Dear MoveOn member,
Here’s something we didn’t picture ourselves saying today: We have a real chance to send MAGA Senators Ted Cruz and Rick Scott packing in November!
Just weeks ago, any political expert would have said there was no way senators from red-state Texas and Florida were at risk of losing their seats. These are the states of Governors Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis, after all!
But then Vice President Kamala Harris launched her campaign, and Donald Trump and JD Vance doubled down on their disdain for women and and fearmongering about immigrants. And now, the Senate races in Texas and Florida are virtually neck and neck!1,2
There’s no overstating how exciting this is, Kendall. It would be a political earthquake if we flipped these seats, bode well for Vice President Harris, and keep MAGA Republicans from winning control of the Senate.
That’s why MoveOn is launching an emergency fundraising campaign for two MoveOn member-endorsed candidates: Democrats Colin Allred in Texas and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida.
The situation in Texas is especially familiar, as we find ourselves in a Senate race that bears striking similarities to the one in 2018 between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke. But now, large numbers of voters are upset about Texas’s draconian abortion ban and MAGA extremism in their state.
Colin Allred, a 40-year-old Dallas civil rights attorney, is leading the charge in Texas, and he needs the support of MoveOn members to get it done.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is a Latina and a former member of Congress who has strong support among Latine voters and has made reproductive freedom a centerpiece of her campaign.3 With an initiative on the ballot to overturn the state’s abortion ban and secure the right to abortion in the state constitution, she is within 1 point of Rick Scott in the latest polls.4
Our internal data-driven research shows that abortion is the issue most likely to motivate surge voters—those who need a bit of a push after turning out just once between 2018 and 2022—to turn out to vote, but now we need to get those Texas and Florida surge voters to the polls in November!
The stakes of this election could not be clearer. We cannot return to the chaos and division of Donald Trump’s government, where our rights and freedoms were constantly under attack. The white Christian nationalist Project 2025 takeover plan is a stark reminder of what we could face in a second Trump presidency, especially with a MAGA Senate backing him.
MoveOn is working around the clock to expose Trump’s unpopular views on abortion, engage young and inconsistent voters, convince them that their vote matters, and turn them out to vote. We have a proven track record of turning out voters through our innovative “vote tripling” method, which is up to five times more effective than other methods.
But we didn’t expect to be investing in Florida and Texas at this moment, so we need your help to take advantage of this once-in-a-generation opportunity to flip these states!
Thanks for all you do.
–Mohammad, Corinne, Jaira, Allie, and the rest of the team
P.S. Got your popcorn ready for the vice presidential debate next week? Sign up here to host a watch party so you can celebrate Coach Walz’s victory with fellow MoveOn members!
Sources:
1. “Colin Allred’s Chances of Beating Ted Cruz in Texas Senate Race,” Newsweek, August 24, 2024
https://www.newsweek.com/colin-allerd-texas-senate-polls-ted-cruz-1943289
2. “U.S. Senate race poll: Dead heat between Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Sen. Rick Scott,” WUSF, September 10, 2024
https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2024-09-10/u-s-senate-race-poll-dead-heat-debbie-mucarsel-powell-sen-rick-scott-florida
3. “Will the Fight for Abortion Care Help Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Win in Florida?” Elle, September 23, 2024
https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2024-09-10/u-s-senate-race-poll-dead-heat-debbie-mucarsel-powell-sen-rick-scott-florida
4. “U.S. Senate race poll: Dead heat between Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Sen. Rick Scott,” WUSF, September 10, 2024
https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2024-09-10/u-s-senate-race-poll-dead-heat-debbie-mucarsel-powell-sen-rick-scott-florida
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