Free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a whole year!

Seriously, Mar, this is a great way to protest Big Money in politics—especially during a pandemic. It's safe and socially distanced but still has a HUGE impact.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Ben and Jerry here—the ice cream guys.

The right-wing billionaire Sheldon Adelson just set the all-time record for donating the most money to politicians, plowing an astonishing $183,071,000 into the 2020 elections.¹

You read that right: $183 million to elect Republicans.

Now, with the U.S. Senate up for grabs, we can be sure that Adelson and his right-wing billionaire buddies will spend whatever it takes to try to buy off the Senate races in Georgia and ensure that Mitch McConnell remains in charge of the Senate.

We absolutely can't let that happen!

Which is why we're partnering with MoveOn to protest Big Money in politics. We're asking you to join us in rubber-stamping bills with the message, "Stamp Money Out of Politics." It's totally legal, and every stamped bill becomes a mini billboard that is seen by an average of 875 people as it gets passed around.

Just click here, chip in $16 or more, and we'll send you your very own "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp! The money will be used to help win in Georgia and flip the Senate, and you'll automatically be entered into a drawing to win free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

Wow! A free dollar decorator, a chance to fork over more bucks to MoveOn, AND a chance to win free ice cream for a year. Hard to resist!

Seriously, Mar, this is a great way to protest Big Money in politics—especially during a pandemic. It's safe and socially distanced but still has a HUGE impact.

These mini billboards stay in circulation for 2.5 years, and each bill is viewed by nearly 1,000 people.

And when you chip in, you're not just getting a self-inking "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp in return, you're also fueling MoveOn's efforts to win in Georgia and end Mitch McConnell's reign as Senate majority leader, so that in 2021 we can make real progress on everything from voting rights to climate change.

Oh, and you'll also be entered into a drawing to win free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

More than 100,000 MoveOn members have joined our protest and stamped millions of bills. Will you join us?

Click here and chip in $16 or more to get your "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp and be entered into the drawing to win free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

Thanks for all you do.

–Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
Co-founders of Ben & Jerry's
Diligent Stampede Money Stampers

Source:

1. "Who are the Biggest Donors in 2020?" Open Secrets, accessed November 20, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146693?t=5&akid=285142%2E10220574%2EHkrlIT

Want to support MoveOn's work without ordering a stamp? Mitch McConnell is refusing to even acknowledge Joe Biden's victory, and as long as he remains Senate majority leader, he has the power to stop everything, from Cabinet nominations to legislation, in its tracks. It doesn't have to be this way, and it won't be … IF we win the two Georgia Senate runoff elections on January 5. We can win these seats and flip the Senate blue, but we urgently need your help.

Will you chip in to win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and fight for progressive change in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter to win. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on December 1, 2020. You may enter by making a donation here. Alternatively, you can enter without making a donation. One winner will receive the following prize package: 52 pints of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (approximate retail value: $234). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Promotion open to all U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: MoveOn.org Political Action, 1442 Walnut Street #358, Berkeley, CA 94709. Contributions to MoveOn.org Political Action are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

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Free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

Ben and Jerry here—the ice cream guys. The right-wing billionaire Sheldon Adelson just set the all-time record for donating the most money to politicians, plowing an astonishing $183,071,000 into the 2020 elections.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Ben and Jerry here—the ice cream guys.

The right-wing billionaire Sheldon Adelson just set the all-time record for donating the most money to politicians, plowing an astonishing $183,071,000 into the 2020 elections.¹

You read that right: $183 million to elect Republicans.

Now, with the U.S. Senate up for grabs, we can be sure that Adelson and his right-wing billionaire buddies will spend whatever it takes to try to buy off the Senate races in Georgia and ensure that Mitch McConnell remains in charge of the Senate.

We absolutely can't let that happen!

Which is why we're partnering with MoveOn to protest Big Money in politics. We're asking you to join us in rubber-stamping bills with the message, "Stamp Money Out of Politics." It's totally legal, and every stamped bill becomes a mini billboard that is seen by an average of 875 people as it gets passed around.

Just click here, chip in $16 or more, and we'll send you your very own "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp! The money will be used to help win in Georgia and flip the Senate, and you'll automatically be entered into a drawing to win free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

Wow! A free dollar decorator, a chance to fork over more bucks to MoveOn, AND a chance to win free ice cream for a year. Hard to resist!

Seriously, Mar, this is a great way to protest Big Money in politics—especially during a pandemic. It's safe and socially distanced but still has a HUGE impact.

These mini billboards stay in circulation for 2.5 years, and each bill is viewed by nearly 1,000 people.

And when you chip in, you're not just getting a self-inking "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp in return, you're also fueling MoveOn's efforts to win in Georgia and end Mitch McConnell's reign as Senate majority leader, so that in 2021 we can make real progress on everything from voting rights to climate change.

Oh, and you'll also be entered into a drawing to win free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

More than 100,000 MoveOn members have joined our protest and stamped millions of bills. Will you join us?

Click here and chip in $16 or more to get your "Stamp Money Out of Politics" rubber stamp and be entered into the drawing to win free Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year!

Thanks for all you do.

–Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
Co-founders of Ben & Jerry's
Diligent Stampede Money Stampers

Source:

1. "Who are the Biggest Donors in 2020?" Open Secrets, accessed November 20, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146693?t=5&akid=284575%2E10220574%2E8XN4ur

Want to support MoveOn's work without ordering a stamp? Mitch McConnell is refusing to even acknowledge Joe Biden's victory, and as long as he remains Senate majority leader, he has the power to stop everything, from Cabinet nominations to legislation, in its tracks. It doesn't have to be this way, and it won't be … IF we win the two Georgia Senate runoff elections on January 5. We can win these seats and flip the Senate blue, but we urgently need your help.

Will you chip in to win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and fight for progressive change in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter to win. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2020. You may enter by making a donation here. Alternatively, you can enter without making a donation. One winner will receive the following prize package: 52 pints of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (approximate retail value: $234). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Promotion open to all U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: MoveOn.org Political Action, 1442 Walnut Street #358, Berkeley, CA 94709. Contributions to MoveOn.org Political Action are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

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Sign this petition re: Lindsey Graham

Sign this petition demanding that the Senate Ethics Committee investigate Lindsey Graham for his attempts to influence and undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. 

Dear MoveOn member,

Senator Lindsey Graham tried to pressure Georgia's secretary of state into tossing out legitimate, legally cast ballots, according to new reports.¹

Such a blatant attempt to silence voters and subvert the will of the American people would be nothing short of outrageous. The Georgia secretary of state, himself a Republican, has confirmed this.² The Senate Ethics Committee must respond immediately by investigating Senator Graham's conduct—and he should step down from his position as Judiciary Committee chairman until that investigation has concluded.

Sign this petition demanding that the Senate Ethics Committee investigate Lindsey Graham for his attempts to influence and undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election.

In addition, Lindsey Graham must step down from his position as the Judiciary Committee chairman until the investigation has concluded. 

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has once again proven that his loyalty to Donald Trump will always come before our democracy and the rule of law.

According to a story in The Washington Post, Graham urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger —a fellow Republican—to throw out legally cast ballots from targeted Georgia counties during the state's recount. The conversation reportedly left Raffensperger "stunned."³

Let's be clear: Every eligible vote cast in this election should and WILL be counted, no matter what Graham says or does.

These voters faced a global pandemic, voter suppression laws, and rampant disinformation to make themselves heard in this all-important election year—and Graham has no right to try to shut them out of our democracy.

This is just another desperate play by Republicans to overturn the legitimate results of this election. As Trump files meritless lawsuit after lawsuit to stop ballot counting or otherwise interfere with election officials' work, his lackeys are falling in line, doing everything in their power to support Trump's futile effort.

It's time for direct action in response to their outrageous attempts to sow doubt about our electoral process and shut out voters.

Graham currently chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee—and if his party maintains its Senate majority, he'll oversee crucial legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. If Graham has been actively trying to toss out eligible ballots, he should not lead this committee's work.

Add your name to tell the Senate Ethics Committee that this heinous voter suppression attempt must be investigated—and in the meantime, Senator Graham should step down as Judiciary Committee Chairman.

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

Thanks!

—Devon Nir, Common Cause

Sources:

1. "Lindsey Graham's Long-Shot Mission to Unravel the Election Results," The New York Times, November 17, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146507?t=16&akid=284439%2E10220574%2EL3-tAZ

2. Tweet from Josh Lederman, NBC News, November 17, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146509?t=18&akid=284439%2E10220574%2EL3-tAZ

3. "Ga. secretary of state says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude ballots," The Washington Post, November 16, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146508?t=20&akid=284439%2E10220574%2EL3-tAZ

You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here.

Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, our diverse and vibrant coalition elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We have an opportunity to make progress, but only if we give it our all to call for bold progressive legislation to expand health care, solve the climate crisis, address systemic racism, and more. Will you chip in now to power our work?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

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No, no, no. NO!

The Republican candidates and right-wing groups have already reserved more than $40 million for TV ads in Georgia through election day on January 5, compared with less than $7 million for the Democrats.

Dear MoveOn member, 

We have a problem, Mar. As you well know, Georgia's runoff elections for two Senate seats will determine whether there's gridlock or progress in Washington on everything from coronavirus relief and funding for vaccine distribution to climate change and racial justice. And the latest news from Georgia is very, very bad.

The Republican candidates and right-wing groups have already reserved more than $40 million for TV ads in Georgia through election day on January 5, compared with less than $7 million for the Democrats.¹ And now news has broken that Karl Rove is leading a big, new GOP fundraising effort to win in Georgia.²

The Democratic candidates are being buried in an avalanche of Republican propaganda. The Democrats' messages about fighting for affordable health care for all are being drowned out by a cacophony of right-wing lies and fearmongering.

If we don't act fast, all of the ad space in Georgia will be gone. That's why MoveOn is launching an emergency campaign to raise the money to reserve as much TV and radio ad space as possible so we can help reach high-potential voters in Georgia—especially Black voters who were responsible for delivering the state for Joe Biden—and help them turn out for Democrats Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff on January 5.

