Virginia House Democrats · [email protected]

October 29, 2023 at 2:10 PM

This is very serious

All 140 seats of Virginia’s state legislature are on the ballot, and if the MAGA GOP takes full control, they will ban abortion. That’s it, that’s the truth. We’re working desperately around the clock to protect reproductive freedom in Virginia, the last Southern state to have access to thi…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

October 25, 2023 at 9:04 PM

The new extremist Speaker of the People’s House

Friends, After 3 weeks of disarray, the Republican House circus has finally come to a decision and elected a new Speaker of the House, Representative Mike Johnson. While the chaos within their party has perhaps temporarily ceased, this is just the beginning of a new challenge for House Demo…

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  Will Rollins · [email protected]

October 23, 2023 at 10:33 PM

A transparent look at the numbers.

Friend, I want to take a moment to be fully transparent with you. In the latest fundraising period, our people-powered campaign reported having over 3x the number of donors Ken Calvert did. We also surpassed him significantly among in-district donors. That's a huge sign of our strength, but…

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  Wendy Davis · [email protected]

October 22, 2023 at 2:16 PM

you won't regret this

Hi, friend, it's Wendy Davis. I'm going to ask you to support my good friend Colin Allred's campaign to defeat Ted Cruz. But first, let me tell you why Colin is the steady leader we need in the Senate: I first met Colin when he worked as the DFW Regional Voter Protection Director for my campa…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

October 20, 2023 at 2:26 PM

We want to hear directly from you:

Please take our quick issues survey Friends, can you take a moment to complete our official October priorities survey for The Long Run? TAKE THE SURVEY As we gear up for 2024, we are deciding which critical races we want to leave our mark on so Mandela and The Long Run need to hear directl…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

October 17, 2023 at 10:26 PM

If Republicans want Jim Jordan to lead them, we must make them pay a price

Friends, The overwhelming majority of House Republicans are trying to make Jim Jordan Speaker of the House, and if he manages to win, his speakership will be a grave mistake. Why? Let’s just look at Jim Jordan’s record: He is an ultra-conservative Trump ally and a staunch election denier. …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

October 15, 2023 at 2:11 PM

Our democracy is on the ballot

Friends - It’s Mandela, I’ll keep this quick. Tonight, our movement faces our October mid-month fundraising deadline, and I need your help. Can you please contribute $3 or whatever you can afford to our movement to elect changemaking candidates up and down the ballot? Every donation will h…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

October 14, 2023 at 2:11 PM

We can’t afford to fall short

Friends - We must be honest: we are trailing behind our October fundraising goals and urgently need your support today. With less than 48 hours to go before the end of our mid-month fundraising drive, we’re short of where we need to be in order to reach our goals. Will it be the end of the…

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  Ruben Gallego · [email protected]

October 12, 2023 at 9:14 PM

Humbly asking $5 to defeat Kari Lake.

Kari Lake made it official: she is running for U.S. Senate in Arizona. Friends, Kari Lake made it official: she is running for the United States Senate in Arizona. She launched with the likely support of Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Roger Stone and more. MAGA-money will flow into her campaig…

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  Ruben Gallego · [email protected]

October 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM

My decision / Kari Lake’s launch tonight.

Besides the day we launched, this is probably the most important day of the race so far. Friends, Later tonight, Kari Lake will launch her campaign for United States Senate. Besides the day we launched, this is probably the most important day of the race so far. But hang on a minute. Put th…

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  Mark Takano · [email protected]

October 8, 2023 at 2:10 PM

I was outed by my Republican opponent. Will Rollins is now running to unseat him.

Hi there it's Mark Takano. I'm reaching out to ask you to split a $5 donation between The Long Run and Will Rollins’ campaign today. Before I do, I want to be vulnerable for a moment, and share a personal story about my coming out experience. In 1994, my Republican opponent outed me as gay…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

October 5, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Not good news

Team, This morning, a new Marquette Law School poll dropped with concerning news for Democrats. Take a look: Marquette National Poll Donald Trump: 51% Joe Biden 48% Trump has a 3-point lead on Biden among registered voters nationwide. We’ve known from day one that this race would be close. …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

October 4, 2023 at 6:13 PM

Ex-Speaker McCarthy

Friends, Yesterday, far-right extremist Matt Gaetz and his allies forced a House vote to remove Kevin McCarthy from the Speakership. In an unprecedented step, all 208 House Democrats and 8 Republicans voted to remove Kevin McCarthy from his position. This is a confusing time. While Democr…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

October 3, 2023 at 3:50 PM

Thank you.

