Received this e-mail today from Academy Award Winning Actor & Director Robert Redford in support of Russ Feingold’s (D. WI) U.S. Senate campaign:
Friend,
If you're like me, you've been observing this political season with disbelief and deep concern for America. I watch opportunistic politicians pit citizen versus citizen, reinforcing a destructive mindset that says one can only win by making others lose.
Our government is fundamentally stuck and seems incapable of addressing the challenges of our times. Our supreme court only has eight justices and we can't even have a conversation about Merrick Garland, much less a confirmation.
It's easy to want to ignore it all. But if we do that, we risk turning our backs on the people who actually have our backs.
Russ Feingold is one of those people. And we need to have his back in return.
Will you make a $1 contribution to Russ' campaign before the August 31 deadline?
Russ has spent his life protecting Medicare and Social Security, standing up for economic justice, and fighting for working people everywhere. Russ is a true Wisconsin progressive with a platform to match: lifting the burden of debt from college students and graduates, making new investments in infrastructure and clean energy, and giving minimum-wage workers a long-overdue raise.
And as a longtime environmental activist, he's a candidate I trust to protect our land, air, and water and address the existential threat of climate change.
Your support matters to Russ. His campaign isn't funded by corporate super PACs or powerful billionaires. It's funded by grassroots contributions from people like you.
Stand with Russ. Make a grassroots contribution of $1 before the August 31 deadline.
It can be discouraging to think about the power and money super PACs wield. But you know what isn't discouraging? The knowledge that grassroots donations like yours can be just as powerful. And when Russ wins this senate seat, I know he'll work tirelessly to overturn Citizens United and reform our broken election system.
If you share my admiration for Russ Feingold's progressive activism and want to see more leaders like him in Washington, I'm asking you to share in my support for his campaign by making a donation today.
Thank you,
Robert Redford
Click here to donate to Feingold’s campaign.