Blog de Dunlap: You can’t just sit there with a “D” next to your name and call it a day

Monday, August 31, 2026

You can’t just sit there with a “D” next to your name and call it a day

Danielle, all throughout this primary season, we’ve kept hearing from pundits and talking heads trying to figure out just what exactly the Democratic Party is all about — suggesting that we need to water down our economic agenda and not be “too progressive” or “too radical” in order to win.

But here’s the reality: The bold, progressive candidates who campaign on a real affordability agenda are winning.

While they continue to put together the puzzle on what the Democratic Party is, voters are not buying any BS.

We’re electing leaders who understand what it really means to fight for working families.

Who will take a stand when it’s hard and speak truth to power.

Who refuse corporate PAC checks — even when it would be easier to take them.

Who unapologetically propose bold economic reforms — not just small measures that nibble around the edges.

This is exactly why I launched Fight PAC: An organization to support, uplift, and help elect these types of fighters for the working class to Congress.

If you’re feeling energized by our movement’s recent wins, and you want to keep seeing actual fighters get elected to Congress, then please split a contribution between Fight PAC and our campaign before our midnight deadline tonight.

My top priority is for Democrats to take back the House and the Senate in November. That is an absolute must.

But at the same time, Democrats need our majorities to be filled with fighters who want to pass plans that truly transform the lives of working people in this country, not just sit there with a “D” next to their name.

Contributions to Fight PAC will support candidates who know what it means to put up a fight.

No more corporate PAC influence. No more watered-down compromises. No more rolling over and playing dead. We need leaders who are unafraid to get into the ring and put up a fight. If you agree, then please pitch in a donation to support Fight PAC and our campaign.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth