Since before I took office, right-wing billionaires have put a target on my back. Last year, around this time, they spent millions of dollars on malicious attack ads. And earlier this summer, AIPAC even announced that they were looking around for a primary challenger — again. And today, my first opponent in this primary is launching her campaign.
I ran to be a voice for the voiceless, to finally represent the Black, brown, poor and marginalized communities left behind by politicians in Washington who care more about helping billionaires and lobbyists than working class single parents like my mom. That’s the real reason they’re attacking me–their billionaire Republican donors want to keep progressive working class Black women who they’ll never be able to control.
Let’s send a message together to AIPAC and all corporate, conservative superPACs invested in thwarting our progress, that we will not back down. Can you donate $5 today to show the strength of our grassroots-powered campaign?
I didn’t take office just to constantly defend myself from dark money operations, but the fact is that corporate, Republican-backed PACs like AIPAC see Black women fighting for progress as a threat to their interests. And for the sake of our movement, I will continue to fight with everything I’ve got for the people of PA-12. I owe our movement that much.
We all deserve a reflective, inclusive democracy. It’s the reason I’ve spent all these years helping build a people centered, grassroots, electoral movement for all in Western Pennsylvania. This isn’t just about this election; our movement is in it for the long haul. So even if AIPAC spends millions against us and recruits opponents, like they’ve done in the past, I know we can beat them together, Frank. Because we’ve done it once already.
So on the day of my opponent’s launch, where she will be surrounded by Republicans, I’m asking you to chip in $5, $10, $50 or whatever amount you can so that we can once again beat right-wing PACs’ millions of dollars and win a reflective democracy for the people of PA-12.
We both know that no matter how dirty our opponents play, no matter how many millions they spend, our grassroots movement can and will win if we stick together.
All power to the people,
Summer Lee