We wanted to make sure you didn't miss this:
One of Mandela's primary opponents recently contributed another $6.5 million of his own personal wealth to his campaign.
That is a staggering amount of money. And it is very important that we don't fall behind – especially this close to the primary.
Mandela doesn't come from vast amounts of personal wealth, and he doesn't have millions of dollars of his own money to pour into this race.
But he has something our opponents don't, and that is a huge grassroots coalition of people who are prepared to help flip this seat.
That is how we're going to win this race, and today we're like to ask you to do something important to send a powerful message about how we're building this campaign:
Mandela is proud of the way that we're funding this campaign, and he is thankful that you are a part of this team.
Since Mandela entered this race, he has received more than 150,000 contributions from more than 70,000 people. That's incredible, and it's the reason that we are the best campaign to defeat Ron Johnson.
Our average donation is around $40. That's important, because Mandela has always said that this will be a people-powered campaign.
Here’s how our campaign stacks us up with some of the other Senate candidates across the country:
| Candidate | Status | % Raised from Small Donations |
|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders | Incumbent | 72.18% |
| John Fetterman | Challenger | 58.01% |
| Lucas Kunce | Challenger | 55.85% |
| Val Demings | Challenger | 55.69% |
| Elizabeth Warren | Incumbent | 50.88% |
| Raphael Warnock | Incumbent | 46.07% |
| Mark Kelly | Incumbent | 45.69% |
| Mandela Barnes | Challenger | 43.54% |
| Tammy Baldwin | Incumbent | 42.91% |
| Tim Ryan | Challenger | 39.96% |
| Catherine Cortez-Masto | Incumbent | 32.20% |
| Sherrod Brown | Incumbent | 31.73% |
| Cheri Beasley | Challenger | 28.70% |
| Maggie Hassan | Incumbent | 25.27% |
| Sarah Godlewski | Challenger | 17.57% |
| Alex Lasry | Challenger | 3.90% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Incumbent | 3.42% |
| Joe Manchin | Incumbent | 1.99% |
During these final few weeks before the primary, our campaign is up on TV in Wisconsin and we're organizing all across the state. This is our last chance to make our case to voters about why Mandela is the best candidate to take on Ron Johnson in November.
But the ONLY way we will be successful is if people like you are involved in this race.
One of our primary opponents may have millions of dollars to try to buy this seat. But Mandela has something better, and that's YOU.
That's why we're asking:
Thank you for adding a contribution today to help Mandela keep up with our self-funding opponents.
- Team Mandela
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