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| Fellow American, I know this is the time you start receiving a lot of emails about the first End-of-Month fundraising deadline of 2026. Most of the emails will tell you it's an important deadline, but they will rarely explain why these End-of-Month deadlines are so critical to a campaign's success. That's why I wanted to take a minute to break down why our Saturday deadline is so important and not just a marketing gimmick. After you hear my explanation, I hope you'll join our fight by pitching in a few dollars ahead of January 31st. Democrats are outspending Republicans by historic margins across the country, in races that wouldn't have been considered battleground races just a few years ago. They're relying on a radical base of megadonors and extremist special interest groups to fuel their campaigns. We don't have their base of extremist megadonors. We're a grassroots-powered campaign. That means, to compete, every ad and voter outreach campaign needs to be carefully planned, budgeted for, and executed. That's where our End-of-Month fundraising deadlines come into play – especially the first of the Election Year. Months in advance, my campaign team sets specific monthly fundraising benchmarks to run the ads and target the voters we need to secure victory. These fundraising targets allow my team to plan our winning voter outreach strategy and combat anything the Democrats throw at us. In a race this expensive and contentious, every End-of-Month fundraising deadline counts. One down month or a missed deadline could permanently put us on the defensive, jeopardizing our Republican majority. With a little over 72 hours left before January ends, my team is only $2,030 short of our benchmark. I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but with the amount Democrats are spending against us, EVERY dollar matters. Even coming up a few dollars short means critical campaign operations will have to be scaled back. I hope that after reading this email, you'll help my team close our fundraising shortfall by pitching in $10, $25, $100, or however much you can give before our deadline expires at MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. Your contribution before January is over will give my team the resources they need to execute a winning campaign strategy to keep this seat in Republican hands. Thanks for standing with me,  Steve Daines P.S. To give an idea of what we're up against. Democrats spent over $90 million in Montana in the 2024 election. The biggest reason we came out on top was because of the support of grassroots conservatives like you. I hope you'll step up again and power my team to victory. | ||
   
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