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  WFP HQ · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Democrats should do more in 2021 than Republicans did in 2020 — not less

The American people voted for more relief this year — and they're expecting Democrats to use their mandate and get it done. So why are some of those same Democrats trying so hard to deliver less relief in the name of bipartisanship and "unity"? John, The American people voted f…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
February 9, 2021 at 12:20 AM

The fight for accountability is just getting started

There can be no reconciliation or compromise with Nazis, white nationalists, fascists, and those who enable them. Their ideology seeks only power and demands only surrender. John, it's been a little over a month since white supremacist insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Cap…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 7, 2021 at 9:19 PM

Black History Month

This month and every month, the Working Families Party is seeking to honor Black history by acting on it. John, This week, we kicked off Black History Month — a time to honor the achievements Black people have made in this country in the face of centuries of systemic oppressio…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 9:45 PM

You're invited: The fight for jobs, care, and relief moves forward!

RSVP for "On The Frontline: Care and Relief" tonight at 8pm ET John, Our grassroots people power removed Trump from office. It powered us to victory in Georgia's runoff. And with Democrats now in control of the White House, the House of Representatives, AND the Senate, we have…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 11:05 PM

BREAKING: We're endorsing Nina Turner

We need more leaders in Washington who are committed to fighting hard for an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy. Nina is one of those leaders. John, We need more leaders in Washington who are committed to fighting hard for an economy that works for ever…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 12:11 AM

You're invited: 100 days for climate, jobs, and justice

Join us Tuesday along with Ed Markey, Jamaal Bowman, and more! John, We are living through overlapping crises: a pandemic, racial injustice, economic devastation, and climate change. But right now — literally over the next few weeks and months — we have a historic window of op…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
January 31, 2021 at 10:25 PM

The gravity of this moment

We’re facing our first fundraising deadline of the year at midnight tonight, and every contribution makes a difference. John, January has been a difficult month for all of us — and, in full transparency, that includes all of us at WFP. In a few moments, we're going to ask …
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
January 30, 2021 at 5:29 PM

This is what it has come to

We're not about to back down from either of these fights, and we know you aren't either. This is what it has come to, John: Cori Bush @CoriBush A maskless Marjorie Taylor Greene & her staff berated me in a hallway. She targeted me & others o…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 9:10 PM

Nina Turner and Mondaire Jones on this month’s WFP Assembly!

The WFP Assembly is our monthly national online gathering where the WFP family joins together to build community, and recommit ourselves to the movement. John, This Sunday, January 30 at 8pm ET, please join us for the first WFP Assembly of the year — a virtual gathering where w…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 12:23 AM

Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene

We are living through multiple crises and we need Congress to meet this moment. But there will be no progress without accountability first. John, no one should be forced to work alongside a co-worker who has threatened their lives and the lives of their colleagues. But tha…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 12:30 AM

The fight for accountability doesn't end in Colorado (billboard update)

Every day that Boebert, Cruz, and every other member of Congress who incited the violence at the Capitol earlier this month remains in Congress is one day too long — which is why we're not backing down. John, Even though Donald Trump is no longer in office, the fight for …
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 24, 2021 at 5:38 PM

A nation that cares for all of us

Let's show the Biden administration that the momentum is there for a transformative agenda that puts all of us first. John, Last fall, the Working Families Party and many allies launched the People's Charter, our policy roadmap out of the crises we're living through, towards a …
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
January 22, 2021 at 3:27 PM

Fwd: Expel Lauren Boebert

We just wanted to make sure you saw our email from Tuesday. John, we just wanted to make sure you saw our email from Tuesday. We're overwhelmed by the response to our billboard pressure campaign targeting Lauren Boebert in Colorado for her actions that led to the insurrec…
  Tiffany Cabán, Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Reimagining justice: Profiles of Progressive Prosecutors

Reimagining justice: Profiles of Progressive Prosecutors John — When I ran for District Attorney in Queens, New York almost two years ago, I did it because I felt like it was the right thing to do. Because the issues that were important to those I represented as a public defend…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 4:09 PM

Trump is departing the White House in disgrace

Today is a doorway, not a destination. John, Four years ago today, Donald Trump was sworn in as president. When we shared the below email with Working Families Party supporters on inauguration day 2017, we knew we were in for the fight of our lives. But on that day and…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 1:06 AM

Expel Lauren Boebert

We're not going to let Republicans tell us that we should "move on" — we need accountability now. John, Our picture of the violent, white supremacist-led insurrection at the Capitol on January 6 grows more disturbing with each passing day. Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Co…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 14, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Add your name: Expel these 147 members of Congress

Update: 54 members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors of Rep. Cori Bush's resolution — and more than 500,000 people have signed the petition in support. ​ An update, John: On Monday, Rep. Cori Bush introduced a resolution to investigate and expel the 147 Republican membe…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 13, 2021 at 4:39 PM

John, can you call your representative right now?

If we want to send an unmistakable message that Trump and the Republicans who incited this violence should be held accountable, we need even more members on board. John, we have an urgent action item this morning. Can you help? The House is debating the second impeachment of D…
  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]
January 12, 2021 at 7:18 PM

COUP Act

Last Wednesday is not entirely a story of incompetence on the part of law enforcement. John, Our nation is still reeling from the violent attempted coup in our Capitol last Wednesday, carried out by white supremacists and emboldened by fascists. Five people lost their lives, w…
  Cori Bush · [email protected]
January 11, 2021 at 9:09 PM

No police dogs were awaiting the white supremacists who gathered outside the Capitol

My colleagues who fueled the violence that ensued broke their sacred Oath of Office. None of them should have the honor of representing the American people in Congress any longer, and all of them need to be held accountable. John, My skin burned for 22 hours after I was pepper-…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
January 10, 2021 at 4:08 PM

Sign the petition to Congress: 1⃣ Impeach. 2⃣ Expel. 3⃣ Investigate.

There is no time to waste. Every hour counts. Congress must act as soon as possible, and we need to make sure they hear us. John, Over 80,000 people have already joined WFP in demanding that Congress IMMEDIATELY: 1. Impeach Trump and remove him from office. 2. Expel all membe…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 6:20 PM

Reminder: Mitch McConnell's majority is OVER

Eight weeks after Georgia voters helped save the nation by denying Donald Trump a second term, we did it again by securing a Democratic Senate majority. John, Like you, we are still processing the violent, white supremacist-led insurrection that took place in Washington …
  Nelini Stamp, Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 7, 2021 at 5:40 PM

SIGN THE PETITION: Impeach. Expel. Investigate.

History has taught us that democracy is never a guarantee. It is a choice we make. And times like these call on us to defend it. John, On September 14, 1874, thousands of white supremacist insurrectionists attacked New Orleans, Louisiana, in an attempt to overthrow the pro-Re…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 6, 2021 at 12:51 AM

We're not going anywhere

No matter what the result, we're going to double down on organizing in Georgia and across the country in 2021. It's been a wild ride, John. The polls are now closed across Georgia — and now, we wait. It's likely we won't know the full results of this election tonight. But…
  WFP GOTV Team · [email protected]
January 5, 2021 at 3:59 PM

John, can you make calls to GA voters before the polls close?

There are still thousands of registered voters who haven't cast their ballots yet — and it’s on us to turn them out today. John, This is it. The polls are open for the final day of voting in the Georgia runoff elections, and the fate of the Senate is in voters' hands. Turnout…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
January 4, 2021 at 3:56 PM

Fwd: Massive implications

It may be a new year according to the calendar,​ but 2020 isn't done with us just yet. Hey John, we just wanted to make sure you got a chance to read our email from yesterday. The polls open in less than 24 hours for the last day of voting in a critical Georgia runoff ele…
  WFP Georgia GOTV Fund · [email protected]
January 3, 2021 at 7:33 PM

Massive implications

It may be a new year according to the calendar,​ but 2020 isn't done with us just yet. It may be a new year according to the calendar, John, but 2020 isn't done with us just yet. In less than 48 hours, polls will open in Georgia in the final election of the 2020 cycle —…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 2, 2021 at 5:40 PM

John, can you sign up for a Georgia Runoff GOTV phone bank shift?

We still need to reach tens of thousands of voters who haven't voted yet, and we need your help to make it happen. John, thanks to the support of this team, we hit our $12,000 Georgia Runoff GOTV Goal on New Year's Eve — and we're in a strong position to make the final weekend …
  WFP Digital Team · [email protected]
January 1, 2021 at 12:49 AM

Goodbye 2020

🥂🍾🥳 John, There’s just a few hours left until we can officially say goodbye to 2020. And in just 5 more days, we can say goodbye to a Republican controlled Senate, too. We have a new goal to raise $12,000 for our GA Runoff GOTV Fund by midnight tonight, and we’re only $4…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 1:57 PM

This isn't the email we expected to send this morning

A surge of support made this happen. John, this isn't the email we expected to send this morning. A couple of weeks ago, we announced our final fundraising goal of the year — and we thought we had set the bar pretty high. But as of this morning, we've blown right past ou…
  Dylan Easterday, Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 1:23 AM

Conversations with voters

I wanted to share a conversation that one of our volunteers recently had with a Georgia voter (with their permission) that shows just how meaningful and effective this type of outreach can be. Hi, John, I’m Dylan, and I’m the Volunteer and Distributed Organizing Manager here at …
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 6:53 PM

Georgia voters just smashed the record for turnout in a runoff election

Getting out the vote in a runoff election is hard work, but all signs point to it paying off. We wanted to give you a quick update on where things stand in Georgia with less than a week to go until the runoff election, John: Georgia voters just smashed the record for tu…
  Elizabeth Warren · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 3:04 PM

2021

To make the big, structural change our country so desperately needs, we need to keep pushing our elected leaders to deliver for working people. Dear John, 2020 has been tough. Really, really tough. We've faced crisis after crisis after crisis. But we've persisted — and we…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 7:53 PM

This is why we can have nice things

We know what we want 2021 to look like, and we have a roadmap to get there. John, Take a moment to imagine living in a nation that cares for all of us. A nation where we come together to rewrite the rules and make the wealthiest few pay their fair share. Where we ensure…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 27, 2020 at 11:33 PM

