I started my campaign to save our democracy from Lauren Boebert’s far-right conspiracy theories. But since launching my campaign, I’ve realized Boebert’s bullshit isn’t even my biggest obstacle.
Instead, the biggest obstacle to my campaign, and one of the biggest threats to our democracy is…
MONEY!
Anyone who wants to win an election in this country needs money.
Which means regular people (me), have to beg you for grassroots support and send you annoying emails like this. Sorry!
With the primary only a week away, money’s influence on our elections becomes clearer and clearer.
One of my primary opponents is a self-funded career politician, who’s poured millions of their own money into boosting their campaign — and my advisors say that could be enough for them to win the primaries. And yet — it may not be enough to give Democrats a win in the midterms.
And you know why? Take a guess.
That’s right — because Republicans have even more MILLIONS than they do.
Do you see the problem, Peter?
I won’t shame anyone for playing the game — hello, I’m doing the same thing — but I won’t keep quiet about systemic issues with our democracy. Our elections aren’t about who has the best policies or who’s popular with voters. At the end of the day, most of the time all that matters is who has the most money.
If we care about having free and fair elections, we need MAJOR reform to the entire voting system.
If I win this race, I will do everything I can to ensure that future elections are accessible to anyone who has the vision to lead.
The Voter Protection Project is on an important mission: To end partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression by electing candidates at the state and federal levels that are forceful advocates for voting rights. Our enfranchisement agenda includes working to ensure that every state has automatic voter registration and online voter registration, convenient early voting, and independent redistricting commissions to ensure politicians are not able to draw their own maps.
