{"id":13831,"date":"2020-09-22T15:46:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T19:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/?p=13831"},"modified":"2020-09-22T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T19:46:34","slug":"jawando-fundraises-off-republican-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/?p=13831","title":{"rendered":"Jawando Fundraises Off Republican Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Adam Pagnucco.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Council Member Will Jawando is raising money off an attack by the Montgomery County Republican Party on his work on police reform<\/a>. He even borrowed our graphic of their Facebook ad<\/a> without credit to Seventh State. (Pretty cheeky, Will!) Congratulations, Republicans \u2013 you just helped your least favorite council member raise some money. Jawando\u2019s fundraising email appears below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From: Will Jawando info@willjawando.com<\/a>
Date: Mon, Sep 21, 2020
Subject: Maryland GOP Attacks, I need your help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I need your help to fight back against GOP Attacks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dear ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m writing to ask for your help.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Maryland GOP is working overtime to incite President Trump\u2019s right-wing base on Election Day — and they are using both my race and my efforts to reimagine public safety in our state\u2019s largest jurisdiction as provocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of you know of the violent threats made on social media against me and my family. One Facebook post from a right-wing activist read: \u201cGod forbid you would be shot in the head while sitting in your car. One can only dream\u201d and then, \u201cWe back blue.\u201d This on the heels of an false advertisement published by the Republican Party to go after my efforts to reform policing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is just one example of how the GOP is targeting me — literally. They are doing that because I\u2019ve succeeded in passing important police reform legislation in Montgomery County, and because targeting me right now helps them activate their base for the presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be clear, I support the officers who put their lives on the line everyday. That is why I voted for their contract with the County, and why I believe they should not be on the front line for mental health crisis\u2019 or student behavior in schools. We can honor the men and women who put on a uniform everyday while reimagining public safety and making changes when confronted with data showing disparities in policing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you please make a donation today<\/a>? We need allies like you if we are to stem this rising tide of racist hate. Your support will help us activate our own progressive base, and just as important, persuade undecided voters to stand up to the hate we see pouring out of the right wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m asking you for help because you have stood with me in the past. We are at a critical junction. To defeat our opponents, we must start in our local communities and our states — we must start at home. Please join me in this fight. Give today and take a stand against hate. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Help me fight back against GOP Attacks!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Jawando<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paid for by Will Jawando<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Jawando
P.O. Box 10598
Silver Spring, MD 20914
United States<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando is raising money off an attack by the Montgomery County Republican Party on his work on police reform. He even borrowed our graphic of their Facebook ad without credit to Seventh State. (Pretty cheeky, Will!) Congratulations, Republicans \u2013 you just helped your least favorite council member raise some … Continue reading Jawando Fundraises Off Republican Attack<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,2332],"tags":[1545,703],"class_list":["post-13831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adam-pagnucco","category-will-jawando","tag-adam-pagnucco","tag-will-jawando"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4mKJE-3B5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13831"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13846,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13831\/revisions\/13846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}