We need your urgent help to reserve TV ad space before it's gone, keep the ads up through the election, and head into 2021 strong and able to fight for progressive change with Joe Biden in the White House. Will you chip in $5 a month to help out?

Yes, I'll chip in.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Republicans have flooded Georgia with cash because they are desperate to do whatever they can—including spreading misinformation, engaging in voter suppression, and blanketing the airwaves with disgusting lies about the Democratic candidates—to maintain control of the Senate when Joe Biden takes office in January.

And we know what will happen if they do.

As majority leader, Mitch McConnell will refuse to allow votes on any legislation put forth by the Biden administration—and just as they have done for years, Republican senators will all fall in line.

That means no desperately needed stimulus payments for families struggling in the midst of the pandemic. No criminal justice reform. No climate change legislation. No judicial appointments. Nothing.

To give Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the best chance to create real change and help communities that have been under attack during Donald Trump's time in office, we need to fight like hell to win these runoffs and flip the Senate.

The companies that sell television and radio ad space in Georgia have let us know that if we don't purchase time right now, all of the space might be gone before we get the chance to get our messages in support of Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff on the air. We can't let that happen.

So we need your help. Will you chip in $5 a month to reserve TV ad time in the Georgia races before it's too late, keep the ads up to power Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to victory, and enable us to keep up the fight in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Here's the good news: Georgia just proved that this race is winnable, because voters turned out in droves and flipped the state blue in the presidential election. That win was fueled by grassroots activism and support from Black women and people of color across the state, and we can do it again in January—if we get our message out.

And the latest poll in the runoff races shows that both races are neck and neck.³

But we face an uphill battle, because Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are already spreading disgusting lies about the Democratic candidates to try to suppress turnout, and they've got hundreds of millions of dollars to back them up.

If we're going to have a fighting chance, we need to hit back on the airwaves.

Please, Mar: We just made history together by defeating Trump. Let's do it again and take the gavel from Mitch McConnell.

If you can, will you chip in $5 a month now to help us win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and give Joe Biden and Kamala Harris a path to achieve a bold agenda during their administration.

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Seth, Oscar, Amy, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Georgia Runoffs Cap 'Deranged Year' With Ugly Ads, Flood of Cash," Bloomberg, November 13, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146496?t=8&akid=284407%2E10220574%2Ea-Sl_9

2. "Karl Rove leads new Republican fundraising group for pivotal Georgia Senate races," CNN, November 16, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146497?t=10&akid=284407%2E10220574%2Ea-Sl_9

3. "FOX 5 Poll: Senate runoffs extremely tight, Gov. Kemp's approval rating slips," FOX 5 Atlanta, November 18, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146668?t=12&akid=284407%2E10220574%2Ea-Sl_9

Want to support MoveOn's work? Flipping the Senate blue is within our reach. Polls from the two Georgia runoff races show a dead heat. We went all-in to defeat Donald Trump. Now, we're scrambling to raise the resources to turn out Georgia voters for the January 5 elections and win big in 2021. With the elections just weeks away, we urgently need your help.

Will you chip in to win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and fight for progressive change in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

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Very, very bad news from Georgia

We just got some very disturbing news: Georgia's GOP Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue—along with their billionaire backers—have reserved an astonishing $40 million in air time for ads.

Dear MoveOn member, 

A new poll shows that the U.S. Senate races in Georgia are both in a dead heat.¹ That means that we have a real shot at winning both seats and flipping the Senate blue.

But we just got some very disturbing news: Georgia's GOP Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue—along with their billionaire backers—have reserved an astonishing $40 million in air time for ads.² The Democrats? Only $7 million.³

No. no. no. NO! We cannot let this happen.

Which is why, today, MoveOn is announcing an ambitious new campaign to reserve as much TV and radio ad space as possible to help power Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to victory.

With TV air time getting bought up as you read this, we need to move fast and stay focused. Will you chip in $5 a month to help fuel our work to get our ads on the air, keep them up through the election, and head into 2021 strong and able to fight for progressive change with Joe Biden in the White House?

Yes, I'll chip in.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Mar, we need to be clear about what we're up against. 

GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler got rich off of shady deals on Wall Street and is now the wealthiest member of Congress.⁴ Loeffler is using her fortune as a slush fund to finance her campaign, and she's already plowed $23,000,000 of her own money into the race.⁵ 

But that's not all we're facing. Charles Koch and other right-wing billionaires have also poured tens of millions into the elections, and Mitch McConnell's PAC is planning to spend massive amounts to help prop up Loeffler and Perdue.⁶

MoveOn doesn't take a dime of corporate money, so we may not be able to compete with the GOP and their billionaire backers dollar for dollar, but luckily, we know how to use data-driven targeting to make sure that the right voters see our messages, which means every dollar you give goes a long way.

The companies that sell TV and radio ad space in Georgia just told us that if we don't purchase time right now, all of the ad space might be gone before we get the chance to get our messages in support of Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff on the air. We can't let that happen.

