Here's why Mitch McConnell is terrified

I just read that Wall Street executives are planning to spend a whopping $80 million in Georgia to elect Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue and keep Mitch McConnell in power.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

I just read that Wall Street executives are planning to spend a whopping $80 million in Georgia to elect Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue and keep Mitch McConnell in power.¹

According to new campaign finance documents, Steven Schwarzman, a Wall Street CEO and close Trump confidant, just forked over $15 million to McConnell's Super PAC, and billionaire hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin also wired $10 million to McConnell—all to be spent in Georgia.²

Mar, let's be clear about why Wall Street titans are dumping so much money into the Georgia races: It's because they're terrified. They know that, just one month ago, we flipped Georgia blue and that we're on the brink of doing so again—and they know that this time, we'll also rip the Senate gavel away from their favorite lapdog: Mitch McConnell.

The races are down to the wire. For Democrats to win, grassroots groups on the ground as well as national powerhouses like MoveOn are doing everything they can to energize the Democratic base and win over independent voters. Right now, MoveOn is

• flooding Georgia's airwaves with television and radio ads to drum up support and enthusiasm for Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff,

• blanketing Atlanta with billboards that get the truth out to voters about Loeffler and Perdue's corrupt records and ties to shady Wall Street deals, and

• engaging 55,000 MoveOn members in an ambitious and innovative get-out-the-vote campaign.


MoveOn needs your help. Will you chip in $5 a month to MoveOn to ensure that they have the resources they need to beat back Wall Street, get out the vote, win in Georgia, and use that control of the House, Senate, and White House to finally move our country forward? 

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

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

As the runoff elections in Georgia show, Wall Street and other Big Money interests continue to corrupt American politics—creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top and erodes our democracy.

Here's how that vicious cycle works: Republicans cut taxes and slash regulations for their wealthy campaign donors. Megadonors and corporations funnel some of that money back into our political system to keep their lackeys in power. Those Republican politicians then propose another round of tax cuts, subsidies, or bailouts to secure even more donations.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

We must put an end to this corruption, and that starts by winning in Georgia. While Kelly Loeffler—herself a former Wall Street CEO—and David Perdue—a shady corporate executive—are bankrolled by Big Money, Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have pledged to reject every cent of corporate PAC money. Which means that it's going to be up to grassroots activists like you to propel Warnock and Ossoff to victory.

I just checked the polls, and both runoff races are neck and neck.³ In races this close, every ad, every billboard, and every dollar could make all the difference and open the door to the passage of real reform in a Democratically controlled Senate. So I'm coming to you with a personal request.

Given MoveOn's exceptionally impressive track record of success using cutting-edge strategies to get out the vote, win elections, and secure legislative victories, they're well equipped to take on Big Money—at the voting booth and in the halls of Congress. But they need your help. Will you chip in $5 a month to ensure they have the resources to get out the vote, win in Georgia, and flex their muscles to make big, systemic changes in the new Congress?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

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

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

Sources:

1. "Wall Street donates millions to back Republicans in Georgia Senate race," The Guardian, December 15, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147479?t=6&akid=286455%2E10220574%2Eoq8fa3

2. Ibid.

3. "Latest Polls," FiveThirtyEight, accessed December 18, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147480?t=8&akid=286455%2E10220574%2Eoq8fa3

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Despicable: GOP voter suppression in Georgia

Early voting just started in Georgia, and already the GOP is despicably trying to suppress the vote in order to keep Mitch McConnell in power. 

Dear MoveOn member, 

Early voting just started in Georgia, and already the GOP is despicably trying to suppress the vote in order to keep Mitch McConnell in power. 

Right-wing politicians drastically cut the number of early voting locations in four of Georgia's biggest counties, threatening the rights of voters—especially voters of color—and potentially handing a devastating advantage to Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.¹

With both Senate races neck and neck, we know the outcome will come down to only a handful of votes, meaning the GOP's voter suppression strategy could swing the elections and hand McConnell control of the Senate for years to come. 

