Sunday, June 30, 2019

Hungry, alone, and terrified (children in cages at our border)

A year ago, when Donald Trump was separating migrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border, we rose up and forced Trump to end the policy.

Dear MoveOn member,

A year ago, when Donald Trump was separating migrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border, we rose up and forced Trump to end the policy.1

But now, largely through lawyers at the border, we've learned that the Trump administration is again illegally separating children from their families and detaining them in the most inhumane conditions—putting them in cages, forcing them to sleep on concrete floors, and leaving them hungry, alone, and terrified, without even soap or toothbrushes.2

A 15-year-old girl told one of the lawyers that there's nothing to do but cry.3

An eight-year old boy told a lawyer, "They took us away from our grandmother, and now we are all alone. They have not given us to our mother. We have been here for a long time. I have to take care of my little sister. She is very sad because she misses our mother and grandmother very much … We sleep on a cement bench. There are two mats in the room, but the big kids sleep on the mats, so we have to sleep on the cement bench."4

And a 17-year old boy said, "At Ursula [detention center], we have not been able to shower. The toilet is out in the open in the cage; there is no door for any privacy. There is water but no soap to wash our hands. There are no paper towels to dry our hands. We have not been given a toothbrush or toothpaste to brush our teeth."5

As photos, audio, and stories emerge from the camps, outrage has grown to a crescendo over the past week, and right now is our opportunity to create the tipping point that forces the Trump administration to stop separating children from their families—once and for all.

That's why MoveOn's team has sprung into action, along with our colleagues at the American Friends Service Committee, Families Belong Together, and United We Dream, to organize a wave of highly visible protests across the country this Tuesday, July 2.

But it's all happening at lightning speed, and we need to raise $120,000 by Monday to pull it all off. Will you chip in $3 now to help out?

Yes, I'll chip in right now to support MoveOn's emergency effort to close child concentration camps and reunite families.

Most of these children have family, including parents, in the United States. But the Trump administration is taking them away from family and classifying them as "unaccompanied minors."6

A lawyer who is part of the teams interviewing children at the camps explained, "There were children at this facility who came across with parents and were separated from parents. There were other children at the facility who came across with other adult family members. We met almost no children who came across unaccompanied. The United States is taking children away from their family unit and reclassifying them as unaccompanied children."7

A 16-year-old girl at one of the camps told a lawyer, "We are in a metal cage with 20 other teenagers, with babies and young children. We have one mat we need to share with each other. It is very cold. We each got a mylar blanket, but it is not enough to warm up. ... The lights are [on] all of the time."8

The U.S. government, our government, is tearing children away from their families and terrorizing them—and it's on our watch. It's up to each of us to speak out and fight back. Together, we can close the camps and reunite children with their families. We we truly can't do it without you, Eddie. Will you help out?

Please, click here right now to chip in $3 to help support MoveOn's emergency effort to close child concentration camps, reunite families, and end this moral outrage.

Thanks for all you do.

–Vicki, Bill, Gabby, Eric, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Family Separation Protests Shift the Narrative," The Atlantic, June 30, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/42384?t=4&akid=238028%2E10220574%2EWlYhV4

2. "Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children," The New Yorker, June 22, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67482?t=6&akid=238028%2E10220574%2EWlYhV4

3. "Kids Describe In Their Own Words The Dire Conditions Inside A Border Detention Center," BuzzFeed, June 27, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67524?t=8&akid=238028%2E10220574%2EWlYhV4

4. Ibid.

5. Ibid.

6. "Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children," The New Yorker, June 22, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67482?t=10&akid=238028%2E10220574%2EWlYhV4

7. Ibid.

8. Kids Describe In Their Own Words The Dire Conditions Inside A Border Detention Center," BuzzFeed, June 27, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67524?t=12&akid=238028%2E10220574%2EWlYhV4

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Host a Close the Camps protest this Tuesday at noon?

MoveOn members and allies are gathering at local protests—outside the offices of members of Congress. Can you host a protest near you?

Dear MoveOn member,

The images of children suffering in U.S. detention camps have outraged us all—and we need to turn that outrage to action, to demand that the Trump administration close the camps immediately, free the children, reunite them with their families, and stop this war on immigrants.
 
On Tuesday, July 2 at noon, all across the country, MoveOn members and allies are gathering at local protests outside the offices of members of Congress (who are in-district for the week) to demand our representatives use every lever of power they have to confront this administration and help these children and all immigrants. Can you host a protest near you?
 
 
MoveOn, the American Friends Service Committee, Families Belong Together, and United We Dream are working together on these rapid-response actions, because it's important we show members of Congress and other elected officials that Americans of all walks of life won't stand for the Trump administration's attacks on immigrants and the horrific conditions in child detention camps—and we won't tolerate Congress letting these brutal detentions and deportations and horrific conditions continue. When we see images and hear stories like what we've heard, it's incumbent on all of us to act.
 
