Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

April 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Thank you. We won big.

We won on Tuesday night, and that’s in part to the work this team put in over the last few months. Team — Thank you. We won big on Tuesday night, and that’s in part to the work this team put in over the last few months. We helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for Judge Susan Crawford…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Before the big day tomorrow

I don’t want us to take our eye off the ball Team — I know you’re probably getting a lot of emails today. That’s because midnight tonight is the FEC fundraising deadline for campaigns across the country. The first FEC deadline under Trump’s new presidency. It’s a big deal. But I don’t want…

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  Jon Ossoff for Georgia · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Disaster

She could announce her campaign any day now, and she’ll immediately have the full support of the complete MAGA movement. Friends, it would be a disaster for Georgia and for the country if Marjorie Taylor Greene became a U.S. Senator. She could announce her campaign any day now, and she’ll i…

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  Deb Haaland · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM

We’re facing a big challenge

I’m proud to have you on our team Hi friend, it’s Deb Haaland. The campaign to become the next governor of my beautiful home state of New Mexico means so much to me — and I’m so proud to have Mandela Barnes and The Long Run on our team. Right now, we’re building a fierce, people-powered, c…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM

Help us turn out Black, Brown, and working class voters in Wisconsin

Friend — It’s Mandela Barnes again. You may know that I serve as the president of Power to the Polls Wisconsin, an organization dedicated to protecting voter access and ensuring everyone, especially Black, Brown, and working class voters, can exercise their right to make their voices heard.…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Is there anything I can say?

Whoever wins this race will decide whether or not we have a far-right majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Team: Is there anything I can say to convince you to make a contribution ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1st? I’ve tried explaining the stakes — that whoever …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM

A very sad day for our nation and future generations

Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Department of Education. Team — I’m struggling for words right now. Trump just ordered the dismantling and eventual shutdown of the Department of Education. This is a staggering blow to our nation and the future we are leaving behind for generatio…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM

Two weeks

I’m hoping I can get your help today as we take on this final stretch of the campaign. Team, Mandela Barnes here. We are officially two weeks away from Election Day in Wisconsin, when voters will head to the polls and decide our next state Supreme Court Justice. Here’s where things stand: J…

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  The Long Run (Senate Update 📊) · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM

NEW: One more BIG Senate race in play

New Hampshire’s Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen has announced she will not be running for reelection next year, leaving an open race in one of the most competitive states in the country. Team — We have yet another HUGE update to the 2026 Senate map. New Hampshire’s Democratic Senator Jea…

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  Senate Map Update · [email protected]

March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Six toss-up races that we have to win

The Long Run has a proven record of success in races like these, and that’s been because your support Team — We have an update on the Senate map for the 2026 midterms. With Senator Tina Smith retiring next year, the Minnesota Senate race is now a toss-up. That brings the amount of toss-up …

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

March 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Sign On: Democrats Should Vote NO on Trump and Musk’s Nominees

Team — With Elon Musk moving ahead with a radical, illegal takeover of the federal government and budget under Trump’s watch, it’s time for Democrats to use every tool we’ve got to stop their agenda. If that’s all you need to hear, sign our petition calling on Democratic Senators to vote NO…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Just one month

I’m hoping I can get your help today as we take on this final stretch of the campaign. Team, Mandela Barnes here. We are officially one month away from Election Day in Wisconsin, when voters will head to the polls and decide our next state Supreme Court Justice. Here’s where things stand: T…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM

$5 for Wisconsin

We’ve set a goal to raise $5,000 for Judge Susan Crawford in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race before our deadline closes at midnight tonight Friend, it’s Mandela. We’ve set a goal to raise $5,000 for Judge Susan Crawford in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race before our deadline closes at midn…

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  Sarah McBride · [email protected]

February 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM

I refuse to be a pawn.

They want the focus to be on their theatrics so that it won’t be on the issues I laid out in my speech. Hi Friend, it’s Congresswoman Sarah McBride — Mandela Barnes and The Long Run said I could reach out to you about something important. You may have heard that I recently gave my first spe…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM

This is really bad

“A group with ties to Elon Musk is pouring more than $1 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court race” Friend, I want you to read the first sentence from this Politico article: “A group with ties to Elon Musk is pouring more than $1 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court ra…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM

This is bad

“A group with ties to Elon Musk is pouring more than $1 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court race” Friend, I want you to read the first sentence from this Politico article: “A group with ties to Elon Musk is pouring more than $1 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court ra…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM

NEW: Elon Musk buys ads in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Why is the richest man in the world getting involved in a state supreme court race? Friend, we’re just weeks away from an all-important election in Wisconsin, and we just learned that Elon Musk is stepping in to support the far-right candidate. Please, rush a donation between The Long Run …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM

The first question everyone asks when you run for office:

I started The Long Run with one goal in mind: To help elect promising candidates from diverse, working class backgrounds Friend — I hope you can give me just a minute of your time this Sunday morning. I started The Long Run with one goal in mind: To help elect promising candidates from dive…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM

The Senate map just got shaken up

Democratic Senator Tina Smith announced yesterday that she will not seek reelection Friend — A few weeks back my team told you we were already working on our strategy to support changemaking candidates in battleground districts in next year’s midterms. We just got a big shakeup. Democratic …

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

February 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM

Sign On: Hands off the Department of Education!

