Team Espy · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 9:11 PM

Mike got Cindy Hyde-Smith to act

  After Mike Espy went on local news and called on Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to return contributions she received from a key player in the Mississippi welfare scandal, her campaign announced they’ll be donating the money. While on TV, Mike explained, “I called on Senator Hyde-Smith to…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 4:48 PM

Tell Congress to pass no-excuse early voting for all

  Not only are we months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re almost halfway through a critical election year — yet most Americans don’t have access to no-excuse early voting. We saw what happened during the Wisconsin primary election: Voters were forced to choose between their health or…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

May 6, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Scandal in Mississippi

  I’m so angry, my blood is boiling.  Earlier this year, terrible news broke that several individuals in my state of Mississippi, including a state official, embezzled millions of dollars from a welfare program meant to help our most vulnerable. That program, the Temporary Assistance …

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 5:06 PM

Cindy Hyde-Smith wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act

  Despite the fact that we’re in the middle of a pandemic, with U.S. coronavirus deaths nearing 70,000 and Mississippi experiencing record numbers of new cases, the Trump administration is continuing its legal battle to overturn the Affordable Care Act – and our far-right opponent Cin…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

May 4, 2020 at 9:18 PM

More than 4,000 meat plant workers tested positive for COVID-19

  Across the country, and especially in my state of Mississippi, agricultural workers are the backbone of our economy. But unfortunately, they’re not always treated that way, especially now during this pandemic. Last week, President Trump passed an executive order declaring meat proce…

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  Marcus Williams · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 11:37 PM

hey, it’s Marcus

  Hey, it's Marcus. Since this is my first time reaching out to you, I wanted to introduce myself. I'm the Political Director here at Mike Espy for Senate. I’m sure you’ve already heard, but we’re just hours away from our April fundraising deadline, and still short on our $50,000 goal.…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 5:19 PM

re: Mike’s message

  Did you see Mike's message yesterday? We’re now just hours away from our critical April fundraising deadline, and a few thousand dollars short. Mike is counting on small-dollar donors to hit this goal so we have the resources we need to flip the Senate and win in Mississippi.…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 7:08 PM

Let me explain

  We’re almost 24 hours away from our April end-of-month fundraising deadline, and still not quite at our goal of $50,000. I hope you’ll let me explain why this goal is so critical to our campaign in Mississippi. In 2018, with a surge of grassroots support, I came closer to winning a …

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 4:41 PM

Cindy Hyde-Smith is dragging Mississippi backward

  It’s been clear since she ran against Mike Espy in the 2018 special election for U.S. Senate: Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is dragging our country backward. During her last campaign, Hyde-Smith proudly shared photos of herself in a Confederate military outfit and eagerly said…

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  Mike Espy HQ · [email protected]

April 28, 2020 at 4:59 PM

More good news

  “Republicans' Senate majority is now in very real jeopardy.” – CNN, 4/27/20 More good news! Days after Politico said the Senate majority is officially in play, CNN backed it up and detailed how Mitch McConnell and the GOP have a real fight ahead of them this year. That includes Missi…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

April 27, 2020 at 8:36 PM

The Senator that Mississippi needs

  Last week, the interim coronavirus relief package was passed in Congress, including more funding for small businesses, struggling rural hospitals, testing, and more – all the things Mike Espy has been calling for in Mississippi. But before this bill passed, our Mitch McConnell-backe…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 26, 2020 at 11:29 PM

An update for you

  We’re now just four days away from our April fundraising deadline, and I have an update for you: I’m going to be calling some of the small-dollar donors who pitch in to our campaign through emails like this one this week. That means if you make a donation to our campaign for Senate …

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  Mike Espy HQ · [email protected]

April 25, 2020 at 5:13 PM

Underdog

  “Democrats’ momentum puts Senate majority in play.” – Politico, 4/20/20 The U.S. Senate majority is officially in play. Mike Espy is an underdog in this race to replace far-right Cindy Hyde-Smith and become Mississippians’ next Senator. But with enough grassroots support, we can prov…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

April 24, 2020 at 5:49 PM

re: Mike’s op-ed

  In case you didn’t have a chance to read it, we wanted to resend you Mike’s op-ed published in the Clarion Ledger earlier this week. In it, he shares his thoughts on the coronavirus response and lack of Medicaid expansion in Mississippi, and what he would do differently if he…

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  Cecilia Criddle · [email protected]

April 23, 2020 at 7:20 PM

One week out

  Hey, it’s Cecilia Criddle, Finance Director for Mike Espy for Senate. By now I’m sure you’ve heard we were outraised by our opponent, Cindy Hyde-Smith, last quarter. But we also proved we’re building a powerful grassroots army of supporters who want to see more progress in Mississipp…

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  Jamilla Espy Galloway · [email protected]

April 22, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Making sure you saw this

  Hey, As we get closer to the end of April and our next end-of-month fundraising deadline, I wanted to make sure you saw the good and bad news last week. Unfortunately my dad, Mike Espy, was outraised by our opponent Cindy Hyde-Smith in the first quarter of 2020 by just $60,000. Mitch…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 21, 2020 at 9:38 PM

