Fairness: November 2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Important message from Mayor @BilldeBlasio about Mike Espy (@espyforsenate) senate race in Mississippi

“A private Republican poll last week found Ms. Hyde-Smith’s lead over Mr. Espy had narrowed to just five percentage points.”
- New York Times, 11/19/18

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Election Day has come and gone, but we still have one more chance to win a Senate seat for Democrats - in Mississippi.

I know - normally, we wouldn’t consider Mississippi a good pickup territory for Democrats. But my friend Mike Espy is in the middle of a very tight runoff campaign there - he’s closed the gap and is now polling just 5 points behind his Republican opponent. That’s very close to the margin of error.

Recent history - like Doug Jones’s win in Alabama - shows that Mike can win. But the runoff election is just one week away, and Mike needs to turn out the vote. That’s why I have to ask, right now:

Will you make a $10 donation to Mike Espy’s runoff campaign for U.S. Senate? This would be a huge blow to Mitch McConnell.

When Mike wins next week, he will not just be another vote for Democrats in the Senate. He will make history as the first African-American Senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction. This will be especially meaningful because his opponent has resorted to racist dog whistles on the campaign trail and brags about suppressing the vote. Even her biggest corporate donors are publicly demanding their money back - her comments are that bad.

It’s time to send a message and bring this one home - so please, while there is still time, support Mike Espy’s runoff campaign and help us win the last Senate election of 2018.

Mike and I are counting on you.

In solidarity,

Bill de Blasio

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Friday, November 9, 2018

I am writing to ask you to make an important $27 donation to Stacey Abrams', Andrew Gillum's and Bill Nelson’s campaigns. They are fighting to make sure every vote is counted in their close races, and they need our help ~ @BernieSanders

Tuesday night was an historic night for progressives across the country, for our political revolution and for the revitalization of American democracy.

Nationally, the voter turnout was 50 percent higher than in the last midterm election and, importantly, millions more young people voted.

We made significant gains in the House of Representatives, ending one-party rule in Washington. Further, the new class that will be coming in is extremely progressive and will have more supporters of Medicare for all than ever before in our nation’s history.

Democrats also replaced Republican governors in seven states - Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico and Maine. They also captured some 300 legislative seats in state houses all across the country.

Further, voters in “red states” like Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah voted to expand Medicaid. Missouri and Arkansas voted to expand the minimum wage. Automatic voter registration and marijuana decriminalization passed in Michigan. And more than 1 million felons have regained the right to vote in Florida.

There will be a lot more to say about some of our victories soon. But today I want to call your attention to three races and candidates who still need our help.

First, in Georgia, Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign faced relentless efforts to suppress the votes of people of color ahead of her election. Now her opponent — who oversaw those efforts as Secretary of State — is trying to crown himself the victor well before all the votes are counted. This race is close enough that it could go to a runoff, and the Abrams campaign is now fighting to make sure every last vote is counted.

In Florida, both the race for Senate and Governor are within a total that triggers an automatic recount. Like Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum faced some of the most vile racist attacks of the 2018 campaign. Both he and Bill Nelson spent down their campaign funds to try to win their races. Now, they both need our help to pay staff and legal fees to mount their challenges.

And with the stakes this high, we need to stand with them. So I am asking:

Can you split a $27 donation between Stacey Abrams', Andrew Gillum's and Bill Nelson’s efforts to make sure EVERY voter’s voice is heard and every ballot is counted in all of these critical races? This is so important.

Elections should be about candidates making the best case they can to their constituents and letting the voters decide. What elections should not be about in a democratic society is winning because your opponents are prevented from voting or failing to count their votes.

We are not going to let that happen in Georgia or in Florida. That’s why your donation is so important.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

I need you now ~ @StaceyAbrams

Movements to create lasting change don’t happen overnight. Our diverse team of supporters - a team that truly looks like Georgia - has been building, preparing for this moment, for months:

Today is Election Day. This is it.

You may not be on the ground here in Georgia, but you can still support our Get Out The Vote team by rushing a $10 donation right now.
We still have time to turn your donation into a full tank of gas to help us drive voters to the polls, or into water bottles and hand warmers for Georgians waiting in line to vote into the night. We can turn it into umbrellas for our volunteers who are knocking doors in the rain today.

What I’m saying is, you can still make a difference in this race. So please, help us make the most of every hour, minute, and second we have left. Chip in right away.

Millions of families are counting on us, and I’m counting on you.

For Georgia,
Stacey Abrams

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