Trump and Musk’s attack on the DOE is a direct attack on public education in America Team — The Trump administration has been signaling for weeks now that they are prepared to do the unthinkable: illegally abolish the Department of Education through executive order. And they are serious. J…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

February 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM

We are running out of time

On April 1st, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to elect a new Justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Friend, we’re now less than two months from a hugely consequential election in Wisconsin. On April 1st, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to elect a new Justice to the Wisconsi…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM

“Thousands Across the U.S. Protest Trump Policies”

Team — Donald Trump and Elon Musk are acting like dictators, illegally slashing functions of our federal government and ruling by executive order. And of course, Republicans in Congress refuse to hold them accountable. But we still live in a democracy, and the American people are making th…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

February 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM

Tell Democratic Senators: Vote NO on Trump and Musk’s Nominees

Team — With Elon Musk moving ahead with a radical and illegal takeover of the federal government under Trump’s watch, it’s time for Democrats to use everything we’ve got to stop their agenda. If that’s all you need to hear, sign our petition calling on Democratic Senators to vote NO on any…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM

$1,000,000,000,000.

Trump made it clear from the start that he’s not going to fight for regular Americans See these guys? They were the VIPs at Trump’s inauguration. Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Pichai. Twitter, Meta, Amazon, and Google. Their combined net worth is almost one trillion dollars. Yes, one trilli…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Our January fundraising deadline closes tonight at midnight. I’m humbly asking you to chip in $5 to help us hit our goal.

Team — Our January fundraising deadline closes tonight at midnight. I’m humbly asking you to chip in $5 to help us hit our goal. Let me explain. I started The Long Run PAC not only to help changemakers win crucial battleground races (although it’s a top priority for us for the next two year…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

January 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM

Will you help me?

I am going to be completely transparent today. $2,750. That's the amount of money we still need to raise in the next 36 hours. Let me quickly explain why: Tomorrow at midnight marks the end of January and our critical end-of-month deadline. By the end of the month, we need to gauge the mom…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

January 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM

(bump) Following up on Mandela’s message, re: WI Supreme Court

If the GOP’s hand-picked candidate wins this race, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will fall into the hands of a right-wing, extremist majority. Friend, we wanted to quickly follow up on Mandela’s message from a few days back about the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. We were happy to see the big …

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

January 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM

A proven track record

We think we can replicate our success again this mid-term election cycle, but only if we start planning now Friend, it’s been almost two years since we launched The Long Run, and in that time we’ve built a proven track record. From Arizona, to North Carolina, to here in Wisconsin – in races…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

January 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Following up on Mandela’s message, re: WI Supreme Court

If the GOP’s hand-picked candidate wins this race, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will fall into the hands of a right-wing, extremist majority. Friend, we wanted to quickly follow up on Mandela’s message from a few days back about the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. We were happy to see the big …

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  Team Long Run · [email protected]

January 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM

Sign on: Say NO to Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense

He is unfit to serve as the head of our armed forces. Friend, we told you a few weeks ago that there will be moments where we can successfully block Trump’s extremist agenda, and now one of those moments is already here. As you may know, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Fox News h…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

January 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM

My head is spinning right now

Trump has signed dozens of executive orders on issues from immigration to oil drilling. Friend — Trump has been president for less than 72 hours, and already my head is spinning. I’m sure you saw that Trump has signed dozens of executive orders on issues from immigration to oil drilling. N…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

January 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM

[Response Needed] Before the inauguration on Monday:

Take just a couple minutes of your time today and fill our pre-inauguration survey Friend — With Trump’s inauguration less than 48 hours away, we want to check in with our supporters and gauge your priorities. Head to our pre-inauguration survey here and let us know how you’re feeling at th…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

January 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Not good…

I named this project The Long Run because I know that real change takes time Friend — Today is January 15th, which means we’re halfway through the first month of 2025. Usually at this point in the month, we’d be at about 40% of our monthly fundraising goal. But so far we’re barely at 20%. T…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

January 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM

Americans are already starting to remember the never-ending clown show that is President Trump

Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal? The Gulf of America? Americans are already starting to remember the never-ending clown show that is President Trump, and he hasn’t even taken office yet. Even though he was elected on promises to tackle the cost of living and make people’s lives bet…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

January 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM

If you’re wondering “what’s next?” — it’s this.

