David Roth · [email protected]

November 10, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Now what do we do? (my answer inside)

John,   Like all of you, I’ve taken the last few days to process the election results.   Very little went our way on Tuesday. First, I’ll state the obvious: Our campaign for ID-02 was not victorious.   But it was still a success, and it’s led to my next …

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  David Roth · [email protected]

November 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Polls are open in Idaho - let’s make some history

John,   Polls are open across Idaho's 2nd District, and I'm already seeing the energy and excitement of voters who are ready to make their voices heard. After 25 years of extreme-right representation from my opponent, today is our chance to finally bring…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 11:36 PM

One last chance to make history in Idaho

John,   I just wrapped up my final interview with KIFI Local News 8 before polls open tomorrow morning (if you’re in the district, you can catch the segment on the evening news tonight).   I can feel the momentum building across Idaho's 2nd District, and…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 5:01 PM

More women are dying because of the MAGA agenda

John,   A 28-year-old mother in Texas recently died an entirely preventable death - forced to wait 40 excruciating hours while doctors delayed treating her miscarriage because they feared criminal prosecution under the state's extreme abortion ban.   Jos…

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October 31, 2024 at 7:29 PM

The truth about Idaho 5 days to Election Day

John,   Five days. That's all we have left to change the course of Idaho's future. I've spent months traveling across this district, meeting people in every corner of ID-02. One thing is clear: Idahoans are ready for change.    They're tired of MAGA Mike…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 9:17 PM

Trump's MSG rally just proved why we can't give up on Idaho

John,   Last night's horrifying display at Madison Square Garden wasn't just another Trump rally - it was a stark warning of what's at stake in this election, including here in Idaho's 2nd District.   For hours on end, Trump and his allies spewed racist …

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October 24, 2024 at 10:59 PM

A 13-year-old had to wait for jail to approve her medical care

John,   I just read a heartbreaking story about a 13-year-old pregnant child in Idaho who needed urgent medical care. Because of our state's extreme new parental consent law, doctors had to wait for permission from her incarcerated grandmother before the…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 9:22 PM

My 107-year-old grandma might lose her right to vote

John,   When my grandmother Lucile was born in 1917, women couldn't even vote. Now, at 107 years old, she might lose that right again because of the MAGA GOP - and she's not alone. The SAVE Act, a sinister voter suppression bil…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 12:17 AM

Simpson doesn't care that Idaho's abortion ban hurts women.

John,   Idaho now has one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country, becoming the first state where rural hospitals began shutting down maternity wards and attempting to ban interstate travel for abortions as a result.   This is the reality of…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

October 15, 2024 at 11:30 PM

Mike Simpson is hiding from voters with just 3 weeks to go

John,   MAGA Mike Simpson is running scared from debates.   First, he was a no-show at the Idaho Statesman endorsement interview. Now, I've just been informed there won't be any debates because Simpson flat-out refuses to participate.   Why? I think we a…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 10:35 PM

Why ‘Coming Out’ matters, especially now

John,   This National Coming Out Day, let’s honor the LGBTQ+ community and salute those pioneers who dared to live authentically when society was far less accepting.   Back in '87, our community and allies took to the streets of D.C., demanding equal rig…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

October 9, 2024 at 1:19 AM

She needed an abortion. They sent her away with a bucket and towels.

John,   A Catholic hospital is being sued by the state because they refused to provide emergency abortion care to a woman experiencing a miscarriage.   She was 15 weeks pregnant with twins. One had already died in utero. The other had “a detectable heart…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

October 5, 2024 at 9:18 PM

It’s finally here

John,   I wanted to thank each of you who dug deep at the end of last week to help us in our final big quarterly push before the election!     It’s allowing us to put boots on the ground, plant yard signs, knock doors, and phone bank to make sure Democra…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 5:19 PM

Mike Simpson dodges debates - help me hold him accountable

John,   Friday, I had my endorsement interview with the Idaho Statesman. Mike Simpson was a no-show. Even worse, he's refusing to participate in any debates. What's he hiding from the voters of Idaho's 2nd district?   While Sim…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 7:33 PM

The DNC just made a big move in Idaho

John,   Finally, some good news - The Democratic National Committee is investing in Idaho!   This is a huge deal. For the first time in recent memory, the DNC is putting real money into our state - $70,000 to hire organizers in tribal communities. It's a…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 10:19 PM

Our rainbow yard signs are here - help us spread the pride!

