MAGA just suspended an active election

You and I both knew they were coming for our elections.

Dear MoveOn member, You and I both knew they were coming for our elections. And now it's happening. Right now. Today. On Thursday, Louisiana's MAGA governor suspended his state's congressional elections—in the middle of the elections.1 Not before ballots went out. After. He looked at an election already in motion and postponed it. Why? To rush through a new gerrymandered map designed to wipe out majority-Black congressional districts and hand Republicans seats they couldn't win fairly. He did it just hours after the MAGA Supreme Court gutted what remained of the Voting Rights Act—the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Movement, won by people who fought, bled, and died for the right to vote.2 It's a coordinated MAGA power grab, moving at breakneck speed. Trump is already pressuring other Republican governors to redraw their maps.3 Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for a nationwide redraw that would silence voters of color across the country.4 They are trying to lock in minority rule before we can stop them. Will you chip in $9 right now to help MoveOn stop them? (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.) Andra, we can stop them—and together, we will. It's exactly what MoveOn is built for. MoveOn is the largest grassroots progressive organization in the country, with members in every single congressional district. We stopped the red wave in its tracks in the last midterms. We know how to fight, and we know how to win. This month, we're unveiling our 2026 election plan—built on everything progressives learned from 2024, sharpened for this moment, and designed to take MAGA head-on up and down the ballot. But we need fuel in the tank right now. Will you chip in $9 right now to help MoveOn fight back against this blatant power grab—and end MAGA control of Congress just a few short months from now? (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.) The assault on our democracy is coming from every direction—the executive branch, Congress, state legislatures, the Supreme Court. They're moving in coordination, and they're moving fast. So are we. But we need to fight harder than ever starting now—before more maps get redrawn, more votes get silenced, and more elections get suspended. If we don't elect progressive legislators up and down the ballot this year, this could very well be the last fair election we have for a generation. If MAGA maintains control, they will codify these discriminatory tactics into law and solidify their power for decades. The urgency has never been greater. Please donate $9 to help power the grassroots engine that will dismantle the MAGA stranglehold on our elections. (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.) Thanks for all you do. –Alexis, AD, Mona, Amanda R., and the rest of the team Sources: 1. "Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander," Democracy Docket, April 30, 2026 https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/louisiana-governor-suspends-active-election-to-allow-for-gerrymander/ 2. Ibid. 3. "'Colluding in Broad Daylight': Trump Praises Louisiana Governor for Suspending Elections," Common Dreams, May 1, 2026 https://www.commondreams.org/news/louisiana-governor-suspends-elections 4. Ibid. Want to support MoveOn's work? As millions of us continue to march, protest, and take care of our neighbors, we must also organize to make the 2026 midterms a landslide rejection of Trump and MAGA Republicans. MoveOn is planning the most sophisticated midterm election program in our 28-year history—designed to turn out voters at a scale that overcomes Republican voter suppression. Will you chip in to power a progressive wave in November’s election? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Donate: $3 Donate: $20 Donate: $75 Donate another amount PAID FOR BY MOVEON POLITICAL ACTION, https://pol.moveon.org/. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. MoveOn Political Action - PO Box 96142, Washington, D.C. 20090-6142. This email was sent to Andra Patterson on May 03, 2026. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. MoveOn's privacy policy was recently updated. To read our new privacy policy, click here. To remove yourself from this list, unsubscribe. Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from MoveOn, please click here.