Dear Lucas,
What an incredible win! EMILY's List candidate Kathy Hochul achieved a spectacular victory on Tuesday in the special election in New York's 26th district. Despite conventional wisdom that the district was unwinnable, we were there with her from the beginning until the last vote was counted and that once-Republican House seat was hers.
Between your support and Kathy's tireless campaigning, we now have a pro-choice Democratic woman in a seat that once belonged to a GOP Young Gun. And believe me, Republicans are petrified about what this means: that voters are saying NO to the GOP plan to gut Medicare, and NO to the Republican bait-and-switch agenda that ignores creating jobs and instead wages war on women.
This is just the beginning of turning the tables on the GOP -- we can keep on winning, including holding the Senate and grabbing more House seats to get our majority back -- but we can only do it with your continued help. And we need your support right now.
Since January, we've seen what Republican leadership looks like, and it's been horrific -- one appalling attack on women's health and freedom after another, and absolutely nothing to help American families in need. They want to dismantle critical aid programs like Medicare -- whose beneficiaries are nearly 60% women! And guess what? Voters are with us -- they are ready to kick the Republicans to the curb, and we're there to make sure it happens.
Give to EMILY's List today to make sure we keep the momentum going and take advantage of every opportunity we can to elect or re-elect pro-choice Democratic women. We have a lot of work ahead of us -- we have 24 more House seats to win -- but with your help, we can make sure at least half of those seats are held by women.
Kathy Hochul's victory -- which will certainly be followed by more! -- was possible because this incredible community was there for her from the beginning. I want to tell you how grateful I am for your support. Really, I can't thank you enough -- you're why I'm so proud to be a part of EMILY's List. With all the energy out there, I have no doubt whatsoever that we are going to make history in 2012 -- and by supporting us, you'll be a part of it.
Take care,
Stephanie Schriock
President