MoveOn members have been asking how to respond—which is why we're springing into action. We expect protests across the country—even just a few folks can get local media attention and send a message to members of Congress and their staff. 
 
 
Thanks for all you do.

–Emma, Nick, Allison, Michael, and the rest of the team

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Wayfair needs to hear from the public (sign the petition)

Sign the petition to demand Wayfair stop profiting from human rights atrocities, which include the abuse of children.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Workers at Wayfair, a company known for selling furniture, are protesting over their employer's business relationship with detention centers where migrants are being held in awful, inhumane conditions.

I'm inspired by Wayfair workers who are protesting the corporation's sale of over $200,000 worth of furniture to a migrant detention facility in Texas and potentially other locations.1

Sign the petition demanding Wayfair stop profiting from migrant detention centers.

Demand that Wayfair stop profiting from this human rights atrocity which includes the abuse of children, and tell them to donate profits to RAICES to help migrant families.

We agree with the demands of the Wayfair Walkout:

  • Cease all current and future business with BCFS and other contractors participating in the operation of migrant detention camps at our Southern border (or any other location). BCFS is a company that "partners with government agencies, corporations, non-profits, and community leaders to develop programs and service models that combat challenges in health and human services" and has received over $179 million in federal contracts since 2015.2
  • Establish a code of ethics for business-to-business sales that empowers Wayfair and its employees to act in accordance with their core values
  • Donate all profits from completed sales to the organization Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)

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

Thanks!

–Nandini Jammi

Sources:

1. "Wayfair employees to protest alleged sale of furniture for border detention facility," Vox, June 26, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67474?t=10&akid=237796%2E10220574%2E5lmnEa

2. Ibid.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Sign the petition: Child detention centers (add your name)

Tell all Democratic candidates to visit the Homestead child detention center near Miami to see the horrific conditions themselves

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

I'm Meagan, a MoveOn member in North Palm Beach, FL, and I visited the Homestead child detention center located near Miami last week. I was absolutely horrified by the overcrowding and prison-like conditions that children seeking asylum were living in.  
 
We are calling on all the Democratic candidates for president to personally visit the Homestead Child Detention Center while they are in South Florida this week for the debates.


The U.S. government is currently holding many immigrant children, many of whom have been separated from their families by U.S. immigration officials in South Florida. They are fleeing violence and poverty in Central America and are seeking asylum in the United States.

Instead of being released to family members or other sponsors, many are spending weeks or months in inhumane detention. 

We are imploring the Democratic candidates to go to Homestead and see the detention center for themselves. Every day, there are witnesses who hold up signs over the fence in support of the children and tell them they are not alone. Already, Beto O'Rourke, Eric Swalwell, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg have gone or are going. All of the candidates for president must join in.

We must get these children out of detention and reunite them with their families.

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

Thanks!

—Meagan Bell

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Results are in!

The results of MoveOn members' second straw poll for the Democratic presidential primary are in: Senator Elizabeth Warren has moved into first place, with support of 38% of MoveOn members nationwide who responded to the survey.

MoveOn straw poll results and link for your Blue Wave stickerMoveOn members cited climate justice, health care, and reproductive freedom as the three most important issues to them. And in addition to voting for first and second choices, members said the top three qualities they want in a candidate are:

  • Inspires the public with deep progressive values and will move us towards a more progressive future where everyone can thrive.

  • Makes the connections between racial, social, and economic injustice, and commits to platform positions to see these connections through.

  • Prioritizes reversing Trump's hate-fueled, xenophobic, anti-Muslim, and racist policies that put communities—including immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ, among others—at risk.

MoveOn isn't endorsing a candidate at this time. But click here to check out the full results of the poll to get a fuller picture of what MoveOn members are thinking at this point in the race.

Thanks for all you do.

—Allison, Dan, Rahna, Nick, and the rest of the team

P.S. Don't forget to order your Blue Wave sticker—November 3, 2020 is coming.

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Join Lin-Manuel Miranda, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Natalie Portman

Use MoveOn's free digital tools to launch a petition and make your voice heard.

Dear Eddie,

What do Natalie Portman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon Stewart, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley all have in common? They all worked with MoveOn's team to start petitions on issues that matter to them.

But you don't need to be famous to start a petition. The fact is, most petitions created on MoveOn's free petition platform are created by regular folks across the country who want to simultaneously fight back against the incessant attacks from this administration and push forward a progressive agenda.

You can do your part in fighting back against corruption and bigotry and pushing for equity by starting a petition. 

Eddie, will you start a petition and make your voice heard? We have to stand in solidarity with one another as we continue to fight for peace and justice.

Make your voice heard. Click here to start a petition.

MoveOn's petition tool is easy to use, with step-by-step instructions, sample templates, and prompts. You can even share your new petition over social media, which will help immediately inspire your friends and family. We're here if you have any questions during your campaign and will be among the first to congratulate you for a campaign victory!

