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  Greg Ridenour, Country First Executive Director · [email protected]
August 26, 2026 at 8:31 PM

URGENT: What we’re doing about Monday’s SCOTUS ruling

Friend, Monday, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, cleared the way for Trump to start gutting mail-in voting — weeks before your ballot goes out. In dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called his order "blatantly unconstitutional." The majority let it move anyway. DHS building c…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
August 25, 2026 at 10:17 PM

An army of Trump’s criminals will flood our polling booths

Friend, He was found guilty of hacking election sites as an election monitor and served jail time. Trump’s DOJ just hired him as an election monitor. With the DOJ refusing to be transparent about who they’re hiring as election monitors, this is just the one convicted criminal we know ab…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
August 24, 2026 at 8:58 PM

Trump’s DOJ is hiring criminals as election monitors

Friend, He was found guilty of hacking election sites as an election monitor and served jail time. Trump’s DOJ just hired him as an election monitor. With the DOJ refusing to be transparent about who they’re hiring as election monitors, this is just the one convicted criminal we know ab…
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  Country First Team · [email protected]
August 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM

No Townhall? Bring Your Voice To Them!

Friend -- Country First has worked with former Congressional Staffers and is bringing to you proven, practical tips for making your voice heard at your Member of Congress’s District Office. This fact sheet draws on firsthand experience from people who have worked inside congressional offic…
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  Country First Election Team · [email protected]
August 19, 2026 at 7:54 PM

1,000 of Trump's monitors are coming to your polling place.

Friend, Before our Country First Elections Team asks for your support today, we want to explain why. Trump’s DOJ just announced 1,000 election “monitors” will be dispatched to a polling place near you. They claim the monitors will be sent to jurisdictions where there’s fraud. But even the…
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  Country First Team · [email protected]
August 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Can Our Elections Survive?

Friend -- We're down to the wire. Georgia and Pennsylvania were ground zero for election denialism — the two states where Trump and his allies worked hardest to overturn the will of the voters. What happened there in 2020 wasn't a fluke of history. It was a preview. And now, with the clock …
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
August 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM

We know this seems trivial. But it’s really important.

Friend, We know this seems like a minor detail, but it could have a major impact on the future of our democracy. The DHS just spent $20 million to acquire gloves that emit an electric shock to force the target into compliance. The gloves leave no marks, no scars, and no burns. It all but m…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
August 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM

35 days out and the threat’s escalating

Friend, 35 days. That's all the time we have before the first ballots are cast — Minnesota opens early voting on September 18, and more battleground states follow close behind. And this week, Trump refused to rule out using the military or federal agents to interfere in our elections. A…
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  Country First Team · [email protected]
August 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM

Are They Hiding?

Friend -- Is Your Representative Hiding from the People They Serve? Are they hiding from their support of the Big Beautiful Bill?? Are they hiding from answering questions on higher prices, more expensive health care and less care, higher tariffs and supporting a reckless foreign policy?? C…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
August 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM

MAGA figured out how to weaponize the DOJ against us

Friend, We need to be honest with you about what's happening. Donald Trump's movement has found a weapon it can turn against anyone who stands in its way: the Department of Justice. Not to enforce the law. To punish dissent. To go after the pro-democracy advocates and organizations work…
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  Adam Kinzinger, Country First · [email protected]
August 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM

We have 48 hours

Friend, Let me be straight with you about what we're up against. Elon Musk just pledgedup to $120 million to flood battleground states before November — reviving the operation that made him the single largest donor of the 2024 election. And he's targeting the same states where Country Firs…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
August 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM

Cornyn: “There’s nothing we could do to rein in the President”

Friend, Trump’s supporters in Congress have stopped trying to pretend they’re a separate branch of government meant to check Trump’s authority. Read for yourself: After surrendering and giving Trump everything he wanted with Todd Blanche’s nomination to be the next Attorney General, Sena…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
August 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Three months out. Voting starts in six.

