I’m off today for my birthday, celebrating with out-of-town friends and capping the day with a dinner party with close ones. I’m truly fortunate to have such wonderful folks in my life.
If there is one gift I would love to receive, it is this: that you support democracy. It is a precious gift, hard fought for centuries, and it is at dire risk.
I have joined the Biden-Harris 2024 Leadership Council, a program of the Human Rights Campaign. We are raising money for the Biden Victory Fund. And I set an audacious goal: that I would raise $50,000 to help defeat Trump and the MAGA Republicans and return Joe Biden to the White House!
This is your opportunity to join me, and the community here at the Status Kuo, to step up in defense of our country. We are under attack from within. And we haven’t faced as grave a threat to our Republic since the Civil War.
Your contribution today will be smart and targeted. It will help us mobilize millions of Equality Voters and get them to the polls in November. If we turn out our base, especially millions of anti-Trump Gen Z voters in the critical swing states where every vote counts, we will lift Biden/Harris to victory!
But how much should folks give?
Here’s what I advise: Ask yourself how much it is worth to you to keep our freedoms, our rights, and the precious rule of law in the United States. Then give an amount that is even a bit more than that. It should hurt a little so that it feels like a sacrifice, not a gift.
You can donate by clicking the blue button below. Warning: Don’t be put off by the large dollars amounts they show by default! You can type in ANY amount you’d like to give in the box. And I am a big believer in the power of small, individual donations! If you donate, drop a comment below letting me know.
I promise, your donation will feel cathartic if you haven’t already given, because you will now be part of something so very important. You’ll have skin in the game. It will be one of the most satisfying donations you can make, knowing it goes to help a good man defeat a truly horrifying one.
Thank you all for being such a wonderful, smart, supportive and engaged readership and community. I’ll provide updates on how the raise is going. I think we can get to $50K, don’t you? Let’s gooooo!
Jay
Jay is wonderful- and happy birthday! But the Biden campaign is not where we should be putting our money. They have plenty! How about the States Project: https://statesproject.org/ or America Votes: https://americavotes.org/ or Working America: https://workingamerica.org/ or Jon Tester's or Sherrod Brown's Senate Campaigns?
Happy birthday! Just the nudge I needed to donate. 🌈 My congressional seat is hotly contested so that’s where my focus is (WA 6th; the amazing Emily Randall is hopefully going to win the primary—she’s awesome in every way: https://electemilyrandall.com/about/). Maybe you could endorse her?