We wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year and hope your holidays were joyful and memorable ... that much needed something to restore our faith in family, friends and goodness.
2024 is finally here. It’s no longer just an election cycle, it’s the actual year. We all know what is at stake this year. We are blessed to you all, a thoughtful and intelligent following that doesn’t need to be bombarded with fresh facts and anecdotes to be convinced the future of the greatest democracy the world has ever known is in the crosshairs of a violent and deceitful authoritarian movement backed by immense wealth and power.
What we will appeal for is an understanding that we are going to have to work harder and longer than ever before to ensure every available vote for American Democracy is identified, courted and moved to cast a ballot for freedom and individual rights for ALL Americans. We can do this with positive persuasive voter engagement and relentless repetition, avoiding the barbs and bomb-lobbing that regale audiences on social media.
President Biden has successfully guided us out of a pandemic exacerbated by MAGA malfeasance and through a painful aftermath of greedy profit-taking by unscrupulous players that contributed to inflation and further belt tightening for American consumers. Think about that for a moment. Many American families blew through their savings during the pandemic and then were hit with a debilitating rise in prices at gas pumps, grocery stores and clothing outlets, and unprecedented jumps in rent and mortgages.
We empathize with the anger and disgust, but we most assuredly know that America is on the path to overcoming the natural and man-made calamities that have imperiled The American Family. The biggest threat now to those ravaged is a repeat performance. If Trump and his allies are to be believed (and we do), the chaos and upheaval that ensued throughout his administration, including the attempted overthrow of the election on Jan 6, 2021, will be dwarfed by the fascist MAGA agenda he will impose in a second term.
With an ambitious pro-democracy agenda for the year, we will do everything we can to ensure a second MAGA White House never comes to be. We’ll update throughout the year, but here are a few highlights:
Fortunately, there are no serious primary challengers and the Democratic presidential nominating process is a formality, but that won’t keep us from supporting the grassroots write-in campaign for President Biden in the great state of New Hampshire. Primary Day is Jan.23 in New Hampshire.
Democratic candidates and core issues including reproductive freedom have been on an incredible winning streakin special and scheduled elections, as we have proudly boasted here in recent months. Lets keep it going by helping our sisters and brothers in the great state of New York, where Tom Suozzi is seeking to return to Congress in the seat vacated by indicted MAGA troll George Santos. The special election in NYCD-03 will be held Feb. 13
We will be announcing our House and Senate endorsements in the intermediate future, which is the first step in setting our targeted states and congressional districts in the November elections.
Discussions with key partners on the ground in targeted states and districts are moving forward. We are planning for another diverse menu of voter outreach and engagement along the lines of our past activities, including our rural Black voter program in Georgia, our contribution to putting ballot drop boxes on isolated reservations in Montana, women voters outreach in Michigan and our bilingual direct mail effort in Western States.
Last but definitely not least, we are so excited about our co-founder Mara Dolan’s run for Massachusetts Governor’s Council, the body that confirms judicial nominees and has oversight of the state parole board. A public defender with an A-list government and professional resume, she will bring unique and unquestionable experience to the Governor’s Council at a time of unprecedented court reform. It’s a significant workload, but Mara is the definition of a multi-tasker, having been trained for it in the most proven hands-on job in our society: motherhood and now grandmotherhood.
We’re excited about 2024 and we are confident that we will play a significant role in energizing and moving voters in the races we enter. We thank you for all your support and all you do to protect American democracy and to promote the best qualified and deserving candidates for elected office. It’s going to feel like a haul up a mountain at times, but we can do this. We must do this.