Thank you, friend. I am writing today to thank you and this team for all the support you have given me and our movement over the last quarter. On Saturday night, our movement faced a critical end-of-quarter deadline, and we asked a lot of you and this team. Thousands of you showed up and u…

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  Tammy Baldwin · [email protected]

September 30, 2023 at 10:45 PM

Before our fundraising numbers go public

Hi there - In just a moment, I’m going to ask you to split a donation between my campaign and The Long Run before our end-of-quarter deadline. But first, I hope you’ll give me the chance to explain why this request is so important, especially right now. Tonight, our team will close the boo…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 30, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Tonight’s deadline is different

Hey there, it’s Mandela. In just a moment, I am going to ask you to make a contribution to The Long Run and our movement to continue electing changemaking candidates up and down the ballot. But first, give me a chance to explain why your donation today is so critical. Tonight at midnight, …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 29, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Take a look at our actual Actblue fundraising data:

Friend, We have less than 48 hours until our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline and are pacing behind our goal. Just take a look at our actual fundraising data from ActBlue: That’s what we see when we log in to ActBlue. Diminishing results. And that’s just over the last week. I’ve been h…

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  Mandela Barnes and The Long Run · [email protected]

September 28, 2023 at 2:27 PM

September 30th at 11:59PM.

February 7, 2023. That’s the day Mandela launched the Long Run and began our movement to elect change-making candidates across the country up and down the ballot. April 4, 2023. That’s the day we made our first collective impact on our country — when this team helped to elect Judge Janet Pr…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 26, 2023 at 4:03 PM

We need your help to raise $12,000 in 5 days.

The Long Run End-of-Quarter Fundraising Deadline Goal: $12,000 Deadline Day: September 30, 2023 Long Run PAC Donor? No, not yet! Suggested Donation: $3.00 CONTRIBUTE Team, Today, I am launching the Long Run’s official end-of-quarter fundraising drive and need your help reaching our all-i…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

September 24, 2023 at 2:11 PM

We’re being outraised and outspent

Folks — ➡️ Fox Business is reporting that Mitch McConnell-aligned super PACs raised a record-breaking $50 million in August. ➡️ To make matters worse, the GOP is outspending our campaign — they’re trying to buy Montana’s Senate seat and are already hammering voters with political ads that d…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 23, 2023 at 2:04 PM

The path to regaining the House Majority goes through NY-22

Friends, In 2024, we have a real opportunity to take back the House Majority, needing to flip only 5 seats to flip the House Blue. So today, I need you to help support a candidate who will help us do just that: Sarah Klee Hood. In 2022, Sarah Klee Hood lost her race to represent her hometo…

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  Tammy Baldwin · [email protected]

September 21, 2023 at 3:14 PM

I won’t let them turn back the clock

Hi Folks, Tammy Baldwin here. When I ran for Senate in 2012, a lot of powerful people didn’t think I had a shot. But this incredible grassroots team fought alongside me — even as others wrote us off. With your help, I became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from our state and the …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 19, 2023 at 3:09 PM

It’s National Voter Registration Day!

Team, It’s National Voter Registration Day! My bet is that you’re already registered to vote, so I’m hoping you’ll help me get more Wisconsinites registered by supporting Power to the Polls! Split $5 between Power to the Polls and The Long Run here: If you've stored your info with ActBlue, …

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  WisDems · [email protected]

September 18, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Democracy’s last stand.

We’re in one of the fights of our lives and we need your help. We asked The Long Run if we could reach out again. Here’s why: Republicans still want to impeach, convict, and remove newly-elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz from the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That’s it, that’s the story. We’ve …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 17, 2023 at 2:09 PM

The Wisconsin GOP voted to fire Meagan Wolfe

Team, On Thursday, Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted to fire Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan leader of the state's elections agency. Since the 2020 election, Meagan Wolfe has been under attack by right-wing conspiracists accusing her of rigging th…

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  Mandela Barnes’ The Long Run · [email protected]

September 16, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Will Rollins can help us take back the House Majority

Friend - Earlier this summer, The Long Run proudly endorsed Will Rollins’ campaign to flip California’s 41st congressional district. Today, we are asking you to support his campaign directly. Can you please make a contribution to Will Rollins’ campaign for Congress today? 100% of your cont…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 15, 2023 at 2:35 PM

I need to ask again and I know I can count on you.

