Hello,

This week, Team Franken filed over 7,000 petition signatures and officially put my name on the ballot against Chuck Grassley. This November, we will retire Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue in ‘22.

This is a race we can win. The polls all show Chuck Grassley”s vulnerability is higher than ever before. His approval ratings have sunk to a low not seen since 1982! And political pundits are saying that if we win here in Iowa, Democrats are guaranteed to protect our Democratic majority in the Senate.

We’re running an incredible grassroots campaign – over 31,000 donors like you and not a dime of corporate PAC money. But Mitch McConnell has called in the ‘big guns’ to raise millions of dollars into Super PACs to attack me. We must prepare to fight back.

We need to raise another $15,000 before midnight tonight to stay on track with our fundraising goals, but right now, we’re still $9,890 short. The only way we’ll defeat Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue is if grassroots donors like you give right now:

Please, may I count on you to chip in $5 or more now before our midnight deadline – no amount is too small – to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic Senate majority?

We’re off to the races, but I am counting on the continued support of people like you if we’re going to cross the finish line successful.

Thank you so much for everything you do,

Mike Franken, VADM, U.S. Navy (ret.)