In April, Wisconsin is having a state Supreme Court election that will decide whether liberal or conservative justices control a majority on the court. Friend, A lot of folks have been wondering what’s next for our movement. How do we gather our strength and push on after Trump’s inaugurati…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

January 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM

We want to hear what you think

Friend — With Trump set to take office this month and a new GOP-controlled Congress sworn in, we know there are many important fights ahead for our movement. That’s why we wanted to ask you — what are your top priorities for 2025 as we head into this new political battleground? Take just a…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 5:36 PM

We’re hoping you’ll give us just a minute to ask for your contribution today.

Friend, We didn’t plan to send a message your way today given that it’s New Year’s Eve. But the reason we’re reaching out anyway is because, frankly, we’re behind on our goals and we are just hours away from the close of our final FEC fundraising deadline of the year. The good news is tha…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

December 30, 2024 at 10:36 PM

Before tomorrow…

$5, $10, or $20 at a time from regular folks who wanted to make a difference Friend, a quick thought before tomorrow. The election results last month were a devastating blow for our democracy. Donald Trump’s return to the White House leaves us with many important battles ahead. But in key…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

December 28, 2024 at 4:46 PM

$5. Yes, $5.

Friend — $5. That’s the contribution I am asking you to make today as we approach our end-of-year FEC deadline. $5 to help us prepare for Trump's second term in the Oval Office. $5 to start to rebuild our grassroots progressive movement after leaving it all out on the field in November. …

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

December 21, 2024 at 5:26 PM

Pulling back the curtain

You’ve probably heard us and other campaigns talk about the FEC deadline coming up at the end of the year. Friend — You’ve probably heard us and other campaigns talk about the FEC deadline coming up at the end of the year. We want to pull back the curtain for you and explain what that real…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

December 15, 2024 at 4:50 PM

The truth about this coming deadline

Friend, New Year’s Eve is a little different for us here at The Long Run. While most people will be getting ready to celebrate and watch the ball drop at midnight, we’ll be up against our end-of-year FEC fundraising deadline — our first deadline since the election last month. The truth is …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

December 13, 2024 at 4:38 PM

Breaking the cycle

Friend — Donald Trump won Wisconsin last month by about 30,000 votes. It was a close race, and on the same night Tammy Baldwin won her re-election to the Senate by a similarly small margin. That got me thinking — What can we do right now to lay the groundwork for winning those voters back …

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

December 7, 2024 at 4:25 PM

We want to hear from you

Friend — With Trump set to take office next month and a new GOP-controlled Congress soon to be sworn in, we know there are many important fights ahead for our movement. That’s why we wanted to ask you — what are your top priorities for 2025 as we head into this new political battleground? …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

December 5, 2024 at 9:31 PM

“The Long Run”

We were able to make the difference and get changemaking candidates over the finish line. Hi friend, it’s Mandela Barnes. When we launched The Long Run PAC last year, a lot of people asked me where the name came from. Part of the reason for the name is simply that I like to run. Running ha…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

November 20, 2024 at 9:12 PM

We won key races thanks to this team.

We were able to make the difference and get changemaking candidates over the finish line. Friend — We all know the election results earlier this month were a devastating blow for our democracy. Donald Trump’s return to the White House leaves us with many important battles ahead. But we wan…

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  Tammy Baldwin · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 6:28 PM

Here’s the truth

I wish I had better news to share with you. My team just let me know that we came up short of our October fundraising goal. This was always going to be an uphill battle. We had to raise our goals multiple times throughout the month to keep up with the tens of millions of dollars Republican…

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  Mandela · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 3:25 PM

One last push. I’m humbly asking for your help.

With Election Day on Tuesday, our Get Out the Vote efforts are in full swing across Wisconsin. Friend — It’s Mandela Barnes again. Many of you may know that I serve as the president of Power to the Polls Wisconsin, an organization dedicated to protecting voter access and ensuring everyone, …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 10:08 PM

Wisconsin MUST make Kamala Harris the next President of the United States

“The path to the White House goes through Wisconsin.” Team, I was honored to speak before Kamala Harris at the absolutely massive rally in Madison this week. The energy inside that arena was just electric, and for good reason — Wisconsin voters know that it’s up to us to keep this state bl…

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  Tammy Baldwin · [email protected]

October 31, 2024 at 4:07 PM

Republicans are putting all of their chips into Wisconsin

Hi folks — my campaign team just shared some tough news with me. With Election Day less than one week away, we’ve seen a major slowdown in grassroots donations. Look, I get it — there are a lot of campaigns asking for your support right now, and it may seem like it’s too late to make a dif…

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  Sherrod Brown · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 7:48 PM

please let me to explain

Here are three reasons why this is so important. Friend, if you've been waiting for the perfect moment to make a donation to my campaign, this is it. We just set our biggest goal yet for our FINAL end-of-month deadline: $3 million. Will you split a donation now between my campaign and The L…

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