So we need your help. Will you chip in $5 a month to help get our ads on the air, keep them up to power Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to victory, and enable us to keep up the fight in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

It's no secret that winning in Georgia is the ONLY way Democrats can take back the Senate. And right now, Ossoff and Warnock are running neck and neck against their GOP opponents. 

We CAN win. 

We CAN flip the Senate. 

We CAN end Mitch McConnell's stranglehold on the Senate. 

But it's going to take all of us stepping up and doing our part. 

Please, if you can, will you chip in $5 a month to help us win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and give Joe Biden and Kamala Harris a clear path to achieve a bold agenda during their administration? 

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Lisa, Erica, Olga, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "An early poll of Georgia's twin Senate runoffs shows tight races," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 11, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146498?t=8&akid=284278%2E10220574%2EO8Q1SI

2. "Georgia Runoffs Cap 'Deranged Year' With Ugly Ads, Flood of Cash," Bloomberg, November 13, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146496?t=10&akid=284278%2E10220574%2EO8Q1SI

3. Ibid.

4. "The Richest Politician On Capitol Hill Is Likely Georgia's Recently Appointed, Controversial Sen. Kelly Loeffler," Forbes, August 3, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146499?t=12&akid=284278%2E10220574%2EO8Q1SI

5. "Loeffler and Sprecher's $31 million year," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 26, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146500?t=14&akid=284278%2E10220574%2EO8Q1SI

6. Ibid.

Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, our diverse and vibrant coalition elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We have an opportunity to make progress, but only if we give it our all to call for bold progressive legislation to expand health care, solve the climate crisis, address systemic racism, and more.

Will you chip in to power the fight for bold, progressive change?

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RSVP: Winning With Our People livestream event this Tuesday

Will you join the national organizing livestream on Tuesday, November 17 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT)? Click here to RSVP now.

Dear MoveOn member, 

The election was officially called days ago. We've celebrated. We've sung in the street. We've called our loved ones to mark this moment in history. 

Now, it's time to look forward to what comes next. 

Will you join us this Tuesday for a national organizing livestream event to celebrate our collective work and hear about important actions you can take right now that could change what happens over the course of the entire Biden presidency? 

Speakers will include: Senator Cory Booker, Alicia Garza, Vanita Gupta, and more.

Click here to RSVP to the #PowerInAction: Winning With Our People national organizing livestream on Tuesday, November 17 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT).

The people have made their will clear and handed a decisive victory to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. 

But you may still have tension in your heart, watching as Trump continues to refuse to acknowledge his defeat and Republican lawmakers who presumably know better continue to legitimize his tantrums. And our communities are still grappling with an out-of-control pandemic, while too many of us are coping with unimaginable loss. And, like millions of MoveOn members across the country, you may be turning your attention to Georgia, as the potential to change the balance of power in Congress is within reach. 

There are lessons we can pull from the solidarity that got us to this point of change for America and the work to do to make our vision a reality. 

Will you join the national organizing livestream on Tuesday, November 17 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT)? Click here to RSVP now.

For four years, together, we've resisted the worst of the Trump administration's edicts and attempts to hurt our communities. Two years ago, we rose up together to take back the House of Representatives in a massive blue wave. 

We've been in the streets, in the halls of Congress, and taking action from our homes, without pause, since the moment the 2016 election was called. 

As this chapter closes on the Trump administration, it's time to look at what we've accomplished and come together to push for the kind of country we are now poised to build. 

Here's what the national organizing livestream will cover: 

• A look back at the work millions of MoveOn members like you have done to bring the country to this moment of promise and potential. 
  
  
• Speakers who will help make sense of Trump's ridiculous attempts to hold on to power, and what you can do about it. 
  
  
• Ways for you to take action to support the important work happening right now in Georgia, to establish a Democratic Senate majority that will support Joe Biden's vision to course correct the trajectory of our country.

Click here to RSVP to the #PowerInAction: Winning With Our People national organizing livestream on Tuesday, November 17 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT).

Together, we know we can change the country—and the world. Please, join the national organizing livestream to find out what comes next. 

 

Thanks for all you do. 

–Olga, David, Allison, Sana, and the rest of the team

 

Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, our diverse and vibrant coalition elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We have an opportunity to make progress, but only if we give it our all to call for bold progressive legislation to expand health care, solve the climate crisis, address systemic racism, and more. Will you chip in now to power our work?

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Our giant Georgia announcement

Imagine two years of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris trying to meet the challenge of the moment—on the coronavirus pandemic, health care, racial injustice, climate change, and more. And McConnell and his GOP majority in the Senate stalling, obstructing, and blocking EVERYTHING.

Dear MoveOn member,

President-elect Joe Biden announced last week that he wants to start naming his Cabinet secretaries before Thanksgiving but said that he first has to talk with Mitch McConnell, since McConnell STILL has the power to stop everything—from Cabinet nominations to legislation large and small—in its tracks.¹

Meanwhile, McConnell refuses to even acknowledge Biden's victory.²

We know exactly where this is going. And it is not good.

