Hello,

Donald Trump’s lackey, Steve Bannon, is currently facing criminal charges after refusing to comply with a subpoena and testify in front of the January 6th Committee.

Meanwhile, Bannon’s alt-right propaganda website – Breitbart – just joined Faux News in publishing two new ridiculous hit pieces against me to fuel their online disinformation machine. It is all part of their feeble attempt to stop me from defeating Chuck Grassley and turning Iowa blue.

This is what campaigning for public office looks like in 2022: Fighting back against a right-wing propaganda machine that spews complete fabrications, while simultaneously being under attack from millions being spent by McConnell-backed Super PACs.

The GOP is scared. We’re out-raising Chuck Grassley. The polls show he’s in trouble. And the only way the GOP can win is to try to suppress the vote and build more fantastical lies.

We can turn Iowa blue and expand our Democratic majority, but we have to fight back now – before their lies are cemented. We need to raise another $350,000 before our mid-month deadline, and right now, we’re dangerously short of our goal.

Senate control is at stake. But if I’m going to win and send Grassley packing, I’m counting on grassroots donors like you to give right now:

Please, if you’re able to, will you give $5 or more right now – every dollar you can afford to give goes a long way – to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic majority in the Senate?

The GOP is going to throw the kitchen sink at me and tell every lie they think of. I’m not taking a dime of corporate PAC money, so I’m counting on you to help me fight back.

Thank you for being the lifeblood of this campaign,

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