Dee -- WOW. Since we launched our Run Warren Run petition with our friends at MoveOn last Wednesday, weve had an incredible response, both online and offline. Theres a lot excitement, and its growing. Check out what has happened since we launched: On Wednesday, DFA staff helped lead a kickoff rally in Des Moines, Iowa with our friends at MoveOn and Ready for Warren. The room was packed with people who want Elizabeth Warren to run for president -- and it was covered in nearly every major media news outlet. In a breaking news moment, the president of the Iowa State Senate even came on stage to show her support. On our DFA Live call last Thursday, another breaking news moment attracted media coverage from MSNBC to The Hill: Rep. Keith Ellison, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, enthusiastically expressed that I would love to see Elizabeth Warren in this race. And the center of gravity under the debate is starting to shift: David Brooks devoted his New York Times column a few days ago to the Run Warren Run campaign. His conclusion -- and the headline: Warren can win. Thats a fantastic start. Now we need to grow the movement. The only way we will convince Elizabeth Warren to run for president is if DFA members like you ask her to run. Sign the petition today -- Dear Elizabeth Warren: Please run for president! Thank you for helping us draft Warren. - Eden Eden James, Political Director Democracy for America P.S. If you havent read Jim Deans message announcing the final results of our DFA member poll -- and laying out our case for drafting Sen. Warren -- check it out below. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim Dean, Democracy for America Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 3:49 PM Subject: FINAL RESULTS: Draft Elizabeth Warren? 87.6% vote YES! Dee -- The votes are in and Democracy for America members are speaking out loud and clear: RUN WARREN RUN! The results are stunning. Doubling down on MoveOns 81.3% member vote, 87.6% of DFA members voted in favor of launching a campaign to draft Elizabeth Warren for president. So thats exactly what were going to do. And it starts today. Shortly after the poll closed on Tuesday and our member vote was official, DFA Electoral Director Annie Weinberg jumped on a plane to Iowa to join MoveOn and Ready for Warren for a Run Warren Run kickoff meeting tonight in Des Moines. We also announced that were investing an additional $250,000 in the first stage of this campaign to expand -- in collaboration with MoveOn -- the effort of building an unprecedented people-powered Run Warren Run campaign. As a Senator, Elizabeth Warren is forcing the Democratic Party to take on income inequality. As a presidential candidate, she could make the fight against income inequality a critical part of the 2016 platform -- no matter who wins the nomination. And, as President, no one else would be better prepared to rally the nation to fix the income inequality crisis than Elizabeth Warren. America needs Elizabeth Warren to run for president. But she isnt going to run just because we announce a campaign to draft her. She needs to hear from DFA members like you. Its time to let her know what you think. Run Warren Run! Sign the petition now: Ask Elizabeth Warren to run for president. This isnt the first time theres been a campaign to draft Elizabeth Warren. It took a grassroots movement to convince her to run for U.S. Senate in 2012. We can do it again -- this time for the White House. In fact, as recently as Monday morning, Sen. Warren refused to rule out a future bid for the presidency. She has only said that she’s not a candidate right now. Of course, thats true of everybody else. No Democrat has yet announced their campaign for the presidency. Its still a wide open race. Thats why this is exactly the right time to draft Warren. Regardless of what Warren decides to do, the Run Warren Run movement will help Sen. Warren be more effective in Congress -- according to DC insiders like Chris Cilizza at the Washington Post: Lets say Warren absolutely does not want to run for president and wont be persuaded no matter what happens in the world over the next three to six months. Okay, fine. It still does her NO good to definitively rule out running right now because the second she does that, the huge national media spotlight will begin roving elsewhere -- limiting Warrens influence. At the moment, there is no story bigger in politics than what Warren will do. She can use that attention to push her pet issues -- restricting corporate America and addressing income inequality. She did just that last week with her loudly-declared opposition to the omnibus bill because of its loosening of some derivative trading rules on corporations. Warrens power is at its height nationally at the moment. It makes zero sense for her to pop that balloon herself. Sen. Warren listens to the people -- its one of the reasons we love her so much. So add your voice now by signing our petition: Run Warren Run! I do want to acknowledge the fact that not every DFA member voted this way. Some of you support other candidates for president. In fact, my brother Howard Dean is supporting Hillary Clinton, should she decide to run for president. And thats OK, of course. Democrats and progressives are smart, passionate people who dont have to agree on who should become the next president. But we do agree that we need a Democratic candidate who will focus on fighting income inequality. This isnt just about the White House either. A real grassroots movement starts from the bottom up. Thats why DFA is going to: Draft and support the next generation of Elizabeth Warren candidates at all levels of office in all 50 states. Build a broad coalition of candidates for Senate, U.S. House, state and local office who will stand with Warren in the fight against income inequality -- no matter what office she holds. Train the campaign staff and grassroots activists who can help Warren Wing Democrats achieve victory nationwide. This could be a turning point in American history. It starts with Elizabeth Warrens leadership at the top of the ticket. But she isnt going to jump in the race unless DFA members like you step up and ask her to run. Your voice can convince Sen. Warren to run for president. Let her know you want her to join the race and sign the petition: Run Warren Run! Thank you for stepping up to support DFA and MoveOns plans for Run Warren Run. Now lets make history together. - Jim Jim Dean, Chair Democracy for America https://secure.actblue/contribute/page/runwarrenrun?refcode=AEW122014EJ&refcode2=5729&akid=5729.1541649.rWPUJh Paid for by Democracy for America, democracyforamerica/?t=7&akid=5729.1541649.rWPUJh and not authorized by any candidate. Contributions to Democracy for America are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
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