Donald Trump is Done

And Joe Biden is going to be president

After more than three exhausting days, it has become clear: Donald Trump’s reign of terror is ending.

Joe Biden took the lead in Georgia early this morning and just surpassed Trump’s vote total in Pennsylvania. The former Vice President’s advantage should only grow in both states, no matter what kind of absurd claims and spurious legal challenges Trump throws at them.

We have so, so much work to do in order to fix a larger Democratic Party that suffered so many losses on Tuesday. We still need to save the future of American democracy. We’ll have to push Biden to make big reforms where possible. COVID-19 is still raging. Racism is rampant. Millions are without jobs as billionaires continue to rake in cash. Progressives Everywhere raised over $5 million for Democratic candidates and causes over the last few years, but I have to get smarter about how we target candidates and amplify movements. Over the next few months, we will be examining ways to overcome these challenges.

But today, we can celebrate a massive first step toward a better tomorrow.

If there’s one thing to remember, it’s that we owe our deep gratitude to the grassroots activists that made this possible. This is a victory for amazing grassroots activist organizations in Pennsylvania and Georgia. These groups, largely run by people of color, have worked 24/7 to empower their communities in the fight against Republican treachery, far-right foul play, and corporate greed. And whether or not we win Arizona, groups there deserve the credit for making it so, so close.

You also deserve some credit — you donated money, gave time, and pushed hard to overthrow this diaper dictator. Enjoy today and this weekend, then let’s get back to it.

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I’m really proud to announce…

This week, Progressives Everywhere surpassed over $5.1 million dollars raised for progressive Democratic candidates and causes. Isn’t that cool?

That said, none of that money goes to producing this newsletter or all of the related projects we put out there. Not a dime! In fact, it costs me money to do this. So to make this sustainable, I need your help.

I’m offering very low-cost premium subscriptions that offer a lot of goodies. If you become a member of Progressives Everywhere, you’ll get:

• Frequent election season emails with deep dives into elections and the crucial political stories not getting enough attention. You’ll read the news before anyone else you know.

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• The satisfaction of financing new projects like AbsenteeBallots.info, which is helping to inform and register voters nationwide, and COVIDSuperSpreaders.com, which is ensuring that people remember who caused this national disaster.

• A new best friend (me).

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