Friend, Today, we are exactly three months out from the general election. We know three months can sound like a long time. It isn't. Not this year. That’s why we’re going to explain what we’re doing in these final three months to secure our elections, and how your support is critical to ou…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 31, 2026 at 6:27 PM

Elon Musk pledged to spend $100 million backing election deniers

Friend, The richest man on the planet just decided your vote is something he can outspend. Elon Musk is firing his super PAC back up — the same operation that poured more than $260 million into electing Donald Trump in 2024, making Musk the largest individual political donor in a single el…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 29, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Do You Want to Defeat Blanche - Join our Day of Action

Friend, Todd Blanche is not fit to be Attorney General — and the Senate needs to hear it from you. Country First is hosting a Day of Action tomorrow, July 30th at 1 PM Eastern. The vote is close. Every contact counts. Our goal: Crash the Senate Switchboard Let's make an impact.  …
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM

Trump’s slow motion coup

Friend, Despite numerous court orders and legal setbacks telling Trump and his MAGA conspiracists to stop undermining our elections, Trump has not given up his plan to curtail voting rights and impede our elections. As a matter of fact, he’s escalating his fight. Installing election d…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 24, 2026 at 2:09 PM

Do You Want to Defeat Blanche - Join our Day of Action

Friend, Todd Blanche is not fit to be Attorney General — and the Senate needs to hear it from you. Country First is hosting a Day of Action next Thursday, July 30th at 1 PM Eastern. The vote is close. Every contact counts. Our goal: Crash the Senate Switchboard Let's make an impac…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 23, 2026 at 1:58 PM

Trump's personal lawyer... running the DOJ?

Friend, Todd Blanche is not fit to be Attorney General — and the Senate needs to hear it from you. He was Trump's personal defense lawyer (and still acts like it). He’s refused to meet with Epstein Survivors. He's used the DOJ to go after the President's perceived political enemies. This i…
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  Country First Field Team · [email protected]
July 21, 2026 at 8:52 PM

Trump’s border czar threatened “more bloodshed”

Friend, Just days after ICE gunned down two innocent people in Texas and Maine, Trump's border czar Tom Homan went on Fox News and delivered a threat to every American who dares to criticize ICE and this administration: "Shut their mouth" — or there will be "more bloodshed." This was mo…
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  Dave Rapids, Country First · [email protected]
July 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM

Day of Action Is Back - Elections

Friend, We all know it: the 2020 election was secure. Full stop. But since when has the truth ever gotten in Donald Trump's way? Last week, he addressed the nation. Pundits called it a re-litigation of 2020. It was worse than that. It was the opening move in a plan to plant doubt about …
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM

He lied to millions last night. We're hitting back hard.

Friend, Last night, Donald Trump commandeered a primetime address and delivered an unhinged rant about our elections to millions of Americans. The same debunked lies. The same "rigged" fantasy. Broadcast from the White House, four months before the midterms. These lies have catastrophic…
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  Country First Elections Team · [email protected]
July 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM

Our fight’s not just critical. It’s Existential.

Friend, before we ask you to make an emergency contribution, we need to give you the reason we’re racing to scale up our fight to protect our elections. Thursday at 9 PM, Donald Trump will address the nation in primetime. The White House is keeping the topic vague. The reporting isn't. He…
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  Country First · [email protected]
July 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM

You Asked - We Listened

Friend -- We see it often – several people want to fly a flag showing a political and governing philosophy they support.  This doesn’t have to be one-sided. And as we approach November - It should not be! Country First members across the country wanted a  bold way to show their support for …
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM

Our fight’s not just critical. It’s Existential.

