Hi there,
So that we are all on the same page:
Democracy won’t be dismantled if you fail to read my email.
But I DO have an important fundraising deadline at midnight. I will ask you to chip in at the end of this email; if you’d prefer to skip ahead, you can chip in here.
Bluntly, we won in 2022 because we cut through the BS and clearly stated what we believe: freedom includes the right to access abortion, the right to breathe clean air and drink clean water, and the right to be safe at the supermarket and in our schools. I promised to fight to secure fundamental freedoms, protect democracy, and deliver results for our families.
I’ve done my best to live up to those promises every day for the last ten months. We got in the fight together, and I’m not backing down until our values are reflected in our public policy.
So I’ll keep my pitch short:
- I’m running for re-election.
- I only won by 2,500 votes last year.
- In 2022, Republicans spent $6 million against me, and they’ve already started spending cash spreading lies ahead of 2024.
- The National GOP named me a top 5 target for defeat.
- Elise Stefanik committed to spending HUGE money against me.
- Our media markets are expensive.
- 2024 is a presidential year, and we will need to communicate with many more voters.
- The race in NY-18 is going to cost us more than it did in 2022.
Most importantly: I did not do it alone in 2022, and I can’t do it alone in 2024 either. I’m asking if you will contribute to my campaign. I need to put resources in the bank. With the House majority only five seats from sanity, we must hold on in NY-18.
There’s a lot at stake, but I am relentless – as evidenced by the number of emails and texts you have received in the past week. I’m sorry, I’d send you a free bumper sticker, but my finance team won’t even let me order those…yet…
I’ve got a lot of fight left, and I hope you’ll continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the arena with me.
Please chip in before midnight: secure.actblue.com/donate/pkr-email-june23
Stay relentless,
Pat