Aug 31, 2024

RE: Can we send you a free "Harris-Walz" sticker?

You can help show your support by getting your very own free sticker to promote the Harris-Walz ticket!

Dear MoveOn member,

"Kamala Harris surges ahead of Donald Trump in latest poll taken after DNC." That was the headline at USA Today announcing a brand-new poll in which Harris leads Trump 48%-43%.

But let's not kid ourselves: Vice President Harris is still the underdog. The Electoral College is biased toward Republicans, billionaires are bankrolling MAGA, and polls in battleground states are significantly tighter than national polls.

That's why MoveOn is going all-in to push the Harris-Walz ticket to victory in November. And you can help show your support by getting your very own free sticker to promote the Harris-Walz ticket!

Just click here or on the image below to order your free sticker now!

William, the Harris-Walz ticker has electrified and inspired the American people—and brought joy back to our country.

And if we elect them, we know we can organize to expand our rights, protect our communities, and use the power of the federal government to advance reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy, climate justice, economic justice, racial justice, and more.

With only 65 days left until Election Day, we cannot waste a single second to jump into action.

You can start right now by ordering your Harris-Walz sticker, placing it somewhere visible, and sharing this message with your family and friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Elizabeth, Kelly, Emily, Oscar and the rest of the team

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Aug 30, 2024

Tim Walz released his tax returns. Will you sign the petition to demand JD Vance to release his?

Because Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, has released NONE of his tax returns, we don't know where his wealth has come from or potential conflicts of interest. Voters deserve transparency.

Tim Walz has released 15 years of his tax returns. Will you sign the petition to demand JD Vance to release his?

William, 

Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris named her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, one thing has been made strikingly clear: Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance and Walz come from two completely different worlds. 

Vance—a venture capitalist whose success has been funded by billionaires like Peter Thiel—has stocks, real estate, and cryptocurrency.1,2 And that's just from what is public. Because Vance has released none of his tax returns, we don't know where his wealth has come from or potential conflicts of interest. Voters deserve transparency.

That stands in direct contrast to Walz, who has released 15 years of his tax returns.3 And those tax returns revealed that the former teacher and former member of Congress—with assets consisting of hard-earned pensions, life insurance, and college savings—is everything that Vance both has contempt for and claims to be: an everyday American. 

It's weird that Walz has released 15 years of his tax returns and Vance has released none. We deserve transparency around our options for vice president. Join more than 30,000 MoveOn members and sign the petition to demand Vance release his tax returns NOW!

Vance both boasts a "rags-to-riches" story while talking down to the rural communities he exploits for his own political gain. He can't have it both ways.

And while Vance talks often about taking on the "elites" and "ruling class" in America, everything we know of his finances tells us that Vance is actually part of the wealthy and elite.Voters deserve to have all the facts before they head to the polls in November.

This isn't new. Walz has done it. When running as vice presidential candidates, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden both did it. Demand that Vance STOP hiding his financials from the American public and release his tax returns immediately—just as the vice presidential candidates before him have done.

Thanks for all you do. 

–Shawn Sebastian, Rural Organizing

P.S. See below our email from last month launching our petition exposing Vance and demanding he release his tax returns.

Sources:

1. "VP candidates Walz and Vance manage their money very differently. Advisers weigh in." USA Today, August 14, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196252?t=6&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

2. "JD Vance owes almost everything to Peter Thiel, a pro-Trump billionaire and 'New Right' ideologue," Salon, July 22, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194735?t=8&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

3. "VP candidates Walz and Vance manage their money very differently. Advisers weigh in." USA Today, August 14, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196252?t=10&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

4. "JD Vance Claims He's Taking on Elites. His Donor List Tells Another Story." More Perfect Union, September 29, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/196253?t=12&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy


Will you sign the petition to demand that JD Vance release his tax returns?

Dear MoveOn member, 

My name is Matt Hildreth. As someone who grew up on a small farm in eastern South Dakota, my work at Rural Organizing is personal. Unlike politicians like Senator JD Vance, who seems to have disdain for the small towns and rural communities he is supposed to serve, I care deeply about the people and families who live and work in rural areas across America. And I believe rural voters deserve transparency from their elected officials. Now that Senator Vance has been named Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, we're calling on him to release his tax returns—just as Vice President Mike Pence did, just like Vice President Kamala Harris did, and just like President Joe Biden did.

Sign the petition and urge JD Vance to release his tax returns from the past 10 years!

Over the course of his relatively short political career, Senator Vance has claimed a "rags-to-riches" story, authoring "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis," a book detailing his childhood in the Ohio suburbs, raised by parents from the Appalachians in eastern Kentucky. The book has largely been criticized for its erasure of Black communities and structural racism shaping rural Appalachia, as well as its stereotypical, classist, and at times disdainful descriptions of poverty, addiction, and struggle in rural America.5

In his book, Senator Vance paints the picture of a "culture in crisis" and blames rural communities for the opioid crisis, meanwhile failing to disclose his connections as a lawyer for a lobbying firm hired by Purdue Pharma, the makers of Oxycontin.6 And his political rise was funded not by grassroots efforts but rather far-right tech billionaire and 2020 election denier Peter Thiel and dark money.7 Which leaves us questioning, what else is Senator Vance hiding? 

