Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 20, 2022 at 2:12 PM

Gov. Walz and Lt. Gov. Flanagan's most important deadline

  john — I've been in touch with Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan's campaign, and I just got word that they're still trailing their goal by more than $50,000 heading into tonight's public fundraising deadline. That's a problem. After tonight, Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flan…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 18, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Our upcoming FEC deadline

  Here’s something I’m very jazzed about, john: Our campaign has collected more than 26,000 individual donations so far this cycle. The average amount that folks are contributing? Just $19. A lot of times, donors give what they can afford, which can range from $3 to $10 to $25...you g…

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  Senator Patty Murray · [email protected]

September 17, 2022 at 3:03 PM

MAGA GOP agenda to take away your rights

  john, It’s Senator Patty Murray. Senate Republicans have made the MAGA agenda absolutely clear: they want to strip away rights for women in all 50 states and put doctors in prison for doing their jobs by banning abortion nationwide. No matter where you live in this country, your rig…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

September 15, 2022 at 11:01 PM

Our last mid-month goal of the FEC quarter

  Hey john, we’ll let you get back to your Thursday evening in a minute, but this is urgent. Tina is doing everything she can to defend and expand our slim Democratic majority in the Senate. With the Senate split 50-50, we can’t risk losing a single seat. If we can hold onto our major…

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  Tim Ryan (via Tina Smith) · [email protected]

September 14, 2022 at 11:03 PM

Donald Trump is visiting Ohio

  john, this is Tim Ryan. This weekend, Donald Trump will take the stage here in Ohio for his MAGA rally to campaign for my Republican opponent for U.S. Senate, JD Vance. UMM... does Trump remember that Vance hates him? Seriously, he once said “I’m a Never Trump guy. I never liked him…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 14, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Freedoms

  john — When I became a U.S. Senator, I proudly pledged to Minnesotans and all Americans that I would uphold our freedoms. This November, our very freedoms are on the ballot. So I'm humbly asking you to join me in protecting the majority and helping deliver the freedoms we all deserv…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 13, 2022 at 10:01 PM

BREAKING: Republicans just introduced a national abortion ban bill

  Breaking news, john, Today, Republican Lindsey Graham introduced an extreme bill that would ban abortion nationwide after the right-wing Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade in June. Let’s be honest — Republicans don’t have the votes to pass this extreme bill. Democrats hav…

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  Maggie Hassan · [email protected]

September 12, 2022 at 2:01 PM

BREAKING: Super PAC announces $23 MILLION buy in NH

  DONATE john, this changes everything: This is Senator Maggie Hassan, and Tina asked me to reach out with an urgent update. A GOP super PAC just dumped another $23 million into my race in New Hampshire — a MASSIVE spend that will drown us out on the airwaves. Can you split an …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 10, 2022 at 3:31 PM

[Strategy Survey] Can you let me know?

  john, Republicans have already told us what they’ll do if they retake the majority in the Senate this fall. They’ll raise taxes, waste money on a border wall, and push for a nationwide abortion ban. We can’t let Republicans take us backward by restricting the freedoms Minnesotans ha…

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  Charlie Crist · [email protected]

September 8, 2022 at 2:04 PM

I need your help to defeat Ron DeSantis, the most dangerous governor in America

  Hi john, my name is Charlie Crist, and I just became the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida. My opponent? Gov. Ron DeSantis, one of the most dangerous Republicans nationwide. Ron DeSantis has been using Florida as a testing ground for some of the most cruel and divisive cult…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 6, 2022 at 9:31 PM

Just nine weeks

  john — Sorry to be so abrupt, but can you pitch in $9 to help me do everything I can to defend and expand our Senate majority in these final 9 weeks before Election Day? The truth is, millions of people will be casting their ballots well before that — in multiple battleground states…

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  Val Demings · [email protected]

September 3, 2022 at 3:01 PM

The Flippable Five are running to WIN

  john, This is Val Demings, and as of last night, I am the official Democratic nominee for Senate in Florida, running against Marco Rubio. I'll cut right to the chase – a 50-50 Senate split just isn't working for the American people. That's why I'm running to expand our Senate majori…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

September 2, 2022 at 10:33 PM

Every election since Roe

  john, first I want to say thank you. Your support helped us reach our August goal and build the resources to defend our Senate majority. Now here’s why that’s so important: Everything’s on the table this fall. No, I’m not exaggerating. Democrat Mary Peltola just defeated Sarah Palin…

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  R. Warnock · [email protected]

September 1, 2022 at 12:01 AM

one thing you should know about me

  john, it's Raphael Warnock. I know that in a neck-and-neck race like this one, it's easy to focus solely on things like the latest polling numbers or the end-of-month fundraising goal. So I want to quickly explain exactly what we're fighting for – and why winning here in Georgia mat…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 3:16 PM

Tonight’s deadline

  john — In just a minute, I’m going to ask you to contribute to my campaign as part of our last-minute fundraising push for August. We’re falling just a bit short of our goal, so I hope you’ll let me briefly explain why this request matters so much. From passing the Inflation Reducti…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

August 30, 2022 at 9:01 PM

What Tina’s been up to

  john — While the Senate’s been on August recess, Tina has been doing one of the best parts of her job: meeting and talking to people from all over Minnesota. She’s spent the past several weeks learning about their personal stories, their goals, and their concerns for the future of o…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

August 29, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Respectfully asking for $10 to help me defeat Ron Johnson

  john — This is Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin’s Democratic nominee for Senate. I never thought it would go this way. My mom was a Milwaukee school teacher for 30 years and my dad worked 3rd shift at the General Motors plant. I never thought I’d become a state representative or Wisconsin’…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

August 28, 2022 at 3:32 PM

reaching out

  john, We really hate to bother you on a Sunday, but we’re reaching out today because it’s important. Our end-of-month fundraising deadline is 72 hours away and unless we turn things around, it looks like we’re going to come up short. With the 2022 midterms 72 days away, meeting this…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

August 27, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Protecting our rights

  Hi john – Our governor, Tim Walz, has been a staunch supporter of protecting reproductive rights. He signed an executive order to protect people seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota from legal repercussions in other states and pledged to veto anti-choice legislation that gets…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

August 26, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Asking for $3 (yes, really!)

  john — We’re reaching out with a request: Can you make a $3 contribution to support Tina? (yes, you read that right!) We know $3 may not sound like much — but there is power in every grassroots contribution, no matter how small. We’ve seen it before. This time two years ago, one dol…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

August 25, 2022 at 8:32 PM

double take

  We had to do a double take, john. This week, the New York Times reported that a conservative dark money group — led by the architect of the right-wing takeover of the Supreme Court — was the recipient of the single largest political contribution in history. The amount? $1.6 billion.…

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  Raphael Warnock · [email protected]

August 22, 2022 at 2:01 PM

These 4 Democrats are the key

  I have to be honest, john: I'm concerned. CNN reports that me and my friends Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Maggie Hassan (NH), and Mark Kelly (AZ) are the most vulnerable Senate Democrats on the ballot in November. Since Republicans only need to flip one of our seats to retake Senate…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

August 21, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Down by about 21%

  Here’s something I’m very jazzed about, john: Our campaign has collected more than 25,000 individual donations so far this cycle. The average amount that folks are contributing? Just $19. A lot of times, donors give what they can afford, which can range from $3 to $10 to $25...you g…

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  John Fetterman · [email protected]

August 20, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Crudité.png

  Hi, john. It’s John Fetterman — Lieutenant Governor of PA + Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. Mmmm 😋 crudité! Just kidding. This is NOT a photo of me holding Crudité. Here in PA, we just call this a Veggie Tray. Seriously. If this looks like anything other than a Veggie Tray to y…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

August 19, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Curious

  john — This week, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a huge accomplishment that Democrats delivered for the American people without a single Republican vote. It makes the largest investment in clean energy and fighting climate change in history. It allows Medicare t…