Friends - Yesterday, I reached out to you with an honest update on our fundraising progress, and the fact that we are pacing behind our September fundraising goal was not the news I had hoped to share: But the good news is that after I asked yesterday, hundreds of folks across the country …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 14, 2023 at 3:08 PM

We are pacing behind.

Friends, $5. That's the contribution I am asking you to make to The Long Run today. Let me quickly explain why: At the end of September, we face an all-important end-of-quarter deadline for our movement — a deadline that will determine our budget for the rest of the year and which races we …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 13, 2023 at 4:23 PM

The GOP continues to abuse their power in Wisconsin

Friends, FIRST: Republicans abused their power to create heavily gerrymandered maps in Wisconsin that would virtually guarantee they could win a supermajority in the legislature. THEN: Justice Janet Protasiewicz was elected by the people to be on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and when she wa…

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  Mandela Barnes’ The Long Run · [email protected]

September 12, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Chris Hollins is Houston’s best candidate for City Controller.

Friends - We have more news! We are proud to endorse Chris Hollins to become Houston’s City Controller! Here at the Long Run, when we think of changemaking pro-democracy candidates, there is no better example than Chris. He is Houston’s best candidate for City Controller and is best qualif…

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  Mandela Barnes’ The Long Run · [email protected]

September 11, 2023 at 2:50 PM

We have some exciting news!

We have some exciting news! We are proud to be endorsing Colonel Pamela Stevenson for Attorney General of Kentucky! Colonel Pam is in this race to make history. When Colonel Pam is elected, she will not only be the first female Attorney General, but the first Black, female Attorney General …

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  Mandela Barnes’ The Long Run · [email protected]

September 10, 2023 at 2:16 PM

The GOP has threatened to IMPEACH Justice Janet Protasiewicz

Friends, We wanted to make sure you saw this important message from Mandela. The Republican majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature has threatened to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz in an attempt to seize power and maintain their heavily gerrymandered maps. It’s abundantly clear that th…

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  Elizabeth Warren · [email protected]

September 9, 2023 at 2:04 PM

When we organize, hold those in power accountable, and fight righteous fights, we can continue to make positive change.

Friends, I’m running for re-election because there’s a lot we’ve got to do in order to save our country from extremists and make real change for our working families. And I’m going to keep fighting my heart out for this. Here’s a few of the ideas I believe in: We need to pass a wealth tax. …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 7, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo

In just a moment I am going to ask you to make a contribution directly to Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo’s (CO-8) reelection campaign. But first, I need you to know why your support for Yadira is so important. Yadira’s story is not like most lawmakers. She began her career as a pediatrician i…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 6, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Impeach Justice Janet?

Friends — When we helped to elect Justice Janet Protasiewicz in Wisconsin, it marked a historic day for our movement, Wisconsin, and our democracy. That day, an overwhelming majority of Wisconsin voters flipped the majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. They chose to be represented by a J…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

September 5, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Can you take a moment to fill out our September priorities survey?

We need to hear what issues and candidates matter to you most this upcoming quarter Friends, can you take a moment to complete our official September priorities survey for The Long Run? Use this link to take our quick one-minute survey. TAKE THE SURVEY It’s September, and that means there i…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 4, 2023 at 2:26 PM

I grew up in Milwaukee in a proud union household.

Happy Labor Day! Today is a special day for my family and the many other proud union households across the country, so I wanted to take a moment today to share my story with you. My story is a Wisconsin story — one that wouldn’t be possible without my parents’ union jobs. I don’t come from …

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 2, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Josh Riley is running in one of the toughest races in the country.

In just a minute I am going to ask you to contribute to Josh Riley’s campaign for Congress in New York’s 19th District — one of the most competitive races in the country. If that’s all you need to hear, please use this link to contribute directly to Josh’s campaign. 100% of your donation wi…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

September 1, 2023 at 2:33 PM

This is not the news I wanted to share with you today.

