I’ve been raising money to help re-elect all 4044 of the most vulnerable freshmen Dems who flipped GOP House seats (this was based on Cook Report ratings at the time; a few may have shifted since then but these are the 40 I’m targeting).
SEE IMPORTANT UPDATE AT END OF DIARY!
Donate to all of them at once or pick the ones you want to support...the money goes to the individual candidate campaigns, NOT the DCCC or any other organization.
For months, progressives have been demanding that our House Democrats call for a formal Impeachment Inquiry.
Some argue that we’re already in the middle of one, but even so, people want the individual House members to personally voice their support of moving forward with the impeachment process.
It’s fairly easy for a Dem in a safe blue district to say “Impeach the motherfucker!” It’s not nearly as simple for a Dem who just barely managed to flip a GOP district less than a year ago. It’s not just that they’re worried about losing their jobs, it’s also that there’s the possibility losing control of the House again, and the potential impact on the Senate and Presidential races.
We’ve been arguing a lot about whether moving forward on impeachment will be helpful or harmful politically, bla bla bla. I happen to believe it’s the right thing to do both morally, legally and politically, but I’m not sneering at those who argue the other side either. Bottom line, it’s been a tough call for a lot of these folks.
Well, as of tonight, at least 1920 21 22 2426 31 33 of the 4044 have done exactly what we’ve been asking them to do: They’ve issued formal public statements in support of an impeachment inquiry. Now it’s up to us to make sure they know we have their backs.
This link will let you donate directly to 1, 2 or as many as all 44 candidates. If you only want to donate to the ones who are on the record in support of impeachment, fine. If you only want to donate to the ones who haven’t done so, that’s your call as well!
ARE PUBLICLY SUPPORTING A FORMAL IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY:
- AZ-02: Ann Kirkpatrick
- CA-10: Josh Harder
- CA-21: TJ Cox
- CA-25: Katie Hill
- CA-39: Gil Cisneros
- CA-45: Katie Porter
- CA-48: Harley Rouda
- CA-49: Mike Levin
- CO-06: Jason Crow
- FL-26: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
- FL-27: Donna Shalala
- IA-01: Abby Finkenauer
- IA-03: Cindy Axne
- IL-06: Sean Casten
- IL-14: Lauren Underwood
- MI-08: Elissa Slotkin
- MI-11: Haley Stevens
- MN-02: Angie Craig
- MN-03: Dean Phillips
- NH-01: Chris Pappas
- NV-03: Susie Lee
- NV-04: Steven Horsford
- NJ-03: Andy Kim
- NJ-07: Tom Malinowski
- NJ-11: Mikie Sherrill
- NY-19: Antonio Delgado
- PA-07: Susan Wild
- TX-07: Lizzie Fletcher
- TX-32: Colin Allred
- VA-02: Elaine Luria
- VA-07: Abigail Spanberger
- VA-10: Jennifer Wexton
- WA-08: Kim Schrier
NOT YET PUBLICLY SUPPORTING AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY:
- GA-06: Lucy McBath (???)
- KS-03: Sharice Davids
- ME-02: Jared Golden
- NJ-02: Jeff Van Drew
- NM-02: Xochitl Torres Small
- NY-11: Max Rose
- NY-22: Anthony Brindisi
- OK-05: Kendra Horn
- PA-17: Conor Lamb
- SC-01: Joe Cunningham
- UT-04: Ben McAdams
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UPDATE 8:05am: BOOM! As I expected, MI-11 Representative Haley Stevens just became the 20th of the 40 to issue a public statement of support. This is a big deal to me, as Stevens is a personal friend. Also, with her, we’ve hit 50% of those on this list, as well as all 7 Michigan Democrats (+ newly-independent Justin Amash, of course).
UPDATE 8:39am:NY-19 Antonio Delgado just became #21.
UPDATE 9:26am: TX-32 Colin Allred is #22.
UPDATE 12:02pm: TX-07 Lizzie Fletcher is #23.
UPDATE 1:37pm: I owe CA-25 Katie Hill an apology! Apparently she publicly stated support for an impeachment inquiry a week ago...that technically made her #12 or so, although it means 24 total now…
UPDATE 3:30pm: A twofer! FL-27 Donna Shalala and NJ-03 Andy Kim issue statements of support.
UPDATE 3:40pm: CA-10 Josh Harder is in.
UPDATE 3:53pm:IA-03 Cindy Axne is in.
MAJOR UPDATE 5:00pm: I’ve revisited the Cook Report House Rankings, and have made the following updates to the list below:
- REMOVED PA-06 Chrissy Houlahan (safe D...she’s onboard)
- ADDED NH-01 Chris Pappas (he’s onboard)
- ADDED NV-03 Susie Lee (she’s onboard)
- ADDED NV-04 Steven Horsford (he’s onboard)
- ADDED PA-07 Susan Wild (she’s onboard)
- ADDED PA-17 Conor Lamb (not onboard as of 5pm)
UPDATE 5:58pm: CA-21 T.J. Cox is onboard.
UPDATE 8?06pm:IA-01 Abby Finkenauer is in.