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  Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 29, 2022 at 8:01 PM

for the first time ever

We have an historic opportunity to turn Iowa blue. The polls show a neck-and-neck race. “The best pollster in politics” according to Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight says Grassley’s approvals are at the lowest they’ve EVER been. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no long…
  ALL GIFTS MATCHED · [email protected]
August 29, 2022 at 4:02 PM

defeating Chuck Grassley

This is INCREDIBLE: For 72 hours only, a group of donors just offered to MATCH ALL GIFTS for the first time ever to help Admiral Mike Franken defeat Chuck Grassley and protect our Democratic Senate majority! If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email f…
  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 29, 2022 at 12:02 PM

I have HUGE news to share

with a new poll showing me just THREE points behind Chuck Grassley in Iowa, a group of donors just offered to MATCH all gifts to my campaign to help us hit our goal and send Chuck Grassley packing! If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, pl…
  Defeat Chuck Grassley · [email protected]
August 29, 2022 at 12:21 AM

all gifts DOUBLED

For the first time EVER, a group of donors is offering to MATCH all gifts up to $50,000 to help Admiral Mike Franken defeat Chuck Grassley and protect our Democratic Senate majority! If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscrib…
  Adm. Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 28, 2022 at 8:20 PM

tonight

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, In 9 hours, I’m facing one of my most important fundraising deadlines of the campaign. After midnight tonight, everyone will see how much our people-powered campai…
  Michael · [email protected]
August 28, 2022 at 4:08 PM

an emergency meeting

I hate to email you like this, but this is urgent. My team is going to have an emergency Zoom meeting to figure out what we do next Hello, I hate to email you like this, but this is urgent. We set a goal to raise another $100,000 before our critical midnight fundraising deadline to launch TV…
  James Carville Alert (via Franken for Iowa) · [email protected]
August 28, 2022 at 12:01 PM

“I think we got a real shot in Iowa”

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, James Carville himself just said it: Admiral Mike Franken has an historic opportunity to defeat Chuck Grassley in Iowa! Brand-new polling shows that Mike Franken …
  Polling Update (via Franken for Iowa) · [email protected]
August 28, 2022 at 12:57 AM

Chuck Grassley is in danger of losing

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, For the first time in his decades-long career in Washington, Chuck Grassley is in serious danger of losing: Brand-new polling shows Admiral Mike Franken is hot on…
  Admiral Franken · [email protected]
August 27, 2022 at 8:27 PM

a million dollars in attacks against my military career

I never thought a Super PAC would run over a million dollars in TV ads attacking me for serving in the U.S. Navy, but that’s exactly what happened. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, When Donald Trum…
  Defeat Chuck Grassley · [email protected]
August 27, 2022 at 4:02 PM

for his 89th birthday

Next month, Chuck Grassley will be celebrating his 89th birthday. If he wins another term this November, Grassley will be 95 years old when he leaves office. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Next m…
  Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 27, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Fox "News" is after me again

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Fox “News” just published yet another hit piece against me. Apparently, never having held elected office, I am somehow responsible for inflation and gas prices… Wh…
  BREAKING NEWS (via Franken for Iowa) · [email protected]
August 27, 2022 at 12:07 AM

Mike Pence

Donald Trump. Tucker Carlson. Ted Cruz. And now Mike Pence have all come to Iowa to campaign for Chuck Grassley. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, The clown car just doesn’t stop. Donald Trump. Tuck…
  FrankenForIowa.com · [email protected]
August 26, 2022 at 8:05 PM

we're in real trouble

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, we're emailing to ask you for $5. Here's why: A new poll shows Admiral Mike Franken just three points behind Chuck Grassley in Iowa’s Senate race – and if he wins,…
  Iowa Senate Update · [email protected]
August 26, 2022 at 4:01 PM

ActBlue (2)

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, After a new poll showed Chuck Grassley's approval ratings at the lowest they've ever been, we set a goal to raise another $100,000 before our fundraising deadline …
  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 26, 2022 at 12:05 PM

not entirely unlike the time of Lincoln

Donald Trump’s election sealed the deal for me to retire after nearly 4 decades in the U.S. Navy. Having been in uniform for every President since Jimmy Carter, I showed my respect for Mr. Trump with my feet. I was done. It was apparent that the next four years would not go well. If you believ…
  Adm. Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 26, 2022 at 12:57 AM

emailing for $5 to defeat Grassley

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, I am emailing you today to ask you to give $5 to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic majority in the Senate. Here’s why: I am…
  Defeat Chuck Grassley · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 8:01 PM

good and bad news

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, GOOD NEWS: The latest gold standard Des Moines Register polling shows less than 50% of Iowa voters want to reelect Chuck Grassley this November, and Grassley’s app…
  Michael · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Facebook (2)