We simply CANNOT let this happen. Which is why MoveOn members are springing into action: 55,000 MoveOn members in Georgia have pledged to reach out to three friends, help them make a plan to vote, and ensure they cast their ballot on or before January 5. We tested this innovative friend-to-friend voter mobilization program earlier this year and then deployed it in the general election, and we know that it's up to FIVE times more effective than traditional phone banking and canvassing.

But we need your help to have the resources we need to get out the vote in Georgia, win both seats, send McConnell packing, and then fight for progressive change under a Democratic congress and Democratic president. Will you chip in monthly to get out the vote, win in Georgia, and keep up the fight in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in.

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

Mar, if MoveOn's 55,000 voter mobilization volunteers in Georgia each reach out to three friends, we could mobilize 165,000 voters to the polls. Here's why that's so important: Last month, Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in Georgia by just 12,000 votes, meaning our innovative friend-to-friend program could be the antidote to the GOP's voter suppression scheme and could swing the election in our favor.²

If we are successful, for the first time in more than a decade, Democrats would control the presidency and both houses of Congress—giving us a rare but critical opportunity to pass a bold coronavirus relief bill, legislation to combat the climate crisis, reforms to policing, and policies that build back our economy in a way that works for everyone and not just the wealthy few. 

But if we lose even one of the seats in Georgia, McConnell will remain in control of the Senate and will block Democratic legislation at every turn. Just imagine the headlines. 

"McConnell blocks Democratic COVID stimulus bill. No extension in unemployment insurance." 

"House Democrats pass public option. McConnell says Senate will not vote on the measure."

"House passes bill to increase minimum wage, but Senate Republicans refuse to consider it."

"McConnell blocks popular bill to reform U.S. policing."

"McConnell: Democratic climate change bill dead on arrival."

With all of that and more on the line in Georgia, will you start a monthly donation right now to win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and ensure that we can pass everything above and more in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in.

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

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Ann, Scott, Pulin, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Georgia counties cut back early voting locations ahead of Senate runoffs, prompting outcry," NBC News, December 8, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147419?t=8&akid=286336%2E10220574%2EAIEbxo

2. "Georgia certifies Biden's win," Politico, November 20, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147420?t=10&akid=286336%2E10220574%2EAIEbxo

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Undo the cruelty of the Trump administration (sign the petition)

Sign the petition to support the We Are Home coalition's campaign to fix the broken immigration system.

Dear MoveOn member,

Over the past four years, Americans watched as Donald Trump used fear and racism to divide our country and expand the inhumane immigration detention system, separate migrant children from their parents, and deprive refugees seeking asylum of their freedoms.

In 2020, our multiracial, multi-ethnic, multigenerational majority chose a new America. As we recover from the cruelty of the Trump administration and the health and economic crises of COVID-19, it is critical that we build a nation where home is truly here and safe for all.

Add your name calling on the Biden-Harris administration and every member of Congress to take immediate action to protect immigrants who call this country home.

In the first 100 days, we urge the new administration to undo the harmful policies Donald Trump put in place that have inflicted cruelty and pain on immigrant communities; to impose a moratorium on deportations, new arrests, and detentions; and to work with Congress on legislation that creates a roadmap to citizenship.

In order to transform our nation's immigration system, the new administration must take these steps:

1) Undo the cruelty of the Trump administration. Starting on day one, the Biden-Harris administration must dismantle the punishing policies of the Trump administration, starting with a moratorium on deportations, new arrests and detentions. Trump and his cronies weaponized an already merciless immigration system with 900 executive actions that inflict pain and terror on immigrant communities and stained our moral fiber.

2) Create a roadmap to citizenship. Millions of undocumented immigrants live, work, and contribute to the United States every day and call this country home. Congress must immediately work on legislation in the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration that creates a roadmap to citizenship for every immigrant who calls this country home. It is long overdue and is supported by an overwhelming number of Americans from all walks of life.

3) Build a new immigration system that is fair, humane, and functional. The Biden-Harris administration needs to transform DHS, CBP, ICE, and the other parts of our federal immigration system into a just system that sees immigrants as full human beings, treats immigrants fairly, unites families, and welcomes immigrants as new Americans.

Add your name to tell the Biden-Harris administration to build a country where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential, no matter their race, birthplace, age, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

It is time that we make the United States a place where "We the People" includes all of us.

