Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

March 27, 2022 at 10:07 PM

Respectfully asking you to chip in $3 before we're legally required to report our fundraising numbers

After the FEC deadline on March 31, we'll need to publicly report how much money we've raised. Friends - If you've been waiting to make your first online donation to Mandela, we're respectfully asking you to do so today. Because shortly after the FEC deadline on March 31, we are legally req…

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March 26, 2022 at 3:36 PM

Your first donation to Mandela

There's only one way we're going to win this race, and that is together. Friends - When Mandela decided to get into this race, he knew that it was going to take a huge grassroots team to flip Wisconsin's Senate seat. Thank you for being a part of that team. It means a lot to Mandela becaus…

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March 25, 2022 at 3:04 PM

pummeled

There's never been a more important time than today to show you stand with Mandela. One $3 donation. That is what I'm asking you to contribute today, before Mandela's important FEC fundraising deadline next week. I’ll explain more if you keep reading, but if you're ready to make that $3 do…

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March 24, 2022 at 11:18 PM

This is a long email about Wisconsin's history of manufacturing

This is personal to me. Friends - I grew up watching my dad work nights at the General Motors plant in Milwaukee. He followed the path of my granddad, who worked as a steelworker at A.O. Smith after fighting in World War II. These weren’t easy jobs, but they were good union jobs with digni…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 24, 2022 at 3:29 PM

My decision to run

I am asking for your support to help defeat Ron Johnson. Friends - When I decided to run for 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 donors lining up to write big checks to this…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 24, 2022 at 12:05 AM

My story:

It is not an exaggeration to say that my parents' union jobs are the reason why I am a U.S. Senate candidate today. Friends - My dad spent 30 years assembling catalytic converters in Milwaukee. Let me tell you, he would be the first to say that if you want something built right, build it i…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

March 23, 2022 at 3:29 PM

We're emailing to ask you to chip in $3 before our critical FEC deadline

Time is running out and Mandela needs your help to close the gap. Since you're an important part of this campaign, we want to be 100% transparent with you today. Our next FEC fundraising deadline is coming up very soon, and we're pacing behind where we need to be to reach our goals. Mandel…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 22, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Humbly asking you to contribute $3

Defending the Democratic Senate majority will come down to what happens in Wisconsin. Hi there. It's Mandela Barnes, humbly asking if you can make a $3 contribution to my campaign today. Here's why: Defeating Ron Johnson would not only remove a terrible member of the Senate – one who calls…

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March 21, 2022 at 10:06 PM

Your first $3 online donation:

We are facing the biggest test of our campaign so far: the first FEC deadline of 2022. Friends - $3. That's the contribution we're asking you to make to Mandela today. In 10 days, we face the biggest test of our campaign so far: the first FEC fundraising deadline of 2022. Shortly after the…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 20, 2022 at 2:34 PM

Can you make a $3 contribution to our campaign today? Two of our opponents are tapping into HUGE sums of big money, and we need your help to fight back. So please, chip in for Mandela today.

We're not exaggerating when we say we're up against millions of dollars in ad spending. First, we learned that one of our wealthy opponents went up with their first TV ad this week. Then, another opponent launched their THIRD seven-figure TV ad buy of the campaign that will run statewide. …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 19, 2022 at 3:42 PM

My story

It is not an exaggeration to say that my parents' union jobs are the reason why I am a U.S. Senate candidate today. Friends - My dad spent 30 years assembling catalytic converters in Milwaukee. Let me tell you, he would be the first to say that if you want something built right, build it i…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 17, 2022 at 2:34 PM

A brief explanation

We wanted to take a moment to briefly explain why these FEC deadlines are so important to our campaign. Friends - You've heard us talk a lot about FEC fundraising deadlines, so we wanted to take a moment to briefly explain why they matter so much to our campaign. Two weeks from today, we …

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 15, 2022 at 10:04 PM

Urgently asking for $3 to flip Wisconsin's Senate seat:

It may not seem like the kind of money that can win this race. But when we're all chipping in, it all adds up. Friends - When this day began, we really weren't sure whether we'd reach our goals ahead of tonight's critical mid-month fundraising deadline. But we're getting very close. It star…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

March 15, 2022 at 3:38 PM

We’re writing to be as honest as we can about why we’re humbly asking you to make your first $3 contribution to Mandela’s campaign before midnight.

