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December 6, 2019 at 4:00 PM

There's still time to grab your Run for Something laces for 50% off!

Hi there -- It's getting time to put the final touches on your holiday gift lists (already!) -- why not check out shop.runforsomething.net? As a bonus, we'll give you 50% off one of my favorite items: our Run for Something shoelaces. Use code HOLIDAY50 at checkout to get your…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 6:45 PM

"What do you all actually do for candidates?"

Hi there -- The #1 question we get from supporters is an understandable one: "What do you all actually do for candidates?" This week, we added an appropriately-named section to our website to answer that exact question: How We Help! Hear directly from candidates, mentors, an…

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December 3, 2019 at 5:16 PM

Today, here's what I can offer you:

Hi there -- It's Giving Tuesday today and we're still $2,200 (or approximately 90 donations) away from reaching our fundraising goal. We're not a 501c3, so I can't offer you a quick link through Facebook or a tax deduction for your gift. But I can offer you this: 45,000+ …

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December 2, 2019 at 4:01 PM

busy busy busy

Hi there -- As is basically always true these days, there's a lot going on right now. Five states have upcoming major party candidate deadlines, and we still have races where we'd love to find a young progressive candidate to run. If you or someone you know cares a whole lot …

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November 29, 2019 at 9:15 PM

Get 50% off these perfect Run for Something stocking stuffers:

Hi there -- Whether you ran a Turkey Trot or are gearing up to run for office, these Run for Something laces add the perfect progressive touch to any outfit. Get yours for 50% off today with code HOLIDAY50. Proceeds will go to electing these incredible, diverse, young pr…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 27, 2019 at 6:01 PM

This year, it's you

Hi there -- The Nationals won the World Series this year, so when I say that what I'm most grateful for is actually you, you should know that's a pretty big deal. But I mean it. Ross and I started Run for Something because we were sad and angry about the state of American pol…

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November 26, 2019 at 4:30 PM

Special event alert: Meet Run for Something in Washington, DC

Hi there -- This will be a fun one: Our next Run for Something event in Washington, DC will be on Tuesday, December 3rd. Run for Something co-founder Ross Morales Rocketto will be there, along with newly elected Abrar Omeish -- Fairfax County Board Member, At Large and the f…

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November 21, 2019 at 3:31 PM

We've got just the right gift for the young progressive in your life →

Hi there -- We're sorry to report that it's not too early to start thinking about holiday gifts. And what better way to send a pointed message to a smart, young progressive in your life than with a Run for Something t-shirt or tote bag? Exactly. There's no better way. Get yo…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 20, 2019 at 3:16 PM

Lina & Ilana

Hi there -- It's Wednesday. The national news is a bummer. Here are two stories you almost certainly missed: A year ago, Lina Hidalgo won her long-shot race for Harris County Judge. Now she's using her position and power to make massive improvements to her community, includin…

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November 18, 2019 at 5:31 PM

Can you lend a hand with 3,000 new could-be candidates?

Hi there -- Last Tuesday, we kicked off the holiday season and celebrated my personal favorite holiday: National Run for Office Day. Nearly 3,000 people signed up to run for office, bringing us up to nearly 45,000 young people who've raised their hands to run since January 20…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 15, 2019 at 4:46 PM

What can you do with one hundred million dollars?

Hi there -- Today, a certain billionaire announced that he plans to spend $100 million of his vast fortune on running a digital ads campaign against Donald Trump. Let me be clear: I'm thrilled for every single dollar spent getting Trump out of office. But it's frustrating to …

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November 14, 2019 at 4:00 PM

2020

Hi there -- If the impeachment circus or presidential primary are getting you down (and how could they not?), I've got a few suggestions for races that might actually give you hope today. With the 2019 elections behind us, Run for Something is focused now on recruiting candid…

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November 13, 2019 at 4:00 PM

👕 Last chance: Win a Run for Something t-shirt! 👕

Hi there -- With the (great) election behind us, we're kicking our 2020 candidate recruitment efforts into full drive, and that means finding young progressives to run and getting them set up before filing deadlines. So here's the deal: Until midnight, any donation you make t…

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  Ross Morales Rocketto, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 12, 2019 at 2:31 PM

It's National Run for Office Day!

