To: Rep. Abby Finkenauer (IA-1)
Challenge Joni Ernst to the People's Pledge
MoveOn.org
Senate candidate Bruce Braley: Challenge Republican Joni Ernst to join you in signing the People's Pledge, the popular agreement negotiated by Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown in their 2012 Senate race to reject advertisements from outside donors on their behalf.
If Ernst is truly committed to the people of Iowa, she'll join you. If she doesn't, voters will see that she's actually committed to the Koch brothers and their network of out-of-state billionaire extreme right-wing conservatives.
If Ernst is truly committed to the people of Iowa, she'll join you. If she doesn't, voters will see that she's actually committed to the Koch brothers and their network of out-of-state billionaire extreme right-wing conservatives.
Why is this important?
The Huffington Post just leaked recordings of a secret talk that Senate candidate Joni Ernst gave at the exclusive, closed-door meeting that Charles and David Koch hosted for as many as 300 billionaires earlier this summer.[1,2]
She never meant for anyone other than those billionaire conservatives to hear or see this: "The exposure to this group and to this network and the opportunity to meet so many of you, that really started my trajectory."
I was born and raised in Iowa, and I think it's time to clean up Iowa's elections. Senate candidate Bruce Braley can do that by challenging Joni Ernst to join him in signing the People's Pledge--the popular agreement negotiated by Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown in their 2012 Senate race to keep elections clean and accountable to the people of their state by rejecting advertisements from outside donors on their behalf.
Support for the People's Pledge is strong across party lines-- in fact, voters are five times more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the People’s Pledge.[3] A candidate who's more committed to Iowa's voters than to out-of-state donors should have no trouble signing on.
As Ernst credits the Koch network for her rise, Braley challenging her to shun outside money will help voters understand who each candidate is really working for.
Sources:
1. "At Koch Retreat, Top GOP Senate Candidates Credited Koch Network For Their Rise," The Huffington Post, August 26, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/26/koch-brothers-ernst-cotton-gardner_n_5718773.html
2. "Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit," The Nation, June 17, 2014
http://www.thenation.com/article/180267/exclusive-behind-koch-brothers-secret-billionaire-summit
3. "Recent research findings on the 'People’s Pledge,'" Lake Research Partners, August 5, 2014
http://www.scribd.com/doc/236631862/Recent-research-findings-on-the-People-s-Pledge
She never meant for anyone other than those billionaire conservatives to hear or see this: "The exposure to this group and to this network and the opportunity to meet so many of you, that really started my trajectory."
I was born and raised in Iowa, and I think it's time to clean up Iowa's elections. Senate candidate Bruce Braley can do that by challenging Joni Ernst to join him in signing the People's Pledge--the popular agreement negotiated by Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown in their 2012 Senate race to keep elections clean and accountable to the people of their state by rejecting advertisements from outside donors on their behalf.
Support for the People's Pledge is strong across party lines-- in fact, voters are five times more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the People’s Pledge.[3] A candidate who's more committed to Iowa's voters than to out-of-state donors should have no trouble signing on.
As Ernst credits the Koch network for her rise, Braley challenging her to shun outside money will help voters understand who each candidate is really working for.
Sources:
1. "At Koch Retreat, Top GOP Senate Candidates Credited Koch Network For Their Rise," The Huffington Post, August 26, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/26/koch-brothers-ernst-cotton-gardner_n_5718773.html
2. "Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit," The Nation, June 17, 2014
http://www.thenation.com/article/180267/exclusive-behind-koch-brothers-secret-billionaire-summit
3. "Recent research findings on the 'People’s Pledge,'" Lake Research Partners, August 5, 2014
http://www.scribd.com/doc/236631862/Recent-research-findings-on-the-People-s-Pledge