I’ve been a registered republican for decades. Just received this email from Gavin Newsom.
I know you’re getting a lot of emails. I’m sorry to be another one of them, but in a cycle full of important races, I want to talk to you for a few minutes about why THIS one matters.
Let me start at the beginning: You and I both know this is the election of our lifetimes. Our first real, nationwide chance to raise our voices all the way, stand up for our values, and tell the people in Washington who’ve tried to stamp us out that we aren’t going anywhere. A chance to turn our resistance into results.
But if the last election showed us anything, it's that we can never take a win for granted. We have to work, build up momentum, and focus our efforts strategically. The good news is, we’ve done all that. We have a clear focus: Take back the House so retrograde politicians don't have free rein over our laws. We have a “how”: Flip 24 seats that are held by Republicans in districts that Hillary Clinton won. And here’s where it comes right home – we have a “where.” Almost half of those seats are in California.
You’ve heard from me about many of those candidates – from Josh Harder in CA-10 down to Katie Porter in CA-45. A ton of you have given to support their campaigns and help flip the House. But today I’m going to ask you to give to my campaign, and here’s why:
When we won the primary election on June 5, we won more than a chance to compete for the governorship in the general. We won the privilege – and the responsibility – of leading the statewide effort to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November. Not just the governor’s race, but House seats, state assembly, state senate, everything. Across California. And that’s exactly what we’ve been doing.
For the last four months, our campaign has been working nonstop to elect Democrats in as many of the top-priority races as we can. Flipping House seats, gaining state legislative seats, strengthening our chances not just to win for our values in 2018, but to enact them in the years beyond. A blue wave, lifting all boats.
We’re texting less likely voters in target districts and encouraging them to show up. Calling and canvassing voters to make sure they know about Democratic candidates on their ballots. Raising funds and helping power these campaigns’ GOTV efforts on the ground. Going up and down the state to drive as much turnout and momentum heading into Election Day that we possibly can. Filling in where other campaigns can’t cover. Our grassroots army is doing the damn thing.
But there’s another piece of this that’s crucial: It’s a proven trend that a strong, energized movement at the top of the ticket can boost turnout all the way down. So our resources are also going to massive ad buys and voter outreach, making sure voters in every corner of this state hear our message about protecting our values, expanding opportunity for all Californians, and building a stronger future. It’s not just that we want to win; it’s that we want to win big enough to show anyone who attacks our beliefs and communities that their bigotry will never, ever take hold here.
We can’t do any of that without serious resources. And we can’t get any of those without real, sustained support from people willing to own a piece of this campaign. I’ll never be able to adequately thank people like you who give what you can to power our work – whether it’s $5 or $500. We’ve built the biggest grassroots campaign in the history of California politics, and that’s how we’ve been able to run this incredible operation to reach millions of voters, support dozens of candidates, and get this close to winning this thing.
So here’s what all of this comes down to: I’m asking you to donate to this campaign, today, so that we can keep up this statewide effort, support ALL of our amazing candidates, reach every voter, and win every vote. I know this team is unstoppable. And now it’s time to lean forward and sprint through this finish line.
If you can, chip in $1 here to help us win big, across this whole state, and show the nation what Californians can do together. So grateful.
Gavin
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