I lived in Ohio as Senator Vance was rising in the ranks. At that time, he was anti-Trump and seemed to be willing to talk about the topics everyday people in small towns were struggling with. But his memoir (which perpetuates the harmful "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" myth), his connection to billionaires (none of which have financially benefited the rural communities his book and career exploited), and his extreme pivot to MAGA politics have left rural communities with more questions than answers. 

It's time we expose the truth behind Vance's tall tales. Add your name and demand that Senator Vance release his tax returns NOW!

Add your name to urge Senator JD Vance, Donald Trump's running mate, to release 10 years of his tax returns and disclose the source of his wealth! 

Transparency is the foundation of any functioning democracy, but we still know very little about Senator Vance, and the source of his wealth remains undisclosed. The media has only recently started to expose the major holes in Senator Vance's resume, including his now-shuttered shady nonprofit, Our Ohio Renewal—an organization founded in 2016 with a murky mission and ending with an even more unclear impact. The nonprofit came under fire when it was revealed that they employed an addiction specialist for a yearlong residency in Ohio who also had ties to Purdue Pharma and commonly denied the connection between prescription painkillers and the opioid epidemic.8 It was also revealed that the nonprofit spent $0 on charitable activities and grants.9

Taking a page from Trump's playbook, Senator Vance wants to trick everyday Americans into thinking he is "self-made" when in reality his career has been funded by special interests and the wealthy. Billionaire Thiel appears to be responsible for major developments in Senator Vance's career, including helping him get his first "venture capitalist" job and donating a staggering $15 million—the largest donation ever given for a single Senate candidate—to get him elected to the Senate in 2022.10,11 This should really make us question whose interest he is really looking out for. Before voters head to the polls this November, they deserve to know the truth about Senator Vance and to have transparency into his financial records. 

Click here to sign the petition and demand Senator Vance release 10 years of his tax returns like other vice presidential candidates have done in the past, and then share with three friends to help spread the word.

Thanks for all you do.

Matt Hildreth, Rural Organizing

Sources:

5. "JD Vance's confusing evolution from liberal touchstone to Maga superstar," The Guardian, July 21, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194730?t=19&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

6. "J.D. Vance has a Big Pharma problem," Salon, August 20, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/194738?t=21&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

7. "A mole hunt, a secret website and Peter Thiel's big risk: How J.D. Vance won his primary," Politico, May 3, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/194731?t=23&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

8. "Vance's anti-drug charity enlisted doctor echoing Big Pharma," Associated Press, August 18, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/194733?t=25&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

9. "Super PAC backing JD Vance publishes opposition file on him," Washington Examiner, May 5, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/194734?t=27&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

10. "JD Vance owes almost everything to Peter Thiel, a pro-Trump billionaire and 'New Right' ideologue," Salon, July 22, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194735?t=29&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

11. "A mole hunt, a secret website and Peter Thiel's big risk: How J.D. Vance won his primary," Politico, May 3, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/194731?t=31&akid=403595%2E58837430%2EduvRIy

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Aug 29, 2024

Why getting your Harris-Walz merch is so important

Can you help out—and get some great merch to show your support for the Harris-Walz ticket—by grabbing a yard sign, T-shirt, or sticker pack before midnight on August 31?

Dear MoveOn member,

Kelly Sawyers here—I manage MoveOn's grassroots fundraising and also oversee all of our merchandise. I'm writing because, with only a couple of days left in August, I am about to close the books on the month and report about the performance of all of our Harris-Walz merch, and I want to be able to share the strongest numbers possible with my team.

You can read more below about why this is so important, but first: Can you help out—and get some great merch to show your support for the Harris-Walz ticket—by grabbing a yard sign, T-shirt, or sticker pack before midnight on August 31?

We don't make merch at MoveOn just so we can offer cool items to members like you—though, of course, we love being able to do that, too!

We make our merch because it packs a unique one-two punch: It is an incredibly effective way to get the message out about our campaigns, and it is one of the best ways we have to raise funds to power MoveOn's campaigning work. (Not to mention, our merch is American-made and proudly so by union members whenever possible.)

For example, 461,689 people have ordered either our "Madam President" or "Harris-Walz" stickers—that's 461,689 mini-billboards on car windshields, bike helmets, water bottles, laptops, and more showing the wave of support for Kamala Harris's presidential campaign from coast to coast. That highly visible, widespread support has a real impact in spreading awareness to folks who are not paying as close attention to politics and in turning those people out to vote in November.

But it's not just that. Every dollar we receive from our merch goes directly back into funding MoveOn's work, and right now that means powering our no-holds-barred effort to elect Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ticket so that we can finally sweep Donald Trump and his MAGA movement into the dustbin of history.

