Blog de Dunlap: I’ll just be blunt:

I'll just be blunt: If you're in a place where you can make a contribution to support our grassroots campaign today, it would be a huge help. Let me explain:

Our nation is at a turning point as we enter 2026. Will we be a country that rewards the wealthy and well-connected, or will we build an economy that works for working families?

Americans are seeing on full display where Donald Trump and the GOP's priorities are: Ripping health care away from people. Skyrocketing the cost of everything with their chaotic tariffs. Building gilded ballrooms and bailing out Argentina. Serving billionaires and corporate executives.

We need to fight back. One way to do that is by supporting people-powered campaigns built on grassroots donations like ours. It's a way to show how our democracy can run differently, without the control of billionaires and giant corporations.

After December's FEC fundraising deadline, we'll tally up all the donations we've received this quarter. The total amount raised matters, yes, but here's the number I'll really have my eye on: The total number of contributions. Because that's the number that shows just how many people are not letting this Administration stop us — and are still in this fight for big, structural change.

So if making a financial contribution would make sense right now, could you pitch in $100 or any amount today?

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I want you to know that I never expect you to donate to every email, and I'm always grateful to work alongside you no matter how much, how often, or whether you're able to contribute.

If you are in a place to make a contribution, your support today will help demonstrate that there's strong support for what our campaign is fighting for.

In order to defeat Trump in 2026 and beyond, Democrats must speak to the real economic anxieties that families are feeling right now, and have the courage to fight for the policies that will make their lives easier — even if pundits say it'll never happen or if it bothers billionaires.

That's what we're fighting for. Now, when our public fundraising numbers come out, political pundits, Republican operatives, special interests, Big Tech moguls, Wall Street executives, and far-right ideologues will scour them for any signs of weakness.

They'll want to use our fundraising results to tell a story about how our movement is unpopular, and we don't have what it takes to fight for the changes we're calling for.

This is a chance to prove them wrong, Danielle.

In order to hit our goals, campaign hard in 2026, and make real change for working people, we're relying on a strong response to this email today. So if you're able to, please pitch in any amount ahead of our next critical fundraising deadline — and help power our fight.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth