We got some big news over the weekend, John.
On Saturday, every Senate candidate across the country was required to submit their second quarter fundraising numbers to the Federal Election Commission. Here’s how it shook out in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race:
Our campaign set another fundraising record — $2.3 million raised since January, all thanks to real people just like you. That’s the most ever raised in the first 6 months by a U.S. Senate challenger in Missouri.
Lucas + our whole team are blown away by the support you’ve shown this campaign over the last six months and we’re so proud to be a truly people-powered movement.
But here’s the rub: Over these last six months, national GOP insiders and mega-donors have done everything in their power to bail out Josh Hawley.
FIRST: After a poll showed Hawley’s approval underwater with Missouri voters — at just 42% — insiders at the National Republican Senatorial Committee have now spent months attacking Lucas.
THEN: National Republican groups transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars into Hawley’s campaign to bail him out after our grassroots movement outraised him.
AND NOW: GOP mega-donors have launched a brand new Super PAC to prop up Hawley’s flailing campaign and fund even more attacks against Lucas.
DEFEAT JOSH HAWLEY: CHIP IN NOW →
We already knew that national Republicans view the movement we’re building together as a threat, but this makes it clearer than ever: They know Lucas Kunce can defeat Josh Hawley.
If these are the kind of resources they’re willing to spend in the off-year to make Josh Hawley look strong, it’s only a matter of time before they start spending even more to ramp up their attacks.
That’s why we need your help today, John. Lucas launched this campaign in January so we’d have time to raise the money we need to mount a serious challenge to a corrupt, incumbent politician like Hawley — and the best way we’ll be able to do that is by keeping up our record-breaking grassroots momentum.
We don’t need our grassroots supporters to match these giant mega-donor checks. But we do need the resources to get Lucas’ message in front of voters and continue building a winning campaign. Any amount makes a difference.
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This is our chance to defeat Josh Hawley and finally take Missouri’s U.S. Senate seat back for everyday people — and we can’t afford to waste it.
Thanks for all your help,
— Team Lucas Kunce