From: Elena Perez, MoveOn.org Political Action
Dear MoveOn member,
In every campaign, there is a turning point, and Mitt Romney’s 47% speech may be it.
A hidden camera caught Mitt Romney telling his rich donors that nearly half our country—47% of Americans—are freeloaders mooching off the government1:
“My job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”
Not surprisingly, people everywhere are outraged and offended. That means we now have a HUGE opportunity this week to persuade voters who are still on the fence that Romney is the wrong choice for president. There’s no shortcut—we need to get as many people as we can in swing states like Ohio out talking to voters about Romney’s comments right away.
MoveOn members are volunteering with our partner Workers’ Voice Ohio
I do want to help.
https://pol.moveon.org/2012c/donate/nine_points.html?id=52198-21095459-gpoGSgx&t=9
Romney’s 47% speech alone won’t amount to a turning point in the campaign unless we seize this opportunity. Our strategy is to use volunteer power to show swing voters that Romney’s comment about the 47% wasn’t a gaffe—it was clear evidence of how Republicans think about the American people and why their policies favor the rich, not anyone else.
We’ve joined forces with AFL-CIO and other partners to create the single largest independent get-out-the-vote program in the country. At 19 million members strong, together we’re talking with voters one-on-one. Decades of political science research shows that talking face-to-face with voters is dramatically more effective than anything else.
And experts say that right now, after the conventions are over, is when most voters are tuned in and making up their minds. This week is probably the best time to persuade voters in Ohio by talking about Mitt’s disdain for anyone who’s not a member of his mega-millionaire club.
Thanks for all you do.
–Elena, Julia, Garlin, Stefanie, and the rest of the team
Source:
1. “SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters,” Mother Jones, September 17, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=280924&id=52198-21095459-gpoGSgx&t=10
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