So far, merch donations have helped to make 329,000 phone calls to voters, send more than 65,000 postcards to voters in battleground states and districts, and provide materials for nearly 4,000 volunteers across 650 events.

And every T-shirt, yard sign, sticker pack, and more will help call more voters, send more text messages, run more ads, and help Kamala Harris win. And as a bonus, you get a great piece of merch out of it!

With only three days left in the month and 68 days left until the election, every little bit counts. Can you help out by grabbing a piece of our limited-edition Harris-Walz merch before midnight on August 31?

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelly Sawyers

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Breonna Taylor (sign the petition)

Demand justice for Breonna Taylor and immediate action on police accountability reforms! Demand justice for Breonna Taylor and immediate action on police accountability reforms!

Tell Congress no one is above the law: Demand an end to qualified immunity for police officers!

Dear MoveOn member,

Once again, our broken justice system has failed Breonna Taylor.

Breonna Taylor was a Black, 26-year-old, health care worker from Louisville, Kentucky, who became a figure of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, the largest protest movement in U.S. history. Breonna was killed in her home by police officers who entered with a warrant based on falsified information and fired 32 times, discharging their weapons blindly through the interior walls of her apartment while she was in bed.1 Since her death, Breonna Taylor has become another heartbreaking story among the countless victims of police violence and for the fight to end the system of white supremacy that enables police officers to evade accountability.

A judge has now thrown out the charges against two former police officers who falsified a warrant leading police to enter Breonna Taylor's apartment with a no-knock warrant and kill her. The judge claims Breonna's boyfriend, NOT the cops who lied, was the "legal cause" of her death.2 Even the U.S. Justice Department ruled that the Louisville Police Department violated the Constitution.3 There can be no justice for Breonna Taylor if our judicial system refuses to hold those who endangered her accountable. As long as police can lie and kill without fear of consequences, our communities will have to suffer the type of police violence that cost Breonna Taylor her life. We've had enough.

These officers violated Breonna Taylor's civil rights, but now Judge Simpson's ruling threatens to shield them from accountability.

Sign the petition to demand that Congress hold police officers accountable and to end qualified immunity.

No one is above the law. Demand police accountability and justice for Breonna Taylor. 

U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson has dismissed charges against the two former officers that falsified the warrant that led police officers to enter Breonna Taylor's apartment. An investigation into Taylor's death and the Louisville Police Department conducted by the U.S. Justice Department and announced by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland concluded that the practices of the Louisville Police Department violated the Constitution.4 We refuse to ignore a policing and criminal justice system that continues to perpetuate such civil rights violations. 

Sign the petition now to demand Congress take action to end qualified immunity, which allows police officers to escape accountability for their misconduct.

It is a failure of our justice system to dismiss the charges against these former police officers who are evading responsibility yet again for fabricating a warrant and killing Breonna Taylor. Congress must act urgently to end qualified immunity, which shields police officers from accountability. Together, we can bring about a future where our law enforcement officers are held accountable and our communities are safe.  

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

Thanks for all you do.

–Soraya, Justin, Nita, Mia, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Judge's logic-defying order brands Breonna Taylor's protector her killer," Kentucky Lantern, August 27, 2024 
https://act.moveon.org/go/196519?t=7&akid=403515%2E58837430%2EmLc4uN

2. "Judge rules Breonna Taylor's boyfriend caused her death, throws out major charges against ex-Louisville officers," CBS, August 26, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196493?t=9&akid=403515%2E58837430%2EmLc4uN

3. "Louisville Police Department practices violated Constitution, DOJ finds," Politico, March 08, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/196520?t=11&akid=403515%2E58837430%2EmLc4uN

4. Ibid. 

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Aug 28, 2024

Michelle Obama has called us to "do something." Will you join a phone bank tomorrow?

Turning out voters is how we will win this election and the work starts now! RSVP to join tomorrow's phone bank!

Are you ready to "do something"? RSVP for tomorrow's virtual phone bank session here!

Dear MoveOn member,

Last week at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama issued a simple call for every American: do something.1 

And we're heeding her call. Starting tomorrow, MoveOn is hosting virtual phone banks every Thursday up until Election Day to talk with key voters in swing states and districts about what's at stake in this election and electing Vice President Harris as our next president.

If you're fired up and ready to elect Vice President Kamala Harris, now is the time to get involved and do something! Make no mistake about it: This election is all about making sure people turn out to vote, so every call truly does make a difference. 

Will you call voters with MoveOn tomorrow, Thursday, August 29 at 7 p.m. ET/6 CT/5 MT/4 PT? RSVP here to receive all the information you need to join.

There will be a short training at the beginning of the phone bank session, so even if you've never called voters before, MoveOn staff will be available to support you the whole way through.

MoveOn's Analytics team has identified the specific people in the closest battleground states that will likely determine the election outcome for all of us, and those are the people we'll be calling during these phone banks. We're calling them "surge voters": people who likely support Vice President Harris but don't vote every year and probably need a little extra nudge to be motivated to turn out in November. By talking to these voters about the stakes of this election, we can make a huge impact in what is likely to be a very tight race.

Since launching MoveOn's election program, members like you have already made more than 308,000 dials to voters. And with 69 days until Election Day, we need to ramp up. That's exactly what this moment demands—all of us to get involved and do something to elect the first Black woman to the presidency and defeat Donald Trump once again. Together, we can keep up this momentum to win in November! 

Sign up now to join tomorrow's virtual phone bank event at 7 p.m. ET, and forward this email along to friends and family to join you.

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelsey, David, Rahna, Amy, and the rest of the team

Source:

1. "'Do something': Read and watch Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention," NBC4 Washington, August 21, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196533?t=6&akid=403471%2E58837430%2EHfgloL

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Aug 27, 2024

Will Harris win AND lose in November?

So here is an interesting quandary: How can voters both win and lose on November 5?

Dear MoveOn member,

So here is an interesting quandary: How can voters both win and lose on November 5?

The latest polls are in for the economic policies that Vice President Kamala Harris laid out in her nomination acceptance speech, and these ideas are big winners with voters.

Capping out-of-pocket medical costs, restoring the pandemic-era child tax credit, providing a $25,000 down payment subsidy for first-time home buyers—all of these policies have widespread support.1

However, if Vice President Harris wins the presidency but Democrats lose Congress, it will be incredibly difficult for any of these policies to ever become law, and the American people will lose out on a more just and equitable economy that works for us all.

We need to work just as hard to hold and expand our majority in the Senate and flip the House of Representatives as we do to elect Vice President Harris, which is why MoveOn is announcing our Senate endorsements of five candidates who will make a huge difference come November 5. These races are projected to be nail-biters, but we have the power to win them and stop a Project 2025 takeover of the Senate if we come together right now.

Will you start a $5 monthly donation so that MoveOn can help to secure a Senate that will back a Harris-Walz administration's policies and usher in a new future of progress for us all? Your ongoing donation will power our work in the final stretch of this election.

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

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

A new poll of swing voters, who don't pay as much attention to politics, produced surprising results: These voters are progressive when it comes to economic policies.2

The top policies that would win their votes for the Harris-Walz ticket include expanding Medicare coverage, raising the federal minimum wage, raising taxes on the wealthy, and increasing abortion protections.3

And that's why we need to get the word out about our slate of Senate endorsements, who champion those very policies:

  • Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
  • Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
  • Ruben Gallego (Arizona)
  • Bob Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania)
  • Jacky Rosen (Nevada)

The latest numbers show these races separated by just a handful of points, and we have just 70 days to go.

Will you start a $5 monthly donation to help elect a Democratic government that will build an economy where everyone can thrive? With our freedoms and democracy on the line, your sustaining donation couldn't be more critical.

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

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

William, if there's one message we need to take away from Vice President Harris's speech last week, it's that we can't afford to have anyone stay on the sidelines.

This isn't just about electing Harris to the White House. This is about defeating MAGA and Project 2025 up and down the ballot—from keeping book banners out of the House of Representatives to keeping anti-abortion zealots out of the Senate.

And electing Gallego, Casey, Rosen, Brown, and Baldwin isn't just about keeping control of the Senate—it's about keeping the seats of senators who have stood up for the people and against corporations and bigots, time and time again. We need your help in order to connect this election to a future of prosperity and security for voters.

MoveOn has a super-powered get-out-the-vote plan, with an easy way to reach out to family and friends and talk to them about these policy issues that we know they care about. And we're using a state-of-the-art social media program, including influencers and MoveOn members, to let the voters that can swing this election know which issues are on the line this year—and which candidates will do the most for them.

We have the research, we have the tools. Now all we need is your help to sustain our work through Election Day and elect a Democratic government with Kamala Harris as president.

Will you start a $5 monthly donation to MoveOn?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

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

Thanks for all you do.

–Joel, Mohammad, Ankur, Nakia, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Kamala Harris' economic platform resonates across party lines," YouGov, August 22, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196502?t=8&akid=403310%2E58837430%2Er9tYmT

2. "Harris Can Win Swing Voters by Emphasizing Populist Economic Policies and Protecting Freedoms," Data for Progress, August 22, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196503?t=10&akid=403310%2E58837430%2Er9tYmT

3. Ibid.

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Aug 26, 2024

Project 2025: the plan no one asked for and we must defeat.

Trump's Project 2025 will drag us backward. Help expose this dangerous plan and defeat him in November.

Watch and share this video about Trump's dangerous Project 2025 agenda!

Dear MoveOn member,

Project 2025 was a major topic at last week's Democratic National Convention. Speaker after speaker exposed what's in the far-right agenda for a second Trump administration: abortion bans, legalized discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, raising taxes on working families, a path for Trump to become a dictator, and more. 

In his electric speech, Governor Tim Walz said, "Project 2025 will make things much, much harder for people just trying to live their lives," and that it "serves nobody except the richest and the most extreme amongst us."1 And that's exactly what it does.

MoveOn has been working for months to expose the dangers of Project 2025 to make sure we all know what's at stake this election and it's working. Research shows that when people hear about Project 2025, they reject it, and Trump's favorability decreases.2 So, it's up to us to continue spreading the word about this dangerous, weird plan.

Will you watch and share this new video featuring everyone's favorite former labor secretary Robert Reich, explaining what Project 2025 is? Pick your preferred social media platform to watch and share with your family and friends below!

Watch and share on Facebook.
Watch and share on Instagram.
Watch and share on TikTok.
Watch and share on YouTube.

It's clear from her record that Kamala Harris is committed to working for the people. And Trump has proven time and time again that he's just looking out for himself and the ultra-wealthy. While Donald Trump was cozying up to Wall Street, Kamala Harris was taking on the Big Banks.3 And while Kamala Harris took on Big Pharma to keep out of pocket prescription costs low, Donald Trump threatened to cut Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. While Kamala Harris has worked to expand and strengthen voting rights, Donald Trump incited an insurrection to overturn the will of the people.4

With policies focused on lowering the costs of food, housing, health care, and child care, a Harris-Walz administration would create an "opportunity economy" that could transform our country and the lives of millions of families.5 A Trump presidency, dedicated to enacting a dangerous Project 2025 agenda, on the other hand? That would only drag us backward. It's time to turn the page and write the next chapter in our nation's history.

Watch and share this video with Robert Reich about the dangers of Project 2025. It's critically important that we continue exposing Trump's Project 2025 and tell people about Vice President Harris as the antidote to expanding our freedoms and democracy. 

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelsey, Soraya, Isbah, Mona, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Tim Walz talks Project 2025 at DNC: 'It is an agenda that serves nobody except the richest," Salon, August 22, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196390?t=9&akid=403180%2E58837430%2ETFT3Az

2. "Project 2025: A Guide for Advocates," Navigator, July 23, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194740?t=11&akid=403180%2E58837430%2ETFT3Az 

3. "Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Secures $18 Billion California Commitment for Struggling Homeowners," State of California Department of Justice, February 9, 2012
https://act.moveon.org/go/196494?t=13&akid=403180%2E58837430%2ETFT3Az

4. "Kamala Harris has promised to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. What is it, why has it stalled in Congress and how could it affect voters?" Yahoo News, August 21, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196495?t=15&akid=403180%2E58837430%2ETFT3Az

5. "Harris outlines an 'opportunity economy' centered on cutting food, housing, family costs," CNBC, August 16, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196382?t=17&akid=403180%2E58837430%2ETFT3Az

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Aug 25, 2024

William, can we send you a free "Harris-Walz" sticker?

MoveOn is going all-in to push the Harris-Walz ticket to victory in November, and you can help show your support by getting your very own free sticker celebrating the Harris-Walz ticket!

Dear MoveOn member,

It's official: Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are now our Democratic nominees for president and vice president of the United States, taking on Donald Trump and JD Vance!

What an electrifying week! AOC, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Oprah, Tim Walz, the Exonerated Five, and the vice president herself taking down the house on Thursday night!

MoveOn is going all-in to push the Harris-Walz ticket to victory in November, and you can help show your support by getting your very own free sticker celebrating the Harris-Walz ticket!

Just click here or on the image below to order your free sticker now!

Vice President Harris told us on Thursday night that strengthening the middle class will be a focus of her presidency. She's already talking about bringing down housing costs, passing an expanded child tax credit—which during COVID reduced child poverty to the lowest levels recorded—and cracking down on price gouging.

She also is going to do everything in her power to restore abortion rights and reproductive freedom in every state in the nation, get weapons of war off of our streets, expand on the already historic achievements of the Biden administration in tackling the climate crisis, and usher in a new generation of leaders who will chart a new way forward alongside her and Gov. Walz.

We have our marching orders that we need to do something. And there are so many ways to get involved over the next 11 weeks, but you can start right now by ordering your Harris-Walz sticker, placing it somewhere visible, and sharing this message with your family and friends!

Thanks for all you do.

–Elizabeth, Kelly, Emily, Oscar, and the rest of the team

P.S. You can get Harris-Walz yard signs, T-shirts, sticker packs, and other gear here.

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Aug 24, 2024

Join us and our guest Adam Scott for a night of laughter

June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas, and Paul Scheer here, the co-hosts of the podcast "How Did This Get Made?" You may recognize us from "The League," "Grace and Frankie," "Twisters," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "The Good Place," and "Black Monday."

Dear MoveOn member,

June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas, and Paul Scheer here, the co-hosts of the podcast "How Did This Get Made?" You may recognize us from "The League," "Grace and Frankie," "Twisters," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "The Good Place," and "Black Monday."

We've been airing our podcast since 2010 and have won multiple awards—The New York Times has even called us one of the funniest podcasts—but we can brag about that another time.

The premise of the show is simple: We break down outrageously bad films. The three of us get together weekly to talk about blockbuster flops, cheesy '80s action movies, Lifetime thrillers, obscure cult classics, and, if we're honest … most Nic Cage and Jason Statham movies. It's fun, it's casual, and it's hilarious.