Natalie Portman started a petition on behalf of those suffering from the Trump administration's family separation policy.

Lin-Manuel Miranda started a petition on behalf of Puerto Ricans suffering from Hurricane Maria and the federal government's lack of support for health care and infrastructure.

Jon Stewart started a petition to convince Congress to fully fund the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, as more people are getting cancer and other diseases due to the long-term impact of those awful attacks.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley started a petition to seek back pay for lower-wage hourly federal contract workers hurt during Trump's shutdown over the border wall.

Everyone has something they care about, Eddie. Start a petition about the local, state, or national issue which you care about and want to see changed.

We can't stop now, Eddie. Be a part of this moment, and make sure your voice is heard as we continue the fight for our progressive and inclusive values. 

Thanks for all you do.

–Isbah, Tillie, Erica, Pulin, and the rest of the team

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Monday, June 24, 2019

MORE bad news for Mitch McConnell

Polls show that Mitch McConnell is the least popular senator in the country, with an approval rating in the low 30s. More than 60% of Kentucky voters say "it's time for someone new," and multiple strong Democratic candidates are looking to get into the race.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Last week, I got an email from my friends at MoveOn about a problem—and an opportunity.

Polls show that Mitch McConnell is the least popular senator in the country, with an approval rating in the low 30s. More than 60% of Kentucky voters say "it's time for someone new," and multiple strong Democratic candidates are looking to get into the race.1

Clearly, this is an opportunity that we simply can't afford to pass up. But McConnell is up for re-election at the same time as Donald Trump, and Kentucky isn't going to be one of the key swing states that MoveOn and other progressive groups planned to focus on during the 2020 election.

So MoveOn asked me if I thought we could raise enough money to fund a whole additional campaign to take on McConnell, while ALSO fully funding MoveOn's plan to beat Trump in presidential battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Florida.

Without hesitation, I told them, "Let's go for it." And now I'm asking you to help us make it happen. Will you chip in $5 a month to help take on McConnell AND Trump at the same time?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help defeat Mitch McConnell AND Donald Trump.

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

When I was secretary of labor in the 1990s, McConnell was a young Republican senator from Kentucky.

Even then, it was clear that he was different from other Republicans.

He was more cunning and devious. He seemed to relish the role of the cynical Washington, D.C. insider, teaming up with lobbyists to shamelessly manipulate the rules of the Senate to push his agenda.

But what really made McConnell stand out was his single-minded thirst for power—and his willingness to do anything to get it.

When Senator John McCain built a bipartisan coalition in favor of campaign finance reform, McConnell gleefully led the opposition, calling himself the "Darth Vader" of campaign finance reform.2 Because to McConnell, money is power, and he will fight anything that cuts into his power.

Now, 25 years later, McConnell is majority leader of the Senate, using his power to rig the system more brazenly than ever before.

When in his final year in office President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia as a Supreme Court justice, McConnell said that there's a rule against that. Now he says that if there's an opening on the Supreme Court in Trump's last year, the rule no longer applies.

McConnell rammed through Trump's tax giveaway. He came within one vote of killing the Affordable Care Act and taking health care away from 20 million Americans.

And after Democrats took back the House of Representatives, he gave himself a new nickname. He used to be the Darth Vader of campaign finance reform—but now he calls himself the "Grim Reaper" of EVERY bill that passes the House.

The good news is that Kentuckians are as fed up with McConnell's cynical hypocrisy as most other Americans. Even McConnell knows he's in trouble: He's already started running TV ads, even though his election is a year and a half away.3

But MoveOn needs to know that it will have the resources it will take to beat Trump AND McConnell at the same time.

I'm on board to ditch Mitch. Are you with me? Will you chip in $5 a month to help out?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help defeat Mitch McConnell.

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

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

Sources:

1. "Poll: 33% of Kentucky voters approve of McConnell," The Hill, February 21, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67108?t=6&akid=237586%2E10220574%2EU9ljOg

2. "The Unabashed and Unalterable Foe of the Campaign Finance Bill," The New York Times, October 2, 1997
https://act.moveon.org/go/67403?t=8&akid=237586%2E10220574%2EU9ljOg

3. "Kentucky Leads," Mitch McConnell For Senate, April 17, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67404?t=10&akid=237586%2E10220574%2EU9ljOg

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Saturday, June 22, 2019

MORE bad news for Mitch McConnell!

Polls show that Mitch McConnell is the least popular senator in the country, with an approval rating in the low 30s. More than 60% of Kentucky voters say "it's time for someone new," and multiple strong Democratic candidates are looking to get into the race.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Last week, I got an email from my friends at MoveOn about a problem—and an opportunity.

