From: Elena Perez, MoveOn.org Political Action
Dear MoveOn member,
The biggest news coming out of the Republican convention was that Clint Eastwood talked to an empty chair for 12 minutes. That’s bad for Mitt Romney, but this week is going to be even worse.
Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Bill Clinton, and of course the President himself are about to take over the airwaves—right as most Americans are starting to pay attention to the race.
We’ve only got nine weeks until Election Day, and the Democratic National Convention provides a huge opportunity for MoveOn members to help President Obama pull ahead big time. So we’re joining forces with the labor movement to talk with voters in key swing states like Ohio.
MoveOn members are volunteering with the AFL-CIO’s affiliate, Workers’ Voice, in Dayton on Wednesday at 3:00 pm.
A lot of progressives have watched the campaign, sat back, and figured Obama had the election in the bag.
That’s just not the case in this Citizens United era, where people like the Koch brothers can spend hundreds of millions of dollars on TV ads to try and buy the election. Romney will try to sneak away with a win thanks to these 1%ers if we don’t start doing what we do best—turning out volunteers in huge numbers to talk one-on-one with voters.
With summer vacations over and kids back at school, right now is the time when voters are really tuning into the election. We’re going to lose this if progressives keep thinking Obama doesn’t need their help.
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Help Turn Out the Vote and Win
Most voters are already on our side. But the question is whether they’ll show up. We’ve got an amazing partner in the AFL-CIO affiliate, Workers’ Voice, and a game-changing voter contact system to make every phone call and door-knock more impactful. Can you chip in to support our work to turn out unlikely voters? You can also make a monthly contribution or contribute by check.
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https://pol.moveon.org/2012c/donate/nine_points.html?id=50640-21095459-blaNSjx&t=5
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