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  Cecile Richards · [email protected]

August 18, 2022 at 9:03 PM

CNN just announced

  john, This is Cecile Richards. CNN just named my friend, Catherine Cortez Masto (D), the most vulnerable senator up for reelection as polling shows her down 1 point to her Trump-endorsed extremist opponent. We cannot hold the Senate if Catherine loses, so I'm reaching out directly …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

August 15, 2022 at 11:05 PM

Tonight

  john — We have just a few more hours to go before we come to the midpoint of our fundraising quarter, and my team let me know that we’re very close to reaching our grassroots fundraising goal. They asked me to reach out one final time because they know the power of this group. Two y…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

August 14, 2022 at 3:32 PM

$173,000,000

  john — Senate Republicans’ fundraising arm raked in more than $25 million in the second quarter, bringing their total fundraising this year to a whopping $173 million. That money is already being used to pump in attack ads in places like Pennsylvania and Arizona, where Republicans a…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

August 13, 2022 at 3:04 PM

Harnessing grassroots power for the upcoming election

  john — Before the weekend gets into full swing, we have a quick ask: Can you pitch in $5 to help us stay on track for our mid-quarter fundraising goal? We’ll explain more in a moment. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immedi…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

August 11, 2022 at 8:31 PM

100% of donations go to electing pro-choice women →

  john — When I worked at Planned Parenthood, I learned firsthand the dignity and importance that reproductive freedom provides for Minnesotans. Then in my time as Lieutenant Governor, I saw Republicans fight tooth and nail to control women's lives by attempting to restrict abortion r…

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  Angie Craig · [email protected]

August 8, 2022 at 3:01 PM

I can’t protect our House majority without you, john

  Angie Craig here. I’m not exaggerating when I say this, john: I can’t win re-election and help protect our House majority without you. I had the fifth-closest win out of any House Democrat back in 2020, and this race will be even tighter this time around with new district lines and…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

August 6, 2022 at 3:19 PM

Republican dark money is trying to kill our reconciliation bill

  john, The Inflation Reduction Act — the reconciliation bill that Republicans can’t use the filibuster to block — would be a gamechanger. It would make corporations that have gotten away with paying zero dollars in federal taxes pay their fair share with a corporate minimum tax. It w…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

August 5, 2022 at 4:57 PM

The velvet hammer approach

  john, Back when Tina served as the Minneapolis mayor’s chief of staff, word got around about her iron will and aptitude for making tough deals behind the scenes when the cameras were off. She earned a unique nickname: “The Velvet Hammer.” It was her uncanny ability to develop perso…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

August 4, 2022 at 8:40 PM

My decision to run

  john — My name is Mandela Barnes, and I’m running to be the next Democratic Senator in Wisconsin. When I decided to run for the U.S. Senate, I knew that my path here would be different than most. I don't come from a wealthy family. I didn't enter this race with a bunch of wealthy do…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

August 3, 2022 at 11:40 PM

Momentum is surging for Democrats

  john, With fewer than 100 days until the general election, we’re seeing momentum surging for Democrats across the country. That is really good news, because the future of abortion rights, voting rights, the planet, and so much more are on the ballot this year. This is going to be a …

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

August 2, 2022 at 8:41 PM

Please sign this petition supporting veterans

  john — Right now, veterans are camped out on the Capitol steps demanding that Congress pass the PACT Act, a bill that would fulfill our country’s promise to provide health care to veterans suffering health complications from their exposure to toxic chemicals from burn pits while ser…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

July 31, 2022 at 9:22 PM

Republicans are playing political games

  john, Earlier this week, Democrats announced a sweeping bill that would tackle inflation, create the largest investment for clean energy jobs in history, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030. But Republicans, in an apparent act of retaliation, turned around and blocked…

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  Cheri Beasley · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 10:29 PM

No donation is too small.

  john - My name is Cheri Beasley, and I’m the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. I am writing to humbly ask if you will make a contribution to my campaign this evening. We’ve set a deadline to reach 10,000 individual donations before July 31st to help us close a fu…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

