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Are you with us?

11/09/2010 Nativegrl77

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People For the American Way has been taking on and turning back the Radical Right for almost 30 years. We’re the people fighting against the Tea Party extremists… fighting against the intolerance of the Religious Right… fighting against the lies, smears and witch hunts of the right-wing media.

I am so glad that we can now count you as a supporter. I am writing today to ask you to take the next step and become a contributing member of People For the American Way.

Please make a generous contribution to help fund our work today and from now on, when people talk about People For the American Way, it will be you they’re talking about.

Our members are our lifeblood and our strength. And with the challenges we face right now — including the challenges posed by the resurgent Right in the upcoming elections — we need all the strength we can muster.

The fundamental principles that America was built on and have made our country great — that’s what we’re fighting for every day.

The freedom to speak, think and worship however you choose, or to choose not to worship at all…

Equality in the eyes of the law regardless of gender, race or who you love…

Courts that provide access to justice for all Americans and protect our civil rights and liberties…

A democracy that’s inclusive and respectful of the voice of ordinary voters, not just powerful corporations with unlimited money…

These are values enshrined in our Constitution and the Bill of Rights… the true American Way.

Please stand with us by becoming a member with a much-needed donation today.

Sincerely,

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Michael B. Keegan, President

P.S. In 2008, the National Journal ranked People For the number one “most effective” independent American organization supporting candidates. We mobilized our grassroots members and got voters to the polls in the nation’s most competitive races. This year, the Far Right and their corporate backers from Big Oil, Big Insurance and Wall Street threaten to undo everything we’ve worked for.

Donate and become a PFAW member today. I’ll put your contribution to work immediately standing up to the Right and fighting to protect and advance our shared constitutional values.

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What’s next

11/03/2010 Nativegrl77

WHAT’S NEXT?

Watch my video and get involved.

Today’s a day to be honest.

Yesterday’s election results are deeply disappointing to the millions of voters who supported working family candidates this year. Voters in this election were angry, and for good reason. They’ve felt the pain of economic collapse. And they’ve paid for it with their jobs, their homes and often their hope. Many working people knew in their gut that Washington insiders did too much to help Wall Street and the banks, and not enough to help average people.

But this election was not a mandate for an anti-worker agenda. Voters in swing congressional districts overwhelmingly reject privatizing Social Security and raising the Social Security retirement age, they oppose tax cuts for the top 2 percent who make more than $250,000 a year, they reject abolishing the Department of Education and they oppose reducing or eliminating the minimum wage.

Now that Republicans will be in control of the House of Representatives, their leaders have to step up to the plate. If they keep saying “no,” we’ll make sure voters know exactly who failed them on jobs and fixing the economy in 2012.

Click here to watch my brief video outlining our next steps.

President Obama inherited two wars and an economy teetering on the brink of a second Great Depression. He took immediate steps to avert catastrophe. Years from now, we’ll look back and see these two years as the most eventful for working families in 40 years.

But the economy is still a mess, and we have difficult work ahead. It’s up to us to force these new members of Congress to move bold initiatives to fix our economy and put America back to work—or force them to pay the price for inaction in 2012.

Watch my video, and get involved.

America’s labor movement fought tirelessly for working families until the last polls closed on the West Coast Tuesday. I’m proud that I can count on you to jump into the fight for working families all over again, starting right now. With your help, we’ll work harder than ever to build an economy that works for everyone.

In solidarity,

Richard Trumka
President, AFL-CIO

P.S. We expect critical legislative battles to take place in the coming weeks and months, with as little as 24 hours’ notice. We’ll need to alert you right away. Once you’ve watched my video, be sure to sign up for occasional, timely text messages. Just text NOW to 225568. (Message and data rates may apply.)

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BoldProgressives.org

10/31/2010 Nativegrl77

Lawrence O’Donnell calls Ann Kuster “a study for Washington Democrats” on how to be bold and win.

Watch the video — and sign up to call for Kuster on Election Day!

Or donate $4 to Ann’s campaign.

Carmen,

With our help, Ann McLane Kuster won her NH congressional primary as a bold progressive against a Lieberman Democrat.

