Received this e-mail today from former Secretary of State, Veteran, and U.S. Senate candidate, Jason Kander (D. MO), in support of Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D. PA) re-election campaign:
Voting is one of our most important constitutional rights, and exercising that right is deeply personal. The thought of having that right stolen from us by politicians makes my stomach churn.
But that’s exactly what Republicans in Pennsylvania are doing.
Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Pennsylvania’s gerrymandered maps unconstitutional. So Pennsylvania Republicans tried to put in place a new gerrymandered map that was even worse than the one before.
Thankfully, Governor Tom Wolf rejected the Republican map.
But now, Paul Ryan and Washington Republicans are doing everything in their power to stop a new, fairly drawn map in Pennsylvania.
We need to double down on our efforts to stop gerrymandering and protect the right to vote. So I’m asking, can you pitch in $5 to Governor Wolf right now?
As Secretary of State in Missouri, making sure eligible voters could get to the polls and vote was a huge part of my job. During that time, I saw the Republican voter suppression playbook up close and personal.
So let me be straight with you. What Republicans did in Pennsylvania to draw maps that didn't really represent the people was voter suppression -- plain and simple.
That’s why it’s so important that we fight back and show that we aren’t going to stand for gerrymandering any longer.
If Republican attempts at voter suppression make you as mad as it makes me, then please, chip in now to show Governor Wolf he has our support in the fight to end gerrymandering:
https://secure.wolfforpa.com/Stop-Gerrymandering-Lawsuit
Thanks,
Jason Kander
Click here to donate to Wolf’s re-election campaign.