Imagine two years of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris trying to meet the challenge of the moment—on the coronavirus pandemic, health care, racial injustice, climate change, and more. And McConnell and his GOP majority in the Senate stalling, obstructing, and blocking EVERYTHING.

Mar, it doesn't have to be this way—if we win the two Georgia Senate runoff elections on January 5 and then use our people powered muscle to fight for progressive change in the new Congress. Grassroots activists just turned Georgia blue. We can win these seats and, in doing so, flip the Senate blue, finally end McConnell's cynical and destructive reign as Senate majority leader, and open the door to big wins in 2021.

MoveOn went all-in to defeat Trump, and we now are scrambling to raise the resources to register, inspire, and turn out voters in Georgia, supporting and building on the work of the organizations and MoveOn members on the ground who painstakingly organized for years to turn Georgia blue.

Will you chip in $5 a month to help power MoveOn's work to win the two Georgia runoffs, take the Senate gavel from Mitch McConnell, and get to work passing legislation to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout, repairing the damage done by Trump and his GOP cronies, and starting to build an America for all?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

If we fail to win both Georgia Senate seats on January 5, President-elect Biden will be the first Democratic president since 1885 to take office with his party not in control of both chambers of Congress.³

And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will preside over the narrowest House majority of any leader in either party in nearly two decades.⁴

It is not going to be easy, to say the least. We all know just how far Mitch McConnell and the GOP will go to obstruct progress. It will be nearly impossible to act on so many urgent priorities.

That's why we have to do absolutely everything we can to win the two Georgia Senate runoff elections. Absolutely everything. And then keep up the work to push the new Congress to pass bold legislation in 2021.

Will you chip in $5 a month to help win these Georgia runoff elections, deliver a Senate majority for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and help MoveOn push for big change in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Mar, we'll be honest with you. We left it all on the field to defeat Trump and elect Joe Biden.

We simply don't have the resources to power our efforts in Georgia—and we certainly don't have a secret cadre of billionaires on speed dial to bankroll our efforts.

Instead, our efforts in Georgia will rely on grassroots donations from MoveOn members like you.

We know the 2020 elections have been long and grueling.

And we know you've given so much of your time, your energy, and your money. But we have unfinished business. This is our last chance to end McConnell's despicable reign as Senate majority leader and set up Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for big wins in the opening days of their administration.

Will you chip in $5 a month to help register, inspire, and turn out voters to win the elections in Georgia, flip the Senate blue, and fuel progressive change in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

What we do today and over the next 51 days will define the next two years and beyond.

Will we ensure a Democratic Senate that will pass legislation to tackle the pandemic and keep us safe? Or will we let McConnell and the GOP stop us in our tracks?

Will we have a Democratic majority in the Senate that raises the minimum wage? Or will we let McConnell and the GOP continue to exploit workers so that their billionaire backers get even richer?

Will the Democratic Senate pass laws to expand access to affordable health care? Or will McConnell and the GOP let the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries continue to profit off of illness and death?

Everything, absolutely everything—from laws to combat systemic racism to legislation to prevent climate destruction—is on the line in these runoff elections.

Please, if you can, will you chip in  $5 a month to power MoveOn's emergency campaign to win the Georgia runoffs and the work to come in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Mary, Melissa, Michael, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Hill Dems eyeing Cabinet posts see their hopes shrink," Politico, November 10, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146438?t=10&akid=284107%2E10220574%2EGoFEv0

2. "Republicans Back Trump's Refusal to Concede, Declining to Recognize Biden," The New York Times, November 11, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146439?t=12&akid=284107%2E10220574%2EGoFEv0

3. "The Daily 202: Biden won with the weakest coattails in 60 years. That could make him dependent on GOP senators." The Washington Post, November 11, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146440?t=14&akid=284107%2E10220574%2EGoFEv0

4. Ibid.

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Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

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This will end Mitch McConnell's majority

Donald Trump has been defeated, and the minute the race was called, millions of Americans poured into the streets to celebrate.

Dear MoveOn member,

Donald Trump has been defeated, and the minute the race was called, millions of Americans poured into the streets to celebrate.

But our work is not finished until we defeat Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader—and the battle for control of the Senate will come down to two tough but winnable runoff elections in the state of Georgia on January 5. If Democrats win both races, Mitch McConnell's majority is finished.

We know we can win in Georgia because we just did. Georgia just went blue for the first time since 1992, in large part due to years of voter registration work to turn Georgia blue led by Stacey Abrams and other grassroots organizations focused on turning out Georgia voters.

But Republicans always have an advantage in special elections, because those races tend to have lower voter turnout than presidential elections. Young voters, low-income people, and other key Democratic constituencies who showed up for Joe Biden need to show up again in January—or else Mitch McConnell will retain his majority and spend the next two years blocking everything, just as he did under President Obama.

Will you chip in $3 to help the Democratic candidates, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, have the resources to run a get-out-the-vote operation just as big as the one we used to beat Trump in Georgia? Your donation will be split 50/50 between the Ossoff and Warnock campaigns.

Yes, I'll donate to help win the Georgia U.S. Senate special elections and end Mitch McConnell's control of the Senate.