Why your contribution to our Georgia Runoff GOTV Fund is so important:

Early voting ends this week, and we need to ensure Georgia voters have what they need to safely cast their ballots. John, Republican Party leaders are ending 2020 the same way they started it: partying at resorts with the rich people whose taxes they cut while leaving wor…
  Maurice Mitchell · [email protected]
December 26, 2020 at 2:15 PM

Extraordinary

I hope reading this makes you as inspired and hopeful for the future as it makes me. John — this is a longer email than usual. But I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read it all the way through, because seeing the totality of what we've achieved together this year is pret…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
December 24, 2020 at 6:12 PM

Official 2021 Survey

Will you take our short 4-question survey to share what candidates, issues, and campaigns you think we should prioritize in 2021? John, With a new vaccine, a new president, and some new progressive champions headed to Congress, as we look to the new year, there is a lot of cau…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
December 23, 2020 at 6:03 PM

[Add your name] Join AOC, Ayanna, Jamaal, and Rashida in demanding $2,000 checks

We have a real and unexpected opportunity to put $2,000 checks in the hands of working families, but we need to raise our voices now. John, For nine months, Republicans have stonewalled any COVID relief for working families. But last night, Trump threw a wrench in the works for…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
December 22, 2020 at 8:19 PM

New Georgia poll (!)

A new poll just came out this morning — and it shows that we can absolutely win in Georgia John, a new poll just came out this morning — and it shows that we can absolutely win in Georgia: Survey USA Poll (GA-SEN runoff) Rev. Raphael Warnock (D): 52% Sen. Kelly Loeffler …
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
December 22, 2020 at 12:22 AM

In 15 days we can end Mitch McConnell's majority

Mitch McConnell tried to block any relief for working families for months — and his loyal footsoldiers Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue were right by his side. John, Congress is about to pass the first COVID relief package since the spring, which includes extended unemploy…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 19, 2020 at 7:42 PM

We just crunched the numbers, and wow

What we are trying to do isn't easy. Taking on the billionaire class and entrenched political establishment never is. We just crunched the numbers — and wow, John. Without a dime from the corporate donors who already have way too much power in our political system — and …
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
December 18, 2020 at 12:58 AM

Add your name: COVID relief MUST include direct payments and enhanced unemployment

Mitch McConnell is insisting on protections for corporations while only offering working families crumbs. John, In the early days of the pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act, which extended unemployment benefits and gave folks $1,200 in direct payments. Since the summer, n…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
December 13, 2020 at 9:45 PM

Getting out the vote safely in Georgia

It's all hands on deck: Early voting in the runoff election starts tomorrow across Georgia. This is it, John: Early voting in the runoff election starts tomorrow across Georgia. Turnout is expected to be high for a runoff election. 90% of Black women voters in Georgia say…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
December 12, 2020 at 8:45 PM

Take action to help end the death penalty, John

The death penalty is a cruel and unjust practice that has no place in our society. Content Warning: This email discusses murder. John, The death penalty is a cruel and unjust practice that has no place in our society. On Thursday, December 10th, Brandon Bernard was executed by…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
December 11, 2020 at 11:38 PM

John, will you join as an official member of WFP?

What we are trying to do isn't easy. Taking on the billionaire class and entrenched political establishment never is. Dear John, 2020 was a landmark year for the Working Families Party: We helped elect new WFP champions like Jamaal Bowman and Mondaire Jones to Congress to fi…
  Nelini Stamp, Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 10, 2020 at 11:30 PM

Elizabeth Warren, Tish James, Jane Fonda and more

On December 17th, we’ll be honoring our collective work and wins in 2020. Join us! Dear John, I’m so excited to invite you to join me and the Working Families Party on Thursday, December 17th at 8 pm ET for a virtual victory party celebrating all of our work and wins throughou…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 1:49 AM

50-47

The polls are close in Georgia — and we have no doubt it will all come down to turnout. John, during last weekend's debate in Georgia, Rev. Raphael Warnock showed the world why the Working Families Party is so proud to be supporting him: "I'm a Matthew 25 Christian, that'…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
December 7, 2020 at 9:44 PM

Mark your calendar: The Frontline Mass Call on 12/9

Learn. Connect. Act. The Frontline looks ahead. John, With a critical Senate runoff election in Georgia and a sore loser still in the White House, we still have a lot of important work left to do this election season. Join us at 8pm ET on Wednesday, December, 9 for the next Fr…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
December 6, 2020 at 9:07 PM

Warnock vs. Loeffler (tonight's debate)

Georgians cannot afford six more years of Kelly Loeffler. That's why we're working so hard to elect Raphael Warnock. John, in just a few hours, WFP-endorsed Raphael Warnock will face off against his Republican and unelected opponent, Kelly Loeffler, in the first debate of t…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
December 3, 2020 at 11:16 PM

Karl Rove?!

No matter how much the GOP tries to outspend us, we're not going to back down from fighting for every last vote. John, he's back: Republicans are terrified that they're losing ground in Georgia. A new poll out today shows Raphael Warnock up seven points over Kelly Loef…