This is not the news I wanted to share with you today. Last night, we came up 6% short of our August fundraising goal. This goal was crucial. Coming up short in August means we start this month in the hole. And now we are facing a setback going into the last month of the quarter. So I am re…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

August 31, 2023 at 2:05 PM

I am respectfully asking for your support today.

I am respectfully asking you to contribute $3 before the Long Run’s August end-of-month fundraising deadline at midnight tonight. Here's why: After last week’s Republican Debate in Milwaukee, it's clearer than ever that Democrats are at risk in 2024, in every manner. We are facing Trump’s, …

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  Mandela Barnes’ The Long Run · [email protected]

August 30, 2023 at 2:04 PM

We have two options

We have less than 48 hours until our August end-of-month deadline — the toughest month for our movement to date — and we need to level with you. When we woke up this morning to our slowing fundraising numbers, we had two options on how to proceed: Option 1: Sit back and relax, and hope that…

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  Mandela Barnes’ The Long Run · [email protected]

August 29, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Do you remember this day?

February 7, 2023. That’s the day Mandela launched the Long Run — our movement to elect change-making candidates across the country up and down the ballot. April 4, 2023. That’s the day we made our first collective impact on our country — when we elected Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisco…

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  Ben Wikler, Chair of WisDems · [email protected]

August 25, 2023 at 5:31 PM

How we catch up and win.

Hi. It’s Chair Ben Wikler with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. After Wednesday’s GOP debate in Wisconsin, the fight for 2024 and our democracy is officially on. Republicans held their first debate in Wisconsin Wednesday because they know there’s only one road to the White House, and it b…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

August 23, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Tonight’s Republican Debate

Team - Tonight, Republicans will have their first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee. And make no mistake, that choice is intentional. Why? Because Republicans know that Wisconsin is going to be critical in 2024. In 2020, Biden won Wisconsin by 0.63% — just over 20,000 votes. In 2022,…

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  The Long Run PAC · [email protected]

August 22, 2023 at 3:59 PM

Tomorrow night, Republican's extremist ideas will be on full display

Friend, We’ll get straight to the point. Right now, the Republican presidential candidates are gearing up for their first debate tomorrow night in Milwaukee, WI. There is one thing we already know for certain: Republicans are going to use this debate to appeal to the most extreme parts of t…

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  Mandela Barnes’ The Long Run · [email protected]

August 21, 2023 at 3:33 PM

We are proud to endorse Lisa Blunt Rochester to become Delaware’s first Black Senator!

Friends - We have exciting news! We are proud to endorse Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester for U.S. Senate in Delaware. She would be the state’s first Black U.S. Senator and potentially the only Black woman in the Senate. If you are ready to support her historic campaign, please use this …

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  Elizabeth Warren · [email protected]

August 19, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Not on my watch.

Friends - There are plenty of real issues where we need our government to take action. Like child care. And housing. And climate change. But instead of getting to work for the American people, Republican House members have been advancing their out-of-touch agenda. Here are just a few of th…

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  Ruben Gallego · [email protected]

August 17, 2023 at 3:21 PM

Arizona deserves a Senator that will fight for them, and Ruben will be that Senator.

Friend, I’ll be direct: Can you please contribute directly to Ruben Gallego’s campaign for Senate today? He is running to replace Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona. If you've saved payment info with ActBlue Express, your donation will go to Ruben Gallego immediately: Express Donate: $3 Expr…

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  The Team at the Long Run · [email protected]

August 16, 2023 at 3:54 PM

We need President Biden to know we have his back

Friends - In 6 days, Republicans are holding their first primary debate in Milwaukee. That’s no accident. In 2020, Biden only won Wisconsin by 0.63% — just over 20,000 votes. It’s no secret why Republicans are choosing to have their very first debate in our state. Wisconsin will be critica…

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  Mandela Barnes · [email protected]

August 15, 2023 at 2:53 PM

I need your support today

Team - It’s August 15th, and tonight marks the official mid-point of our quarter. So I am reaching out to you personally with an update on our mid-quarter fundraising progress. When my team emailed you yesterday about our mid-quarter deadline, we weren't quite sure how much support we would…

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