Defend the Senate · [email protected]

February 16, 2022 at 4:01 PM

FIVE Republicans retiring

  John  — we’re respectfully asking if you will make a $5 donation to help us flip the five seats being vacated by retiring Republicans next year and expand our majority? DONATE $5 NOW There are FIVE Republicans retiring from the Senate next year, meaning that we have an oppor…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 5:04 PM

This isn’t over yet

  John —  Remember back in 2010, when Democrats held the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives by impressive margins? With 60 votes in the Senate, Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act, protecting those with preexisting conditions and helping more than 20 millio…

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  James Carville · [email protected]

February 14, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Do you have a minute to hear me out?

  John —  do you have a minute to hear me out? Defend the Senate is kicking off their February mid-month fundraising drive and have a goal of 1,000 donations. February is the shortest month of the year — so we’ll need to work overtime to make sure we hit this goal before it’s too late…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

February 13, 2022 at 5:04 PM

A few ways John can get involved >>

  John — The mission of Defend the Senate is simple: To win Senate races. And luckily, there are a few different ways you can help us do that. If you are reading this, then you’ve already done something important. Opening and reading our emails helps keep this program healthy and read…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

February 11, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Look at all these millions

  John — Is there anything we can say to convince you to make a contribution of any amount to Defend the Senate today? What if we told you that the Republican’s Senate campaign arm raised $13 MILLION more than Democrats did this past year to take back the Senate? What if we told you t…

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  Arizona Senate Update · [email protected]

February 10, 2022 at 4:03 PM

We have to have Mark Kelly’s back

  John —  Senator Mark Kelly’s race in Arizona is going to be one of the toughest battles we fight this year. Don’t believe us? Here are the top three reasons why he needs our help: This will be one of the closest Senate races of the year, even CNN says it’s one of the most likely to…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

February 9, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Can our Senate majority count on you, John?

  John — There are so many ways you can be a meaningful part of this team. From donating to signing petitions in support of critically important legislation in Congress, every bit helps. But there’s also something else you can do. We need to show Republicans that we have a strong team…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

February 8, 2022 at 5:03 PM

These are 4 MUST win races in 2022

  John — we are emailing for $4. Yes you read that right, just $4 — and here’s why. There are 4 Democratic Senators up for reelection in 2022 that MUST win if we want to defend our Senate majority. If you need a reminder, those races are Senators Mark Kelly in Arizona, Raphael Warnock…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

February 6, 2022 at 4:01 PM

This is a REALLY short email

  Hey John — we promise to keep this very short. We know your time is important so we won’t waste any more time. Will you chip in right now to help defend the Senate? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

February 4, 2022 at 5:08 PM

A bigger goal for the shortest month of the year

  John —  This month, we’re setting a goal of getting 15,000 contributions. But the thing is, this is a bigger goal than usual for us and it comes during the shortest month of the year. So we are getting an early start on this short month by reaching out and letting you know where thi…

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  Wisconsin Senate Update · [email protected]

February 3, 2022 at 5:03 PM

re: Ron Johnson

  John —  Last month, Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson had this to say about why he opposes the child care subsidy for working parents. "Well, people decide to have families and become parents. That's something they need to consider when they make that choice. I've never reall…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 31, 2022 at 10:10 PM

We’ll keep this brief

  Hey John —  This is the last time we’ll be reaching out before our end-of-month fundraising deadline expires at midnight tonight — so we’ll keep this brief.  We have one last shot to hit our goal of 10,000 donations and we still have a little ground to make up.  It’s critical that w…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 31, 2022 at 5:07 PM

Your inbox will be emptier tomorrow

  Midnight. Midnight is when we run out of chances to meet our January fundraising goal. You can rush a contribution here to help out >> After today is over, your inbox will be a lot emptier, but right now, we need your help, John! Our team is working on our budget as we speak, …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 30, 2022 at 10:33 PM

We hit 50%!

  🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ We are halfway there with our end-of month fundraising push! More than 5,000 of your fellow activists have stepped up to support our mission before our deadline expires Monday at midnight. Will you join them by contributing $10 now: DONATE $10 …

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  James Carville · [email protected]

January 30, 2022 at 5:06 PM

BIG Supreme Court news!

  Hey John — James Carville here. I’m reaching out today on behalf of my friends at Defend the Senate. They are hard at work defending our vulnerable incumbent Senators up for re-election this year and trying to flip a few Republican held seats in order to expand our majority. And the…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 10:03 PM

John, can you spare $5 to protect our majority?