John,   You asked, and we delivered - our rainbow yard signs are finally here!   I've got to tell you, the response to these signs has been overwhelming. So many of you have reached out asking how you can show your pride and support for our campaign.   W…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 25, 2024 at 11:04 PM

J.D. wants to put you in a high-risk healthcare pool

John,   I have to share something with you that sent chills down my spine. J.D. Vance - Trump’s campaign - wants to bring back high-risk pools for chronically ill patients like me. As someone with diabetes who has battled insur…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 22, 2024 at 10:01 PM

A quick reminder

John,   I won’t take too much of your time on this lovely Sunday afternoon.    I wrote to you a couple of days ago about Mike Simpson and (yet another!) looming shutdown due to the crippling dysfunction of the MAGA Republican party.    I also mentioned h…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 20, 2024 at 9:02 PM

He seriously said this

John,   Check out this quote from Mike Simpson on September 20th…of LAST year: That’s right. One year to the day, and here we are in the same boat, staring down the barrel of another government shutdown, while more crippling GO…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 10:34 PM

What's happening in Springfield happened in Idaho

John,   I won’t sugarcoat this; things are scary in a lot of ways due to right-wing extremism. We can turn things around, but I am asking that you pay attention to this message so we have a fighting chance.    Right now, in Springfield, Ohio, a community…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 16, 2024 at 9:57 PM

Idaho rejects extreme abortion ban – but Simpson isn't listening

John,   I've got some important news to share with you about abortion rights in Idaho, and I need your help to make a difference.   You may have heard that Idaho now has one of the most extreme abortion bans in the entire country. It's so extreme that we…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 10, 2024 at 11:32 PM

This pointless cruelty puts young people’s lives at risk.

John,   Today, for World Suicide Prevention Day, I need to share something deeply troubling with you about how my opponent is putting young people’s lives in the balance.   Here’s the background.   The first anti-trans sports bill in the nation was passe…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 7, 2024 at 9:41 PM

Happy birthday, Grandma! 107 years of progress and what it means for you

John,   Today, my grandmother Lucile turns 107! Born in 1917, she entered a world where women couldn't even vote.    Now, a century later, she's watching Republicans try to erase the progress she's witnessed in her lifetime.   This woman is my hero, and I…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

September 4, 2024 at 9:53 PM

We’re laying the groundwork for Idaho’s grassroots revival

John,   A lot of folks ask me why I “bother” running for Congress as a Democrat in a red state like Idaho.   It’s very simple – I’m a Democrat, and this is my home.   I know there are people just like me, whether they see themselves as Democrats, Republi…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

August 31, 2024 at 9:10 PM

70,000% match if you donate today!

John, I’m only joking.   Those matches aren’t real. They’re a fundraising gimmick used to trick you into donating. I’ve never tried that because I believe in running an honest campaign and being an honest lawmaker if I win.   I’ll keep this short: we’re s…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

August 29, 2024 at 8:32 PM

YOU live in a battleground county, John

John,   You might not have thought about it this way before, but many Americans are struggling thanks to zip code discrimination. Let me explain.   The quality of your child’s education and the funding their school gets? Based on the property tax in the …

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  David Roth · [email protected]

August 27, 2024 at 8:18 PM

GIVEAWAY! Want a piece of the DNC?

John,   We are fired up from our week at the Democratic National Convention, and from all of the lessons we took away from the folks we met there. But as much as I hate to say it, the trip also came with a major downside.   The costs to attend the DNC we…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

August 22, 2024 at 10:22 PM

We’re leaving the DNC stronger than ever

John,   We are living in a critical moment in history, one that could have dire consequences for the future of our nation.   But here’s the good news: I truly believe that Democrats are more united than we’ve seen at any other time in the past decade. At…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

August 19, 2024 at 8:27 PM

I won’t let the extremists win

John,   We have a real shot at stopping Trump, preventing Project 2025, and saving democracy this year. I’d even say we’re in a much better position now than we were a year ago.   But on the local and state level, the situation has only gotten worse.   T…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

August 15, 2024 at 8:46 PM

Big news ahead of the DNC!

John,   I am very excited to share that I just received the endorsement of the Committee to Protect Health Care, a national organization of over 20,000 doctors and healthcare advocates across the country!    The Committee to Protect fights to expand heal…

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August 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM

The U.S. post-Roe is worse than we thought

John,   The Associated Press has identified more than 100 pregnant women in physical distress who were refused help by emergency rooms since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.    The story includes women who were told to go home despite bleeding a…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

August 8, 2024 at 7:29 PM

Don’t get mad. Get EVERYTHING!

John,   There are three potential outcomes from this election.   Trump could win. Don’t ask me how, but he’s done it before.   If he does, then Kevin Roberts, Russell Vought, and the other extremists behind Project 2025 will help Trump completely reshape…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

August 6, 2024 at 7:59 PM

We have to be INVINCIBLE

John,   First, I have to say that I am thrilled by Kamala Harris’s choice to tap Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.    Minnesota is ranked among the top three happiest states in the country, and much of that is thanks to Walz passing progressiv…

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August 3, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Russia started GOP’s new anti-trans attack

John,   If you’ve been online the past couple days, I’m sure you’ve seen the attacks on Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif.   Republicans are claiming that Khelif is actually transgender and using her win against Italian boxer Angelina Carini to push fe…

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  Team Roth · [email protected]

July 31, 2024 at 6:29 PM

We’re SO close, John!