Hi there! Ross here. I just wanted to wish you a very happy National Run for Office Day and make sure you knew exactly how to celebrate my favorite holiday: Pick a seat. After all, the first step toward running is figuring out what seat you should run for. Sign up for acce…

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November 8, 2019 at 9:30 PM

We're giving away five t-shirts 👕👕👕

Hi there -- To celebrate the really, really, really good election night we had on Tuesday, we're giving away  Run for Something t-shirts to five people who donate between now and next Tuesday. Think about it: If you win, you've got a perfect holiday gift for someone in your l…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 7, 2019 at 4:01 PM

This is a feel-good email 🌟

Hi there! I'd like to tell you a little bit about Safiya, Tay, and Ali. Safiya Khalid won a seat on the Lewiston City Council in Maine on Tuesday night; when she's sworn in, she'll become the first Somali-American to hold the office. In the weeks leading up to her election, S…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 6, 2019 at 2:00 PM

Here's what you need to know about last night:

Hi there -- Assuming you didn't spend last night tracking 155 local election results, here's what you need to know: With not-quite-all of the races called before midnight, 67 of our 155 candidates -- nearly half! -- have won outright, with another two folks moving onto run-o…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 5, 2019 at 4:31 PM

It's! Election! Day!

Hi there -- I voted this morning, bright and early while I walked my dog (no dogs allowed in our polling place, but Sadie has "sit and wait" down pat). So now I've got plenty of time to make sure that you and all of your friends vote, too. Right now, figure out whether, wher…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 4, 2019 at 4:30 PM

TOMORROW is Election Day! Here's what you need to know:

Hi there -- TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY for 155 Run for Something candidates, and we could not be more excited. First things first: Figure out whether, where, and when you can vote at vote.org right now, then come back and read the rest of this email. Ready? Cool. Some topline …

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

November 1, 2019 at 3:00 PM

November 👏 is 👏 here 👏

Election Day is less than one week from today, and we're supporting more than 150 candidates while also recruiting candidates for 2020 in key states. Can you throw a few bucks our way? Hi there -- With only four days 'til Election Day, I'll keep things direct: today, we …

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October 31, 2019 at 2:33 PM

There's a terrible joke at the end of this email

Election Day is less than one week from today, and we're supporting more than 150 candidates while also recruiting candidates for 2020 in key states. Can you throw a few bucks our way? Hi there -- Say it with me: It doesn't matter who wins in 2020 if Republicans sweep st…

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October 29, 2019 at 3:30 PM

2019 is busier than you'd think

Election Day is one week from today, and we're supporting more than 150 candidates while also recruiting candidates for 2020 in key states. Can you throw a few bucks our way? Hi there -- On top of supporting our 2019 candidates (one week to Election Day!), one of the big…

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October 28, 2019 at 3:45 PM

A former student endorsed by her teacher (and more really good stuff)

Election Day is one week from tomorrow, and we're supporting more than 150 candidates while also recruiting candidates for 2020 in key states. Can you throw a few bucks our way? Hi there -- You don't have to take my word for it when I say our 2019 candidates are connecti…

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October 25, 2019 at 6:02 PM

connection

Hi there -- After 2018, we asked our candidates: What was it about Run for Something that made it possible for you to run? And over and over again, they told us the answer was connections. It's tough to be a local candidate, especially one who wasn't handpicked by the state …

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October 24, 2019 at 6:15 PM

Twelve days out, here's where we are:

Hi there -- In 12 days, we'll have 157 candidates on the ballot across the country -- and voters will be able to cast our ballots in literally hundreds of elections, including mayoral races, school boards, city councils, and legislative chambers in four states. The thing is, …

