Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 2:35 PM

$17,433

  Oh heck, I have some bad news. We were on track to reach our final FEC fundraising goal last night, but then, donations slowed down significantly. We weren’t even in the ballpark by the time the midnight deadline passed. The timing couldn’t be worse. Recent public polls show our lea…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 1:01 AM

Powered by more than 125,000 individual contributions

  Hello — Our campaign has sent you a number of emails around this FEC fundraising deadline tonight. We did it because our campaign doesn’t have wealthy right-wing megadonors or GOP dark money groups on speed dial. Instead, we have supporters like you — who help us respond to every mi…

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  tinaforminnesota.com · [email protected]

October 14, 2020 at 10:37 PM

Two very real problems

  Hello — If we miss our final FEC fundraising goal of this election at midnight tonight, here are two very real problems we’ll face: We won’t be able to fund our get-out-the-vote operation, including the organizers and volunteers making sure we get every voter we can to the polls. …

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  Minnesota Senate Update · [email protected]

October 14, 2020 at 7:35 PM

Republicans are panicking

  Folks — Mitch McConnell and his massive dark money network are panicking right now. Republicans know we’re coming for their majority, and they’re sinking millions into frontline Senate races to hold onto power. That includes our race, where the Trump campaign and GOP dark money grou…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 14, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Down by 32%

  Hello — As you may know, the majority of contributions to my re-election campaign come from messages like this one. I know they can be a bit pesky sometimes, but I promise they make a huge difference for our team. But something has happened in the last few days. According to my fina…

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  Jaime Harrison · [email protected]

October 14, 2020 at 1:35 PM

Today

  Hi, I need you to chip in $10 to split between my campaign and Senator Tina Smith’s re-election campaign. Let me explain why: A new poll came out late last week showing I am in a dead heat with Lindsey Graham. Tina Smith’s opponent is rising in the polls after Donald Trump’s latest…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 13, 2020 at 11:34 PM

Bad news

  Hi, it’s me again. I have some bad news. Donations have significantly slowed down this month and we are tracking behind our final FEC fundraising goal of this election. Candidly, we’re only 68% of the way there with 24 hours left. If we don’t see a surge in online grassroots donatio…

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  Minnesota Senate Update · [email protected]

October 13, 2020 at 8:37 PM

poof!

  I want to take a moment and explain to you why tomorrow night’s FEC fundraising deadline is so important to our campaign. This is the big one, and I just need a few minutes of your time. Will you read below? We send a lot of emails — but, in case you missed it, I want you to know th…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 13, 2020 at 5:36 PM

We messed up

  There are just about 24 hours left before the final FEC deadline of this election and we've got bad news — we messed up. We really thought we were going to reach our $100,000 goal by tomorrow, but it looks like we were wrong. We've been pretty public about this ambitious FEC goal, a…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 13, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Everyone thought my Senate seat was safe -- they were wrong

  When we first launched this campaign, the political pundits largely ignored our race, saying Minnesota’s Senate election wouldn’t be competitive — that my seat was safe. Well, they were wrong. A few months into this election, Donald Trump announced his plan to pour millions of dolla…

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  Jake · [email protected]

October 12, 2020 at 6:26 PM

Good news, everyone!

  Hey folks — As the finance director for Tina Smith’s re-election campaign, it’s my responsibility to make sure our campaign hits our fundraising goals. It’s a difficult task, especially at times like this, when the sudden influx of nasty attacks from Donald Trump and GOP dark money …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 12, 2020 at 12:02 AM

Re: slim to none

  Do you know why Donald Trump and outside Republican groups are spending so much money in my state? Because Democrats must win Minnesota to flip the Senate and take back the White House. Experts are even calling us the “tipping point” in this year’s election. If Republicans can flip …

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  Walter Mondale · [email protected]

October 11, 2020 at 8:33 PM

Tina Smith

  Over the course of my career, I’ve found that the best public servants are defined not by their ideology, but by their approach to the job. I can imagine no better example than Senator Tina Smith. Tina and I have known each other for more than 30 years, often working together on beh…

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  Ryan · [email protected]

October 11, 2020 at 3:18 PM

October 14

  Hey team, By now you know we have an important deadline coming up. October 14 is our FEC pre-election “close of books” deadline — a.k.a. the big one. Once we report our fundraising numbers, they’ll be publicly available for everyone to view. And while our opponent will definitely lo…

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  TinaForMinnesota.com · [email protected]

October 10, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Photos inside!

