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  Membership Update (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 20, 2021 at 10:05 PM

Trump's GOP allies are circling the wagons

         Hi there,   Top Republicans are flocking down to Mar-a-Lago to strategize with Donald Trump.   Steve Scalise just went there on Tuesday. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy visited before that. And Republican insiders expect that many more are on the way.   The writing on th…
  Defeat the Fascist Fifteen (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 20, 2021 at 8:40 PM

Our plan to to kick Trump's senators to the curb

        Hi friend,   We've got a list of 15 senators -- 15 Republican men who voted to acquit Donald Trump of a crime he was clearly guilty of. 15 men who enabled fascism.   And 15 men who are up for re-election next year.   We can't think of a more important project than getti…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 20, 2021 at 7:04 PM

February fundraising update

        Hey there,   We wanted to take a minute to talk to you about our plans for 2022 and what we need to get there.   We are planning on targeting the 15 GOP senators up for re-election who voted against certifying the election and helped acquit Trump.   We're ready to hit t…
  We Need To Know (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 20, 2021 at 5:39 PM

Are you ready to stand with Raphael Warnock again?

         Democrats,   David Perdue is challenging Raphael Warnock in 2022 after losing his runoff election in January against Jon Ossoff by just about 55k votes, or 1% of total votes.   We're so proud of the work Democrats did to help Raphael Warnock flip a Georgia Senate seat bl…
  Membership Update (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 20, 2021 at 4:03 PM

How Biden can erase Trump's legacy on federal judges

         Hi there,   Right now, hundreds of Donald Trump's dangerous right-wing judges make up nearly 30% of the federal judiciary. Trump did more to remake the courts than any president in recent memory -- and we've been urging President Biden to do something about it.   Luckily…
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 20, 2021 at 2:39 PM

Can Biden get $15 done?

        Hi friend,   Joe Biden promised to accomplish something that Democrats and everyday Americans have wanted for a long time -- a $15 living wage.   And now that he's president, with a Democratic Congress, activists want to make sure he delivers.   “To have it this close o…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Trump is more than 40 points ahead for 2024 GOP nomination

        Hi there,   After being cleared of all wrongdoing in his second impeachment acquittal, Trump has wasted no time shoring up GOP support and attacking everyone who dared to stand up to him. He's raised tens of millions for his new political operations, and a new POLITICO / …
  Protect the Senate (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 7:04 PM

David Perdue's back for Corruption Round 2

         We wish we were joking, Democrats.   David Perdue has filed to run against Raphael Warnock in 2022 after losing his runoff election in January against Jon Ossoff.   Democrats like you are the reason we defeated Perdue the first time and flipped the Senate -- you called, …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 5:40 PM

NRCC's chairman proclaims the GOP will "win redistricting"

        Hi friend,   The GOP is going back to one of their oldest anti-democratic strategies: gerrymandering their way to victory.   During a press conference in which he unveiled the National Republican Campaign Committee's 2022 strategy, the NRCC's chairman proclaimed the GOP …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 4:03 PM

39% of Republicans say they can excuse political violence

        Hi there,   “If elected leaders will not protect America, the people must do it themselves, even if it requires violent actions.”   That's what 39 percent of Republicans think, according to a new survey by the American Enterprise Institute that was conducted in the latte…
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 2:39 PM

Republicans unmoved despite shocking videos from the Capitol riots

        Hi there,   Senate Republicans watched disturbing footage of Capitol police screaming in pain while facing unspeakable assaults from Trump's extremist mob -- and they showed no visible signs of discomfort.   The GOP knows exactly who was responsible for the egregious dis…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 8:41 PM

The GOP put a target on the backs of working families

        Hi friend,   The National Republican Campaign Committee recently released a memo outlining their new plans, and Rep. Katie Porter is listed as one of their top targets.   In their memo, the GOP claims she's “too extreme for middle-class families.”   Porter is the woman …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 7:04 PM

Georgia is creating more troubles for Trump

        Hi there,   Did you see? Georgia is opening an investigation into Trump's attempted election tampering.   Trump is on record asking the Georgia Secretary of State to “find 11,780 votes,” so he could beat Biden, but despite the evidence staring them directly in the face, …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Republicans consider creating Anti-Trump party

        Hi there,   Forbes reports, “More Than 120 Republicans In Talks To Form ‘Anti-Trump' Political Party.”   The reason driving the growing movement to abandon the GOP?   According to Forbes, “Many are unhappy with the party's failure to stand up to Trump's alleged attempts…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 2:40 PM

The 15 GOP senators who didn't even want to hold Trump's impeachment trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 10:52 PM