It wasn't long ago that no one outside of the state thought Democrats even had a chance in Georgia. Then Stacey Abrams, building off of the work of other local activists, launched the most transformative voter registration campaign we've ever seen.

She took on the state's long and sorry history of voter purges, polling place closures, and four-hour-long lines to vote, and in 2018 came within a whisker of winning the governorship herself. In fact, if it hadn't been for the dirty voter suppression tactics of her opponent—then-Secretary of State Brian Kemp—she would have won.

Now, Joe Biden has beaten Trump in Georgia with huge turnout from the voters Stacey Abrams helped sign up to vote. And now we can finish the job by electing Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock—and ending Mitch McConnell's control of the Senate.

Republicans will have unlimited amounts of corporate money to get out their base, and we need to help the Democratic candidates, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, match them. Will you chip in $3?

Yes, I'll donate $3 to help win the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs and end Mitch McConnell's control of the U.S. Senate.

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Oscar, Erica, Nita, and the rest of the team

Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, our diverse and vibrant coalition elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We have an opportunity to make progress, but only if we give it our all to call for bold progressive legislation to expand health care, solve the climate crisis, address systemic racism, and more.

Will you chip in to power the fight for bold, progressive change?

Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.

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Fwd: GSA administrator refusing to recognize election results (petition)

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, must recognize Joe Biden as the President-elect and accept the results of the 2020 election. 

Mar– MoveOn is coordinating a petition delivery to the GSA headquarters next week because the Trump enablers there still won't acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election. I'd love to make sure your signature is added to this petition before then. Please see the original message below, and add your name.

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Dear fellow MoveOn member,

General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, is refusing to release transition funds and support in accordance with the Presidential Transition Act of 1963.¹

These funds are vital to an effective transfer of power. In fact, "Until Murphy ascertains that Biden is the president-elect, the Biden transition cannot access government funds or communicate with the federal agencies they will be staffing."²

This is a further attempt by the Trump administration and his appointees to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. All national media outlets have called this election, and voters decided that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be our next president and vice president. But this key Trump-appointed bureaucrat is slowing down the transition, doing our country harm by humoring Donald Trump's alternate reality that the outcome isn't clear.

Sign my petition demanding that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy recognize President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, must recognize Joe Biden as the president-elect and accept the results of the 2020 election so the Biden/Harris transition team can move forward the important work of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, providing economic relief to struggling Americans, tackling climate change, and fighting for racial justice. 

It is vital that Emily Murphy, GSA administrator, recognize President-elect Biden for the following reasons: 

1. While global leaders and outlets from Fox News to CNN acknowledge Joe Biden won, Murphy is hindering a timely transition. There is overwhelming evidence that the election was run fairly and successfully, to the credit of those officials and staff handling an unprecedented number of ballots. 

2. Murphy's refusal to recognize President-elect Biden has national security implications, since the Department of Defense and Department of State cannot work with the transition team on security briefings and clearances until the GSA recognizes the results of the election.³

3. Murphy's refusal to follow the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 is a clear refutation of the democratic process and severely undermines confidence in free and fair elections in this country.

For all these reasons and more, GSA Administrator Murphy must immediately recognize the 2020 presidential election results, so the Biden transition team can build the proper infrastructure to address the immediate needs of the country. 

Let's be clear: In our democracy, voters decide the outcome of our election. Voters chose Biden/Harris, and there is nothing Trump or his cronies can say or do to change that. But that won't stop them from trying—and their desperate flailing has real-world impacts on our country.  

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

Thanks!

—Diane Yoder

Sources:

1. "Trump Appointee Delays Biden Transition Process, Citing Need For 'Clear' Winner," NPR, November 10, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146423?t=18&akid=284002%2E10220574%2EvFUhAq

2. "Pressure mounts on federal agency to affirm Biden victory," Politico, November 8, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146424?t=20&akid=284002%2E10220574%2EvFUhAq

3. "Biden transition threatens legal action on GSA decision," Axios, November 9, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146425?t=22&akid=284002%2E10220574%2EvFUhAq

 

You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here.

Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, our diverse and vibrant coalition elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We have an opportunity to make progress, but only if we give it our all to call for bold progressive legislation to expand health care, solve the climate crisis, address systemic racism, and more. Will you chip in now to power our work?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

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Our big Georgia announcement

Grassroots activists just turned Georgia blue. We can win these seats and, in doing so, flip the Senate blue, finally end McConnell's cynical and destructive reign as Senate majority leader, and open the door to big wins in 2021.

Dear MoveOn member,

President-elect Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he wants to start naming his Cabinet secretaries before Thanksgiving but said that he first has to talk with Mitch McConnell, since McConnell STILL has the power to stop everything—from Cabinet nominations to legislation large and small—in its tracks.¹

Meanwhile, McConnell refuses to even acknowledge Biden's victory.²

We know exactly where this is going. And it is not good.

Imagine two years of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris trying to meet the challenge of the moment—on the coronavirus pandemic, health care, racial injustice, climate change, and more. And McConnell and his GOP majority in the Senate stalling, obstructing, and blocking EVERYTHING.

