I’ve been in politics a long time, and even I was (pleasantly) SHOCKED by Tuesday night’s results.
Before I go any further, THANK YOU: you did this.
Look at what happened on Tuesday for our endorsed Equal Opportunity Now candidates:
In Kansas, Adam Hamilton won a U.S. Senate seat in a state that hadn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932. Republicans poured millions into stopping a pastor from Kansas. Kansas said no.
In Texas, Gina Hinojosa won the governor’s race, the first Democrat to do it since Ann Richards.
In Alaska, Mary Peltola won her race for the U.S. Senate.
In Arizona’s 1st District, maybe the most contested battleground in the country, Dr. Amish Shah won a seat Republicans had held through seven straight elections.
In Florida, Pia Dandiya is headed to Congress, and Kathy Castor held her seat after Republicans redrew the map to take it from her.
In Alabama, Shomari Figures is going back to Washington to keep fighting for his district.
And across the country, Democrat after Democrat we backed was sent back to Congress to keep up the fight.
Every one of these races is a candidate who Equal Opportunity Now endorsed and supported. These are the fighters we bet on early, when the polls said “longshot,” when the super PACs were lining up against them, and when plenty of people said Kansas and Texas were a waste of time.
We didn’t listen. Neither did you.
None of this happened by accident. It happened because thousands of you chipped in $10 here and $25 there, week after week, while a trillionaire on the other side wrote nine-figure checks. It happened because volunteers knocked doors in Bloomington, Peoria, and towns all over this country. It happened because you refused to sit this one out.
My father used to tell us at the dinner table: “Whatever you do, make sure this country is there for the next families who need it.” When we started Equal Opportunity Now, that’s what this was about. This week, you made it true for a lot of families.
I’m not asking you for anything today. I just want to say thank you. I’m proud of every single one of you.
Take a breath. Celebrate. Then let’s get back to work, because the fights ahead are big, and now we have the people in place to win them.
With gratitude,
— Raja Krishnamoorthi
Founder | Equal Opportunity Now
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