Dear MoveOn member,
Election Day is less than two months away, and we need to decide today whether we'll have enough resources for a major campaign to help stop the Republicans from taking over Congress.
In a survey over the weekend, 92% of MoveOn members said that we should work broadly to help Democratic candidates—especially with corporate front groups spending $400 million to boost Republicans' chances.1
So here's our plan to do it:
- We'll launch a giant recruitment drive to turn out thousands of volunteers for dozens and dozens of vulnerable Democrats across the country.
- We'll use the media and creative tactics to show that corporate front groups are pouring money into these races and helping elect Republicans to carry out their agenda.
- We'll especially focus on top progressive heroes like Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Alan Grayson who are facing the fights of their lives.
- And because nearly 80% of MoveOn members said not to use our scarce resources to help Democrats who've sided repeatedly with corporate lobbyists on key votes like health care, we'll stay out of those races.
This is a hugely ambitious plan that will involve serious work in 30-60 critical races.
All told, it'll cost at least $500,000 and require at least 10,000 volunteer hours. To move forward, we need commitments for that much time and money—otherwise, we'll have to scale back the plan.
So we need to know today how much each MoveOn member is willing to chip in. You don't have to donate right now—we just need to know how much support we can count on over the next two months.
Click to let us know how much you can pledge to stop the Republican takeover of Congress:
Thanks for all you do.
–Adam, Michael, Joan, Jeff, and the rest of the team
Source:
1. "REPORT: Conservative Groups Gearing Up to Spend $400 Million on Midterm Election," Think Progress, August 27, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90215&id=23183-17339276-.fTFT1x&t=7
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