Dear Lucas,
Take it from me -- political campaigns are volatile, and things can change on a dime.
While Suzanne Bonamici won a decisive victory in her Oregon special election primary, the race is far from over. She now faces well-funded, self-styled "original Tea Party candidate" Rob Cornilles. It's critical for Suzanne to win if we want to take back the House -- and given the GOP's determination to hold their majority, who knows what unwelcome surprises are headed her way.
Suzanne needs our immediate support to win the general election and hold this seat for Democrats. Remember, 100% of your contribution will go directly to Suzanne's campaign.
Toward the end of my own special election race, my opponent's Tea Party supporters aired the vilest, most sexist, and despicable television ad imaginable. It was the kind of ad that could effectively end a political campaign -- but thanks to your outrage, to your swift and strong support, I was able to fight back -- and win. And now that I'm in the House, I can't wait to have Suzanne, with her fantastic record of fighting for working families, here with me as an ally.
From what we know about Rob Cornilles -- he's closely tied to the infamous right-wing billionaire Koch brothers, who funded television ads against Senator Boxer in 2010 and tried to sabotage the Wisconsin special recall election -- we should prepare for every unsavory trick in the book.
Help Suzanne raise the necessary resources to fight back against right-wing dirty tricks. 100% of your contribution will go directly to her campaign.
Now we know what we're up against. An extremist GOP opponent who favors privatizing Medicare, denies climate change, and opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest -- backed by right-wing billionaires who funded unconscionable election tactics to defeat progressive women candidates.
But I've seen first-hand how hard the EMILY's List community fights back when one of our candidates comes under attack. Because of you, I won my special election -- and I know that if we stand together, we can defeat Cornilles and the Tea Party and send Suzanne Bonamici to Congress.
Thank you,
Cong. Janice Hahn