We know how much is at stake in this election, and we want to do something to help. Which is why we've partnered with MoveOn to host a special virtual livestream of "How Did This Get Made?" with our friend and special guest Adam Scott on Friday September 6!

We have saved a delightfully terrible film to share with you and your fellow MoveOn members on September 6: "Troll 2," often referred to as the best worst movie ever made.

Want to join us? Just click here, donate any amount you can to MoveOn, and you'll secure your spot to join the show with us and Adam Scott!

By joining, you'll have a blast, while also funding the impactful voter contact work that will decide the future of the election—and our country. Your support fuels a data-driven voter contact program targeting 1.5 million first-time, young, and infrequent voters in battleground districts across the country. We can reach these voters and win—but it requires all of us. We hope you'll come together with your fellow MoveOn members to joyfully and powerfully reject the MAGA agenda.

Click here for the easiest and funniest way to support progressive work this election season.

We hope you'll join us to laugh at these prosthetic-wearing, ooze-spewing fictional trolls before you return to fighting the real-life trolls plaguing our nation.

Thanks for all you do.

–June, Jason, and Paul

 

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Aug 23, 2024

Claim your FREE printable sign now to support Kamala Harris!

Learn more about Kamala Harris's platform and then show your support with a free, printable sign from MoveOn! Learn more about Kamala Harris's platform and then show your support with a free, printable sign from MoveOn!

Download a free, printable sign from MoveOn to support Kamala Harris!

Dear MoveOn member, 

Last night, Kamala Harris took to the DNC stage in Chicago and officially accepted her nomination as the Democratic Party nominee for president. The moment was electric, and the excitement palpable—especially for those MoveOn members who got together across the country to watch Vice President Harris deliver her remarks at our DNC watch parties nationwide.

MoveOn members gather for a MoveOn DNC Watch Party in Watch Party in Morrisville, PA. MoveOn members gather for a MoveOn DNC Watch Party in Morrisville, PA. 

Vice President Harris didn't just accept her nomination on the DNC stage—she outlined her bold plan for our country's future. From championing reproductive rights to tackling the climate crisis head-on, Kamala Harris shared her vision for what's possible and demonstrated exactly what's at stake this election: our freedoms. As Vice President Harris said in her speech last night, "The future is always worth fighting for. And that's the fight we're in right now: A fight for America's future."

At no cost to you, download a sign to show your support for Kamala Harris!

Here are some key issues we identified from last night's speech: 

Kamala Harris is fighting for reproductive freedom.

In the last two years since the Dobbs decision overturned Roe, MAGA lawmakers have successfully banned abortion in 14 states.1 

Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda would implement a national abortion ban, but we refuse to let that happen. Kamala Harris knows abortion care is essential health care, which is why we're fighting every day between now and November to put her in the White House. 

If elected, Kamala Harris would work to expand and protect abortion rights, not limit them. As a part of her speech last night, Harris promised that, as president, she would sign legislation to "restore reproductive freedom." We need to elect Vice President Harris so that we can codify Roe and prevent states from imposing restrictions on abortion access.

Kamala Harris is fighting for an "opportunity economy."

As president, Kamala Harris will focus on lowering the costs of food, housing, health care, and child care. It's what she refers to as the "opportunity economy," and we believe it could help millions of families.2  

As a part of this plan, Kamala Harris will include a federal ban on price-gouging on groceries, a new $6,000 child tax credit for families with newborns, and a $25,000 boost for first-time homebuyers.And Vice President Harris is serious about the fight for affordable housing: She's calling for the construction of 3 million new housing units, both for rent and for sale, over the next four years.4

While Trump's Project 2025 agenda would cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy, Kamala Harris is committed to fighting for working people. These ambitious economic policies laid out by Harris have the power to transform our nation, but that future is possible only if we dedicate ourselves to fighting every single day to get her elected. If you're excited, grab your sign to support Harris's agenda now!

Kamala Harris is fighting for climate justice. 

As Kamala Harris said during her acceptance speech, she will protect our "freedom to breathe clean air and drink clean water and live free from the pollution that fuels the climate crisis."

While Trump and Project 2025 want to give Big Oil billionaires tax breaks, raise costs of living for working families, and destroy our clean-energy manufacturing boom, Kamala Harris will take the country forward. As president, Harris will fight for our freedom from Big Oil's grip, lowering energy costs and holding Big Oil billionaires accountable for inflated prices and pollution.

The climate crisis grows more urgent every day, and we can't afford to waste time with climate deniers who lie to protect their Big Oil donors. With Kamala Harris in the White House, our freedom to live in a healthy climate will be protected. 

We are not going back—we're moving forward, and electing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz this November is the first step on that path. Can we count on you to lead the way by downloading one of our free, printable signs to show your support for the Harris-Walz ticket?

We're less than three months away from Election Day, and every moment counts. Show your support for Kamala Harris with your FREE campaign sign from MoveOn!

Thanks for all you do. 