  Make no mistake — these guys: Will do anything to stop this woman from getting re-elected in 24 days: The only thing standing in their way is people like YOU. Add a donation of $3 to Senator Tina Smith’s re-election campaign today to help us fight back against the attacks from Tr…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 10, 2020 at 6:01 PM

24 days to go

  Hello — I boast a lot about the power of this grassroots team. I’m always telling folks that our campaign is fueled by more than 125,000 individual donations from people like you giving about $24 on average. My job is to be accountable to the people of Minnesota, so I don’t take a d…

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  Minnesota Senate Alert · [email protected]

October 10, 2020 at 3:02 PM

A brand-new poll shows Tina Smith’s lead has deteriorated

  Hello — A brand-new poll shows Tina Smith’s lead has deteriorated in Minnesota’s critical Senate race, but with your help, we can pull away from our Republican opponent in the final days of this election. This news comes after Donald Trump publicly attacked Tina during each of his t…

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  tinaforminnesota.com · [email protected]

October 9, 2020 at 9:33 PM

Top target

  I wanted to make sure you knew why you’re getting emails about our final FEC deadline before Election Day. Donald Trump has made it clear he’s willing to do and spend whatever it takes to flip Minnesota red and defeat Tina. He’s visited Minnesota three times in the last month to ral…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 9, 2020 at 5:38 PM

A little dry

  Hello — In just a minute, I will ask you to add a critical donation toward our most important goal of this campaign. But first, I want to briefly explain something to you: Every so often, elected officials like me have to report their fundraising details to the Federal Election Comm…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 9, 2020 at 1:41 PM

Our most important deadline yet

  Hello — Every time we close the books on a critical FEC deadline, campaigns like ours have to publicly report their fundraising numbers. Those numbers tell a story about our campaign — how strong we are, how many grassroots donors have chipped in, and most importantly, where we’re m…

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  Minnesota Senate Alert · [email protected]

October 8, 2020 at 11:32 PM

First, then, now

  First, Donald Trump set his sights on flipping Minnesota red — visiting three times in the last month, sending his top campaign surrogates to drum up support, and spending millions on ads in our state. Then, Tina went head-to-head with our “mini-Trump” opponent, Jason Lewis, in the …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 8, 2020 at 9:51 PM

Will you let me explain?

  Hi there — Next week, our FEC deadline will expire. It’s our last one before Election Day — and shortly after, our fundraising numbers will go public. So, I wanted to take a moment to explain why your support is so important right now. In the last month alone, Donald Trump and his c…

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  Pete Buttigieg · [email protected]

October 8, 2020 at 4:12 PM

Mike Pence

  Mike Pence was true to form last night. Fortunately, it didn't stop Kamala Harris from demonstrating what was at stake and winning the night. As a fellow Hoosier, I have always made it clear that Mike Pence doesn’t represent the best of my state or the best of our country. I have se…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 8, 2020 at 12:31 AM

Not-so-good news

  Hello — We’ve emailed you a whole bunch of times over the past few weeks, especially as the White House seeks to flip Minnesota red. And thanks to thousands of Team Tina members chipping in $5 or $10 each, September was one of our strongest fundraising months of the campaign. This c…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 7, 2020 at 10:13 PM

Oh no

  Hello — I know your time is valuable, so I’ll keep this message short. Thanks in advance for taking the time to read it. You might not know this, but a significant number of our donations come from folks like you giving whatever they can to make a difference. The average donation to…

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  Minnesota Senate Alert · [email protected]

October 7, 2020 at 5:55 PM

slim to none

  Folks, In exactly one week, we’ll close the books on our last FEC deadline before Election Day, and shortly after, our fundraising numbers will go public. Here are just a few people who will comb through our report: Jason Lewis: ‘Mini-Trump’ will be paying close attention to spot a…

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  Ryan · [email protected]

October 6, 2020 at 9:34 PM

The morning after

  Folks, I’ll never forget the morning after Election Day 2016. I remember the horror, shock, and disbelief we all felt like it was yesterday — and more than anything, I remember wishing we had done just a little bit more. I don’t want us to feel like that again — so this year, let’s …

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 6, 2020 at 4:32 PM

Slow start

  Tina has been super busy lately — getting out the vote in Minnesota’s competitive Senate race, debating her opponent for the last time, and doing her job in the Senate — that’s why we’re the ones reaching out. Give us a quick second to explain how this impacts our campaign and how y…

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  tinaforminnesota.com · [email protected]

October 6, 2020 at 12:03 AM

29 days

  Hey there — can you believe we’re 29 days from Election Day?! Neither can we! We’ve been working around the clock to get Tina’s message to undecided voters in every corner of the state, but we’ve still got a lot of work ahead. Reaching every undecided voter in Minnesota starts with …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 7:26 PM

coming up

  Hello — The final FEC deadline of this election is coming up fast, and you can bet the political pundits, our opponent, and Mitch McConnell’s dark money network will be poring over our report to see if we have what it takes to win in the final weeks of this election. I know we ask f…

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  MN Election Alert · [email protected]

October 3, 2020 at 8:36 PM

!!!!!