The GOP has no excuse but cowardice

         Hi friend,   A Georgetown professor said it all in a letter to the Washington Post, “those who vote to acquit the former president will now own it all: The incendiary speech that made the nation's capital a killing ground but also the months of incitement and lying that b…
  SIGN ON via WDTO · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 9:19 PM

Democrats can finally end Citizens United

          Hi there,   With control of the White House, Senate, and House, Democrats have the power to overturn Citizens United and stop unlimited outside spending on our elections.   For eleven years, this Supreme Court decision has allowed corporate and billionaire donors to po…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 7:05 PM

Joe Biden has already purged most Trump-appointed lawyers

        Hey -- have you heard the latest from The Washington Post?   The Biden administration is asking most remaining Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to step down from their positions.   A Justice Department official said that the only Trump appointees who'll be allowed to conti…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 5:40 PM

If you won't support Trump, prepare for your censure

        Listen, the Republican Party is out of control.   State and local GOP organizations are attacking any and all established Republican representatives who dare to waver in their support for Trump.   The Louisiana Republican Party released a statement condemning their senio…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Stacey Plaskett couldn't vote to impeach Trump -- she's prosecuting him instead

        Hi there,   Del. Stacey Plaskett, a non-voting member of Congress who represents the U.S. Virgin Islands, was a key part of the team of House impeachment managers bringing the case against Trump.   Plaskett was the only Black woman present at Trump's Senate trial. “These…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 2:39 PM

The 15 GOP senators who didn't even want to hold Trump's trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  GOP Hypocrisy Alert (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 11:41 PM

GOP senators blame Trump -- but still didn't convict him

        Sen. Mitch McConnell: “They were provoked by the president.”   Sen. Roy Blunt: “I think it was a tragic day, and he was part of it.”   Sen. Mike Rounds: “If anything he urged … inappropriate action by people that appear to be his supporters.”   These GOP senators admitt…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 10:03 PM

The 15 GOP senators who didn't even want Trump to go to trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  ICYMI (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Pentagon investigates extremism in the military

        Hi friend,   Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided to pause military operations “so troops can discuss internal support for extremist movements,” according to The Washington Post.   “The Jan. 6 events at the Capitol, in which Trump supporters stormed Congress in an …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 15, 2021 at 5:38 PM

The 15 GOP senators who wanted to let Trump go without a trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Stacey Plaskett couldn't vote to impeach Trump -- but now she's prosecuting him

        Hi there,   Del. Stacey Plaskett, a non-voting member of Congress who represents the U.S. Virgin Islands, has become a key part of the team of House impeachment managers bringing the case against Trump.   Plaskett is the only Black woman present at Trump's Senate trial. …
  The WDTO Team · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 7:04 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene: The Capitol mob wasn't Trump supporters

        Hi there,   As Trump's impeachment trial began, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made yet another wild assertion: that the violent mob storming the Capitol couldn't have been Trump supporters.   “If the #Jan6 organizers were Trump supporters, then why did they attack us while…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 5:40 PM

The 15 senators who wanted to let Trump go without a trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Trump's lawyer breaks out an absurd defense

        Hi there,   During the first day of Trump's impeachment trial, his lawyer Bruce Castor made the disgraceful argument that Democrats are only impeaching Trump to prevent him from running for office in 2024 -- not because he incited a violent white supremacist mob to stor…
  Supporter Survey (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 13, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Hawley's cocky stance at Trump's impeachment trials

        Hi there,   Josh Hawley, Trump's top enabler, doesn't seem concerned with the outcome of his impeachment trial. In fact, reporters have noted that he's not even on the Senate floor:   Source: Twitter   It's infuriating to think about why Hawley's so relaxed. He's alre…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 13, 2021 at 8:39 PM

If you won't support Trump, prepare to be censured

        Listen, the Republican Party is out of control.   State and local GOP organizations are attacking any and all established Republican representatives who dare to waver in their support for Trump.   The Louisiana Republican Party released a statement condemning their senio…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 13, 2021 at 7:04 PM

The 15 senators who refused to hold Donald Trump's impeachment trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 13, 2021 at 5:39 PM

Biden purges most Trump-appointed lawyers

        Hey -- have you heard the latest from The Washington Post?   The Biden administration is asking most remaining Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to step down from their positions.   A Justice Department official said that the only Trump appointees who'll be allowed to conti…
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 13, 2021 at 4:04 PM

POLITICO: "Brad Parscale urges Trump to run again as a 'martyr'

        Hi there,   Brad Parscale, Trump's former campaign manager, has given his old boss some unsolicited and harrowing advice:   “If Trump asked me how to win again. I would run on being impeached twice. They are about to give him super powers,” Parscale shared on Twitter. “T…
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 13, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Are Trump's lawyers lying?

