7 days to make a difference
From the Desk of Terry Cosgrove, Senior Advisor of Project 50
I hope this finds you well.
Like me, I suspect you have also contributed generously during this election cycle to save our democracy. I strongly believe that the abortion issue will rescue our democracy on November 5.
Since "retiring" from Personal PAC, I'm very excited to be helping Project 50 take the successful Personal PAC model to states where abortion is illegal - states that are in desperate need of a political strategy to defeat the right-wing extremists responsible for this unthinkable misery.
As a consequence of the hope and excitement around Kamala's campaign in the states where Project 50 is working, I am feeling more optimistic than ever that we can break the right-wing fever in these red states where abortion bans are literally killing women.
Our success in defeating anti-abortion leaders in these staunchest of anti-abortion states will be the shot heard across the country. I know this to be absolutely true from my 1st races at Personal PAC when we started defeating right-wingers here in Illinois. And from those wins, everyone took notice---and look where Illinois is today!
The attached report lists candidates who Project 50 is supporting in the three key states where we can make an enormous difference. The candidates profiled are a testament to the depth of reproductive rights leadership even in the reddest of states.
In addition, I am personally working closely with the Indiana Our Choice Coalition which is fielding pro-choice candidates across the state. You may recall, Indiana’s state attorney general investigated a doctor, Caitlin Bernard, for providing a life-saving abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who fled her home state of Ohio because of its abortion ban.
I hope you will review Project 50's target races for November 5th. Making a contribution today will help us win as many races as possible with the wind of Kamala Harris in our sails. I truly believe the stars are aligned to send a clear message that voters across the country will not stand by until the protections of Roe are restored in every state for every woman!
I'm not going to pretend that your contribution will be matched 400%, 600%, or 800%. But as a reminder, long-time reproductive rights leader Liz Lefkofsky challenged our community to chip in one final contribution with a $44,000 matching challenge for funds raised through the election for Project 50. We’re incredibly grateful for her ongoing support and leadership.
Please know that state legislative races in states such as Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Indiana cost so much less than in states like Illinois. Donating $1,000 or $500 to Project 50 goes much further in these states, buying $10,000, $5,000, etc. in advertising for our pro-choice candidates who are fighting at the front lines to save the women in states where abortion is illegal and dangerous.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.
Thank you for all your support, belief in, and commitment to this critically important work that literally saves women's lives.
Always in choice---and NEVER giving up!
Terry Cosgrove
Senior Advisor, Project 50
P.S. As Tina Tchen, Project 50 co-founder says, "Those of us in states where abortion is legal have a moral obligation to not leave women in anti-abortion states behind to suffer and die."
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