Defeat Mitch McConnell by Funding Allison Grimes for Senate :Dump McConnell and Rove

Friend -- This is important: Though Alison Grimes remains tied in the battle for the Senate -- McConnell 43 - Grimes 42 -- the Lexington Herald-Leader reports that she’s “seen her negative numbers skyrocket” due to an unending barrage of attacks from Karl Rove and his right-wing friends. Rove's allies have outspent Democrats 2-to-1 to pummel Grimes with revolting attacks. And just this week, a pro-McConnell group spent ANOTHER $382,000 to tear into her chances of winning. Grimes is still in an incredibly strong spot to win. And if she defeats Mitch McConnell and we stop a Republican Senate takeover, the Courier-Journal reports, we “could put the Senate out of the GOP’s reach for years to come.” That's why we absolutely MUST respond to these negative ads and set the record straight. We need another 2,000 supporters to chip in to our Defeat Mitch Campaign in the next 36 hours to close the fundraising gap and defeat McConnell and the GOP -- will you pitch in today? Deadline: 36 hours Suggested Support: $3 (Contribute) Will you make an urgent contribution of $3 to the Defeat Mitch Fund before tomorrow to beat McConnell and extreme Republicans? If we don’t stand up for her right now and fight back against these negative GOP attacks, we will lose the opportunity to defeat McConnell. He could take a big lead and wipe out any chance we have of stopping him or a Republican takeover of the Senate. We absolutely can't let that happen. Will you help us fight back? Please pitch in $3 to defeat McConnell and stop a Republican Senate takeover. Thank you for your support, Julia Ager DSCC Rapid Response Coordinator

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Can you donate $3 today to make this year McConnell's last year in the Senate?

A brand new poll commissioned by MoveOn yesterday shows that Mitch McConnell is one of the most vulnerable Republicans up for re-election next year. Check out this headline in the Huffington Post:

It's clear that voters of Kentucky have had enough (over 50% of voters now disapprove of his job performance)—but McConnell has been the most vocal supporter of unregulated Super PACs, and they'll be spending tens of millions of dollars to keep him in the Senate.

We're building a war chest that can support a yearlong campaign next year to not only air ads across the state, but also to do real on-the-ground organizing—engaging new voters and making sure that Democrats turn out and vote next year.

There is no candidate anywhere who will get as much Super PAC support. It's clear from our polling that McConnell is vulnerable, but it will take everyone pitching in to match what the Koch Brothers and their allies will be spending to get him re-elected.

Can you donate $3 today to make this year McConnell's last year in the Senate?

Defeating Mitch McConnell will not only virtually ensure that Democrats keep control of the Senate next year, but it will also send a powerful message that the American people are sick of having unaccountable Super PACs corrupt our democracy.

For years, McConnell has been the biggest advocate of unlimited and undisclosed campaign contributions. He called the Citizens United decision a "strong validation of a fight I've waged for nearly three decades."¹

And just last month he argued before the Supreme Court in a case that could remove campaign contribution limits entirely. ²

Right wing Super PACs will be working nonstop for the next year to save their champion. If we ever want to curb their corrupting influence, then it has to start by defeating them in Kentucky next year.

Donate $3 today to be part of that effort.

One year from today, let's be celebrating the defeat of Mitch McConnell.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ilya, Milan, Matt B., Mariana, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. Mitch McConnell defends Koch brothers, Politico, June 15th, 2012
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77469.html

2. Mitch McConnell Will Ask Supreme Court To Scrap Campaign Contribution Limits Entirely, Huffington Post, November 3rd, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=294995&id=77702-15018975-Un7Tx6x&t=4 

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