We can’t afford the collapse of the U.S. Postal Service

  By now, you may have heard some deeply concerning news: The U.S. Postal Service is potentially just months away from collapse. That’s right: Our nation’s postal service, which employs more than 600,000 people many of whom are veterans, may run out of cash by the summer. In the middl…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 20, 2020 at 11:10 PM

re: Dr. Fauci

  Since Day One of this coronavirus pandemic, there has been one steady, guiding leader providing Mississippians and the American people with information and medical guidance, and that person is Dr. Anthony Fauci. As the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infec…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 20, 2020 at 5:32 PM

A new normal

  In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and cases continuing to grow across our state, I decided to share my thoughts on this crisis in an op-ed which was just published in the Clarion Ledger, and I wanted to make sure you saw it. Like many Mississippians, I am spending more time at home.…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

April 19, 2020 at 11:41 PM

Mitch McConnell is terrified

  Did you know we’ve been building our movement since 2018? Two years ago, volunteers and organizers in Mississippi assembled a statewide movement to elect Mike Espy to the U.S. Senate. We started building a coalition of volunteers and scrappy grassroots donors like you who want to tak…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 10:50 PM

Need your signature on this

  Every day, health care workers here in Mississippi and across the country are putting their lives on the line in order to care for others. Nurses, doctors, hospital workers, pharmacists, and others are our first line of defense against COVID-19, and are potentially sacrificing their…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 11:34 PM

short

  Late last night we learned that our opponent, Cindy Hyde-Smith, narrowly outraised our campaign during the first quarter of 2020. At the last minute, Mitch McConnell and the GOP came to Hyde-Smith’s rescue with buckets of PAC money. But there’s good news. We outraised Hyde-Smith wit…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 3:41 PM

bad news

  Yesterday, our first quarter fundraising numbers became public, and so did Cindy Hyde-Smith’s. It turns out that our Republican opponent just narrowly outraised us by about $60,000, with the GOP’s army of PACs coming to her rescue last minute before the FEC deadline. That sounds lik…

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  Mike Espy HQ · [email protected]

April 15, 2020 at 7:21 PM

We’re on a roll!

  “Senate hopeful Mike Espy has raised more than $500,000 so far in 2020.” – Mississippi Clarion Ledger, April 9th Have you heard, team? Our finance team has crunched the numbers, and already this year we’ve raised more than half a million dollars in our campaign to make Mike Espy the …

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

April 14, 2020 at 6:46 PM

In case you missed it

  Did you see this last week, team? In the middle of a pandemic, Mississippi’s state government decided to name April ‘Confederate Heritage Month.’ Really. This kind of action only drags Mississippi backwards to its painful past, when we need to be moving forward and focusing o…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 14, 2020 at 12:41 AM

What happened in Mississippi yesterday

  Dear friend, This is a difficult email to write: Yesterday on Easter Sunday, tornadoes tore through Mississippi, destroying countless homes and tragically killing at least eleven people. My heart goes out to every single Mississippian impacted by this catastrophe. Not only is this na…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 11, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Support no-excuse early voting

  Dear friend, What happened in Wisconsin this week was a disgrace to our democracy. In case you missed it, voters were forced to vote in person on Tuesday after the governor’s executive order to reschedule the primary election was overturned by the state Supreme Court at the very last…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 9:36 PM

Choosing to celebrate ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ during a pandemic?

  Dear friend, This April, we’re in the midst of a pandemic that’s left schools and non-essential businesses closed, families financially struggling, and many Mississippians sick with the coronavirus – with African Americans disproportionately impacted. Yet, State Leadership thought it…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 3:21 PM

New endorsement alert!

  Mike has a big new endorsement, team! Yesterday, Mississippi AFL-CIO officially announced their endorsement of Mike for U.S. Senate. The labor union represents nearly 160,000 hard working Mississippians and many of the essential employees that are working during this pandemic. Missis…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 4:41 PM

The poorest and sickest state in the country

  Dear friend, Our country is struggling during this pandemic right now, and Mississippi is no exception. In fact, Mississippians have been put more at risk during this crisis by our leaders’ consistent refusal to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act. As a result, Mississipp…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Thank you

  Dear friend, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you. Thank you so much for every ounce of support you’ve shown me and our campaign for U.S. Senate. With your help, we surpassed our first quarter fundraising goal of 2020, putting us in a stronger position to expand the cam…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 11:29 PM

Real quick

  Real quick, team: We’re currently just $5,387 short of hitting our quarterly goal before our first FEC deadline of 2020 tonight at midnight!! We only have a few hours left to make up the difference, but if enough grassroots donors like you chip in $10, $25, or whatever you can afford…

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  Mike Espy HQ · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 2:24 PM

Did you see Mike’s message?

