MN Election Update · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 4:15 PM

Alert: Tina Smith drops in the polls against her right-wing opponent

  ALERT: Tina Smith drops in the polls against her right-wing opponent As more polls show a tight race in Minnesota, the Trump campaign and outside Republican groups will escalate their last-minute misleading attacks on Tina. That’s why we need to mount a major response immed…

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  Mazie Hirono · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 1:37 PM

Donald Trump

  With less than two weeks to Election Day, my friend and colleague Senator Tina Smith only has a slim, single-digit lead in the polls over her extreme, right-wing opponent. This is concerning since Donald Trump and GOP special interest groups have dumped millions into Minnesota to un…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 1:05 AM

$2

  Hi, it’s me again. I am asking for just $2 as we enter the final two weeks of this election, and no that’s not a typo! That’s only $1 per week until Election Day — pitch in right here to help keep Minnesota blue: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your do…

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  Minnesota Senate Alert · [email protected]

October 20, 2020 at 10:22 PM

New poll out of Minnesota

  Urgent news — there’s a NEW poll out of Minnesota that shows our race is very close: Change Research | October 2020 Tina Smith (D): 48% Jason Lewis (R): 44% Things are heating up — and we need to do everything we can to keep up our slight lead in the closing days of this election, s…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 20, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Donald Trump’s personal attacks on Tina

  We’ve been asking for a lot, but we want you to know why it’s so important that we come to grassroots supporters like you for help. With more than 125,000 supporters like you chipping in to our re-election campaign, we’ve been able to go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump’s personal attac…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 20, 2020 at 4:15 PM

A personal request

  Hello, I have a personal request: Can you chip in $2 to support our campaign in the final two weeks of this 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 $2 now …

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  Tim Walz · [email protected]

October 20, 2020 at 1:16 PM

Tina Smith

  I am going to make this short. Senator Tina Smith and I have been working together for years to make sure the interests and concerns of Minnesota families are heard at all levels of our government. And right now, she needs your help. Let me explain why: One recent poll shows Tina a…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 19, 2020 at 11:31 PM

This is not hyperbole

  We’re 15 days from the most important election of our lifetimes, so if you’ve been waiting for the right time to make a contribution to our campaign — this is it. That’s not hyperbole. Defeating Donald Trump and ending Mitch McConnell’s failed majority in Washington, taking back the…

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  Peggy Flanagan · [email protected]

October 19, 2020 at 8:10 PM

A cup of coffee

  Hi — I have a quick story for you and then a favor to ask. When Governor Walz and I were talking about running for office, I knew there was one person I had to talk to: Tina Smith. When I texted her, her response was immediate: “Come over and I’ll make us a pot of coffee.” Tina had …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 19, 2020 at 4:46 PM

Please, I’m asking

  Hello — This morning, my campaign reached out to ask you to make a contribution as we enter the closing days of this election. I’m here to do the same, but please give me a moment to explain why this is so important: The truth is — and I know this is contrary to what my team sent yo…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 19, 2020 at 1:33 PM

125,000 people

  Hello — We’ve sent you an awful lot of messages over the past few days because Tina Smith doesn’t rely on the right-wing megadonors or shadowy groups trying to influence our elections. Instead, Tina goes to work every single day fighting for Minnesota families. And she’s delivered, …

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  Archie · [email protected]

October 19, 2020 at 12:18 AM

My famous country risotto!

  Hi there, Archie here — Tina’s husband. Things are very different from the last time we talked, and this race has turned out to be a heck of a lot more competitive than folks thought — but we’re almost at the finish line. We just need to keep pushing. As you probably would have gues…

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  tinaforminnesota.com · [email protected]

October 18, 2020 at 9:04 PM

re: October

  Here’s what mid-October would normally look like in an election year: Our campaign would be holding huge rallies across Minnesota to spread Tina’s message of integrity, unity, and progress; Tina would be traveling from the Twin Cities to Duluth, from St. Cloud to Bemidji, and ever…

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  MN Election Alert · [email protected]

October 18, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Breaking news:

  NEW: “Trump says he could win Minnesota” Rush a donation to stop Donald Trump and keep Minnesota blue: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Chip in $10 now Chip in $25 now …

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 18, 2020 at 1:31 PM

re: Mark Kelly’s message

  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 McConne…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 18, 2020 at 12:36 AM

Ope

  Hello — We’re still just a bit short of reaching our missed goal tonight — with polls showing our lead slipping, this is absolutely the worst possible time to fall behind. I would be so grateful if you could make a $10 contribution in the next few hours, especially now that we’re in…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 17, 2020 at 8:33 PM

When a donation is more than a donation

  Hello — In just a moment, we’re going to ask you to make a donation to Tina Smith’s re-election campaign as we work to close the gap on our missed fundraising goal. But sometimes a donation is more than just a donation. Let us explain: Every single day, Tina is out there fighting fo…

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  Joe Biden · [email protected]

October 17, 2020 at 5:34 PM

Four more years

  You and I know this election is the most important of our entire lives. We are truly fighting for the soul of this nation. Four more years of a Donald Trump presidency would be devastating. And we can only stop him from achieving victory if we can win in key battleground states like…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 17, 2020 at 1:33 PM

re: Bad news

  This isn’t the news I was hoping to share with you this weekend. My team and I just walked through the numbers and it’s clear we have not caught up to our missed fundraising goal — endangering our efforts to take back the Senate and stop Republicans from flipping Minnesota red in ju…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 11:02 PM

short email

  Hello, I’m asking you to chip in just $1 to my re-election campaign to help us catch up on our missed fundraising goal. The latest public poll shows our lead has shrunk, which means Donald Trump’s personal attacks on me have worked — I could use your help: If you've saved your payme…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 8:37 PM

My ask to you

  It’s been a pleasure to serve alongside my good friend Tina Smith in the United States Senate. We’ve worked together on a number of bills to tackle racial injustices in policing and strengthen our public health workforce. I’ve seen firsthand how deeply she cares about the issues af…

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  Minnesota Senate Update · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 4:44 PM

re: MN polls

  Hello — Poll after poll shows our lead in Minnesota’s Senate race slipping. Things are heating up and we’ll be in serious trouble if we don’t move quickly. Here’s why: the experts are saying Minnesota could be the “tipping point” in this election, which explains why Donald Trump and…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

October 16, 2020 at 1:34 PM

Our lead in the polls has deteriorated

  Hello — In just a second, I will ask you to add a donation to my re-election campaign. I only need a few moments to explain why this is such an important request, especially now. The truth is, our lead in the polls has deteriorated. GOP dark money groups with ties to Mitch McConnell…

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  Minnesota Senate Alert · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 9:43 PM

Bad to worse

  Three things you need to know about Minnesota’s Senate race: Donald Trump has visited Minnesota three times in just a matter of weeks — and there’s no doubt he’ll be back again before Election Day. Every time he’s in town, Trump attacks Tina and gives our right-wing opponent a boos…

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  Mark Kelly · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 8:10 PM

We can’t let Mitch McConnell’s attacks go unanswered

  Friends — In just a moment, I am going to ask you to split a contribution between our campaign for Senate and Tina Smith. Please give me a chance to explain why this request is so important. This month, we set our biggest fundraising goal ever for my campaign, and we need to make su…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 5:08 PM

We missed the goal

  Hi there, we just got an important update: The bad news is we missed our most important fundraising goal of the election. Now, we’re concerned Donald Trump and his right-wing allies will double down on their attacks against Tina and swing this election at the last minute. The good n…

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  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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