–Soraya, Nakia, Mia, David, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "10 Things to Know About Abortion Access Since the Dobbs Decision," Kaiser Family Foundation, June 20, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196380?t=9&akid=402715%2E58837430%2Ej3QOGm

2. "'Starter home' tax breaks, aid for first-time buyers: What to know about Harris' affordable housing proposals," CNBC, August 20, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196381?t=11&akid=402715%2E58837430%2Ej3QOGm 

3. "Harris outlines an 'opportunity economy' centered on cutting food, housing, family costs," CNBC, August 16, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196382?t=13&akid=402715%2E58837430%2Ej3QOGm

4. Ibid.

Want to support MoveOn? The MAGA right is declaring war, and Project 2025 is their battle plan. Project 2025 threatens our rights, attacks communities of color, hurts middle- and working-class families, and undermines our democracy. But we will not back down or let Trump steamroll our nation.

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MoveOn's new abortion ad!

MoveOn just launched a national abortion ad to key voters across the country.

Dear MoveOn member,

Breaking: MoveOn just launched its national abortion ad to let voters know abortion is on the ballot this November!

Voters have two choices when voting for reproductive rights.

There's Donald Trump, who bragged about overturning Roe v. Wade, and his running mate, JD Vance, who believes abortion should be illegal nationally.1,2

Or there's Kamala Harris—a champion for reproductive rights—and her running mate, Tim Walz, who signed abortion rights into law in Minnesota.3

Our rights to decide when and if we start a family are on the line this November. And data shows that 1 in 4 voters don't really know Trump's stance on abortion. In fact, 12% of voters believe Trump supports legal abortion.4 That's why it's crucial that as many voters as possible see this ad! 

We need a president who will lead the fight for reproductive rights! Check out MoveOn's new abortion ad here!

During Vice President Harris's historic speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, she declared "I believe America cannot truly be prosperous unless Americans are fully able to make their own decisions about their own lives, especially on matters of heart and home. But tonight, in America, too many women are not able to make those decisions, and let's be clear about how we got here. Donald Trump handpicked members of the United States Supreme Court to take away reproductive freedom and now he brags about it."5

We couldn't agree more. But while the choice could not be more clear to us that Vice President Harris will fight to protect and expand abortion access, there are a lot of voters who are undecided on whether they'll head to the polls or not.

That's why MoveOn launched this ad—funded and supported by MoveOn members like you—to target more than a million key voters this election—funded and supported by members like you.

With just under 73 days left before November 5, we need your help to make sure that our ad is seen by as many key voters as possible to let them know that they have a choice between Kamala Harris, who will fight for our future and freedoms, or Donald Trump, who will take our country backward.

Watch and share the abortion ad now! And let your friends and family know that abortion and our rights are on the ballot this November.

Thanks for all you do.

––Alexis, Kelsey, Seth, Gracey, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Trump: 'I was able to kill Roe v. Wade,'" NBC News, May 17, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/189721?t=7&akid=402668%2E58837430%2EtJcdIc

2. "JD Vance said in 2022 he 'would like abortion to be illegal nationally,'" CNN, July 17, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194699?t=9&akid=402668%2E58837430%2EtJcdIc

3. "Where do Kamala Harris and Tim Walz stand on abortion? DNC shines spotlight on policy," Independent, August 20, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196360?t=11&akid=402668%2E58837430%2EtJcdIc

4. "Harris' gains, party unity, and abortion: July 27 - 30, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll," YouGov, July 31, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/195775?t=13&akid=402668%2E58837430%2EtJcdIc

5. "Kamala Harris DNC speech: Read in full," Washington Examiner, August 22, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196364?t=15&akid=402668%2E58837430%2EtJcdIc

Want to support MoveOn? The MAGA right is declaring war, and Project 2025 is their battle plan. Project 2025 threatens our rights, attacks communities of color, hurts middle- and working-class families, and undermines our democracy. But we will not back down or let Trump steamroll our nation.

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Aug 22, 2024

Do something

Are you fired up by the Democratic National Convention?

Dear MoveOn member,

Are you fired up by the Democratic National Convention?

Did you watch President Joe Biden's inspiring speech passing the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris?

What about Secretary Hillary Clinton's speech imploring the nation to finally crack the "highest, hardest glass ceiling?"

Or Michelle Obama's enthralling speech—including her call for all of us to "do something," and her reminder that Trump is "doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lies as a substitute for real ideas and solutions that will actually make people's lives better."

Who can forget President Barack Obama skewering Trump as "a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn't stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago?"

And how about Governor Tim Walz's heartfelt and beautiful speech last night?

William, we have the momentum, and we should be more hopeful than ever. But we must be clear-eyed about our odds: We are still the underdog.

The Electoral College is biased toward Republicans, the country is divided, the polls are within the margin of error, and Big Money is supporting Trump's rising tide of authoritarian fascism.

That's why MoveOn is running the most innovative and ambitious presidential get-out-the-vote campaign in our 25-year history. Will you make a donation today to power MoveOn's nationwide campaign to get out the vote, elect Kamala Harris, and defeat Trump and the MAGA movement?