Polls show that Mitch McConnell is the least popular senator in the country, with an approval rating in the low 30s. More than 60% of Kentucky voters say "it's time for someone new," and multiple strong Democratic candidates are looking to get into the race.1

Clearly, this is an opportunity that we simply can't afford to pass up. But McConnell is up for re-election at the same time as Donald Trump, and Kentucky isn't going to be one of the key swing states that MoveOn and other progressive groups planned to focus on during the 2020 election.

So MoveOn asked me if I thought we could raise enough money to fund a whole additional campaign to take on McConnell, while ALSO fully funding MoveOn's plan to beat Trump in presidential battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Florida.

Without hesitation, I told them, "Let's go for it." And now I'm asking you to help us make it happen. Will you chip in $5 a month to help take on McConnell AND Trump at the same time?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help defeat Mitch McConnell AND Donald Trump.

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

When I was secretary of labor in the 1990s, McConnell was a young Republican senator from Kentucky.

Even then, it was clear that he was different from other Republicans.

He was more cunning and devious. He seemed to relish the role of the cynical Washington, D.C. insider, teaming up with lobbyists to shamelessly manipulate the rules of the Senate to push his agenda.

But what really made McConnell stand out was his single-minded thirst for power—and his willingness to do anything to get it.

When Senator John McCain built a bipartisan coalition in favor of campaign finance reform, McConnell gleefully led the opposition, calling himself the "Darth Vader" of campaign finance reform.2 Because to McConnell, money is power, and he will fight anything that cuts into his power.

Now, 25 years later, McConnell is majority leader of the Senate, using his power to rig the system more brazenly than ever before.

When in his final year in office President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia as a Supreme Court justice, McConnell said that there's a rule against that. Now he says that if there's an opening on the Supreme Court in Trump's last year, the rule no longer applies.

McConnell rammed through Trump's tax giveaway. He came within one vote of killing the Affordable Care Act and taking health care away from 20 million Americans.

And after Democrats took back the House of Representatives, he gave himself a new nickname. He used to be the Darth Vader of campaign finance reform—but now he calls himself the "Grim Reaper" of EVERY bill that passes the House.

The good news is that Kentuckians are as fed up with McConnell's cynical hypocrisy as most other Americans. Even McConnell knows he's in trouble: He's already started running TV ads, even though his election is a year and a half away.3

But MoveOn needs to know that it will have the resources it will take to beat Trump AND McConnell at the same time.

I'm on board to ditch Mitch. Are you with me? Will you chip in $5 a month to help out?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help defeat Mitch McConnell.

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

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

Sources:

1. "Poll: 33% of Kentucky voters approve of McConnell," The Hill, February 21, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67108?t=6&akid=237418%2E10220574%2EDZD5JB

2. "The Unabashed and Unalterable Foe of the Campaign Finance Bill," The New York Times, October 2, 1997
https://act.moveon.org/go/67403?t=8&akid=237418%2E10220574%2EDZD5JB

3. "Kentucky Leads," Mitch McConnell For Senate, April 17, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67404?t=10&akid=237418%2E10220574%2EDZD5JB

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

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Sign this petition re: Starbucks

Sign this petition to urge Starbucks to redesign their cold cups with 100% plant based plastic.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Climate change is harming this generation and threatening many more to come. Corporations need to do their part to minimize their carbon footprint on the environment. Starbucks is one of the largest corporations in the world, and annually they use almost 6 billion cups. That same cup you drink your morning coffee from could end up in a landfill or in the ocean along with the tons of other waste produced by Starbucks.1 

It is time for corporations to do their part in creating environmentally-friendly products for their consumers. This is why Starbucks needs to redesign their cups, so that their cold cups will be made out of 100% plant-based plastic. These cups should be compostable, rather than hurting animals in the ocean or clogging up landfills. This failure is having a profound impact on our environment. Corporations need to play their part in minimizing the effects of climate change, and Starbucks needs to lead the way. 

Sign this petition demanding that Starbucks use cups that are 100% plant-based plastic.

Sign this petition urging Starbucks to redesign their cold cups with 100% plant based plastic.

If Starbucks takes the risk of climate change seriously, they have the opportunity to set the standard for other companies to follow suit. This is why they need to minimize the waste from their products and create cups that are 100% plant-based, making them easily compostable and recyclable. 

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

Thank you for all you do. 

—Frances Rose M.


Source: 

1. "Starbucks Generates An Astronomical Amount of Waste—Can it stop?" Fast Company, March 21, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/67281?t=10&akid=236764%2E10220574%2E-Qsvrc


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Friday, June 21, 2019

Fwd: Straw poll: 2020 presidential candidates

It's the final day to participate in MoveOn's straw poll and survey about the 2020 presidential elections. It'll take less than three minutes.


MoveOn's 2020 Straw Poll is live! If the primary were held tomorrow, who would you vote for? Click here to vote now.





This isn't a binding endorsement vote. It's just a snapshot of where MoveOn members are at this point in the race.

You must be a MoveOn member as of Monday, June 17, to participate, and the straw poll will remain open until Friday, June 21, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Your ballot is nontransferable, and you may vote only once.

 

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

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

I woke up in a cold sweat. Here’s why.

I woke up in a cold sweat this morning, having seen the news last night that Donald Trump raised $24.8 million in less than 24 hours, after he publicly kicked off his re-election campaign with a massive rally in Orlando, FL, on Tuesday night.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

I woke up in a cold sweat this morning, having seen the news last night that Donald Trump raised $24.8 million in less than 24 hours, after he publicly kicked off his re-election campaign with a massive rally in Orlando, FL, on Tuesday night.1

It's a staggering amount of money that breaks every record in presidential campaign fundraising. Trump's campaign manager said that Trump is "crushing the competition."2 Unfortunately, when it comes to fundraising, he's right. $24.8 million is nearly quadruple the amount any of the Democratic candidates raised in the 24 hours after they announced their candidacies.3

The head of the GOP tweeted out the news, saying that it was proof that "enthusiasm across the country for this president is unmatched and unlike anything we've ever seen."4

We can't afford to discount the news and these GOP comments because there's truth to them, even if a second Trump term is anathema to you and me, Eddie.

In recent polling, Trump is the presidential candidate who people are most enthusiastic about.5 And he has a real path to victory in 2020, based largely on the power of incumbency and the superficial strength of the economy—and, as is now clear, the substantial financial advantage he is expected to have over his eventual Democratic opponent.

As the Democratic primary candidates compete against each other, MoveOn is getting to work right now building the campaign, staff, research plans, and technology that we will need to defeat Trump in 2020.

Will you chip in $3 now, so that MoveOn can keep building the kind of campaign it's going to take to stop Trump?

Trump filed papers with the Federal Election Commission to run for re-election on January 20, 2017, the day he was inaugurated, but Tuesday was the public kickoff of his 2020 bid.

If you think that Trump can't win re-election, I beg you to take this latest news seriously and reconsider.

If you think the recent polls that show some Democratic candidates beating Trump in key swing states is reason to relax, please know that polling experts agree that head-to-head matchups this far out from the election are meaningless.6

The reality is that Trump's astonishing 24-hour fundraising campaign haul only widens an existing gulf in resources between Republicans and Democrats. And remember: While Democrats compete against each other, Trump can stay laser-focused on winning the general election.

Trump reported $48.7 million cash on hand at the end of March. The Republican National Committee had an additional $34.7 million during the same period.7

The Democratic National Committee, meanwhile, had just $1.3 million cash on hand, after factoring in debt.8

MoveOn is setting the stage for the general election and defeating Trump right now. And they need your help. Will you chip in $3?

Yes, I'm in! I'll help power MoveOn's early work to take back the White House in 2020.

In 2018, thousands of MoveOn members pounded the pavement in critical swing districts. Teams of MoveOn members showed up at campaign offices of MoveOn-endorsed Democrats around the country, phone banking and knocking on doors to help them win.

MoveOn's Text Team and MoveOn volunteers sent millions of texts to voters using MoveOn's texting program, Spoke. Volunteers helped folks register to vote, shared information about MoveOn-endorsed candidates, and signed up new volunteers to help get out the vote.

And MoveOn's "Real Voter Voices" program was one of the most effective uses of money out there. Real Voter Voices was a groundbreaking new voter persuasion program propelled by personal videos recorded by MoveOn members. It was extremely effective. This innovative program was proven to be five times more cost-effective at getting out the vote than traditional programs such as TV ads and snail mail.

In addition to continuing effective tactics like these in 2020, MoveOn is also working to take on disinformation. I'm glad that MoveOn is doing this critical work, because even if Democrats choose a bold, progressive presidential candidate, I'm worried that Russian trolls and white supremacist groups will succeed again in spreading false, misleading information that will confuse voters, suppress voter turnout, and keep Trump in the White House.

MoveOn has a 20-year track record of building the kind of campaigns progressives need to win. In 2018, MoveOn ran its biggest midterm elections program ever—and we took back the House. Now, MoveOn needs to run its biggest general elections program EVER. Are you in?

If Trump's record-setting fundraising haul makes you nervous, then I hope you'll chip in $3, or whatever you can afford, to help MoveOn defeat him in 2020.

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

Sources:

1. "$24.8 Million Raised in 24 Hours: Trump Adds to His Financial Advantage," The New York Times, June 19, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67426?t=5&akid=237266%2E10220574%2EyrUrkj

2. "Trump raises $24.8 million in less than 24 hours, RNC says," Politico, June 19, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67427?t=7&akid=237266%2E10220574%2EyrUrkj

3. "$24.8 Million Raised in 24 Hours: Trump Adds to His Financial Advantage," The New York Times, June 19, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67426?t=9&akid=237266%2E10220574%2EyrUrkj

4. "Trump raises $24.8 million in less than 24 hours, RNC says," Politico, June 19, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67427?t=11&akid=237266%2E10220574%2EyrUrkj

5. "'Hung jury': A look at Trump's approval rating since the release of the Mueller report," USA Today, May 6, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67428?t=13&akid=237266%2E10220574%2EyrUrkj

6. "Should We Take These Early General Election Polls Seriously? $#!% No!" FiveThirtyEight, June 14, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67429?t=15&akid=237266%2E10220574%2EyrUrkj

7. "Trump Campaign Raises $24.8 Million in Less Than 24 Hours," PBS News Hour, June 19, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67430?t=17&akid=237266%2E10220574%2EyrUrkj

8. 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 support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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


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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Senate Republicans are in deep, deep trouble

Polling expert Nate Silver's website FiveThirtyEight says that "the Senate will be competitive again" in 2020.

Dear MoveOn member,

Polling expert Nate Silver's website FiveThirtyEight says that "the Senate will be competitive again" in 2020.1

Here's why:

  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is only three points ahead of a generic Democratic opponent.2 And more than 60% of the voters in McConnell's home state of Kentucky are saying that "it's time for someone new" to represent the state.3
  • Colorado Senator Cory Gardner is "arguably the most endangered Republican senator running for re-election in 2020".4 A poll shows him losing by eight points to a generic Democrat.5
  • And in Arizona, astronaut and Democratic challenger Mark Kelly and far-right-wing Republican senator Martha McSally are TIED 44-45!6

In 2020, we absolutely must beat Donald Trump. And we won't spare any resources to do that. However, if Republicans remain in charge of the Senate, we will not pass any progressive legislation even under a Democratic administration—and it's quite likely that we'll make no appointments to the Supreme Court either.

We've got to defeat Trump. And we also must take back the Senate. But the path to winning the Senate does not just go through the states that we will need to win to defeat Trump. And even in states where Trump will be competitive, going big in Senate races will require major additional resources.

MoveOn needs to make a big decision this month: Can we staff up to take back the Senate—without making cuts to our campaign to defeat Trump in 2020?

We've set a goal of raising $200,000 by June 30—the second-quarter fundraising deadline. If we can hit that goal, then we'll know that we'll have enough early support from MoveOn members to focus on taking back the Senate and White House in 2020. Will you chip in now?

If we don't take back the Senate, the consequences will be catastrophic:

  • Judges, including Supreme Court justices, who are appointed by a Democratic president will be dead on arrival. As McConnell says, "One of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.'"7 So if you think that a Republican Senate won't hold a Supreme Court seat open for an entire presidential term just because of quaint ideas like "tradition," think again.
  • Progressive legislation will die in a Republican Senate. A Green New Deal will go nowhere. Medicare for All will stall. A repeal of Trump's tax increases on millions of middle-class Americans (which were used to fund cutting the taxes for the rich and corporations) will not happen. And protections for Dreamers, protections which are supported by more than 75% of voters? Those won't go into effect. That bill has already passed in the House of Representatives, but McConnell hasn't allowed the Senate to vote on it.
  • And we'll have no Senate firewall in the horrifying event that Trump is re-elected. To be clear, no 2020 race is a bigger priority for MoveOn than beating Trump. But there are no guarantees. If Trump is re-elected through the industrial Midwest (and yes, it absolutely could happen), then it's still possible to take back the Senate by winning in other states. And, in that case, we will need a Democratic Senate more than ever.

We have to flip just four seats to take back control of the Senate. It's doable—it we have the resources and put in the work—but we have to start right now.

Eddie, will you chip in and help us reach our goal, so that MoveOn can work to defeat Trump and take back the Senate in 2020?

Thanks for all you do.

–Nick, Rahna, Manny, Kelly, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "The Senate Will Be Competitive Again In 2020, But Republicans Are Favored," FiveThirtyEight, November 28, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/67380?t=10&akid=237169%2E10220574%2Ez-hB_O

2. "Poll: 33% of Kentucky voters approve of McConnell," The Hill, February 21, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67108?t=12&akid=237169%2E10220574%2Ez-hB_O

3. Ibid.

4. "The most vulnerable Republican senator in 2020," Roll Call, March 5, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67381?t=14&akid=237169%2E10220574%2Ez-hB_O

5. "It's Early, But Colorado's Cory Gardner Has A Tough Road To Re-Election In 2020," FiveThirtyEight, April 24, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67382?t=16&akid=237169%2E10220574%2Ez-hB_O

6. "Poll: McSally, Kelly tied in Arizona," The Hill, May 13, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67383?t=18&akid=237169%2E10220574%2Ez-hB_O

7. "What Happened With Merrick Garland in 2016 And Why It Matters Now," NPR, June 29, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/67384?t=20&akid=237169%2E10220574%2Ez-hB_O

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 support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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


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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Trump's ominous threat

Last night, Donald Trump made an ominous threat on Twitter. Next week, he said, ICE will begin mass arrests and removals of "millions" of undocumented immigrants in cities around the country—a fearmongering and race-baiting lie he hopes will reinvigorate his supporters in advance of his official 2020 campaign kickoff.

Dear MoveOn member,

Last night, Donald Trump made an ominous threat on Twitter. Next week, he said, ICE will begin mass arrests and removals of "millions" of undocumented immigrants in cities around the country—a fearmongering and race-baiting lie he hopes will reinvigorate his supporters in advance of his official 2020 campaign kickoff.1

But even though this particular threat is currently unfounded, Trump and his racist, xenophobic administration—led by Stephen Miller—are working harder than ever to detain immigrants and asylum seekers, separate families, and expand the despicable, inhumane immigration policies that have defined the administration.2

We cannot sit back and allow this to continue.

Eddie: will you rush a contribution of $3 right now to help MoveOn fight to stop a new wave of family separations and combat Trump's horrific immigration plans?

Trump's threat to deport "millions" of immigrants comes hot on the heels of news reports last week from historians and experts on concentration camps coming forward to state clearly and forcefully that the so-called "detention centers" being used to house immigrants—many of them children—are concentration camps.3

This is what Donald Trump and his administration have created. Concentration camps housing separated families, asylum seekers who entered the country legally in accordance with international law, and even infants as young as 4 months old who have been ripped from the arms of their parents.4 Concentration camps where at least 24 adults and five children have died since 2017.5,6

Your tax dollars are paying for these camps, Eddie. And they will pay for the blitz operation to arrest millions more if Trump has his way.

We have to meet this new outrage with action. With your help we will:

  • Flood Congress with phone calls demanding a stop to this policy. Last year hundreds of thousands of constituents jammed the phone lines in Congress demanding an end to family separation. We need to ramp up this constituent pressure once again.
  • Work with partners on the ground to assist impacted communities. Immigrants and asylum seekers are impacted by these policies every day and suffering on the ground at the border and in cities across the country. We will work with partner groups to continue providing support and uplifting stories from these communities.
  • Spin up large-scale grassroots actions that can be deployed if needed. If Trump begins massive interior enforcement actions or expands his family separation policy, we need to be ready to take to the streets to demand action immediately.

Will you chip in $3 right now to help us ramp up this extensive undertaking to stop family separation 2.0?

June 30 will mark the one-year anniversary of the Families Belong Together rallies, where hundreds of thousands of MoveOn members and our allies came out in cities across the country to demand the Trump administration put a stop to the horrific family separation policy.

Those actions worked. Trump and his cronies saw the massive wave of grassroots pressure opposed to the policy, and it forced them to end it. But now, Trump, Stephen Miller, and their racist, xenophobic allies think they can start up these policies again without the same level of outrage.

We have to prove them wrong. We cannot allow more babies to be ripped from the arms of their parents. We cannot allow more children to come home from school to find out that their parents have been deported. And we cannot allow America to run concentration camps.

Please Eddie, click here right now to chip in $3 to help us put a stop to this.

Thanks for all you do.

–Emma, Nick, Isbah, Manny, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Trump vows mass immigration arrests, removals of 'millions of illegal aliens' starting next week," The Washington Post, June 17, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67374?t=5&akid=237082%2E10220574%2EOFIoPf

2. "Trump says US will begin deporting millions," AP, June 18, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67375?t=7&akid=237082%2E10220574%2EOFIoPf

3. "An Expert on Concentration Camps Says That's Exactly What the U.S. Is Running at the Border," Esquire, June 13, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67376?t=9&akid=237082%2E10220574%2EOFIoPf

4. "The Youngest Known Child Separated From His Family at the U.S. Border Under Trump," The New York Times, June 14, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67377?t=11&akid=237082%2E10220574%2EOFIoPf

5. "24 immigrants have died in ICE custody during the Trump administration," NBC News, June 9, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67378?t=13&akid=237082%2E10220574%2EOFIoPf

6. "The crisis of children dying in custody at the border, explained," Vox, May 22, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/67379?t=15&akid=237082%2E10220574%2EOFIoPf

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

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Sign this petition re: Elaine Chao

Sign this petition demanding that Elaine Chao step down from her position.  She is in a powerful position in the Trump administration and is using this role as a way to serve the political and professional interests of herself and her husband. This is a clear conflict of interest.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

This administration is filled with Cabinet members and officials who are only interested in filling their pockets and hurting marginalized communities. 

Secretary Elaine Chao has proven that she is no exception. She is the current secretary of transportation and also married to Mitch McConnell. Politico broke the news that Chao has been using her position to move federal grants and money to Kentucky, in order to benefit the current leader of the U.S. Senate, her husband.1

Elaine Chao is not serving the country, but instead the political and professional aspirations of herself and her husband. She needs to step down immediately. 