Friend, We’re witnessing the slow-motion theft of our democracy, and it’s being done in the most discreet way possible. Just a two-line email from the White House on Thursday afternoon — and every remaining commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission was gone. The bipartisan…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM

Business owner and Father of 3 killed by ICE

Friend, The Trump administration and ICE have made it abundantly clear: they don't want a full and transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of a Houston father on his way to work. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo lived in this country for 35 years. He built a small construction busines…
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  Country First Elections ALERT!! · [email protected]
July 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM

Trump’s DOJ is sending political agents to Michigan’s polls

THIS IS URGENT, Friend! In four weeks, Trump's Justice Department will put federal election monitors inside polling places in Detroit, Lansing, and East Lansing. No court ordered it. Michigan officials didn't ask. The DOJ simply decided based on Trump’s own conspiracy theories. Call it …
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  Adam Kinzinger, Country First · [email protected]
July 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM

250 Years of the American Experiment

Friend -- Two hundred and fifty years of independence. Two hundred and fifty years of striving to form a more perfect union. We have done remarkable things. We haven't always lived up to our ideals — but what makes America great is our willingness to recognize our wrongs, and our courage to…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
July 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM

We’re going on the offensive

Friend, After losing in court again and again, Trump isn't backing down — he's reaching for the military and federal agents to do what judges wouldn't. Troops as political props. Federal power aimed at the machinery of our elections. The Constitution is clear: the military serves the count…
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  Greg Ridenour, Country First Executive Director · [email protected]
June 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM

No deadline. No gimmick. Just the truth about what we’re facing.

Friend, I know your inbox is probably being inundated with countless emails from politicians talking about their End of Quarter deadline. This email isn’t one of them. We don't have some artificial deadline where, if we don't hit a number by midnight, we suddenly can't carry on the fight t…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
June 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM

This is the fight Country First was built for

Friend, This is why Trump is as dangerous as ever. Trump is being backed into a corner and now he’s racing to implement his anti-democratic agenda. He’ll do everything to see it carried out, even at the expense of American families.  That's exactly why Country First was founded. To st…
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  Country First · [email protected]
June 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM

He Wore It To A War Zone!

Friend -- This is what Country First looks like in action. Country First supporter Joel didn't just wear our merch — he wore it into a war zone. These photos were taken in Ukraine, where he's been volunteering on the ground, standing alongside the Ukrainian people defending democracy. There…
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  Country First Elections Alert · [email protected]
June 23, 2026 at 2:26 PM

We need an overwhelming show of support

Friend, We've been at the forefront and asking for months: will this administration rule out sending troops to polling places? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wouldn't answer. This week, Senator Elissa Slotkin did something about it. She introduced the Protect Our Polls Act — legislation…
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  Country First Elections Team · [email protected]
June 19, 2026 at 9:27 PM

SIGN PETITION: Keep Federal Agents out of our Election Booths

Friend, This year, Trump floated sending the National Guard and ICE agents to polling places in November. He's never ruled it out. Pete Hegseth called the question a "gotcha." His own Secretary of Defense won't commit to keeping armed federal agents away from where you vote. That should sc…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
June 15, 2026 at 9:59 PM

Here’s what you made possible

Friend, The results are in. During the Dash for Democracy, more than 3,700 volunteers across the country stood up, showed up, and took action. They flooded congressional offices with calls and emails on voting rights, election integrity, dark money, and gerrymandering. They signed up as…
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  Country First Team · [email protected]
June 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Red States Gerrymandered Democracy. Blue States Need to Answer.

Friend -- Today is the last day of the Country First Annual Dash for Democracy and this topic is front and center these past few months.  Across the country, partisan operatives & Donald Trump pressured conservative states to enact mid-decade redistricting not to better serve voters — but to r…
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  Country First Team · [email protected]
June 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM

300 Billionaires Spent $3 Billion on Politics. Democracy Shouldn't Be For Sale

Friend -- Democracy works best when every American believes their voice matters equally. But today, our campaign finance system is increasingly dominated by dark money and massive contributions from a small number of wealthy individuals and special interests. Consider this: in 2024, just 300 b…
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  Country First Team · [email protected]
June 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM

Know Your Voting Rights: What Are They?