        Hi friend,   Even with a growing heap of evidence demonstrating Donald Trump's key role in inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol, he still thinks he can fool the American people.   Trump's defense attorneys are saying Trump was “horrified” at the attack on the U.S. Cap…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 10:03 PM

The 15 GOP senators who refused to hold Trump's Senate trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 8:40 PM

NYT: Polls find Americans split on Trump's potential conviction

        Hi friend,   We're touching base with our supporters about their feelings on the ongoing Senate impeachment trial.   According to The New York Times, a recent Quinnipiac University poll “found that 50 percent of Americans said the Senate should convict Mr. Trump, while 4…
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 7:04 PM

Rep. Raskin needs our support now more than ever

        Hi friend,   Have you been watching the Senate impeachment trial unfold?   If you have, you probably know that Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Democrats' head impeachment manager, has been making a compelling -- and personal -- case for Trump's conviction.   Here's an MSNBC op-e…
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 5:40 PM

The man on trial still has access to intelligence briefings

        Hi there,   In his first network television interview, Joe Biden told CBS News' Norah O'Donnell that Donald Trump's “erratic behavior” is proof he should not have access to intelligence briefings.   Members of both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees have alread…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 4:04 PM

John Fetterman is running for Senate

        Hi there,   We want to keep you updated about the candidates we're most excited to help elect as the 2022 cycle starts to ramp up. First up: John Fetterman is running for an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania.   Fetterman is exactly the kind of candidate we want to help --…
  ICYMI (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 2:39 PM

BREAKING: Trump investigated for phone call with GA secretary of state

        Hi there -- have you seen the latest from CNN?   “The office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed to CNN on Monday that it has started an investigation into former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the state's election results, including …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 10:03 PM

The 15 GOP senators who refused to hold Trump's impeachment trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  Your Support Needed (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Trump's secret stumbling block to Biden's immigration agenda

        Hey -- have you seen the latest from The Hill?   It seems “a union contract signed by the Trump administration on its last full day in office could enable Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to stall President Biden's vision for a reimagined immigration sys…
  The WDTO Team · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 7:05 PM

Evicted during a deadly pandemic

        Hi friend,   43 million Americans are renters -- and the GOP is trying to leave all of them vulnerable to evictions during this health and economic crisis.   Per the Washington Post, “An estimated 11.3 million households in the country are behind on rent or won't be able…
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 5:41 PM

How are you feeling about the Senate trial?

        Hi there, we'll keep this brief --   We're reaching out to see how our supporters are feeling at the end of the first week of Trump's Senate impeachment trial.   Will you participate in our flash poll now? We need 46 responses by midnight.   Let us know: Do you believe…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Joe Biden: a Trump conviction is "probably not likely"

        Hi there,   Joe Biden has a grim view of Trump's impeachment trial. According to ABC News, the president conceded that “It's probably not likely to get 17 Republicans to change their view and convict an impeachment.”   Many Republicans -- and even some Democrats -- are s…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 2:40 PM

The 15 senators who refused to hold Trump's impeachment trial

        Marco Rubio. Rand Paul. Chuck Grassley. Tim Scott. Todd Young. Ron Johnson. Roy Blunt. John Boozman. John Neely Kennedy. John Thune. John Hoeven. James Lankford. Jerry Moran. Mike Lee. Mike Crapo.   We're remembering these names. Why? Because they're the 15 senators up …
  We Need Your Input (via When Democrats Turn Out) · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 11:39 PM

There's still work to be done -- and we need you to weigh in

        Hello,   The Biden administration is well underway, and we've already seen a lot accomplished.   Many of Trump's most abhorrent policies have been repealed, and Biden's made strides on issues like immigration, COVID relief, and LGBTQ+ rights.   But we can't decide we're…
  The WDTO Team · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Do you think Democrats should put Trump on the stand?

        Hi friend,   Donald Trump has refused the Senate's invitation to testify at his impeachment trial.   But that doesn't mean he can't be forced to appear.   Once the House impeachment managers have made their case, Trump's lawyers have presented their defense, and senator…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Lauren Boebert paid herself $22k

        Hi friend,   Far-right Trump loyalist Rep. Lauren Boebert “paid herself more than $22,000 in mileage reimbursements from her campaign account last year,” per The Denver Post. “Boebert's campaign defends the reimbursements but three ethics experts who reviewed the money tr…