Click here to sign this petition demanding that Secretary Chao step down immediately.

Sign this petition demanding that Elaine Chao step down as transportation secretary. 

She is in a powerful position in the Trump administration and is using this role as a way to serve the political and professional interests of herself and her husband. This is a clear conflict of interest.

According to Politico, Chao's Transportation Department has designated a special liaison to help with grant applications and other priorities from her husband Mitch McConnell's home state of Kentucky. This has paved the way for grants totaling at least $78 million, at a time when McConnell is preparing to campaign for re-election. This gives a special advantage to projects favored by her husband, which in turn benefits his political interests, all of which is unethical.2 

This administration is bent on filling their own pockets and pushing their own political interests. Secretary Chao's actions amount to the latest scandal in a long line of scandals by Trump officials who have abused their power, from former EPA head Scott Pruitt to HUD Secretary Ben Carson.

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

Thanks!

—Richard Boyce

Sources:

1. "Chao created special path for McConnell's favored projects," Politico, June 10, 2019 
https://act.moveon.org/go/67307?t=10&akid=236762%2E10220574%2E_9csoj

2. Ibid.


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Monday, June 17, 2019

Straw poll: 2020 presidential candidates

Can you participate in MoveOn's straw poll and survey about the 2020 presidential elections? It'll take less than three minutes.

MoveOn's 2020 Straw Poll is live! If the primary were held tomorrow, who would you vote for? Click here to vote.





This isn't a binding endorsement vote. It's just a snapshot of where MoveOn members are at this point in the race.

You must be a MoveOn member as of Monday, June 17, to participate, and the straw poll will remain open until Friday, June 21, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Your ballot is nontransferable, and you may vote only once.

 

Want to support MoveOn's 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?

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

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


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Thursday, June 13, 2019

It's Almost Summer! Sign Up to Host a MoveOn Summer Service Social!

Let's take time to strengthen the connection with our communities. Can you host a MoveOn Summer Service Social event near you to recharge your activist battery through service and fellowship?

Dear MoveOn member,

It's (almost) summertime!

For many of us, summer is a time when we attend festivals, go on vacations with family and friends, spark up the grill for a delicious barbecue, and enjoy so many more fun, jubilant activities that recharge our batteries for the rest of the year.

And we sure do need to recharge our batteries!

There are many important fights ahead of us. The Trump administration and the GOP are still waging nonstop attacks against immigrant families, women, Muslims, people of color, and the poor in their attempt to hold on to power through bigotry and disenfranchisement and extraordinary power grabs. Additionally, there are more than 20 Democratic presidential candidates and hundreds of congressional races gearing up for a pivotal and decisive election cycle in 2020 to oust Trump and his cronies. There's a lot going on, and that's why we are taking a step back and reconnecting with communities and each other to recharge, build bonds, and lay the groundwork that will lead us to an energized and impactful election-year program over the next 16 months.

Will you host a Summer Service Social event in your community this July 17-21 to recharge your activist battery through service to others and fellowship with friends old and new?

We know that the work of creating a society where everyone can thrive is year-round work. Part of that work is taking time each summer to strengthen the connection with the communities that we represent in our mobilizations. This year, we are doing this through service.

Summer Service Socials are opportunities to reconnect with each other as a progressive community, flex our organizing muscles through relationship-building with our neighbors, and break bread with one another. They are also an effort to begin to change the political winds by shifting the focus off the daily deluge of Trump's incompetent and hateful governance—which have exhausted and desensitized many people no matter what political affiliation—toward a more hopeful and inspiring calling to come together and engage in the tangible work that strengthens and builds our local communities.

This is a chance to host an event that connects folks and gives back to your community while also having some fun. Whether it's a park clean-up or donation drive, we'll help recruit neighbors to join you, and MoveOn volunteers and staff will support you every step of the way.

It's easy, fun, and meaningful! Will you join us by hosting a MoveOn Summer Service Social in your community on July 17, 18, 19, 20, or 21?

Summer Service Socials may be a mouthful, but planning your event is easy! Here's how you do it:

  1. Choose the time and location. Your event can take place between Wednesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 21.
  2. Post your event here. Once you post, you'll have access to our host guide, with tips and advice for planning your event.
  3. Choose your Summer Service Social event type: Community Clean-Up Social (maybe at a local park) or Item Donation Social (connecting with a local organization to collect goods for refugee families, survivors of domestic violence, or other folks who could use a hand).
  4. If applicable to your event type, research any organization you may want to partner with to provide donated items.
  5. Start recruiting folks to join you. We'll help!
  6. Prepare yourself for fun, fellowship, and service!

We'll be here to support you along the way! Sign up now to host a MoveOn Summer Service Social event!

Thanks for all you do.

-Chris, Gabby, Iram, Liia, and the rest of the team

 

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