Georgia: Voter suppression

{NAME}, I hope you'll take a moment to read this. Democracy is under assault nationwide and Georgia is ground zero. You need to know our strategy and how YOU specifically, {NAME}, can continue to make sure we defeat Republican voter suppression and win the Senate again in 2022. The fight to stop and overcome voter suppression does not have an overnight solution. It takes work -- day after day, month after month, and year after year. When we endorsed Stacey Abrams, we hit the ground running on day one of her campaign in 2017 and never stopped. We knew, after Brian Kemp successfully managed to use every Republican voter suppression tactic he could to eek out a victory, the only way we'd win in 2020 was to double down, go deeper, and stay engaged. That's why we never left Georgia. We supported critical court cases that overturned voter suppression laws and stopped illegal purges of Black voters by raising money and providing back-end support for organizations like Fair Fight. We supported the founding of the Black Male Voters Project through the work of our Political Director Mondale Robinson by fueling growth, delivering resources and then partnering to Text Out The Vote for the General Election and the Georgia Run-Off. And of course, we endorsed Rev. Raphael Warnock raising over $40,000 and making over 3 million voter contacts of infrequent Black, brown and progressive white voters in the Run-Off Election during Get Out The Vote alone. We still haven't stopped. This is our long term strategy in Georgia, modeled off of our successful campaign that turned Virginia blue over 6 years of constant statewide organizing in multiple elections supporting dozens of candidates. Now, we must win again in 2022. Rev. Warnock, Stacey Abrams, and the entire nation are counting on victory if we're going to keep the U.S. Senate and finally defeat Governor Brian Kemp. So here's the deal: DFA isn't funded by Wall Street billionaires, corporate checks, or even institutional foundations. DFA is funded 100% by you. In fact, over 97% of contributions of the 70 million dollars we've raised for progressive candidates and causes in our 17 years has been less than $100 each. That's how we've stayed true to our grassroots people powered mission day after day and year after year. That's how we win candidate after candidate and issue after issue. We've stayed true because we're funded by you. You power this movement and we need you to step up again. [I'm asking you commit to a contribution of $5, $15, or more monthly to fuel the critical year around work needed to defeat voter suppression in Georgia and nationwide. Please do it now >>]( The bottom line is that defeating the onslaught of Republican voter suppression in Georgia isn't easy and it's not free. It takes resources. It takes passion. It takes you! We're grateful to still be a people-powered organization after 17 years and we're honored that power comes from you. Thank you for powering the fight for a better America every day. — Yvette Yvette Simpson, CEO Democracy for America [P.S. As an added bonus, if you become a DFA Defender today by starting a monthly contribution of any amount, we'll send you an "Elections Matter" bumper sticker as a free gift to say thank you. Get yours by signing up to fuel this critical work right now!]( Paid for by Democracy for America, democracyforamerica.com and not authorized by any candidate. Contributions to Democracy for America are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [Click here to unsubscribe from receiving further emails.](