July 28, 2022 at 8:36 PM

This would be a huge win for the economy and the climate

  Breaking news, john: Senate Democrats just came to an agreement on a bill — the Inflation Reduction Act — investing a record $370 billion for climate and clean energy while capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and making corporations pay their fair share. Take a look for yo…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

July 27, 2022 at 4:10 PM

Why $13.30 means so much to Tina

  We want to show you a quick stat from this month, john. $13.30. That’s the average contribution to our campaign this month. And while it may seem like just a statistic to you, it represents so much more to Tina and our team. With our July fundraising deadline quickly approaching, w…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

July 26, 2022 at 9:26 PM

Five days away

  john, The end-of-month July fundraising deadline is exactly five days away. But unfortunately, my team and I just finished running the numbers and we’re still falling short of our goal. National Republicans are out of touch and out of control, and they’re raising record-breaking amo…

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  Tim Ryan · [email protected]

July 25, 2022 at 9:42 PM

can’t leave it to a coin toss

  john, This is Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan, and I’ve got a BIG update: FiveThirtyEight just ranked Ohio’s Senate race as a “toss-up.” When I entered this race, experts and political pundits said there was no chance we’d flip Ohio blue and defeat whichever right-wing mil…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

July 23, 2022 at 7:12 PM

They just blocked my bill

  This is infuriating, john. Earlier this week, I introduced the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act alongside Senators Patty Murray and Elizabeth Warren, which would protect critical reproductive health care services, and shore up funding for: Birth control education, Infertilit…

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  Maggie Hassan · [email protected]

July 20, 2022 at 5:30 PM

I’d prefer not to email asking you for money...

  john — It’s Maggie Hassan. I’d prefer not to email asking you for money. My focus is on fighting alongside Tina for action on the issues that matter most. But the reality is that I cannot continue that work if I lose my reelection, and New Hampshire is a purple state, which means we…

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  Gretchen Whitmer · [email protected]

July 17, 2022 at 5:16 PM

Michiganders could be forced to live under a nearly century-old, dangerous abortion ban.

  john, It’s Gretchen Whitmer. Tina asked me to reach out. With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and draconian anti-choice bills being pushed around the country, the clock on reproductive rights is turning back decades. Here in Michigan, the clock could roll back even further…

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  Mark Kelly · [email protected]

July 16, 2022 at 8:12 PM

Donald Trump is coming back

  john, This is Mark Kelly. In less than a week, Donald Trump is coming back to Arizona and we expect his hand-picked candidate will be right on stage with him. Trump knows how important this state is, and how important our race is. That’s why at one of his previous rallies here, he s…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

July 15, 2022 at 8:48 PM

Ahead of tonight’s mid-month deadline

  john, I’ll explain more in a moment, but first, I have a personal request: Can you chip in $3 to my campaign today before our mid-month fundraising deadline? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: CHIP IN $3…

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  Tina Smith · [email protected]

July 13, 2022 at 10:41 PM

john, can you share your thoughts here?

  john — As I continue to fight for your priorities in Washington, I reach out from time to time to listen to your priorities and make sure I'm fighting for the issues that matter most to you. Right now, my priorities include building on our progress that we’ve made on gun violence, d…

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  Peter Welch · [email protected]

July 12, 2022 at 3:32 PM

My start on Bridge Street

  john, I’m Peter Welch, and I’m running to be Vermont’s next Senator. When I graduated law school, a lot of my friends ended up on Wall Street or K Street. But I decided to work as a public defender on Bridge Street in White River Junction, Vermont. I loved the work I was doing in th…

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  Team Tina · [email protected]

July 7, 2022 at 6:22 PM

BREAKING: FiveThirtyEight’s 2022 Senate forecast is out

  Big news, john. Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight JUST released their 2022 election forecast for the Senate, and the results are a doozy. The report says it loud and clear: “It’s a toss-up for the Senate.” The stakes of this election have just skyrocketed, and this rating shows how clos…

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