It’s the end of February – Leap Day – and a major deadline for our campaign. What’s more, the Primary is just days away. I’d like to give you some detail on where we are in the race, and why a strong showing today is crucial. But if you only have a moment, you can make a donation here.
I have to admit to some bad news: we missed our target for both the last month of 2023 and the first month of 2024. While this is cause for concern, it’s not cause for alarm – yet. It comes after we met our goals for each month before that thanks to your amazing support.
Where we could get into trouble is if the trend continues, and the hole becomes bigger and harder to climb out of. That makes today’s deadline truly very important. It presents an unprecedented challenge for us: we need to cover significant ground to reach our target for this month, and need to make up for the shortfalls of the past two.
Our opponent Jessica Morse spent five years in the Newsom Administration, only resigning recently to run against us. She was with Newsom throughout his COVID reign, calling opposition to mask and vaccine mandates a form of “domestic extremism.” Morse wrote: "An American insurgency is
growing, manifesting in local protests around masks and vaccines."
Morse began her campaign by declaring: "Kevin Kiley is a problem." She started the campaign with hundreds of thousands in her account before raising even a single dollar. Newsom also set her up with Eric Swalwell’s campaign manager (he also apparently directed his Chief of Staff to troll me on Twitter).
Speaking of Swalwell: It was recently discovered he spent $22,000 in campaign funds on Super Bowl tickets. This is an especially egregious example, yet far too many campaigns spend lavishly and disrespect their donors.
By contrast, I treat every dollar donated as precious. In fact, our campaign has the lowest “burn rate” in the entire country. I realize you are making a personal sacrifice when you donate to our cause.
That’s why it’s important to me that I sign all Thank You notes myself, so that I can see the name of each person who made that sacrifice for the good of our state and country. Invariably, I feel a wave of gratitude, a powerful sense of rejuvenation for the battles ahead.
I am incredibly humbled when supporters tell me I’m the first elected official they’ve ever donated to. It’s by getting more citizens involved that we will take back our state and country from the likes of Newsom and
Morse.
Whether you have been a loyal supporter throughout our battles together, or are making a first ever contribution, your support makes a tremendous difference. It is the key to our movement: it’s why we have been able to win battle after battle, with the odds stacked against us.
And the battles ahead will be our most important yet. Our country is in grave danger. The border crisis has never been worse. The decline of our state is continuing, even accelerating.
And yet, at the same time, I feel a sense of hope. In 2024, we stand at a crossroads, with everything on the line. This is where the collective impact of our victories can swing the momentum of history in an entirely new direction – and we see a new day for our state and country.
I believe we all have a role to play in bringing that new day about. But if Newsom and Morse are successful in snuffing out our movement, it may never come. That’s why I need your help.
I need your help to get reelected and assure they do not prevail. I need your help to continue fighting for California, and fighting for America.
Kevin Kiley for Congress, 9458 Treelake Road, Granite Bay, CA 95746, United States This email was sent to [email protected]. To stop receiving emails, click here.