    Hey team, did you see Mike’s message yesterday? We have just a few hours left before we submit our numbers to the FEC and face our first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline. After that, our numbers go public, and we really want to be able to say we out-raised Senator Cindy…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

March 30, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Let’s out-raise Cindy Hyde-Smith again

  Dear friend, I’ll be honest with you: I’m an underdog in this U.S. Senate race. However, too often, folks count Mississippi and our Democratic campaign for a brighter future out, and they shouldn’t. When I ran against Cindy Hyde-Smith in 2018, I lost by a single digit – the closest a…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

March 29, 2020 at 3:57 PM

We can flip the Senate by electing Mike

  Really short message for you, team: Electing Mike to become the next U.S. Senator from Mississippi wouldn’t just be a huge victory for our state – it would help us flip the Senate and move our country forward, too. We need to flip four seats in order to take back the Senate this Nove…

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  Joe O'Hern · [email protected]

March 28, 2020 at 3:09 PM

Not where we need to be

  Hey team! Our first quarter FEC filing deadline is in just three days, and right now… we’re sadly not where we need to be. This campaign saw a huge influx of donations in January and February, and we were so grateful! With all of those grassroots donations, we were able to out-raise …

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 4:40 PM

Urge Congress to make all school meals free for every student

  Dear friend, According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1 in 6 children — or 13 million children — face food insecurity, and it’s all the more prevalent right now as millions of children are home from school during the coronavirus pandemic and unable to access their free or low…

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  Jamilla Espy · [email protected]

March 26, 2020 at 3:19 PM

Our biggest deadline yet

  Team, First, I hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy during this challenging time. I know it’s especially hard for parents right now as our children’s schools are closed, and I just want you to know I’m with you! In less than a week, my dad faces his biggest fundraisi…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 10:38 PM

Mississippians need Mike in the Senate

  Team, Last night, Mississippi made national news for all the wrong reasons, again: This pandemic is hurting everyone across this country. It is important that our leaders take immediate action to protect public health and ensure a speedy financial recovery for all of the workers who…

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  Mike Espy HQ · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 3:53 PM

If we’re going to win

  “In Senate race, Mike Espy seeks to build ‘greatest coalition in Mississippi’s history’” – Mississippi Today, March 16, 2020 Team, If we’re going to win the November general election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, Mike knows we have to build the greatest coalition and field program …

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 1:09 PM

The importance of grassroots fundraising right now

  Hey, team! We wanted to lift up Mike’s message below about the importance of grassroots fundraising right now, especially as we near our first quarterly FEC deadline of 2020 on next Tuesday at midnight. We need to be able to keep up the momentum and continue to out-raise Cind…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

March 21, 2020 at 2:20 PM

Guidance on coronavirus or COVID-19

  In light of the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, we at Team Espy have officially suspended all public events and fundraisers for our campaign for the next three weeks in order to protect Mike, our staff, and our supporters. This makes online fundraising all the more impactful. If yo…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 2:14 PM

Mississippi Food Network, Stewpot, and Operation Shoestring

  Dear friend, I wanted to provide you with a quick update on the coronavirus relief bill in Congress, as well as a way that you can help ensure Mississippians have the food they need during this public health and economic crisis. First, I’m pleased to share that with public pressure f…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 5:51 PM

Millions of families and workers are struggling as the Senate fails to act

  Dear friend, The growing coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is already having far-reaching effects on communities all across the country, particularly hurting workers and low-income families. Most schools, restaurants, bars, and non-essential businesses are closed in many states, resul…

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

March 16, 2020 at 5:07 PM

Fundraising just got a lot harder

  Dear friend, In light of the growing pandemic of the coronavirus or COVID-19, daily life in America has drastically changed for many of us as we work to contain the virus and “flatten the curve.” If you’re not already, experts suggest that people across the country should be taking p…

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  Jamilla Espy · [email protected]

March 15, 2020 at 10:52 PM

First, second, third

  Hey, team! I don’t want to take up too much time on your Sunday, so I’ll make this quick: First: I want to thank you for showing my dad so much support and electing him to be the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Mississippi! Second: While we out-fundraised our opponent ahead of …

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  Joe O'Hern · [email protected]

March 14, 2020 at 3:36 PM

About the other night...

  Hey, team! In two days, we face our first fundraising deadline since Mike won the Mississippi primary election. Speaking of which, we have some insights from the primary that show with enough momentum, there is a path to victory in this race for U.S. Senate: First of all, Mike overwh…

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 7:52 PM

Our campaign so far

  Team, Now that the Mississippi primary election has passed and we’re moving forward to the general in November, we wanted to take a moment to share some wonderful moments from our campaign so far. Since Mike announced his campaign for U.S. Senate last year, he’s been busy travelling …

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  Team Espy · [email protected]

March 11, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Mike’s on the ballot!

  "Espy wins Mississippi Senate primary" —The Hill, 3/10/20 Team, in case you missed it last night, we have big news: Mike won yesterday’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Mississippi! Now, the race to take on hyper-partisan Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is officially on, and …

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  Mike Espy · [email protected]

March 11, 2020 at 2:07 AM

The results of the Mississippi primary

  Dear friend, The results are in from today’s primary election in Mississippi, and I’m thrilled to let you know that I am the projected winner in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate! Thank you, Mississippi Democrats, for trusting me to represent you in the U.S. Senate and trusting me …

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