Republicans aren't a political party. They're a cult.

After the FBI raided Donald Trump's home to recover stolen top-secret national security documents, Trump's support among Republican voters for the 2024 presidential nomination actually went up ... to the highest number ever recorded. Dear MoveOn member, On Tuesday, Wyoming Republicans had the opportunity to choose between Liz Cheney—a staunch conservative whose only deviation from party orthodoxy was that she refused to repeat Donald Trump's Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen—and an election denier who calls Trump "the greatest president of my lifetime."1 Liz Cheney lost by 37 points.2 Need more evidence that the GOP is nothing but a personality cult of Donald Trump? Check this out. After the FBI raided Donald Trump's home to recover stolen top-secret national security documents, Trump's support among Republican voters for the 2024 presidential nomination actually went up ... to the highest number ever recorded.3 In the words of Robert Reich, "The political struggle of our time is no longer left versus right, Democrat versus Republican. It is democracy versus authoritarianism."4 This is a fight we must win. That's why MoveOn has committed $30 million to our 2022 midterm campaign—the largest midterm campaign in our 23-year history. We're using that money to run the same tried-and-true campaign tactics that helped beat Trump in 2020, including on-the-ground organizers to get out the vote and hard-hitting internet and TV ads to reach undecided swing voters. We've also spent the last year innovating new, cutting-edge tactics that will allow us to remain one step ahead of our opposition, just as MoveOn has so many times in the past. Will you donate $3 a week to power our campaign and help stop the authoritarian takeover of our democracy? Your weekly contribution will help sustain our campaign from now until Election Day. (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will contact you shortly after the election to see if you want to modify or cancel your weekly donation.) [Count me in.]( [No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.]( While Republicans continue down the dark and dangerous path of Trump's authoritarianism, we have gotten news recently showing that we have a real shot at defying history and stopping Republicans from taking control of Congress. First, President Biden just scored the most impressive run of legislative victories of any president in a decade or more, passing landmark legislation on climate change, prescription drugs, gun safety, veterans' health care, and more.5 Meanwhile, gas prices are declining, jobs are booming, and the rise in inflation has significantly slowed.6 And the end of Roe v. Wade and the wave of abortion bans going into effect across the country are triggering a backlash, demonstrated by the landslide victory for abortion rights on the ballot in Kansas, a state Trump won by 15 points in 2020. All of this news is translating to a dramatic shift in Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections. In early June, Republicans were on track to win 51 seats and a majority in the Senate. Now, Democrats have pulled ahead in enough places that the polls say they would likely gain seats if the election were held today.7 Because of gerrymandering, the House of Representatives will be more difficult for Democrats. But even there, if you ignore the pundits and just look at the available polling data, Democrats have a 1 in 3 chance of holding their majority, according to the data-only polling model by the experts at FiveThirtyEight.8 And that's before we even start the biggest phases of our campaign, which won't begin in earnest until after Labor Day. With your help, MoveOn will be able to invest in ads on TV and digital platforms, driving the most effective messaging to persuade the exact voters we need to win and fire up Democrats across the board. We're organizing phone banks and texting campaigns to remind voters who might not otherwise bother voting in a midterm. These are tactics we know from testing can have a measurable impact on election outcomes, but as a grassroots membership organization, we rely on donations from everyday people like you. Instead of one super-rich billionaire writing a huge check, we're able to take on Trump and the Republicans by collecting tens of thousands of donations of $10, $20, and $50 each. We have just 79 days left until Election Day. Will you donate $3 a week to help stop the Republican takeover of Congress and defend our fragile democracy? Weekly donations help power and sustain our campaigns for the long term. (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will contact you shortly after the election to see if you want to modify or cancel your weekly donation.) [Count me in.]( [No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.]( Thanks for all you do. –Chris, Alexis, Corinne, Manny, and the rest of the team Sources: 1. "How an Anti-Trump Plotter in 2016 Became His Champion Against Liz Cheney," The New York Times, September 27, 2021 [ 2. "2022 Wyoming primary elections results," The Washington Post, August 17, 2022 [ 3. "Trump’s 2024 Primary Support Reaches New Heights After FBI Raid," Morning Consult, August 11, 2022 [ 4. Tweet by Robert Reich, May 21, 2022 [ 5. "Biden's recent wins could give Democrats a boost heading into the midterms," NPR, August 12, 2022 [ 6. "Gas is suddenly cheaper. That could help Biden." Politico, August 10, 2022 [ 7. "Latest Polls," FiveThirtyEight, accessed August 18, 2022 [ 8. "Republicans are favored to win the House," FiveThirtyEight, accessed August 18, 2022 [ Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump and his allies are methodically enacting a plan to place some of Trump's most ardent supporters in key election offices that oversee vote counting, have the power to certify—or decertify—election results, and declare election winners and losers. 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