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

Thank you.

–Nestor Ruiz for the We Are Home coalition: Community Change/Action, United We Dream, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Farm Workers, United Farm Workers Foundation, America's Voice, Detention Watch Network, FIRM/Action, FWD.us, The Immigration Hub, LA RED/Faith in Action, Make the Road Action, Mijente, NAKASEC, NILC, UNITE HERE, UnidosUS, UndocuBlack Network

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Can we send you a free sticker?

MoveOn has printed a big batch of "We Dumped Trump" stickers, and we're giving them away for free while supplies last!

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, despite Donald Trump's five-week-long temper tantrum, Rudy Giuliani's baseless lies, and the complicity of the Republican Party, the Electoral College officially certified that on January 20, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States!¹

Trump and his campaign filed at least 59 pathetic lawsuits to try to overturn the results, all but one of which have been thrown out—including cases before the Supreme Court, which he has packed with conservative justices.²

It's over. He may continue to spew conspiracy theories on Twitter, but it does not change the facts: Trump lost. We defeated him. And in just 36 days, he will no longer live in the White House.

To celebrate this hard-fought and momentous win, MoveOn has printed a big batch of "We Dumped Trump" stickers, and we're giving them away for free while supplies last!

Just click here or on the image below to order your sticker now.

Even after he lost at the ballot box, Trump tried everything to undermine the will of the people, and although he lost (over and over again) in the courts, he did succeed in getting Republican elected officials to fall in line behind him and support his ludicrous attempts to dismantle our democracy.

Which means that even with Trump's presidency finally over, our work is not yet done. Just like we dumped Trump, we now need to turn our sights toward the members of Congress who clung to him and the state and local officials attempting to emulate him. We've got to dump them, too.

MoveOn is ready to lead the next fight. Will you celebrate our collective victory and show that you are ready to fight alongside us in the months and years to come, Mar?

Click here to get your free "We Dumped Trump" sticker now, while supplies last!

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelly, Emma, Thad, Isbah, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Tracking the 2020 electoral college vote," The Washington Post, December 14, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147421?t=5&akid=286194%2E10220574%2Ex-jESK

2. Tweet from Marc Elias, December 14, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147422?t=7&akid=286194%2E10220574%2Ex-jESK

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Here's how I'm taking on Donald Trump, Ben Shapiro, and Franklin Graham

I have big plans to produce viral videos and other content to expose the far right's lies and to educate the public about wealth inequality, racial injustice, health care reform, and more—but I'm going to need your help to bring my ambitious plans to life.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

In the past 24 hours, eight of the top ten most popular posts on Facebook were created by far-right extremists—including Donald Trump, Ben Shapiro, and Franklin Graham.¹

Every single day, these far-right figures are spreading radical right-wing conspiracy theories to tens of millions of Americans and are poisoning our news feeds with dangerous misinformation that is eroding our democracy.

Which is why Inequality Media—the progressive nonprofit I founded that counters the right wing's lies with clear, factual, and engaging viral videos and other content—has never been more important.

Inequality Media is one of the only progressive groups with a large enough following to match the biggest right-wing propagandists. Just look at our numbers: Our videos and posts are shared seven times more than Sean Hannity's, our Facebook page receives 15 times more engagement per post than Ben Shapiro, and our videos have been viewed more than 440 million times.

With anti-maskers spreading conspiracy theories as the pandemic rages on and with much of the GOP trying to undermine the election results and steal the presidency, combating the spread of misinformation has never been more critical—but we need your help.

Will you rush a tax-deductible donation of $3 to Inequality Media right now to help us produce cutting-edge viral videos and other content to counter the right and get the truth out to the public?

Mar, as we leave the Trump administration in the trash heap of history and head into a Joe Biden presidency, we all know that the far right will ramp up their efforts to misinform the public and smear popular progressive reforms.

Just look at what the far right is doing right now. Despite the fact that the election results are crystal clear, right-wing extremists in Congress just rejected a resolution recognizing Joe Biden as president-elect.²

But they won't stop there. Over the next weeks, months, and years, right-wing extremists will fight with everything they have to tank our progressive agenda.