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:

Besides the Electoral College being rigged in favor of Republicans and billionaire fat cats backing the Trump campaign, there's another important reason Harris is still the underdog: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In a new interview, Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, said that Kennedy Jr. is considering dropping out of the race—because his campaign would "risk" helping Harris win.1

Kennedy Jr. is even considering endorsing Trump so they can "join forces" to defeat Harris. That means potentially millions of Kennedy Jr. supporters switching their support to Trump and handing him victory.2

Just hours after that interview, Trump said that he "probably would" consider giving Kennedy Jr. a position in his administration if Kennedy Jr. endorsed him.3

For months, MoveOn has said that Kennedy Jr. is nothing more than a spoiler designed to help Trump. Now, his campaign is finally admitting it.

Our plan to elect Vice President Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot is strategic and ambitious and entirely achievable with your help. We are going to reach out to and turn out 1.5 million surge voters—voters who don't consistently show up to the polls but vote Democratic when they do—in the critical battleground states and districts that will decide this election.

MoveOn members are reaching these voters, who might be on the fence about voting this year, face-to-face in their homes, via text, on social media, through phone calls, by sending them postcards, ensuring they see our ads, and more.

But as a grassroots organization that is powered primarily by small-dollar donations from people like you, we need your help to make it happen. Donate today. Every dollar helps.

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Aug 21, 2024

Will you sign the petition to stop election disinformation NOW?

AI and deepfakes need to be regulated NOW, not later.

Sign the petition to tell the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop opportunities for misinformation and disinformation in our democratic elections!

Dear MoveOn member,

A few weeks ago, Twitter/X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted a digitally manipulated deepfake video about Vice President Kamala Harris.Deepfakes are a photo or video of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else, typically—but not always—used maliciously or to spread false information. And while many claim this video from Musk is parody, there will be people who circulate the video thinking the audio is real—and that video has already been viewed hundreds of millions of times.

If that's not enough, just days ago, Donald Trump used fake AI images to imply he had Taylor Swift's endorsement in the general election.2 He doesn't.

Donald Trump consistently tweets fake, AI-manipulated images of Vice President Kamala Harris.3 We cannot and should not allow the CEO of one of the largest social media platforms in the world—nor a major electoral candidate—to spread misinformation and disinformation in our elections. Enough is enough. We need to fully regulate deepfakes on social media platforms overall, but especially when it comes to candidates before the 2024 elections in November. Sign the petition if you agree.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering a first-of-its-kind rule that would require an advertisement to disclose if it's manipulated by artificial intelligence.This is a crucial, necessary first step to regulating artificial intelligence on social media, and it needs to take effect before the election in November. 

It's not impossible to implement these laws and get clarity for voters. There's precedent to change this. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently just co-sponsored a deepfake bill that passed unanimously in the Senate.5 The Federal Elections Committee (FEC) unanimously voted to move forward to regulate artificial intelligence and deepfakes in campaign advertising, but that's stalled.6

The FEC and FCC have to stop any opportunities for misinformation and disinformation in our democratic elections. Tell both agencies to regulate deepfakes NOW!

Deepfakes pose a significant threat to democracy as we know it. It's the job of federal agencies to protect people and provide the facts to make sure our democracy and elections remain untainted from exactly these kinds of threats. It could not be more clear: Making or sharing AI-generated deepfakes of any political candidate without clear disclaimers or permission is deeply irresponsible. It has the potential to confuse voters, heighten the threat environment around our elections, and amplify risks to election infrastructure. Will you sign the petition to implement laws to protect voters from AI?

This year is a massive elections year that includes House races, Senate races, and the presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. A deceptive, AI-generated deepfake could swing these races—or an onslaught of deepfakes could leave voters completely at a loss as to what's real and what's not. For the public to continue to trust and believe in democratic institutions, this cannot happen. 

The integrity of our elections is at stake. The FEC and the FCC need to take substantial action and ban deepfakes on social media to counteract bad actors before our nation's consequential elections in November this year. 

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

Thanks for all you do. 

–Nakia, Chris, Madeleine, Melissa, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Elon Musk made a Kamala Harris deepfake ad go viral, sparking a debate about parody and free speech," NBC News, August 1, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/195620?t=9&akid=402512%2E58837430%2Ezaq-Qe

2. "Trump shares fake "Swifties for Trump" images," CBS News, August 19, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/196292?t=11&akid=402512%2E58837430%2Ezaq-Qe

3. Ibid. 

4. "Regulators consider first federal rule on AI-created political ads," NBC News, July 29, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/195624?t=13&akid=402512%2E58837430%2Ezaq-Qe

5. "The Defiance Act passes in the Senate, potentially allowing deepfake victims to sue over nonconsensual images," NBC News, July 24, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/195622?t=15&akid=402512%2E58837430%2Ezaq-Qe

6. "FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads," PBS, August 10, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/195623?t=17&akid=402512%2E58837430%2Ezaq-Qe

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