And now, thanks to an amazing people-powered campaign, she’s on the verge of pulling an upset and defeating her Tea Party opponent in a typically-Republican district.

If Kuster wins, it will tell a big story to the entire political establishment: When Democrats nominate bold progressives, we can win.

But to win, Ann needs her voters to actually vote. Can you help us make calls for Ann on Election Day? Click here to see the shifts.

(Or donate $4 to help Ann get out the vote this Tuesday.)

This week on MSNBC, Lawrence O’Donnell said to Ann:

Ann Kuster, you are a study for Washington Democrats. [They] are studying your candidacy and saying, ‘How is she doing this?’

Progressives believe that you are succeeding because you are sticking with your progressive ideals…That seems to be the case, so far, according to the polls…how have you done this?

Kuster said she was “proud” of her progressive positions, such as cracking down on Wall Street and fighting for the middle class.

She also said her campaign’s “all about the grassroots” and “people power” — including “folks making phone calls from all around the country because they believe in this race.” That’s us!

WATCH THE VIDEO. Then, give Ann an infusion of people power on Election Day — by making calls to key voters. Click here for a Tuesday shift.

(Or donate $4 to help Ann get out the vote in these final hours.)

Thanks for doing everything you can to help progressives win in 2010.

— Adam Green, Stephanie Taylor, Michael Snook, Keauna Gregory, and the PCCC team

P.S. Lawrence O’Donnell also said, “Ann Kuster, I’m betting on you to be in the next freshman class in the Congress.” Let’s make it happen!

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A message from Speaker Pelosi

10/23/2010 Nativegrl77

Less than two weeks from today, the American people go to the polls. House Democrats are under attack from secret money from corporate special interests that favor shipping American jobs overseas, turning Social Security over to Wall Street, and turning Medicare over to the insurance companies.

According to news reports, these secretive special interest groups have spent more than $42 million on television ads that have aired more than 100,000 times attacking me. But this election is not about me; it is about the middle class.

Republicans want to privatize and cut Social Security and Medicare, give tax breaks for the wealthy, and send jobs overseas. Democrats want to preserve Social Security and Medicare, cut taxes for the middle class, and “make it in America.”

Please make a generous contribution to my campaign today. Your contribution will make a difference. It allows me to continue helping House Democrats facing special interest attacks from groups that are angry at the progress we have made for the American people.

We cannot wake up with a single regret that there was more we could have done to protect our Democratic House Majority.

Please contribute today so we can help courageous House Democrats fight back.

Onward to victory.

Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House

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Get-Out-The-Vote

10/18/2010 Nativegrl77

A few hundred votes…

That’s what will separate the winner from the loser in dozens of House races on Election Day.

It’s pretty simple: Whichever party can stay on the air with hard hitting ads and has the superior ground game to get their voters to the polls is the party that will win. And, we need to make sure it’s us.

My friends at the DCCC have the most sophisticated turnout models and Get-Out-The-Vote operation I’ve ever seen. And, the plans for their air campaign are second to none. But in order to execute this plan, they’ve got to hit this $300,000 goal by tomorrow night’s Two Weeks Out deadline.

Contribute $5, $10 or more before Midnight Tomorrow. This deadline is so important that a group of committed Democrats will match every dollar you give with one of their own.

I’m looking at the polls every day. And Democratic strategists are literally making decisions where to spend money on an hourly basis. The margin of victory in many races is going to be minuscule, just like in 2008, when Democrats won 16 races by 5% of the vote or less — including one by 727 votes.

There’s a real danger the massive amount of corporate money pouring into the elections in these last weeks can tip some of these close races in favor of many of the 129 tea party wing nuts running in House races.

If they manage to get themselves elected, they’re going to try and take us back to the bad old days when Wall Street, Big Oil and Big Insurance companies were calling the shots in Congress.

Contribute $5, $10 or more before Midnight Tomorrow. This deadline is so important that a group of committed Democrats will match every dollar you give with one of their own.

In these final days, these shadowy Republican front groups are throwing everything they’ve got at our candidates. They’re literally trying to buy this election right out from under the American people.

Well, I’m not about to stand by and watch that happen. And, I need you to stand with me and rush your contribution to support our Democratic candidates right now. Contribute Now.

James Carville