The far-right fearmongers will call demanding health care and housing during a public health and economic crisis "socialism."

They'll wage an all-out war against canceling student debt.

They'll spread vicious lies to try to stop us from treating immigrants with dignity and respect.

They'll spend tens of millions of dollars in deceptive attack ads to try to vilify our efforts to address police violence and protect our environment.

They'll peddle lies that taxing the rich will stifle innovation.

They'll say that stopping catastrophic climate change will bankrupt the economy.

Which means we need to fight back harder than ever. I have big plans to produce viral videos and other content to expose the far right's lies and to educate the public about wealth inequality, racial injustice, health care reform, and more—but I'm going to need your help to bring my ambitious plans to life.

Will you chip in $3 to help create the hard-hitting viral content the progressive movement needs to counter the far right and advance our agenda? 100% of your donation is tax-deductible and will go to this critical mission.

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

Sources:

1. Tweet by Kevin Roose (@FacebooksTop10), December 11, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147402?t=4&akid=286067%2E10220574%2ETNhKrL

2. "GOP leadership rejects resolution acknowledging Biden as President-elect," CNN, December 9, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147403?t=6&akid=286067%2E10220574%2ETNhKrL

Want to support MoveOn's work? 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. And to do it MoveOn needs your support, now more than ever. Will you stand with MoveOn?

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

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NEW: Senate polls in Georgia are neck and neck

Jon Ossoff leads David Perdue by less than one percentage point, and Rev. Raphael Warnock leads Kelly Loeffler by just 2.2%

Dear MoveOn member, 

With fewer than four weeks to go in the Georgia runoff elections that will decide control of the Senate, the newly updated FiveThirtyEight polling average has both races on a knife's edge.¹

Jon Ossoff leads David Perdue by less than one percentage point, and Rev. Raphael Warnock leads Kelly Loeffler by just 2.2%.² We are within striking distance of winning these races and flipping the Senate blue—but just like November's general election, everything will be decided by turnout.

Which is why Donald Trump's campaign rally in Georgia this past weekend was so troubling. Despite losing re-election, Trump still has a massive, loyal following, and his personal involvement in the Georgia races will undoubtedly drive up enthusiasm among his far-right base. In fact, the Associated Press calls Trump "the GOP's biggest turnout driver."³

We simply can't sit back as Trump gins up his base and drives up GOP turnout. 

That's why MoveOn is mounting an ambitious television and radio ad campaign to energize the Democratic base and persuade independent voters. But we're not stopping there: We're also launching a bold effort to blanket crucially important parts of Atlanta with billboards to ensure that Georgia voters know how corrupt and cruel Loeffler and Perdue have been before they head to the polls.

With only 26 days left in the election and the races in a dead heat, will you chip in $5 a month to get TV ads on the air, put up billboards, keep them up to power Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to victory, and enable us to keep up the fight in 2021? 

Yes, I'll chip in.

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

Thanks to the leadership of Black women, Black activists, and local organizers, the state of Georgia is transforming, voters are more engaged than ever, our democratic systems are being held accountable, and our hopes of turning Georgia blue in January are within reach. Mar, thanks to these organizers, we defeated Trump just one month ago.

Now, we have to do it again.

If Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff both win, Democrats will flip the Senate and end Mitch McConnell's despicable reign as Senate majority leader. Which means that for the first time in a decade, Democrats will control the House, the Senate, and the presidency—giving us a rare but critical opportunity to enact bold, progressive legislation to tackle the climate crisis, rebuild our economy, address the pandemic head-on, advance racial justice, and much more.

But 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.⁴

That's why MoveOn is going all-in to win in Georgia. We have an ambitious plan to run a huge TV, radio, and billboard ad campaign to get out the vote. 

But we need your help to fully bring these plans to life. Will you chip in $5 a month to help us get on the air, win in Georgia, flip the Senate blue, 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.

We know both of these races are neck and neck. The polls are in a dead heat. And we know that these elections could be decided by only a handful of votes. 

In races this close, every single ad, every single phone call, and every single dollar can make a world of difference.

Will you rush a $5 monthly donation to win in Georgia, flip the Senate, and fight for progressive change in 2021?

