Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Rep. Donna Edwards’ (D. MD) U.S. Senate campaign:
One of the most important races of the 2016 election is coming down to the wire -- and we need your help, right now, to elect a progressive champion with a long record of standing up to Wall Street. Donna Edwards is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Maryland, and the primary is just a month away. This is a close race that will help define the future of the Democratic Party -- and recent polls have shown Donna Edwards is leading with a razor-thin margin. This is also going to be an expensive race. The other side has more than ten times as much money. Donna Edwards has shown she can overcome the establishment and their money. But she needs grassroots support to do it. That's how she won a historic victory in 2008. Democracy for America is joining with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Daily Kos, Blue America, and LPAC in asking our members to raise $50,000 for Donna Edwards today. Her campaign needs our help to fight back against ads distorting her record -- and to get her own message out to Maryland voters. This is urgent: Will you chip in $3 or more to help meet our goal? Send Donna Edwards to join Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate and take on Wall Street. Donna Edwards is the true progressive in this all-important race. She is:
The only candidate in the race who won't take a dime from the Wall Street banks A leader in the fight against the TPP A strong defender of Planned Parenthood and a woman's right to choose A leader on racial justice and equality The first member of Congress in Maryland to endorse marriage equality The only candidate in the race opposed to mandatory minimum sentencing A fighter for every family -- regardless of zip codeDonna Edwards is also the only candidate in the race who has always opposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare -- and who has been a leader in the fight to expand both crucial programs. This is also an important election to help the U.S. Senate become less exclusive. Donna Edwards will make history as the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Maryland, only the second in the history of the Senate, and the first in over 20 years. It's time to bring the political revolution to Maryland. Are you in? We can win a big victory for a progressive champion next month. But it won't happen without your help. Chip in $3 or more to help Donna Edwards meet her urgent fundraising goal. Thank you for helping Donna Edwards take on Wall Street. - Jim Jim Dean, Chair Democracy for America