Chuck Grassley was running ads so misleading that they’re being taken down If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Facebook took down some of Chuck Grassley’s ads against us – but not before they were see…
  Admiral Franken · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 12:01 PM

please may I explain?

In my last election, Super PACs spent millions of dollars against me. And this time, Mitch McConnell and his billionaire buddies are raising even more to spin lying tales about me on TVs all across Iowa. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from …
  Mike · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 1:08 AM

ActBlue (1)

Chuck Grassley has already started smearing me across the entire state with attack ads, and Mitch McConnell is raising millions more to stop me from turning Iowa blue. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hel…
  Defeat Grassley · [email protected]
August 24, 2022 at 9:32 PM

Alexander Vindman

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, There is incredible news in the campaign against Chuck Grassley: FIRST: Three-star Admiral Mike Franken became the Democratic nominee for Senate against Chuck Gra…
  Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 24, 2022 at 5:22 PM

it was treason

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, The January 6th insurrection and the GOP’s feckless decision to stand by Donald J. Trump is proof enough: There is a Cold War raging for the future of our democrac…
  Polling Update (via Franken for Iowa) · [email protected]
August 24, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Nate Silver

New polling in Iowa’s critical Senate race shows that Republican Chuck Grassley is in real danger. And this isn’t just any old poll. These numbers come directly from Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register, who Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight calls “the best pollster in politics!” If you believe …
  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 23, 2022 at 4:47 PM

we are gaining on Grassley

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello – I’m emailing to ask you for $5. Here’s why: The polls show me neck and neck with Chuck Grassley – and according to the latest Des Moines Register poll, Grassley i…
  Adm. Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 23, 2022 at 12:01 PM

do you know what a "tracker" is?

professional trackers now show up to all my events with Iowa voters, hired and paid to be there by the “unofficial research arm of the Republican Party.” If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Have you e…
  Admiral Franken · [email protected]
August 23, 2022 at 12:13 AM

Tucker

Without Fox News, Trump would have only ever been a bungling celebrity who foolishly and laughably ran for president. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, If you tune into Tucker Carlson these days, yo…
  Defeat Grassley · [email protected]
August 22, 2022 at 7:46 PM

27%

Only 27% of Iowa voters that told the highly-respected Des Moines Register they wanted to reelect Republican Senator Chuck Grassley in their latest poll. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, 27% That’s…
  Michael · [email protected]
August 22, 2022 at 3:43 PM

mom and dad photos

My mom in coveralls, petite as she was, handing tools to my dad is an indelible image I carry with me to this day. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, My mother worked alongside my dad in Lebanon Farm…
  Michael · [email protected]
August 21, 2022 at 5:27 PM

I had to reach out

​​I know you hear a lot from me, but I had to reach out because I need your immediate help If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, ​​I know you hear a lot from me, but I just saw that we are still $19,450…
  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 21, 2022 at 12:01 PM

I wanted to tell you first

you are the most critical part of my campaign, so I wanted to tell you first If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, ​​Grassroots donors like you are the most critical part of my campaign, so I wanted to …
  Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 21, 2022 at 12:31 AM

tonight on Faux News...

Watching Fox “News” these days is like watching something from another dimension. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Watching Fox “News” these days is like watching something from another dimension..…
  Mike · [email protected]
August 20, 2022 at 8:46 PM

meet Albert (photo)

This week at the Iowa State Fair, the world was introduced to Albert, an Angus bull weighing in at 3,042 pounds. Big Al won the highly-coveted “Super Bull” title by eating almost 100 pounds of feed every single day. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive…
  Alexander Vindman Alert (via Franken For Iowa) · [email protected]
August 20, 2022 at 4:50 PM

defeating Chuck Grassley

we have incredible news: Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman has endorsed Admiral Mike Franken to help him defeat Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue! If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, We have incre…
  Adm. Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 20, 2022 at 12:02 PM

