Hello,

I just left a meeting to respond to this news...

For the first time ever, a draft opinion from the Supreme Court has been leaked. Five justices on the Supreme Court have decided to strike down Roe v Wade.

Not a partial rollback or a chipping away at women’s rights, but a full overturning of 49 years of precedent.

This will go down as one of the most disastrous decisions the Court has ever made, certainly during my lifetime. Nobody ever tells men what they can and cannot do on health care in this country.

I’m running against Chuck Grassley because as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he oversaw blocking Merrick Garland and confirming right-wing justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. And this November, we MUST turn Iowa blue, expand our Democratic Senate majority, and codify Roe as law once and for all.

The future of women’s rights is at stake. Please, will you chip in now to my campaign – whatever you can afford – to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and expand our Democratic Senate majority so we can finally codify Roe v Wade as law?

These will be difficult weeks and months ahead. Be sure to take care of yourself and those around you tonight. Because tomorrow, the fight really starts. I’m up for it.

Thank you for being a part of this campaign,

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