Received this e-mail today from the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund:
Our chances of retaking an environmental majority in the Senate are in serious jeopardy.
In Nevada, Republican Congressman Joe Heck has a slim lead over his Democratic opponent, former state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.
In Pennsylvania, Katie McGinty is barely holding on against climate science denier Pat Toomey.
And in other key battleground Senate races — like North Carolina and Wisconsin — corporate polluters are running massive smear campaigns that are damaging our chances.
Every single one of these races is winnable — but here’s the bottom line: undecided voters are deciding now. With early voting in North Carolina and elsewhere already started, every day we wait is a missed opportunity.
The LCV Victory Fund urgently needs to raise $150,000 for canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts by the FEC deadline of September 30th. We need to be in a strong position for the final October push. I promise you, if you give today, your gift will have an impact on these races.
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This past week, the Washington Post declared:
“Senate GOPers odds of holding majority suddenly look better than they have all year.”
LCV Victory Fund is focusing on the tight races where we have the best chance of making a real impact. In the last weeks of the election, here are two of the most important Senate races where we’re concentrating our efforts:
- Nevada: Recent polls shows Republican Joe Heck barely ahead of Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto. To help her win on Election Day, we’re supporting one of the largest door-to-door canvass operations in our history — targeting 152,000 voters in Henderson, Las Vegas and North Las Vegas. We’ve also launched a major media campaign exposing Heck’s record of voting to protect tax breaks for Big Oil and opposing environmental safeguards like clean air and clean water. It’s working — Cortez Masto is picking up momentum and with your help, we can help her take the lead.
- Pennsylvania: Climate champion Katie McGinty is in a tough campaign against Senator Pat Toomey — and we’re expecting this race to stay tight through Election Day. We’re supporting a massive field program that will contact key voters in critically important Pittsburgh and Alleghany Counties. These are two counties that we must win on Election Day, which is why we’re supplementing these grassroots tactics with an aggressive media push.
Many pro-environment candidates are getting pummeled by negative attack ads from groups funded by Karl Rove and the Koch brothers. But despite the millions of dollars pouring into these battleground states, corporate special interest groups haven’t been able to significantly move the needle. The public is still with us and that’s why we need your support today.
Believe me, I’ve seen it before, just a few votes could decide these races. Will you chip in to LCV Victory Fund to help win for the environment?
Thank you for your generosity. Our nation — and the planet — is counting on it.
Kristin Brown
Director of Digital Strategy
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