Friend -- You have rights — and this election season, it’s important to know them to combat the liars, conspiracy theorists and election deniers. Across the country, some political figures and activists are pushing ideas that would bring federal law enforcement or even military-style presence …
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  Country First Team · [email protected]
June 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Don’t Let Them Undermine Your Vote

Friend -- We're halfway through the Annual Dash for Democracy and if you believe in believe in pushing back against lies, let's go! Democracy thrives when elections are free, fair, and trusted. That’s what separates America from authoritarian and autocratic governments around the world. But…
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  Country First Team · [email protected]
June 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM

Dash For Democracy: Federal Interference

Friend -- Welcome to Day 2 of the Country First annual Dash for Democracy.  If you're ready to take action, let's go! One of the greatest strengths of the American system is that states run their own elections. That’s not a flaw in our democracy — it’s a safeguard. It prevents any one party, p…
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  Adam Kinzinger, Country First · [email protected]
June 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM

Dash For Democracy Is Live: Lets Go!

Friend -- The Country First Dash for Democracy is Here. This week kicks off six powerful Days of Action —each one dedicated to a theme that directly impacts you, our democracy, and the future of our country. You’ll hear from us more often than usual, because every message, every action, an…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
June 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM

One day left. We're 95% there.

Friend, Tomorrow, the Dash for Democracy begins. Six days. Six critical issues. Hundreds of thousands of voices delivered directly to the officials who need to hear them. And we are 95% of the way to making it happen. But we need to close the gap today. We’re going to be blunt about…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
June 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM

The Dash for Democracy starts Monday. But first —

Friend, We have incredible news: our supporters have already rallied to bring us within $8,000 of our $20,000 goal — and we need to close the gap before Monday morning. CLOSE THE GAP DONATE TODAY Next Monday, Country First launches the Dash for Democracy — six days, six critical …
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
June 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM

Next Week, We Go All In. But First, We Need You.

Friend, Next Monday, Country First launches the Dash for Democracy — six days, six critical issues, and a national call to action putting hundreds of thousands of voices directly in front of the officials who need to hear them. Every day, we'll equip our thousands of volunteers with a targ…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
May 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM

This is difficult news to share

Friend, We have devastating news to share. A federal judge just declined to block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting — handing Trump a green light to meddle in how Americans cast their ballots.  Let's be clear about what this means: Trump's execu…
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  Team Country First · [email protected]
May 27, 2026 at 9:16 PM

An "Election Integrity Army" and a $1.7B slush fund. In one month.

Friend, Most end-of-month emails you'll get today invent a deadline. Fake match. Countdown clock. Midnight or else. We don't do that. So before we ask you to pitch in, here’s the truth about what happened in May and why your support has never been more important. Trump announced an "Ele…
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  Adam Kinzinger, Country First · [email protected]
May 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM

Honoring the Fallen.

Friend -- On this Memorial Day, I hope everyone is able to spend time with friends and family — but also take a moment to remember what this day truly represents. It represents the ultimate sacrifice: men and women who gave their lives for our country, our freedoms, and our way of life. If you…
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  Adam Kinzinger · [email protected]
May 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM

Your election defense kit is ready

Friend, We'll be straight with you. What we're up against right now isn't politics as usual. Donald Trump isn't just campaigning — he's laying the groundwork to undermine our elections in ways this country has never seen. Pressuring officials. Spreading disinformation at scale. Preparing t…
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  Country First Elections Team · [email protected]
May 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Demand Congress block Trump's slush fund for J6 rioters.

Friend, Trump is preparing to hand his allies $1.7 billion in taxpayer money — and Congress has the power to stop him. Trump is dropping his lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a fund to compensate people who claim they were "wrongly targeted" — and the beneficiaries could include the …
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  Country First Elections Team · [email protected]
May 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM

BREAKING: $1.7 billion to reward Capitol rioters

Friend, Trump is preparing to hand his allies $1.7 billion in taxpayer money. Trump is preparing to drop his lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a fund to compensate people who claim they were "wrongly targeted" — and the reported beneficiaries could include the nearly 1,600 people cha…
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  Country First · [email protected]
May 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM

Reject Authoritarianism - Wear What You Believe Now

Friend -- We’ve seen MAGA go out of their way to show loyalty to a political philosophy by flying flags, planting yard signs, and wearing it loudly for everyone to see. That’s their choice. But this moment isn’t and shouldn’t be one-sided. If we want real change, this is the time to be just…
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