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October 22, 2019 at 3:22 PM

Meet the twenty-somethings running for office right now:

Hi there -- A fact I'm pretty proud of: 22 of the 157 candidates we'll have on the ballot next month are 25 years old or younger. You can meet a few of them -- and our other incredible candidates -- over on Medium, where we're introducing you to a few of our candidates every …

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October 21, 2019 at 2:46 PM

a little light reading on a Monday morning

Hi there -- Usually, on a Monday morning, I'd try to keep things light with updates from our incredible alumni and candidates. But instead, I'd like to share two not-so-fun things with you. First, this piece on why Republicans win at every level when Democrats don't pay atte…

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  Leslie Hauser, Run for Something · [email protected]

October 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM

Help elect Dems in Virginia!

Hi there -- November 5 is a big election day in Virginia. The House of Delegates and State Senate can flip to blue with only a handful of seats. Democrats are running for county board, city council, and school board where serious policy decisions are happening. Meet all the Ru…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

October 18, 2019 at 2:00 PM

Ready to meet a few of our candidates?

Hi there -- With Election Day two-and-some-change weeks away, I've been talking a lot about the 157 Run for Something candidates on the ballot this year. But who are these candidates? We'll be introducing them over on our Medium page between now and November 5th, starting toda…

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October 16, 2019 at 7:33 PM

How many races can you fund with $2 million?

Hi there -- The 12 candidates on the debate stage last night represented millions of dollars being poured into the primary for a single -- if important -- race. Meanwhile, with less than $2 million in our first two years, Run for Something has elected more than 200 young peopl…

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October 15, 2019 at 2:31 PM

Three weeks to go!

Hi there -- We're three weeks from Election Day 2019, and I couldn't be more proud of our candidates. Running in a local election isn't like running for president, where you spend as much time on TV or at donor events as you do talking to voters directly; local elections are w…

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October 11, 2019 at 3:03 PM

Today, we're celebrating

Hi there -- We're less than a month out from Election Day, and we're about to cross a major benchmark: nearly 40,000 women, people of color, LGBTQ people, young people, students, parents, people with disabilities, vets, and folks with all kinds of backgrounds have signed up t…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

October 10, 2019 at 2:18 PM

powerful

Hi there -- I've been thinking for days now about something one of our candidates, Phil Hernandez (who will be on the ballot in Virginia this November!), said in an interview recently: "99% of the time when I'm out knocking on doors, people will tell me, 'You're the first cand…

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October 8, 2019 at 2:30 PM

What we did yesterday:

Hi there -- On a normal day, 20 or so people tell us they want to learn more about running for office. Yesterday, with the launch of wherecanirun.org, we had more than 1,000 potential candidates raise their hands. If you haven't taken a look at the new site, you really should …

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

October 7, 2019 at 3:01 PM

Big, big, big news

Hi there -- Less than one month to Election Day, I'm so excited to tell you about two big things we're launching today: First things first: Through Run for Something Action Fund (RFSAF), our affiliated 501c4, we're launching wherecanirun.org, a new groundbreaking tool that al…

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October 4, 2019 at 5:03 PM

re: I: We could win the presidency, but lose the country

Hi there -- Thank you to everyone who chipped in or reached out after getting yesterday's email. If you haven't read it yet, it's below -- I hope you'll take a look. Today, I have one request for you: Forward this email to someone who gives a shit about whether our country is…

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  Amanda Litman, Run for Something · [email protected]

October 3, 2019 at 1:30 PM

I: We could win the presidency, but lose the country

Hi there -- I can not say this any more clearly: If we let Republicans maintain control of state legislatures, they will gerrymander Democrats out of power after the 2020 census and rewrite the rules to ensure minority rule for a generation. Governing will be permanently brok…

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October 1, 2019 at 2:18 PM

Well, did we do it?