  John —  Remember when we did something amazing together? When we took back the Senate, creating a Democratic majority for the first time in 6 years? When we defied the odds and flipped not just one but TWO Georgia Senate seats blue in a historic runoff election, making a 50-50 tie? …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Our first deadline of 2022

  Our work to protect and defend our Senate majority is only possible if we hit every single one of our fundraising goals from here on out, and there are only a few days left before our first end-of-month deadline of 2022. Your contribution could be the difference between mee…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Eye Popping

  John — Political spending so far in 2022 for the midterms is unlike anything we’ve seen before. In Pennsylvania, celebrity doctor Oz has dropped $5.4 million on ads in two months, and another Republican, David McCormick, has spent $3.7 million on TV. In Ohio, where there’s an open S…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 5:36 PM

re: Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement

  John —  Today, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced he is planning to retire after 27 years on the Supreme Court. Justice Breyer has served our country well, helping secure important victories for First Amendment rights, reproductive care, and access to quality health care…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Mitch McConnell’s words were insulting and wrong

  John —  We would say this is unbelievable but Mitch McConnell has proven time and again that he will put political power above everything else. After Senate Republicans blocked our efforts to protect the right to vote, Mitch McConnell suggested that African Americans are not America…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 5:04 PM

Republicans are the party of do nothing

  John —  Recently, Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire decided not to run for Senate. Now that’s not really news but the reason why he decided not to run is. A recent article confirmed that Sununu decided not to run because “virtually every GOP senator he chatted with [confirmed] …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 5:04 PM

Important information for John

  John — we have a few very important pieces of information to share with you today. 1.  We have to defend these four states in 2022: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and New Hampshire. 2.  We also need to flip these four states in 2022: Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 23, 2022 at 5:18 PM

The shortest email we’ve ever sent

  John — we’ll keep this really short. We know your time is valuable so we’ll get right to it. Will you chip in right now to help defend the Senate? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Chip in $10 now …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 22, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Here’s why your support is so important...

  John —  Is there anything we can say to convince you to make a contribution of any amount to Defend the Senate today? What if we told you that soon Democrats will be facing attack ads from special interests who would love to hand Mitch McConnell back the majority? What if we told yo…

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  Arizona Senate Update · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Donald Trump & Mark Kelly

  John —  In case you forgot, the last time Donald Trump was in Arizona he had this to say about Mark Kelly: "Taking America back begins with kicking Mark Kelly the hell out of the United States Senate." Unfortunately, just last week Trump was back in Arizona again because he knows Ar…

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  Wisconsin Senate Alert · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Ron Johnson broke his promise to Wisconsin

  John —  Last week, Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson went back on his pledge to step down after two terms and announced he would seek re-election. His approval ratings are dismal, and since he will be running again in a state Joe Biden won, Democrats have our BEST chance in y…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Sorry to be blunt

  John — we’ll keep this short. If you are able, will you donate $10 today to help us defend our Senate majority and keep Mitch McConnell out of power? Sorry to be so blunt, but the month is going by quickly and if we don’t keep up the pace we could miss our goal at the end of the mon…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 5:04 PM

We fell short

  John — this is not how we wanted to end our weekend but we have an update we need to share with you. We fell short of our 1,000 donation mid-month fundraising goal, meaning we’re going to have to take a hard look at our budget and make some adjustments over the next few weeks. Now u…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 15, 2022 at 10:10 PM

We’ll make this quick

  We’ll be quick, John. This is the last time you’ll hear from us before our mid-month deadline expires at midnight.  We have just a few hours left to hit our goal, and still need a few more donations to get there. We promised to make this short, John, so we’ll get straight to the poi…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 15, 2022 at 5:08 PM

We hate to bother you on a Saturday

  John —  We hate to bother you on a Saturday, but this is important.  A few days ago, James Carville reached out to let you know our team had set a goal to reach 1,000 new contributions before our mid-month fundraising deadline expires at midnight tonight.  Since then, we’ve seen 563…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 14, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Did you see this message from James Carville?

  John —  Did you see this email from James Carville yesterday? He reached out to you personally, John, to make sure you knew the importance of hitting our mid-month fundraising goal. We’ve seen a huge surge of support from his email, and have made good progress on our goal to hit 1,0…

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  James Carville · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Can you be 1 of 1,000?

  How are you, John? I just spoke with my friends over at Defend the Senate, and they asked me to reach out to you personally about their mid-month fundraising goal.  They’ve set a goal to hit 1,000 new donations by midnight on Saturday. If you want to be 1 of those 1,000, you can con…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 5:04 PM

We are fighting a battle on two fronts

  New Hampshire. Arizona. Georgia. Nevada. John, what do these states have in common? We need to defend them if we want any chance of defending our Senate majority this year. Florida. North Carolina. Wisconsin. Pennsylvania. John, what do these four states have in common? We need to …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 4:01 PM

[OPEN] See for yourself what $5 can do >>

  John — we’re respectfully asking you to make a $5 donation to help Defend the Senate. Donate $5 now We ask for $5 often, but do you know why? Because it was thousands of $5 donations that helped us flip the Senate and it’s going to be thousands more that help us defend our …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 9, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Attention: These are 4 MUST win races in 2022 >>