Yes, I'll chip in.

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

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Isbah, Jennifer, Allison, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Latest Polls Of The Georgia Senate Runoffs," FiveThirtyEight, December 7, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147187?t=8&akid=285887%2E10220574%2E4QR4fz

2. Ibid.

3. "Trump headed to Georgia as turnout driver, but also a threat," AP, December 1, 2020

https://act.moveon.org/go/147091?t=10&akid=285887%2E10220574%2E4QR4fz

4. "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=12&akid=285887%2E10220574%2E4QR4fz

Want to support MoveOn's work? 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.

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Sign this petition re: my sister's execution

Add your name to show your support. Sign this petition demanding that Donald Trump and the Department of Justice grant a stay of execution for Lisa Montgomery. 

Content warning: family abuse, sexual trauma/assault, mental illness, and domestic abuse

Dear MoveOn member,

Without action from President Donald Trump, my sister, Lisa Montgomery, will be executed on January 12, 2021.

Sign the petition to save her life and demand Trump provides a stay of execution.

We have only a matter of weeks to save Lisa's life. Lisa Montgomery—a mentally ill woman who was the victim of gang rapes, child sex trafficking, and domestic violence—was sentenced to death by a jury that never learned the full extent of the sexual violence and physical abuse Lisa endured.¹ As a result of her trauma, Lisa is now so unstable that she must take a complex cocktail of medications to prevent full-blown psychosis.

The story of Lisa's life is worse than a nightmare. She was born with permanent brain damage caused by her mother's drinking during pregnancy. A child of extreme poverty, she was also repeatedly raped by her stepfather in the private room he built for her. Lisa was routinely beaten and terrorized by her mother. Lisa's mother trafficked her to men who were allowed to rape Lisa in exchange for utilities and other services. Although this abuse was suspected or known by teachers, a police officer, and a judge, nobody intervened to protect Lisa.² 

When I was a child, the Department of Social Services removed me from our home. But they left Lisa behind to be tortured by her mother and stepfather. Sign this petition to save her life.

Sign this petition demanding that Donald Trump and the Department of Justice grant a stay of execution for Lisa Montgomery. 

Lisa's nightmare continued when Lisa married her stepbrother at the urging of her mother at the age of 18. He continued the cycle of abuse, raping and beating her. Not surprisingly, this lifetime of torture exacerbated Lisa's genetic predisposition to mental illness, and it caused her to develop a dissociative disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder. She often cannot tell what is real and what is not. She suffers from flashbacks where she relives her rapes. 

Before her arrest, Lisa never received treatment for her mental illness, and her symptoms worsened over time. In 2004, in the grip of a psychotic episode, Lisa killed a pregnant woman and took her baby.^3,4 Lisa can never undo her crime, but she took responsibility for it and offered to plead guilty and spend her life in prison. The prosecutor rejected this offer and sought the death penalty.

The lifetime of rape and sexual torture that Lisa endured is not an "abuse excuse," as the prosecutor argued at her trial. Her history of abuse helps to explain the depth of her disabilities. Yet the jury never had the chance to consider how her history of devastating trauma has impaired her daily functioning. Courts have rejected Lisa's claims for relief, and her case now rests in the hands of the President.

I am asking President Trump to consider the evidence the jury never heard and to spare her life. Spending the rest of her life in prison is more than adequate punishment for this crime, given Lisa's traumatic history and mental illness.

Will you please help me save my sister's life? Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks,

—Diane Mattingly, Lisa Montgomery's sister

Sources:

1. "Lisa Montgomery's execution delayed by attorneys' COVID-19 cases, rescheduled for Jan. 12," USA Today, November 23, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147083?t=11&akid=285826%2E10220574%2EfOS3XL

2. "The Case of Lisa Montgomery," Cornell Law School, accessed December 1, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147084?t=13&akid=285826%2E10220574%2EfOS3XL

4. Ibid.

5. "My Baby Sister Lisa Did a Terrible Thing. We Shouldn't Kill Her For It.," Elle, November 23, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/147085?t=15&akid=285826%2E10220574%2EfOS3XL

 

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