John,   Did you know that of all of our thousands of supporters across the country, only about 1,000 see David’s emails the same day he sends them?   That’s true for a lot of campaigns, so if you’re reading this on Wednesday, THANK YOU for being one of o…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 29, 2024 at 9:59 PM

John, snap out of it.

John, I spent Saturday at the Bonneville County Democrats’ annual summer picnic with voters and Democrats running for local office.    There’s an expression I heard from one of the attendees that I’m sure you’ve heard before, too.   “They say ‘democracy i…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 25, 2024 at 7:51 PM

Facebook is helping Project 2025, and my rights are on the line

John, Meta (Facebook & Instagram) is blocking the spread of posts about Project 2025, Trump allies’ plan to reshape the U.S. under a Christian authoritarian dictatorship. Posts that take off before Meta catches them are marked with a disclaimer about …

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 23, 2024 at 9:05 PM

John, they’d let us starve.

John, For all of the time Republicans spend talking about U.S. energy dominance, you’d think they might want us to produce our own food, too.    That’s the first thought I have every time that MAGA lawmakers talk about closing the border and ending immig…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 21, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Thank you, President Biden

John, President Biden just announced that he is dropping out of the 2024 race.    To that, my response is THANK YOU for all you have done.   Thank you for beating Donald Trump four years ago, for beginning the process of rebuilding our economy, for lower…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 9:10 PM

This isn’t like any other email you’ll read today

John, There’s something I want to get off my chest. I noticed something last night while watching the Republican National Convention. Almost every woman in the Trump family wore white. Almost every man in the room wore a navy suit and red tie. “It’s a cu…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 16, 2024 at 11:33 PM

So, about the last four days… WOW.

John, This email was supposed to be about our efforts this month to free Congress from the threat of Mike Simpson, but I can’t pretend the last four days didn’t happen. I don’t have to tell you that I don’t support political violence. Of course I don’t, e…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 11, 2024 at 8:27 PM

This deadly heat is literally groundbreaking

John, It’s so hot outside that 160 million Americans are living under extreme heat warnings.  In some cities, infrastructure has stopped working, rescue helicopters have been ordered not to fly, and roads are literally breaking. Look what happened to Sta…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 8, 2024 at 8:46 PM

You can’t OUTLAW my existence

John,   A lot has changed for LGBTQ+ Americans in Idaho these past couple months, and it hasn’t received nearly as much attention from the media as it should – especially since these legislative attacks are a precursor to Project 2025’s agenda for my com…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

July 2, 2024 at 11:45 PM

Independence Day? Well, we tried.

John,   Our founders escaped a monarchy. Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided we could be one ourselves.   We have to be honest about what’s happening, as hard as it is to watch. The country is changing, and it’s changing FAST.   Just a week ago, the big…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

June 30, 2024 at 10:14 PM

MUST READ: Everything just changed, John

John, I have good news and very bad news… Keep reading.   The good news is that I have been elected as a national committeeman of the Idaho Democratic Party and one of our delegates to the national convention in Chicago. It will be an honor to take part i…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

June 27, 2024 at 9:30 PM

The dark side to today’s great SCOTUS outcome

John,   After our Republican-controlled state legislature made it a crime for emergency room physicians to perform an abortion – even if the patient’s health was in jeopardy – the DOJ invoked the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) manda…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

June 24, 2024 at 9:16 PM

Idaho felt the deadly impact

John,   Two years ago, the US Supreme Court – bought by the radical, dark money donors at the Federalist Society – overturned Roe v. Wade, reversing 50 years of precedent and effectively making women second-class citizens in the United States.    Decades…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

June 21, 2024 at 10:02 PM

One last warning for gay marriage

John, the Supreme Court is taking shots at marriage rights now.   By a 6–3 vote, the conservative majority ruled today that if your husband or wife isn’t a citizen, then the government can keep them out of the country without even telling you why.   More …

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  David Roth · [email protected]

June 19, 2024 at 5:38 PM

Why I teach my kids about Juneteenth

John,   On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden established June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day and marked the historical moment with these words:   "I have to say to you, I've only been president for several months, but I think this will go do…

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  David Roth · [email protected]

June 17, 2024 at 9:37 PM

Democrats surprised EVERYONE last week

– and we can do it again in November! Hey John,   I have a lot more Pride events to hit this month, and the Idaho Democratic Convention is coming up on Friday.   Plus, I’ve been invited on to a podcast to talk about the threat of Project 2025, so watch ou…

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