  Hello, Election Day is exactly one month from today. We need your help to power our campaign through the finish line and keep Minnesota blue. Chip in now — any amount helps: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 3, 2020 at 4:52 PM

One

  It’s October 3rd — and I can’t believe I’m saying this, but we are exactly one month from Election Day. I’m so proud of all that we’ve accomplished since we began this journey together. We’ve taken on millions of dollars in spending from the GOP’s donor network and fought back again…

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  Minnesota Senate Update · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 9:30 PM

Tina Smith vs. Jason Lewis

  Hello — Tina Smith just went toe-to-toe with our opponent, Jason Lewis, for the final debate of this election. With voting already underway in Minnesota, we need to get our message across and set the record straight right away. Republicans are spending millions of dollars trying to …

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 6:13 PM

Re: Post-debate

  Hello, Tina just got off the (virtual) debate stage. We’re SO proud she took Jason Lewis to task for his unwavering loyalty to the Republican Party over Minnesota families, and by keeping the spotlight on the issues that matter — quality affordable health care, a strong economy, and…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Jason Lewis

  Hello — Today, I’ll get on the (virtual) stage to face off against my opponent, Jason Lewis, during the final debate of our Senate election. I just have one question for you: Can I count on you to have my back? Please, pitch in $5, $10, or whatever you can to make sure our campaign …

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  tinaforminnesota.com · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 8:15 PM

Three things

  Three things you should know: Yesterday, Donald Trump visited Minnesota for the third time in a matter of weeks. Just like his other two visits, he publicly attacked Tina and boosted our opponent, Jason Lewis. Tomorrow, Tina will go head-to-head with her right-wing extremist oppon…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 4:25 PM

The (virtual) debate stage

  Before the day gets away from me, I want to ask you a quick question: Will you make a contribution to my re-election campaign for U.S. Senate? You can do so right here » If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 2:00 AM

Urgent: Donald Trump just attacked me

  Donald Trump just publicly attacked me again at his Minnesota rally — right as our FEC deadline is about to expire. This could be the boost my right-wing opponent needs to win, so I’m asking: Will you donate $10 or more right now to help us meet our final quarterly goal tonight and …

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  Minnesota Senate Alert · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Three things

  Three things you need to know about Minnesota’s Senate race: Donald Trump is back in Minnesota today for his third visit in a matter of weeks. He’s rallying his right-wing base to give our Republican opponent the boost he needs to win this close race. Two polls showed Democratic S…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 7:17 PM

Photos inside!

  Donald Trump is in Minnesota to rally his right-wing base today. What am I doing? Making sure folks across our great state have a plan to vote! (And you’ll want to read this email all the way to the end because I’ve got a special surprise for you.) Listen, we’re entering the most in…

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  Amy Klobuchar · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Donald Trump thinks he can win Minnesota. He’s wrong.

  Hi there — Donald Trump nearly won Minnesota in 2016 and he has made it a “personal challenge” to win it in 2020. In fact, Donald Trump is in Minnesota campaigning right now. If Donald Trump wins Minnesota, he will most likely secure a second term. That’s why he will do and spend wh…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 2:18 PM

Trump is trying to distract us

  Hello — At midnight, we will officially close the books on our final end-of-quarter deadline and report our numbers to the Federal Election Commission. But before then, Donald Trump will host another rally in Minnesota — his third one in just a matter of weeks. We can’t let Trump’s …

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 11:03 PM

$5

  Election Day is FIVE weeks from today. With the first presidential debate happening tonight, and Donald Trump coming back to Minnesota less than 24 hours after, we cannot afford to slow our momentum. But right now, we’re on track to miss our biggest deadline of this entire campaign…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 8:35 PM

Donald Trump is coming back to Minnesota

  Folks, Donald Trump is coming back to Minnesota tomorrow for his third visit in just a matter of weeks. Almost every time he pays us a visit, Trump publicly attacks Tina, boosts our “mini-Trump” opponent, and goes on a tangent about how he’s going to flip Minnesota red. And the trut…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 4:56 PM

A quick explanation

  Hello — I know my team has been emailing you about our final end-of-quarter fundraising push for this campaign. I want to quickly explain why it matters. Every three months, candidates must file reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as a way of keeping politicians trans…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 12:24 AM

I’m disappointed

  I’ll be honest with you — we’re behind on our fundraising. If we can’t catch up before Donald Trump arrives in Minnesota for visit #3, we won’t be able to overcome whatever new attacks he has planned for our campaign and protect this Democratic Senate seat. Missing a goal, even for …

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 9:37 PM

Donald J. Trump

  Hello — Donald J. Trump will return to Minnesota this week for his THIRD visit in a matter of weeks. Rush a donation of $3 ($1 for each visit!) to ensure we have the resources to respond to his attacks: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation wil…

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  tinaforminnesota.com · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 3:17 PM

Oh no — we’re behind

  Hey there — On Wednesday, we’re facing the most important FEC fundraising deadline of our campaign (no exaggeration). Give me a quick moment to explain why Tina needs your help now, more than ever: As you may know, two GOP dark money groups are ramping up their false attacks against…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 27, 2020 at 8:53 PM

18% fewer people have donated

  Folks, I have a personal request: Can you chip in $10 before our final end-of-quarter deadline of the election? I’ll explain more in a moment. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Chip in $10 now …

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

September 27, 2020 at 4:32 PM

Fwd: Will you let me explain?

  Hello — Mark Kelly reached out to you last week and we wanted to make sure you got his message. He’s running in a special Arizona Senate election against incumbent Republican Senator Martha McSally. If Mark wins, he could be seated as early as November 30. That’s bad news for Mitch …

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