John - people often ask me why I remain hopeful about our nation's politics despite the extreme polarization we see today.
 
The answer is because I believe in the power a small group of people to bring about meaningful change when they band together, speak with one voice and stand for something. I discussed this point recently in an interview about the state of our country.
 
You see, I was in Congress for eighteen years and then I got out of politics for nearly ten years before running for governor. The important lesson I learned then is that there is life after being in Congress. There are bigger things, more meaningful things and ultimately, better ways to serve.

 

If standing up for America and our democracy causes someone to lose their Congressional seat, so what? Life goes on.
 
Some say that I'm an eternal optimist but I have faith that people will ultimately come to their senses. To make it happen sooner, it's up to each of us to continue encouraging our elected representatives to stand up to do what’s right and say, "enough is enough!"
 
Just this week, despite pressure from GOP leadership, some Republican members of the U.S. House voted to censure another GOP congressman for his depiction of killing another member of Congress in a social media post. I imagine if you ask those Republicans why they voted that way, they'd reject the notion that they were being courageous and simply acknowledge that it was the right thing to do.
 
And soon after, GOP Leader McCarthy suggested that they may face political punishment for their votes. That's Donald Trump's playbook and not the actions of someone who hopes to be Speaker some day.
 
We saw in the recent Virginia race for governor that Trump's influence is diminishing and the pathway to winning elections is to reject the toxic behavior that is too common today, and instead take positions on issues that can win both moderate and base voters.

 

When I say that our efforts are working, this is exactly what I mean. 

 

I'm out there every day raising awareness about these issues and doing what I can to make a positive impact - to restore sanity to Washington - and to support Republicans who are focused on helping people, not on tearing us apart. But I need your help to keep up the fight.

 

The funds we raise go directly into our advocacy efforts and I'm reaching out to ask you to consider making a donation right now to help. I'm counting on you.

I'm so appreciative of all the work you're doing to heal the divisions in our country and get our government working again for all of us.

 

Thank you!

 

-John

 

 

 

 

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