We have to take Trump at his word and we have to take these upcoming elections with the utmost seriousness. We can’t take anything for granted.

This is the last time you’ll hear from me before the final FEC deadline of the year. I’m grateful for all the ways you showed up this year and for all the ways I know you’ll show up for us in 2024. While I’m not on the ballot, there are a lot of good candidates who will be and they’re facing tough, must-win races -- from the top of the ballot on down. 

I’m just going to ask this once before the year is over: Will you make a contribution? Every dollar helps us build a strong organization and helps Democrats win so we can continue to make progress on all the issues that matter -- from climate action to affordable health care and college.

Mahalo and happy New Year,

Brian

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SENDER: Team Schatz
DATE: Dec 30, 2023

At a recent town hall, Donald Trump said he would be a dictator on his first day back in the White House. A crowd of MAGA supporters cheered when asked if they supported Trump as a “Day One Dictator.”

Tomorrow, we celebrate the arrival of 2024 -- an election year. President Biden and Trump (most likely) will be on the ballot again, along with other Democrats across the country facing tough races. And in a very real way, our democracy will be on the ballot, too. 

That’s why these elections are so important, and why we need to work as hard as we can to help Democrats like President Biden win their races up and down the ticket.

We all know what’s in store for us with a Trump White House because we’ve seen it before. Incendiary rhetoric and policies designed to divide us. Rollbacks of environmental protections. Tax cuts for only the richest in our country. Relentless attacks on access to health care and the integrity of our elections.

In 2020, we organized and sent Joe Biden to the White House and flipped the Senate. In the New Year, we need to be ready and we need to work together as a team -- just like we did in 2020. 

The last FEC deadline before 2024 is tomorrow. It’s not a manufactured fundraising ploy -- it’s a real deadline required by law and making a strong showing will help set us up for success next year. Please contribute a few bucks if you can: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bes231230

Thanks,

Team Schatz