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*WE* Make The Good News! Check out the AMAZING Fundraising Numbers: Saturday's GNR [1]
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Date: 2022-10-01
Since that awful day in 2016 when Trump was elected, we have all gathered here to share good news with one another, find community, find energy to fight, and find reason to hope.
But in addition to reporting good news, we make good news! We write postcards for campaigns. We make phone calls. We go door to door for candidates. We make a difference.
And if we can, we donate. And boy do we donate!
In mid-August we started a fundraiser for 38 of the most highly contested House races.
Why? Because although keeping the House is a longshot, it is also totally a possibility.
And it is important. I mean really, does anyone want to see Kevin McCarthy as Speaker? Or Marjorie Taylor Green and Matt Gaetz chairing committees? Does anyone want to see Biden’s agenda ground to a halt and 24/7 hearings on Hunter Biden?
No one wants that.
So we fundraised for the House and you all donated over $80,000! More than $2,000 per candidate! Wow!
Here is that fundraiser: Save the House Part 1
That went so well that we made a second fundraiser with an additional 22 people. These were folks who had recently won primaries or had recently been moved into the “in play” category.
And lo and behold, you all donated over $45,000! More than $2,000 per candidate! Wow!
Here is that fundraiser: Save the House Part 2
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
You all are amazing!!!
It is time to put together a third, and final, fundraiser, and we want YOU to nominate local candidates for us to support!
For the first two races, we stuck to only candidates that are rated as Toss Up or Lean R or Lean D. You can find some of those ratings here and here (scroll down for “Forecasting Each House Race”)
Who do you think we should fundraise for this time? Why? Are they in a seat that was rated as competitive? If not, why do you think we should include them anyway?
This can be someone we supported before or someone brand new.
Nominate House candidates in the comments! Explain why you think they should be supported.
If you see someone you support nominated by someone else, like the comment and add your two cents in another comment.
One of the candidates in our second round was Eric Sorensen. Sorensen is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 17th Congressional District. The race for Illinois' 17th Congressional District this November is considered a true competitive toss-up. Sorensen made climate issues a key issue during the Democratic primary. The candidate said he "100%" supports a federal bill to codify abortion access rights. He would also support expanding federal protections for same-sex marriage and contraception. Sorensen is a former meteorologist born and raised in Rockford, IL. Sorensen will be the first out LGBTQ person elected to congress from Illinois!
Sorensen faces a major fundraising gap against his Republican opponent. The republicans think they can win this swing seat so they are throwing money at it (including piles of dark money). At the end of June, King's campaign reported more than $1.8 million on hand, compared to just $114,509 in Sorensen's coffers.
The race is neck and neck, but Sorensen can totally win. This newly drawn district even leans slightly blue. If he has the funds to GOTV, we can win that seat. This is a place where you dollars really can make a difference.
The funding situation is so important (and Sorensen is such a great guy) that he made this video thanking us for our help. Check it out:
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