Right now we have two opponents spending millions of dollars of their own wealth to win this primary. Friends - Let us be as honest as we can possibly be about the importance of making your first contribution before our mid-month fundraising drive ends at midnight. Right now we have two opp…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 14, 2022 at 9:54 PM

You'll want to see these photos from Wisconsin

Everyone will be watching — across Wisconsin and the nation. Hey everyone, Mandela Barnes here. In just a minute I’m going to ask you to make a donation — of any amount you can afford. But first, let me tell you why your donation is so important to our campaign. At the end of this month we …

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

March 14, 2022 at 9:01 PM

Mandela on the campaign trail (photos)

Check out these pictures from our campaign stops across the state. Friends - It's been a busy start to 2022 with Mandela hitting the campaign trail all across the state of Wisconsin. So we wanted to share some of our favorite photos with you. WAUSAU In Wausau, Mandela met with a group of s…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 14, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Your first $3 online donation

We are facing the biggest test of our campaign so far: the first FEC deadline of 2022. Friends - $3. That's the contribution we're asking you to make to Mandela today. At the end of this month, we face the biggest test of our campaign so far: the first FEC fundraising deadline of 2022. Sho…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

March 13, 2022 at 11:33 PM

CNN rates Wisconsin one of the most likely Senate seats to flip

Mandela is counting on your support in order to have the resources to run a successful campaign. Friends — we know it's the weekend, so we'll keep this brief. Will you make a $3 donation for Mandela today? We’ll put your donation immediately to work to flip Wisconsin's Senate seat and defe…

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  Mandela Barnes for Wisconsin · [email protected]

March 12, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Asking for your personal endorsement to show you support Mandela

It's important that we're all in this grassroots campaign together. Hi there, friends. My name is Beth Hartung, and I'm a small business owner in Wisconsin. ​​When I first met Mandela Barnes in 2018, I could tell from his sincerity and dedication he wasn’t another run-of-the-mill politici…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 11, 2022 at 4:33 PM

Wisconsin is a TOSS UP

Mandela is relying on lots of donations in order to flip this seat for Democrats. Friends - We're urgently asking you to chip in $3 for Mandela today. The Cook Political Report rates just TWO GOP-held Senate seats as toss-ups. One of them is Wisconsin. It all comes down to this: Defending …

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Repeal Obamacare??

This race is about protecting health care for tens of millions of Americans, and electing a Senator who will stand with working people, not wealthy donors and large corporations. Friends - It’s unbelievable. On Monday, Ron Johnson said if Republicans take back the majority they should repe…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

March 8, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Please give me a chance to explain

I cannot do this alone. Flipping Wisconsin's Senate seat is going to require all of us working together. Friends - I am writing to ask if you can make a contribution to my campaign for Senate. Please give me a chance to explain why your contribution — especially today — is so important. Th…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

March 7, 2022 at 3:41 PM

New poll alert:

We can't let Mandela lose any more ground. Not in a race where the stakes are as high as this one. Friends - Mandela is the best candidate to defeat Ron Johnson in November. You know that, and we know that. But last week Marquette Law School released a poll that shows Mandela's lead in th…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 5, 2022 at 4:06 PM

Can you do something for Mandela today?

