Received this e-mail today from former Federal Prosecutor and Marine Veteran Conor Lamb’s (D. PA-18) campaign in the Special Election for disgraced Rep. Tim Murphy’s (R. PA-18) congressional seat:
Friend –
Eight years ago today, our political process was forever changed when the Supreme Court decided to allow billionaires and corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections, anonymously.
The Citizens United v. FEC decision made it legal for special interests to buy elections.
Since then, Super PACs have been spending billions to elect candidates who support their extreme agendas. Now, Paul Ryan and his billionaire friend, Joe Ricketts, are trying to buy this election for Rick Saccone.
I won’t accept any contributions from shadowy corporate PACs, and I won’t owe the special interests anything in Washington. But if we’re going to beat politicians like Rick Saccone and the special interests who back them, we’ll need all the help we can get.
With the help of grassroots donors like you, we’ve shown that we can fight back, and win. That’s why I’m asking for you to chip in $5 or more right now.
We know that what we’re doing is working. In the last week, more than 11,000 contributions have come in online from grassroots donors like you who want to make sure we have the resources to win on March 13th.
Thanks to you, we were able to go up on the air with our first TV ad and begin to counter the millions of dollars that Paul Ryan and Joe Ricketts’ Super PACs have pledged to spend misleading voters in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
In the Citizens United era, I know it may be impossible for us to match these Super PACs dollar for dollar -- but that’s okay: We have the momentum, we have the better message, and we have supporters like you giving us the resources to help neighbors to turn out neighbors all across the 18th.
With your help, I'll go to Congress and I'll fight to stop the massive amounts of anonymous cash in our political system, and I'll use my experience as a federal prosecutor to hold politicians accountable when they break the rules.
Let's get to work on rebuilding a functioning government with elected officials who serve the people, not the special interests or themselves. Chip in $5 or more to help me win this special election in just 50 days.
Thank you,
Conor
Click here to donate to Lamb’s campaign.