will come out of the Trump White House.
So I hate to ask so strongly, but this is too important of an election not to give it our all, and we're entering our final sprint. If you have been waiting for the moment to get off the sidelines, a monthly donation is a great way to get involved right now. And if you've been an active supporter, I'm grateful, and I hope that you'll consider making your support monthly, so that we have the resources we need to win.
Will you please chip in $5 a month, or whatever you can afford, so that MoveOn can run the largest midterm elections program in our 20-year history?
Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help MoveOn run its largest midterm elections program ever.
No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in monthly.
Thanks for all you do.
–Robert Fox
Chief Operating Officer, MoveOn
Sources:
1. "2 new polls give Democrats a double-digit lead in the 2018 generic ballot," Vox, July 25, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/43901?t=16&akid=212553%2E10220574%2ExQ3Qr5
2. "Report: Democrats would need huge wave to win US House," AP, March 26, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/43902?t=18&akid=212553%2E10220574%2ExQ3Qr5
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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