Jack:

I wanted to make sure you had a chance to read this message from Dr. Barbara Bollier, who’s running for U.S. Senate in Kansas. I promise: She’s not your average candidate, and this isn’t your average fundraising email.

I hope you’ll give it your attention, and then consider making a contribution to help Barbara turn Kansas blue and flip the Senate.

Thank you so much!

-Nick

Nick Fulchino
Off the Sidelines

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From: Barbara Bollier
Date: Fri, Jul 25, 2020
Subject: Why I left the Republican party
To: Nick Fulchino 

Friends,

My name is Barbara Bollier, and I’m running for U.S. Senate in Kansas. I’m a physician, a wife, a mother, and a public servant. I’d like to take a few minutes to introduce myself and share a bit more about why I’m going to win this race. But before I do, I’m going to ask you to donate $5, $25, whatever you can spare, to help me flip this seat and help take back the Senate.

Let me start by saying: I used to be a Republican.

I’ve been in Kansas politics since 2010, serving first in the Kansas House of Representatives, then in the State Senate. As a doctor, I’ve always looked at what the facts tell me, and tried to find common sense solutions to our problems. I earned a reputation as a leader who could work with folks on both sides of the aisle to deliver results.

But I found that the Kansas Republican party was losing its way. In the State Senate, I was alienated for my support of reproductive rights, Medicaid expansion, and funding for K-12 schools. I was tired of the Kansas GOP’s hard-line rhetoric, and their unwillingness to compromise and put children and families ahead of politics. 

When the Kansas GOP adopted language that discriminated against vulnerable communities in their party platform in 2018, I’d had enough. I could not be in a party that was moving to the extreme right, away from the mainstream views held by my constituents, Americans at-large and me. I left the GOP, and I haven’t looked back.

Republicans have held both Senate seats in my state since the Great Depression—but this year, we can change that. And with the support of groups like EMILY’s List, End Citizens United and this Off the Sidelines community, we’ll have the resources to flip this seat—and with it, flip the Senate.

Kansas’ primary was last week, so we finally know who I’ll be facing in the general election: Congressman Roger Marshall. The good news? A new poll has us STATISTICALLY TIED. But here’s the bad news: Mitch McConnell’s allies are pouring more than $4 million into Kansas to try and prop Marshall up.

We’ve got to start the general election off strong. Can I count on you to contribute $5, $25, or whatever you can afford to help me WIN this race and flip the Senate. 

I’m deeply grateful for your support,

Barbara