Dear MoveOn member,
Do you remember former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's fatal 47% statement—where he asserted that 47% of the population were freeloaders who didn't pay taxes?
That ignorant gaffe cost Romney the election.1
Yesterday's Washington Post release of a sickening 2005 audio recording where Donald Trump brags about sexually assaulting women is potentially much bigger and far more damaging.2
This could be Trump's Titanic—if we act fast.
Can you chip in $3 to make sure that Tump's boasts about sexually assaulting women cost Republicans the White House and the Senate?
Republicans are starting to feel the heat.
Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan revoked an invitation for Trump to attend a campaign event today in Wisconsin.3 RNC chairman Reince Priebus issued his sharpest rebuke of Trump to date.4 And a handful of Republicans members of Congress have withdrawn their endorsements of Trump.5
But Ryan, Priebus, and most Republicans running for Congress are still standing by their man. Sure, they've called his remarks "repugnant," "demeaning," and "vulgar," but most seem poised to accept an apology from Trump.6
With just 31 days to Election Day—and on the eve of the second presidential debate—Donald Trump could have just cracked open a door to a possible wave election, where voters decisively reject Trump and the candidates who support him, and take back the Senate in the process. It's up to us to wedge that door open and push on through.
If we can raise $125,000 by midnight tomorrow, our plan is to:
- Release rapid-response videos targeting every Republican in a tight race, highlighting Trump's heinous remarks and tying these candidates to him and his candidacy. Our Video Lab went into production on these videos last night as the story exploded.
- Flood social media with ad buys. We will make sure key voters in each state see these ads, and that no Republican candidate can easily distance themselves from the hateful presidential campaign they've helped enable.
- Hit the streets and the phones. Beginning this weekend—and continuing all next week—through ramped-up door knocking, campaign events, phone banking, and more—MoveOn's massive field team will make sure that news of the recordings mobilizes voters in key swing states via tens of thousands of one-on-one conversations.
- Shine a media spotlight on Trump's disgusting comments, to keep the story going. Trump has already tried to sidestep this mess by referring to his vulgar comments as mere locker-room chatter. But on talk show after talk show, MoveOn's proven spokespeople will continue to hold his feet to the fire.
Can you chip in $3—or whatever you can afford—now, so we can swing into gear and hold accountable Trump and every Senate candidate who endorsed him?
Thanks for all you do.
—Anna, Jo, Manny, Robert, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005," The Washington Post, October 7, 2016
https://act.moveon.org/go/6145?t=17&akid=171136. 30042692.mQGOQv 2. "Romney's 47% comment named quote of the year," MSNBC, December 10, 2012
http://act.moveon.org/go/6158?t=19&akid=171136.30042692. mQGOQv 3. "Speaker Paul Ryan disinvites Trump to his campaign event, says he's 'sickened' by tape," Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2016
http://act.moveon.org/go/6148?t=21&akid=171136.30042692. mQGOQv 4. "A Sexual Predator in the Republican Party's Midst," The New Yorker, October 8, 2016
http://act.moveon.org/go/6159?t=23&akid=171136.30042692. mQGOQv 5. "'I'm out': Rep. Chaffetz withdraws his endorsement of Trump," Politico, October 8, 2016
http://act.moveon.org/go/6160?t=25&akid=171136.30042692. mQGOQv 6. "'Repugnant,' 'demeaning,' 'vulgar': Republicans react to Trump's remarks, and Democrats chime in too," Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2016
http://act.moveon.org/go/6161?t=27&akid=171136.30042692. mQGOQv Want to support our work? Senator Elizabeth Warren says, "I'm so enthusiastic about MoveOn's smart and targeted plan to hire a network of organizers in key battleground states to mobilize and train volunteers to knock on hundreds of thousands of doors. It's bold and ambitious—and exactly what is needed to help swing Senate races, resoundingly defeat Donald Trump, and give Democrats a fighting chance to take back the House." Will you chip in to help make it all possible?
Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.
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