*eye roll*

Fox News and my opponent Chuck Grassley are hot to paint me as “liberal.” They’re already calling me a radical socialist who is the most liberal person to ever run for office. (*eye roll*) If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsu…
  Michael · [email protected]
August 20, 2022 at 12:34 AM

you won't hear this on Fox "News"

here’s something you won’t hear anyone on Fox ‘Entertainment’ News admit: Donald J. Trump was – and still is – a national security threat If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, I was a three-star admiral…
  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 19, 2022 at 12:01 PM

I’ll be frank

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, After I won the Democratic nomination for Senate against Chuck Grassley here in Iowa, my campaign saw an incredible surge of donations. But since then, our online …
  BREAKING NEWS (via Franken for Iowa) · [email protected]
August 18, 2022 at 8:31 PM

Ted Cruz

Republicans are pulling out all the stops to try to protect Chuck Grassley in Iowa. Donald Trump, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and now, Ted Cruz... If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Republicans are…
  Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 18, 2022 at 4:26 PM

I've got 10 minutes

I’ve got 10 minutes before my next meeting, so I wanted to send you a quick email about the latest in my campaign against Chuck Grassley. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, I’ve got 10 minutes before…
  Jordan Franken · [email protected]
August 18, 2022 at 12:01 PM

"who is that sleeping in your bedroom?”

when Michael got home in the middle of the night, our toddler daughter exclaimed, “Mommy! Who is that sleeping in your bedroom?” For a toddler, 8 months is a near-lifetime If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. …
  Mike · [email protected]
August 17, 2022 at 8:33 PM

Faux News

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Fox “News” just published yet another hit piece against me. Apparently, never having held elected office, I am somehow responsible for inflation and gas prices… Wh…
  Adm. Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 17, 2022 at 4:23 PM

they attacked me for serving our country

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, When Donald Trump was elected, I submitted my request to retire from the U.S. Navy after nearly 4 decades of military service. I never expected I’d one day run for…
  Iowa Poll Update · [email protected]
August 17, 2022 at 12:01 PM

incredible news!

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, There is incredible new polling in Democrat Mike Franken’s Iowa Senate race against Republican Chuck Grassley. FIRST: A poll showed Republican Chuck Grassley's app…
  Defeat Grassley · [email protected]
August 16, 2022 at 8:38 PM

ActBlue

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, After a new poll showed Chuck Grassley's approval ratings at the lowest they've ever been, we set a goal to raise another $25,000 before our fundraising deadline a…
  Michael · [email protected]
August 16, 2022 at 4:09 PM

time to come clean

Donald Trump’s election sealed the deal for me to retire after nearly 4 decades in the U.S. Navy. Having been in uniform for every President since Jimmy Carter, I showed my respect for Mr. Trump with my feet. I was done. It was apparent that the next four years would not go well. If you believ…
  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 16, 2022 at 1:20 AM

quick email

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, In 4 hours, I’m facing my most important mid-month fundraising deadline of the campaign. After midnight tonight, everyone will see how much our people-powered camp…
  Mike · [email protected]
August 15, 2022 at 8:33 PM

8 hours

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Fundraising is the worst part of running for elected office. But if we’re going to go up against Chuck Grassley and Mitch McConnell’s Super PACs and actually win, …
  Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 15, 2022 at 4:26 PM

emailing to ask for $5 to defeat Grassley

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, I am emailing you today to ask you to give $5 to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic majority in the Senate. Here’s why: I am…
  Adm. Mike Franken · [email protected]
August 15, 2022 at 12:01 PM

our biggest deadline yet

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, In a moment, I’m going to ask that you make a contribution to my campaign to help me defeat Sen. Chuck Grassley in Iowa. Permit me to explain why this request is s…
  Iowa Senate Update · [email protected]
August 15, 2022 at 1:11 AM

good and bad news

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, GOOD NEWS: The latest gold standard Des Moines Register polling shows less than 50% of Iowa voters want to reelect Chuck Grassley this November, and Grassley’s app…
  Mike · [email protected]
August 14, 2022 at 9:45 PM

come on, Facebook!

Chuck Grassley was running ads so misleading that they’re being taken down If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. Hello, Facebook took down some of Chuck Grassley’s ads against us – but not before they were see…