Hey folks, it’s Jon.

Instead of my campaign team passing along a request from me, today I’m passing one along from them. And it’s really important to our future success.

These emails are a massive part of our campaign. That’s no exaggeration. Fundraising, organizing, down to me sharing my thoughts with you directly on pressing issues.

Whether these emails reach your inbox or fall in a spam trap determines how many people open them and how many click on the links.

You’ve already taken an important step by opening this email. Thank you.

My next request is for you to click this photo of Sharla and me to show Gmail, Yahoo, and the rest of those email providers that you want to keep receiving emails from us, and that we’re not bots or spammers.

I bet you’re wondering why I’m asking you to do this today.

I’ll be honest with you. The difference between our emails landing in your inbox and landing your spam could have a massive impact on our ability to fundraise and build the resources necessary to defend this seat. If folks stop opening and clicking these emails, we’ll get stuck in a spam trap like my tractor in the mud during the spring thaw.

Look, I’m no expert on this, but I trust my team. This might sound silly, but they assure me it will make a big difference over the long haul. And more than anything else, my goal is always to be honest and transparent about how we’re running this grassroots campaign.

So what do you say, folks?

Can you click this link to show that you don’t want my emails buried in your spam?

I appreciate all you do.

Thank you,

Jon

P.S. If you’ve ever wanted to share your feedback with us directly on how we’re doing, my team also let me know that replying directly to this message is a great way to show Gmail that you want to keep receiving our emails. My team is monitoring our campaign inbox and would love to hear from you. Let us know!