Hi there -- First things first: We hit our goal of raising $25,000 before midnight last night. In fact, we ended up at $27,755 -- and our generous donor has agreed to match every last dollar. Numbers aside, I'm so grateful to this team for rising to the occasion. Your contri…

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September 30, 2019 at 3:00 PM

Today, we're so, so close to our goal

Hi there -- We don't have to file an FEC report after tonight. But we do have a deadline, and it's a big one. Today is the last day for our donor match: If we raise $25,000, a generous donor will match every last dollar -- and we're still a few thousand dollars short of our g…

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September 27, 2019 at 2:31 PM

Here's how we're doing on our goal:

Hi there -- On Monday, we announced that a generous donor is offering to give us $25,000 if we can raise the funds to match it by the end of the month. With four days left, we're more than halfway there -- but we've still got $10,017 to go. Chip in $5, $25, $50, or whatever …

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September 26, 2019 at 1:16 PM

How RFS alum are taking on the climate crisis:

We need to raise $25,000 by Monday at midnight to have it matched by a generous donor. Can you help by donating any amount today? Hi there -- Every single Run for Something candidate who gets elected means more Americans represented by someone who agrees that the climate cri…

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September 24, 2019 at 4:31 PM

Update on yesterday's goal:

Hi there -- Since we announced yesterday that we need to raise $25,000 in order to have the full amount matched by a generous donor, this team has gotten us more than 20% of the way there. In one day!! Unlocking this full match would make a huge difference in our ability to …

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September 23, 2019 at 2:30 PM

Can we get a little help with something big?

Last week, an incredibly generous donor made us an offer: If we can raise $25,000 by the end of the month, they'll match it dollar-for-dollar. Honestly, that's a tall order -- but I think we can do it, if you help. Can you make a donation of $10 today to help us hit $25,000…

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September 20, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Here's what I'm thinking about this Friday

Hi there -- Here's what I'm thinking about today: On November 5th, 2019, we'll have 154 candidates on the ballot in 29 states. And I want each and every one of them to have what they need between now and then, while they knock on -- literally -- thousands of doors to talk to v…

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September 19, 2019 at 8:18 PM

Meet your September endorsees:

Hi there -- We are less than 50 days away from November 5th, when we have the opportunity to make major changes in dozens of municipalities across the country. In Virginia, we are just two seats away in both the House and the Senate from a Democratic majority. In cities like…

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  Ross Morales Rocketto, Run for Something · [email protected]

September 18, 2019 at 3:30 PM

The key to a better day starts here (seriously!)

Hi there -- When people ask me how they're supposed to stay optimistic even as the news gets worse and worse, I give them one piece of advice: Talk to voters. According to NPR, talking to a stranger "can affect feelings of happiness and human connection on a typical day." Wh…

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September 16, 2019 at 7:32 PM

Here's an un-fun fact for you:

Hi there -- Daily Kos ran the numbers last week, and if redistricting happened right now, Republicans would dominate by drawing 3-4 times as many districts as Democrats. Forget retaking the Senate -- we'd lose the House in a second, and for a long time. We're loud about this b…

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September 13, 2019 at 2:46 PM

53 days from now

Hi there -- All due respect to the Democratic presidential candidates, there are major elections happening in 53 days. Seven legislative chambers are on the ballot, along with dozens of state and local executive positions. School boards will be chosen, and those people will de…

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September 12, 2019 at 3:32 PM

Read this before you watch the debate:

Hi there -- On November 3rd, 2020, we'll (hopefully) elect a new president. But I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Winning the presidency won't mean a damn thing if Republicans win state legislatures and the power to draw district lines for the next decade. A Democrat…

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September 10, 2019 at 4:31 PM

Lina, Josie, Cinda, and Malcolm:

Hi there -- We're fifty-odd days away from the 2019 elections. Here are a few folks you should know about: We talk a lot about Lina Hidalgo, RFS alum and Harris County Judge, but only because she's absolutely giving us a lot to talk about. Right now, she'sfighting to drastica…

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