Mar, it doesn't have to be this way—if we win the two Georgia Senate runoff elections on January 5 and then use our people powered muscle to fight for progressive change in the new Congress. Grassroots activists just turned Georgia blue. We can win these seats and, in doing so, flip the Senate blue, finally end McConnell's cynical and destructive reign as Senate majority leader, and open the door to big wins in 2021.

MoveOn went all-in to defeat Trump, and we now are scrambling to raise the resources to register, inspire, and turn out voters in Georgia, supporting and building on the work of the organizations and MoveOn members on the ground who painstakingly organized for years to turn Georgia blue.

Will you chip in $5 a month to help power MoveOn's work to win the two Georgia runoffs, take the Senate gavel from Mitch McConnell, and get to work passing legislation to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout, repairing the damage done by Trump and his GOP cronies, and starting to build an America for all?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

If we fail to win both Georgia Senate seats on January 5, President-elect Biden will be the first Democratic president since 1885 to take office with his party not in control of both chambers of Congress.³

And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will preside over the narrowest House majority of any leader in either party in nearly two decades.⁴

It is not going to be easy, to say the least. We all know just how far Mitch McConnell and the GOP will go to obstruct progress. It will be nearly impossible to act on so many urgent priorities.

That's why we have to do absolutely everything we can to win the two Georgia Senate runoff elections. Absolutely everything. And then keep up the work to push the new Congress to pass bold legislation in 2021.

Will you chip in $5 a month to help win these Georgia runoff elections, deliver a Senate majority for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and help MoveOn push for big change in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Mar, we'll be honest with you. We left it all on the field to defeat Trump and elect Joe Biden.

We simply don't have the resources to power our efforts in Georgia—and we certainly don't have a secret cadre of billionaires on speed dial to bankroll our efforts.

Instead, our efforts in Georgia will rely on grassroots donations from MoveOn members like you.

We know the 2020 elections have been long and grueling.

And we know you've given so much of your time, your energy, and your money. But we have unfinished business. This is our last chance to end McConnell's despicable reign as Senate majority leader and set up Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for big wins in the opening days of their administration.

Will you chip in $5 a month to help register, inspire, and turn out voters to win the elections in Georgia, flip the Senate blue, and fuel progressive change in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

What we do today and over the next 54 days will define the next two years and beyond.

Will we ensure a Democratic Senate that will pass legislation to tackle the pandemic and keep us safe? Or will we let McConnell and the GOP stop us in our tracks?

Will we have a Democratic majority in the Senate that raises the minimum wage? Or will we let McConnell and the GOP continue to exploit workers so that their billionaire backers get even richer?

Will the Democratic Senate pass laws to expand access to affordable health care? Or will McConnell and the GOP let the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries continue to profit off of illness and death?

Everything, absolutely everything—from laws to combat systemic racism to legislation to prevent climate destruction—is on the line in these runoff elections.

Please, if you can, will you chip in  $5 a month to power MoveOn's emergency campaign to win the Georgia runoffs and the work to come in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Mary, Melissa, Michael, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Hill Dems eyeing Cabinet posts see their hopes shrink," Politico, November 10, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146438?t=10&akid=283917%2E10220574%2E8P-L40

2. "Republicans Back Trump's Refusal to Concede, Declining to Recognize Biden," The New York Times, November 11, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146439?t=12&akid=283917%2E10220574%2E8P-L40

3. "The Daily 202: Biden won with the weakest coattails in 60 years. That could make him dependent on GOP senators." The Washington Post, November 11, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146440?t=14&akid=283917%2E10220574%2E8P-L40

4. Ibid.

Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, our diverse and vibrant coalition elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We have an opportunity to make progress, but only if we give it our all to call for bold progressive legislation to expand health care, solve the climate crisis, address systemic racism, and more.

Will you chip in to power the fight for bold, progressive change?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

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Stop Trump’s last ditch arms sale to the UAE

Add your name to show your support.

Dear MoveOn Member,

I'm Stephen Miles of Win Without War and I started a petition to U.S. Congress, which says:

I urge you to immediately speak out against and commit to blocking Trump's proposed $23.37 billion arms sale of fighter jets, armed drones, and bombs to the United Arab Emirates. For too long the United States has been complicit in the Emirati and Saudi governments' destruction of Yemen. We must hold the UAE accountable, not reward them with high-tech weaponry.

Our last chance to end Mitch McConnell’s despicable reign

These Georgia Senate elections are our last chance to end Mitch McConnell's stranglehold on the Senate until 2022. 

Dear MoveOn member, 

After years of grassroots organizing, Georgia is on the verge of flipping blue in a presidential election for the first time in decades. Now, Georgia's two Senate runoff elections on January 5 will decide which party controls the Senate. 

If Democrats can win both Senate seats, we will end Mitch McConnell's despicable reign as Senate majority leader. 

But if we lose even one of those seats, McConnell will retain control of the Senate—and without a Democratic majority, McConnell will be able to single-handedly stall, obstruct, and block every single piece of Democratic legislation. 