Every donation ensures our campaign will have what it takes to win back this seat for Democrats. Friends - FIRST, CNN rated Wisconsin's Senate seat one of the most likely to flip in November. THEN, Ron Johnson was named the most vulnerable Republican Senator up for re-election – and a rece…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

March 4, 2022 at 5:11 PM

Sincerely asking for $3 to flip Wisconsin's Senate seat

It's not just about how much money we raise…what’s equally as important is the number of people funding this campaign. Friends - Now that Ron Johnson has officially announced he's running for re-election for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, it's very important that we generate as many donations …

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 3, 2022 at 4:31 PM

Your first $3 online donation for Mandela

There's only one way we're going to win this race, and that is together. Friends - When we started this campaign, we knew it was going to take an unprecedented grassroots effort to flip Wisconsin's Senate seat. So far, tens of thousands of people have contributed to stand with Mandela. Tha…

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  Mandela Barnes Campaign · [email protected]

March 1, 2022 at 10:18 PM

Looking for 1,000 responses to our SOTU survey

Mandela would like to hear your input regarding the State of the Union before President Biden's speech tonight. Friends - Tonight, President Biden will address the nation to deliver his first State of the Union speech. He will appear before a joint session of Congress to discuss the many c…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

March 1, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Not the news we were hoping to share:

We need to have a big day today to catch up after missing our February fundraising goal. Friends - This is not the news we were hoping to share – but we fell just short of our February online fundraising goal yesterday. So we’re emailing you to ask if you can help us close the gap. Reac…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

February 28, 2022 at 10:02 PM

A moment to explain

Once Mandela goes on to win this race, you can know that it was the response to these emails that helped make it possible. Friends - We've reached out a number of times before tonight's critical monthly fundraising deadline. So we'd like to take a moment to explain why these emails are s…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 28, 2022 at 4:08 PM

I am asking you directly

I'm counting on an unprecedented grassroots movement in order to defeat Ron Johnson. Friends - I'm reaching out to respectfully ask you to contribute $3 before tonight's monthly fundraising deadline. Here's why: Wisconsin's Senate seat is one of the most likely to flip in 2022. And I'm c…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

February 27, 2022 at 11:14 PM

Oh WOW!! You've gotta see this:

When we started this morning, we honestly thought there was little chance we’d be in a good place ahead of tomorrow's end-of-month fundraising deadline. Friend - When we started this morning, we honestly thought there was little chance we’d be in a good place ahead of tomorrow's end-of-mo…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

February 27, 2022 at 3:02 PM

We might come up short

This race is too important for us to miss our fundraising goals. Friend - This isn't the news we wanted to share today...but we are currently projecting to come up short of our February fundraising goal. With about 36 hours left until our end-of-month fundraising deadline, we need to hav…

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February 26, 2022 at 3:34 PM

A very difficult decision

I took a pretty big risk yesterday…with the hope that you would come through for Mandela. Hey Friends - Kory here, Mandela's campaign manager. I made a very difficult decision yesterday during our team's budget meeting. It has become clear that in order to keep growing our coalition of supp…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

February 25, 2022 at 4:42 PM

Plummeting

The truth is that Mandela relies on the response we receive to emails like this one to help fund this campaign. Friends - First, the good news: As of the last FEC fundraising filing, Mandela has received more donations than anyone else in this race. That's important, because unlike some o…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

February 24, 2022 at 10:14 PM

Thank you in advance:

We know we ask a lot. But we hope you take that as a sign of just how important these emails are to our campaign. Friends - July 20, 2021. That was the day Mandela announced he would run for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. It was a big and exciting day in Milwaukee. 35,332. That's the number of …

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February 23, 2022 at 5:03 PM

3 reasons Mandela needs you to chip in $3 today:

The only way we're going to flip Wisconsin's Senate seat is if we're all in this together. Friends - We don't want to take up a lot of your time, so we'll be direct. If you're looking for three reasons why Mandela needs you to make a contribution today, please keep reading. CNN rates Wis…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 22, 2022 at 6:31 PM

This is a long email about supporting small businesses. I hope that you'll take a moment to read it, and then add your name to support my plan.

