Friend,
Last weekend, John got on stage at the California Democratic Party Convention and told them a hard truth:
To defeat Donald Trump and accomplish big progressive goals, socialism is not the answer.
A lot of people in the crowd didn’t want to hear that simple truth, and responded with boos—but John didn’t back down. He stood tall and declared “if we’re not careful, we’re going to help re-elect the worst president in history.”
But sometimes, when you lose the room, you gain a national audience. News outlets from the Washington Post to CNN to BuzzFeed noted how John shook up the conversation with his remarks, proving that common sense and pragmatism still matter in this race.
Beating Donald Trump next year will require us to stand up and tell the hard truths, even when they’re not popular. If you agree, will you make your first donation to help John build off this momentum and emerge as a frontrunner in this race?
Look, we can all agree on this: We need a health care system that works for all Americans. We need a bold response to climate change. We need an economy that puts workers and small businesses first. We need to make all of these a reality.
But embracing socialist policies isn’t the way to get there.
In Colorado, we got to 95% healthcare coverage, and jumped from 40th in job creation to the #1 economy in the nation. We got there by working with nonprofits and businesses, with Democrats and Republicans, and with progressive policies that worked for everyone.
That’s what it means to be a pragmatic progressive. And that’s the kind of record and resolve it’ll take to make Donald Trump a one-term president.
If you’re ready to help John beat Trump with a message that resonates with the majority of the American people, chip in now.
Thank you,
Brad
Brad Komar
Campaign Manager
Team Hickenlooper
P.S. Read coverage of the speech from CNN, BuzzFeed, and the Washington Post. |
