Lucas,
What's something that 4 out of 5 people agree on?
I'm not talking about dentists who recommend a certain chewing gum. (Remember those commercials?)
I'm talking about stopping the corporate takeover of our democracy in its tracks.
A recent survey by the Associated Press and the National Constitution Center shows that 83% of Americans think there should be limits on how much money corporations can give to the outside groups that run so many of the dirty campaign ads polluting our airwaves.
It's not about political parties: 85% of Democrats, 81% of Republicans and 78% of Independents support limiting corporate influence in elections.
And it's not about income groups: Among people with household incomes over $100,000, the number actually goes up to 90%.
Overwhelmingly, We the People -- across political and income spectrums -- want corporations out of politics.
Yet a staggering amount of money is being spent by corporations (on behalf of candidates from both major parties, it must be said) seemingly bent on taking us back to the age of the Robber Barons.
With the problem so stark, with people so unified, Public Citizen has an unprecedented opportunity to capitalize on all the momentum we've built together to overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Please contribute $5, $50 or even $500 -- whatever you can -- right now to help Public Citizen seize the day in our shared fight against the corporate takeover.
This election is one of the most impactful and divisive of our time. I'm guessing you're getting, and responding to, emails from candidates soliciting your support.
Public Citizen is proudly nonpartisan. We won't tell you which candidates to support with your vote or your dollars.
But we're doing critical work that we can't just put on hold until after Election Day.
We have to prepare now so that we're at maximum strength to make the most of the opportunities -- and respond to the challenges -- we're going to face once the election results are in.
We simply can't afford to ease off. Not for a month. Not for a day. Not for one moment.
Public Citizen -- that's you, me and hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens from coast to coast -- must keep working to expose and resist the corrosive effect of corporate electioneering and lobbying.
I'm asking you to dig deep and make sure Public Citizen remains the strongest possible antidote to the corporate virus that threatens to debilitate our democracy.
Please make a generous contribution today.
Thank you for making Public Citizen so powerful, and so effective, for 41 years and counting.
Sincerely,
Robert Weissman
President, Public Citizen
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