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To: President George W. Bush
President Bush: Please Endorse Biden
We are asking President Bush to publicly endorse Joe Biden in a televised (or online) speech in order to deliver the Trump campaign its final blow. President Bush needs to do what so many of us are doing in 2020 -- including many high-level Republicans -- and put his party affiliation aside in order to save American democracy. I can think of no better way for President Bush to honor his father's legacy, Senator John McCain's legacy, and to improve his own standing in American history, and honor the victims of Trump's cruelty, recklessness, and incompetence than publicly endorsing Joe Biden for president of the United States.
Why is this important?
It is no secret that many of us in the MoveOn community did not support the Bush administration, and many of us, including me, were adamantly opposed to many of their policies, especially the war in Iraq. Even though we may not have voted for President Bush or supported his policies, our very democracy is at stake in 2020. A 2018 poll conducted by CNN shows that 76% of registered Republicans hold a favorable view of Bush, which clearly would include a large majority of Trump supporters. While many Trump supporters would instantly change their view of President Bush if he endorsed Mr. Biden, enough of them may vote for Biden to change the outcome of the election. While Biden is ahead in national polls, let's not forgot our mistakes in 2016 of ignoring the Electoral College. The uncomfortable truth is that polls in "swing states" right now are incredibly close -- most within the margin of error. Mr. Biden's victory is far from certain right now, especially with Trump controlling all levers of government and clearly willing to do anything he can to ensure lower voter turnout and discredit as many ballots as possible. President Bush is the one American in the unique position of putting an end to the Trump regime. During his time in office, President Bush often spoke about freedom and belief in democratic values. Respectfully, it's time for him to prove that he really meant what he said.