Hey John,

Steve Bannon isn't the first far-right extremist to get on a soapbox, but he is one of the few with an actual plan.

Steve Bannon says the quet stuff very loudly: In 2022 they aim to put so many of their people in positions of power throughout state and local governments that next time there will be nothing anyone can do to stop their quest for power

Here's why it matters: Thousands of insurrectionists, QAnon believers, anti-vaxxers, and anti-science diehards are answering his calls. They're signing up to run for election administrators across the country, often small and hyper-local races. If they win, they have the power to protect our elections or to steal an election for Trump.

This is how we stop them: We need to recruit, train, and elect diverse young progressives. We can be hopeful the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act gets passed, but we can make an impact without waiting for the Senate.

John, play a part in defending our democracy from Steve Bannon's brigade of violent insurrectionists, QAnon believers, and white supremacists. Tag 2 diverse young progressive friends in the tweet below, and ask them to run for these offices in their area. We'll help them win!

Bannon's insurrectionist listeners, Flynn's QAnon Redditors, and all the local chapters of Proud Boys are activating their networks. Now we activate ours because #DemocracyCantWait.

We could be asking you to donate today, but what we REALLY need are candidates in the pipeline: so share like Ezra!

Ezra Klein Tweet: And did you know @runforsomething has a tool that will let you see every office you can run for in your district? So much power pools in elected offices virtually no one even knows exist. You should take a look at it

That's why we tweet.
In the past five years, we've elected hundreds of diverse young progressives. We can win, but we need more people who care about running.

We need diverse young progressives to step up. We need you and two of your friends to Run for Something. So tag them on Twitter or Instagram, ask them to step up, and when they decide to run, we'll win together.

Amanda Litman
Co-founder
Run for Something

Run for Something is a grassroots-powered organization that recruits and empowers young progressives running for local office, with the goal of winning permanent power for decades to come. We've elected 600 diverse, young progressives to power by relying on support from grassroots donors pitching in a little to create big change. Please chip in now to help our candidates continue running and winning.

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