  John — we are emailing for $4. Yes you read that right, just $4. The next question you might have is, why? That’s because there are 4 Democratic Senators up for reelection in 2022 that MUST win if we want to defend our Senate majority. If you need a reminder, those races are Senato…

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  James Carville · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 7:03 PM

resolutions and goals

  John — I hope you’re enjoying the new year. I wanted to try and catch you before things get too busy. During the new year folks talk a lot about resolutions and goals. And while it may be a new year, our goal hasn’t changed: defending the Senate and trying to flip a few Republican …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 5:05 PM

We’d love to hear from John

  2022 is going to be an extremely important year for Democrats. And defending the Senate is going to be critical to advancing our progressive agenda. That’s not an exaggeration, John — if Republicans win back the Senate this year, President Biden and Vice President Harris won’t be ab…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 9:01 PM

We don’t mean to alarm you, John

  John —  We don’t mean to alarm you, but this is your last chance to chip in to help Defend the Senate protect vulnerable Democrats — and expand our Senate majority — before tonight’s end-of-year fundraising deadline. Rush an urgent contribution of $10 or more right now. If you've s…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 5:06 PM

We’re asking for $10 before the clock strikes midnight

  John — we have some good and bad news. The bad news is we are still a little short of our end-of-year fundraising goal and our deadline is just hours away. The good news is that if everyone reading this email chipped in $10 before midnight it would give us the boost we need to end …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 10:03 PM

After tomorrow is over your inbox will be a lot quieter

  Tomorrow. Tomorrow is the last day before our end-of-year fundraising deadline. You can rush a contribution here to help out >> After tomorrow is over, your inbox will be a lot quieter, but right now, we need your help, John! Our team is working on our budget as we speak, mak…

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  James Carville · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 5:09 PM

John, do you have a minute to hear me out?

  Hey John — James Carville here. I’m reaching out today on behalf of my friends at Defend the Senate. They are hard at work defending our vulnerable incumbent Senators up for re-election in 2022 and trying to flip a few Republican held seats in order to expand our majority. And what…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 10:05 PM

$5

  John — we’re respectfully asking you to make a $5 donation to help Defend the Senate. Donate $5 now $5 may not sound like a lot. But it was thousands of $5 donations that helped us flip the Senate and it’s going to be thousands more that help us defend our majority in 2022.…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 4:10 PM

It’s imperative that we stay on track to hit our goals

  John —  Today we’re launching our December end-of-year fundraising push with just a few days to go before our deadline is set to expire. We’re going to explain why this goal is so important, but please chip in here to support our work if you can. Each month, we set fundraising goals…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 5:03 PM

John, we need to make up for lost ground!

  John —  We know we’ve been emailing you a lot recently about our upcoming end-of-year fundraising goal. We’ve set a goal of getting 10,000 contributions before the deadline at midnight on the 31st and we wanted to update you on our progress. So far this month, we’re a little behind …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 27, 2021 at 4:02 PM

[ALERT] Important deadline coming up!

  John — we have a BIG deadline coming up. Our final fundraising deadline of 2021 is coming up quickly, so here’s a quick rundown of the days ahead and what we need to do: Our goal is to get 10,000 contributions by the deadline to show that this team is ready to fight for our Senate …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 22, 2021 at 4:01 PM

What if we told you...

  John —  Is there anything we can say to convince you to make one more contribution of any amount to Defend the Senate today? What if we told you that soon Democrats will be facing attack ads from special interests who would love to hand Mitch McConnell back the majority? What if we …

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 5:42 PM

Good, no GREAT news

  GOOD NEWS: We are off to an amazing start today. Contributions are pouring in from people chipping in what they can before this deadline comes to a close at the end of the month. GREAT NEWS: We thought we might come up short on our 10,000 donation goal but now it looks like we c…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 20, 2021 at 4:02 PM

John, these 4 Senators need our help!

  John — we are emailing for $4. Yes you read that right, just $4. It may not seem like a lot, but when 1,000 or 2,000 or even more people chip in $4 it helps give us the resources to put up a strong fight in the 4 races that we absolutely need to win next year to defend the Senate. A…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 19, 2021 at 5:06 PM

John, we hope you can see how important this is

  John —  We've sent a number of emails about this month’s fundraising deadline. We hope you take that as a signal for just how important this is. Right now, we are a bit short of the goals that we need to reach before the month ends. These are not arbitrary goals. We are not just mak…

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  Defend the Senate · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 5:04 PM

Not the time to throw in the towel

  John — we have some good and bad news. Let us quickly explain. The good news is that we hit our $10,000 goal. It was a big obstacle to overcome but we came together and made a big dent in our December fundraising goal. The bad news is that GOP Super PACs are already pouring money in…

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