I need your help to show that there is strong support for this important plan: Friends - Small businesses and the working families that power them are the heart and soul of Wisconsin. But as I’ve traveled across Wisconsin as Lieutenant Governor, I’ve heard from countless small business own…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

February 19, 2022 at 4:16 PM

Slowing down

The stakes of this race are too high for us to fall too far behind. Mandela Barnes is counting on ALL of us to help fund this campaign. He cannot defeat Ron Johnson alone. If you've been thinking about making your first online donation to this campaign, there's never been a better time t…

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  Mandela Barnes Campaign · [email protected]

February 17, 2022 at 3:06 PM

If you knew...

No corporate PAC money. No self-funding. Just lots of people giving what they can to help Mandela win this race. Friends - If we told you that your $3 contribution today would send Mandela Barnes to the U.S. Senate and defend the Democratic Senate majority, wouldn't you make that contribut…

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February 16, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Control of the Senate will come down to Wisconsin

This Senate race is going to be very close…close enough that we cannot discount the possibility of Ron Johnson for another six years. Friends - This Senate race in Wisconsin is going to be close. Close enough that we cannot discount the possibility that Ron Johnson might be a Senator for a…

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February 15, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Respectfully asking for $3 to send Mandela to the Senate

Unlike our opponents, Mandela doesn't have vast amounts of money to self-fund this campaign. Friends - Earlier today, we weren't sure whether we'd stay on track to meet our February fundraising goal. But then Mandela sent around a message about the $4.1 million that two of our ultra-wealth…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 4:33 PM

re: $4.1 million...

We've got something that they don't, and that is 35,000 people who are contributing what they can to help defeat Ron Johnson. Friends - When I decided to run for Senate, I knew this was going to be a tough campaign. But one thing that I wasn't fully prepared for was the millions of dollars…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

February 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM

You have not become an online donor yet

Mandela was willing to bank on the fact that people like you would step up in large numbers to help fund this campaign. When Mandela launched this campaign, he made the decision to reject corporate PAC money. It was a risk, for sure...but he was willing to bank on the fact that people lik…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

February 12, 2022 at 4:03 PM

$4.1 million

Two of our primary opponents have poured millions of dollars of their own money into this race. $4.1 million. That's how much money two of Mandela's opponents have contributed to their own campaigns. $0. That's how much Mandela has given to this campaign because he doesn't have vast amount…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 10, 2022 at 4:58 PM

Your first $3 online donation

Do you know how important you are to this campaign? Friends - I'd like to tell you how important you are to this campaign. When I think about my top supporters, I don't think about the ones who have given the most money. I think about the people who were there when I needed them most. So f…

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February 9, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Mandela's story (Photos)

Growing up, this little boy learned that through hard work, he could do anything that he set his mind to. Growing up, this little boy learned that through hard work, he could overcome obstacles and do anything that he set his mind to. He graduated from high school and started college at th…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

February 7, 2022 at 4:11 PM

Why I'm running

Wisconsin's Senate race could be the one that decides control of the Senate. I have 15 minutes of free time this morning, team. I know it doesn't sound like much. But I have been busy traveling the state of Wisconsin, and a gap in my schedule like this doesn't happen too often. So, as I'm t…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

February 6, 2022 at 11:03 PM

Ron Johnson said WHAT???

This is a pretty perfect example of why Ron Johnson has overstayed his welcome and should have stuck to his term-limit pledge. Friends - Ron Johnson's first television ad from his 2016 campaign was a spot about the importance of creating jobs in Wisconsin. He did it from a factory floor i…

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  Mandela Barnes for Senate · [email protected]

February 5, 2022 at 4:41 PM

Humbly asking for $3 to flip Wisconsin's Senate seat

It's not just about how much money we raise…equally as important is the number of people funding this campaign. Friends - As you know, Ron Johnson has officially announced he's running for re-election for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. And it's important that we generate as many donations as po…

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  MandelaBarnes.com · [email protected]

February 4, 2022 at 4:55 PM

$2,463,780.78

We urgently need to start building the kind of campaign that can take Ron Johnson on and win. $2,463,780.78 That is Ron Johnson's cash on hand based on the most recent FEC fundraising report that was released this week. $1,098,986.20. That's Mandela's cash on hand as of this week's new FEC …

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