With control of the Senate hanging in the balance, will you chip in $3 to help the organizers on the ground who will help win this election? 100% of your donation will go directly to Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action and the New Georgia Project Action Fund—grassroots organizations leading the charge to register and turn out Georgia voters.

These Georgia Senate elections are our last chance to end Mitch McConnell's stranglehold on the Senate until 2022. 

That means that the next eight weeks will decide the next two years. 

If we win, Democrats in Congress will have it in their power to pass bold legislation to tackle the pandemic, rebuild our economy, expand health care, make sweeping reforms to our racist policing system, and get Big Money out of politics. And President Joe Biden will sign those measures into law.

But if we fall short in Georgia, we can kiss all that and more goodbye. 

We know the key to victory in Georgia is ensuring organizers on the ground have the resources they need to reach millions of voters and get out the vote. 

That's why MoveOn is raising funds for Fair Fight Action and the New Georgia Project Action Fund, grassroots organizations that have for years been working to mobilize Democratic voters—especially Black voters—to the polls.

Will you rush a $3 donation right now to flip Georgia's Senate seats blue? 100% of your donation will go directly to Fair Fight Action and the New Georgia Project Action Fund.

With the elections just weeks away, we are working on an absolutely urgent time crunch. 

The voter registration deadline is less than a month away. And in exactly one week, voters will begin receiving mail-in ballots.¹

As you can see, we have to start acting RIGHT NOW.

We know the 2020 elections have been long and grueling. But we have unfinished business. 

We must do everything in our power to ensure Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock defeats corrupt GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler. And we must power Democrat Jon Ossoff to victory over right-wing GOP stooge David Perdue. 

Will you chip in $3 right now directly to groups on the ground in Georgia working to ensure we end Mitch McConnell's majority?

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Dom, Mana, Amy, and the rest of the team

Source:

1. "How to vote by absentee ballot for Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff elections," WSB-TV Atlanta, November 10, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146427?t=5&akid=283817%2E10220574%2EPBIOFN

Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, our diverse and vibrant coalition elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We have an opportunity to make progress, but only if we give it our all to call for bold progressive legislation to expand health care, solve the climate crisis, address systemic racism, and more.

Will you chip in to power the fight for bold, progressive change?

Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.

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GSA administrator refusing to recognize election results (petition)

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, must recognize Joe Biden as the President-elect and accept the results of the 2020 election. 

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, is refusing to release transition funds and support in accordance with the Presidential Transition Act of 1963.¹

These funds are vital to an effective transfer of power. In fact, "Until Murphy ascertains that Biden is the president-elect, the Biden transition cannot access government funds or communicate with the federal agencies they will be staffing."²

This is a further attempt by the Trump administration and his appointees to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. All national media outlets have called this election, and voters decided that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be our next president and vice president. But this key Trump-appointed bureaucrat is slowing down the transition, doing our country harm by humoring Donald Trump's alternate reality that the outcome isn't clear.

Sign my petition demanding that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy recognize President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, must recognize Joe Biden as the president-elect and accept the results of the 2020 election so the Biden/Harris transition team can move forward the important work of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, providing economic relief to struggling Americans, tackling climate change, and fighting for racial justice. 

It is vital that Emily Murphy, GSA administrator, recognize President-elect Biden for the following reasons: 

1. While global leaders and outlets from Fox News to CNN acknowledge Joe Biden won, Murphy is hindering a timely transition. There is overwhelming evidence that the election was run fairly and successfully, to the credit of those officials and staff handling an unprecedented number of ballots. 

2. Murphy's refusal to recognize President-elect Biden has national security implications, since the Department of Defense and Department of State cannot work with the transition team on security briefings and clearances until the GSA recognizes the results of the election.³

3. Murphy's refusal to follow the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 is a clear refutation of the democratic process and severely undermines confidence in free and fair elections in this country.

For all these reasons and more, GSA Administrator Murphy must immediately recognize the 2020 presidential election results, so the Biden transition team can build the proper infrastructure to address the immediate needs of the country. 

Let's be clear: In our democracy, voters decide the outcome of our election. Voters chose Biden/Harris, and there is nothing Trump or his cronies can say or do to change that. But that won't stop them from trying—and their desperate flailing has real-world impacts on our country.  

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

Thanks!

—Diane Yoder

Sources:

1. "Trump Appointee Delays Biden Transition Process, Citing Need For 'Clear' Winner," NPR, November 10, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146423?t=17&akid=283759%2E10220574%2E1g8_Bk

2. "Pressure mounts on federal agency to affirm Biden victory," Politico, November 8, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146424?t=19&akid=283759%2E10220574%2E1g8_Bk

3. "Biden transition threatens legal action on GSA decision," Axios, November 9, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/146425?t=21&akid=283759%2E10220574%2E1g8_Bk

 

You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here.

Want to support MoveOn's work? Together, our diverse and vibrant coalition elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We have an opportunity to make progress, but only if we give it our all to call for bold progressive legislation to expand health care, solve the climate crisis, address systemic racism, and more. Will you chip in now to power our work?

Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

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