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Hey John, born-and-raised Missourian John Goodman here.
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The stakes are high this election year — especially in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race. Here we’ve got Josh Hawley, the coward of January 6th, up against Lucas Kunce, a 13-year Marine veteran who knows what it’s like to grow up through hardship, fight for his community, and serve our country.
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I’m proud to support Lucas, and in a moment I’ll ask you to join me in splitting a donation between his campaign and Maggie Hassan's. But first, I want to tell you why I know that Lucas can defeat Hawley this year and why his grassroots campaign urgently needs our help. Please let me explain.
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I’ll be honest: I’ve been ready to defeat Josh Hawley since January 6th, 2021.
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He totally disgraced my home state that day… raising his fist because he wanted to look strong, and then running away like a little coward out the back door.
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But Josh Hawley has done a lot more than just that to embarrass Missouri over the years, stuff you probably wouldn’t even believe.
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Hawley himself played a major role in overturning Roe V. Wade — he even bragged about it! He backs the total abortion ban in Missouri, co-sponsored a national abortion ban, and is a pioneer of the legal movement threatening access to IVF and birth control nationwide.
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Hawley forced Missouri taxpayers to cover his legal bills after he broke the law — $250,000, in this economy! He’s refused to invest a single dollar in Missouri, instead spending all his time writing stuff like his “Manhood” self-help book.
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It’s just shameful.
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Now let’s talk about Lucas Kunce. I learned about Lucas probably the same way many of you did, from online ads and emails just like this one.
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I heard Lucas’ story of struggle and community, which reminded me of my own. I’m sure it resonates with you too. I also saw he was running a real campaign — outraising Hawley, earning record-breaking support, bringing people together regardless of what party they’re from or who they’ve voted for before.
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And I saw it’s made the polls get closer, too.
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I’m all-in to help Lucas because I know he can win this race. I know Missouri can elect a Senator we can all be proud of. And I know if we all pitch in, we can run that coward Josh Hawley out of the Senate!
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I’m about to get to the most important part of this email, but first I need to ask: Will you please join me in supporting Lucas Kunce in his race against Josh Hawley and Maggie Hassan's campaign by splitting $10 or more to their campaigns today?
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If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately and be split between Lucas Kunce and Maggie Hassan:
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I want you to take what I’m about to tell you seriously, John.
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With so much on the line this year, Missouri’s U.S. Senate race is one of the most important in America — one of our ONLY chances to flip a GOP-held seat.
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First off, Josh Hawley is far more vulnerable than any national news outlet will lead you to believe. Hawley won his last election with only 51% of the vote, with a margin weaker than Trump’s by double digits. Since then, polls consistently show he’s the least popular GOP Senator up for re-election this cycle, with approval ratings even lower than Ted Cruz in Texas and Rick Scott in Florida.
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Maybe even more telling than all that… after January 6th, Hawley’s former mentor, three-term Missouri Republican U.S. Senator Jack Danforth said supporting Hawley’s campaign in 2018 was “the worst decision I’ve ever made in my life.”
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Hawley’s base abandoned him. And he hasn’t won them back.
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Meanwhile, Lucas has consistently played offense — holding Hawley accountable for his extreme record while getting his own positive message of taking back power for working people in front of voters across Missouri.
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He’s earned critical support from Missouri’s election-winning labor movement, groups like Abortion Action Missouri, Social Security Works, and End Citizens United — and even the Missouri Fire Fighters, who normally endorse Republicans. With help from real people like you, all across the country, he’s built a record-breaking movement to flip this Senate seat.
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Frankly, John, Lucas Kunce and Missouri’s U.S. Senate race haven’t got the attention they deserve this year. But that’s OK, because it hasn’t changed this truth:
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Lucas Kunce can defeat Josh Hawley if he has the resources to make it happen.
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Time isn't on our side here. November 5th will be here before we know it, and we’ve gotta make every moment count for Lucas and the team.
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We’ve gotta make sure they have the resources to fight back hard against the onslaught of attacks that have already started from Hawley and his campaign.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention — Hawley is so afraid of Lucas, he hasn’t even run a single ad about his own record in the Senate. It’s all just false attack ads against Lucas!
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If you’re able to support Lucas right now in this important moment, you can make a real difference for our country this year, John. So I’m personally asking:
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Will you please join me in supporting Lucas and Maggie Hassan’s campaigns by donating $10, $25, or just whatever you can today? Lucas is committed to running his campaign the right way, without a single cent from corporate PACs, so anything you’re able to give really will make a big impact.
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If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately and be split between Lucas Kunce and Maggie Hassan:
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Thank you for listening,
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John Goodman
Born-and-raised Missourian
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