Jack, I've already written to you a couple of times this week about the importance of secretary of state races happening across the country this fall, but I think this week's events make perfectly clear just what is at stake this fall. Consider this:

Republicans in Congress and across the country howled in anger after the FBI raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened political retribution against the Department of Justice for daring to hold Trump accountable to the law.
Far-right militants made threats of violence and promised civil war as right-wing media outlets promoted viciously antisemitic propaganda about the judge who signed the warrant.
One man took action on those threats, attempting to breach an FBI office in Cincinnati before being killed in a shootout with police.
Republicans continued to defend Trump even after it was revealed that these documents contained information about nuclear secrets.

Now imagine what these same Republicans would do if they had control of the election process and Trump questioned the legitimacy of the 2024 election.

This isn't entirely hypothetical—this is a real possibility, as one of the Republicans who shrugged off this week's shocking revelations was the Republican candidate for Michigan secretary of state, who shared a post declaring that Trump had in fact won in 2020 and would be back in the White House before the end of this year. (She later claimed she'd been hacked.)

Daily Kos has identified six secretary of state races in key battleground states—including Michigan—where your support could make the difference. These races have small budgets but HUGE importance for our democracy, so I'm asking you one more time: Can you chip in $1 to each of these Daily Kos-endorsed Democrats for secretary of state?

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Thank you again,
Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos

Here's my first email in case you missed it:

Jack, last week's primary election brought a Trumpster election denier one step closer to taking over election administration in Arizona, an emerging swing state. Mark Finchem, a Trump endorsee, won the Republican primary for secretary of state—a crucial post in a state that President Biden carried by just over 10,000 votes out of more than 3 million cast.

Trump's endorsement here isn't a coincidence. One of the most terrifying aspects of Trump's attempt to steal the 2020 election is also one of the most underreported: He's learned from his mistakes. Trump and his allies have been pushing far-right election deniers in key races this year to seize control of the very infrastructure of our democracy, and Fichem is just the latest to make it through his primary.

To put it simply: Trump knows where he went wrong trying to steal the 2020 election and he's working to get people like Mark Finchem in office so he can steal the election in 2024—this time, successfully.

I am not exaggerating when I say the future of the country could hinge on a small number of secretary of state elections this year. These offices are responsible for election administration in these states but are mostly overlooked by big donors and national groups. As a result, even small contributions can have a big impact, delivering big bang for your buck. That's why I'm asking you to give $1 to each of these Daily Kos-endorsed Democrats running for secretary of state in six swing states.

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Thank you,
Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos

Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612.