Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 11:13 PM

Can't take anything for granted

Friend, I’m writing to you after a call with my fundraising team. Unfortunately, we are looking at a very troubling shortfall this month – and we’re running out of time to turn things around before Tuesday’s end-of-month deadline. Forgive my concern, but I can’t help but be w…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 27, 2021 at 3:13 PM

I need your feedback

Friend, If this month’s loss in the Virginia Governor’s race – and our surprisingly narrow victory in New Jersey – taught us anything, it’s that Democrats cannot take a single seat for granted next year. We cannot come up short on our fundraising, our campaign strategy, our…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 24, 2021 at 9:14 PM

New allegations of Trump family wrongdoing

Friend: Earlier this year, the bipartisan select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection announced its intentions to investigate the communications of Trump family members and GOP members of Congress who may have aided in the “Stop the Steal Rally” – aka the pep rally…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 24, 2021 at 12:44 AM

Should Postmaster General DeJoy be fired?

Friend, I have news to report that will likely make you very angry – and you should be: Under Trump donor Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, "the U.S. Postal Service paid its top executives more in bonuses and perks last year than at any other point in the past decade." DeJoy,…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 21, 2021 at 3:14 PM

Two problems: Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley

Friend: As you very well know, former President Donald Trump and the cronies he installed throughout our federal government did whatever they could to decimate our democratic institutions. From the judiciary to the State Department, the twice-impeached president installed loy…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 20, 2021 at 10:44 PM

Take action to protect Roe v. Wade

Friend, The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments from those challenging Texas’ abortion ban, including from our own Department of Justice. But while the conservative-majority Court is deciding whether to allow the most restrictive abortion ban in the country to be chal…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 15, 2021 at 9:14 PM

Another update (important)

Friend, during the tumultuous and dangerous four years of Donald Trump’s presidency, his administration debased and degraded our judicial branch of government. I’m not just talking about the Supreme Court – though, perhaps, that is the most egregious and obvious example of …

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 14, 2021 at 3:13 PM

Republicans could "comfortably take back both the House and Senate"

Friend – I must put this bluntly: Every dollar we raise, every grassroots fundraising goal we set, matters immensely in protecting this Senate seat and keeping control of the Senate with Democrats. But right now, I’m falling $9,475 short of what I need to raise by my mid-mont…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 12, 2021 at 4:15 PM

Fwd: Steve Bannon, and now, Michael Flynn

Friend: I had to make sure you didn’t miss my earlier message about the House voting to hold Steve Bannon, a top ally and former strategist of Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress. Since that vote, the dominoes have continued to fall in the aftermath of the former president’s attacks on our d…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 10, 2021 at 10:50 PM

ALERT: Trump officials violated Hatch Act

Friend: I’m reaching out with the latest revelations into the corruption and wrongdoing inside the Trump White House. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel just released a report showing more than a dozen top Trump administration officials violated the Hatch Act – a law that’s b…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 2, 2021 at 9:06 PM

Trump's new social media platform

Friend, Donald Trump was banned from major social media platforms for good reason: He has an unrivaled lust for spreading dangerous misinformation and conspiracy theories, and he used his social media accounts to help incite an insurrection on our Capitol. But now, Trump is u…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 31, 2021 at 7:06 PM

Everything is on the line

Friend: Apologies for reaching out again, but we’re just $8,725 short of what we need to raise before the month of October is over, and I know I can count on you to help put us over the top. I know fundraising goals like these can sometimes seem trivial – but quite frankly, t…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 30, 2021 at 3:10 PM

It's not too late

Friend, I’m personally reaching out to my most engaged supporters with an urgent update: My team let me know we’re projected to fall short of our end-of-month fundraising goal unless things pick up right away. Falling short here could put us at risk of being under-resourced w…

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  James Carville · [email protected]

October 29, 2021 at 8:14 PM

If Democrats lose in Virginia, it's game over

Friend, I won’t lie to you — if Democrats lose in Virginia, it’s game over. Don’t let it happen — split a donation between Senator Blumenthal and Terry McAuliffe’s campaign right now to help him in the final days of his campaign. Let me explain this to you: If Donald Trump’s handp…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 29, 2021 at 2:13 PM

Troubling shortfall

Friend, I just hung up with my finance director five minutes ago and I have some unfortunate news: We are $12,000 short of what we need to raise this month with just 72 hours left to make up this troubling shortfall. Forgive me for being blunt, but Senate control is on the li…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 28, 2021 at 10:13 PM

Re: Steve Bannon

Friend, there have been massive developments in the investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection: The House has officially voted to hold Steve Bannon – former chief strategist to Donald Trump – in contempt of Congress. The longtime Trump ally and purported architect of the Ja…

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  Dr. Mary L Trump · [email protected]

October 28, 2021 at 2:33 PM

I'm stunned

I thought more people would be concerned that my uncle, Donald Trump, could make a comeback in 2024 and win the Presidency again. I thought that after four years of having the most dangerous man in America in the Oval Office, people would do whatever it takes to make sure he doesn’…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 24, 2021 at 7:14 PM

FWD: New report shows how Trump nearly destroyed the Constitution

Friend – in the wake of the latest revelations about Donald Trump, I had to make sure you didn’t miss my earlier message (below). The Senate Judiciary Committee’s new report spells out Trump’s actions as clear as day: He tried to overturn a free and fair election by weaponizing the Department …

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 23, 2021 at 2:11 PM

Breaking news on Roe v. Wade

“Every day the Court fails to grant relief is devastating, both for individual women and for our constitutional system as a whole” – Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Friend – there’s been a major development from the Supreme Court on reproductive health: The court has…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 21, 2021 at 9:21 PM

Republicans just filibustered voting rights

Friend, Earlier this week, the Senate voted on the Freedom to Vote Act, a bold and urgent piece of legislation that would strengthen voting rights and counter the GOP-led voter suppression that’s happening across the country. At perhaps one of the most pressing moments fo…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 20, 2021 at 9:35 PM

The future of Roe v. Wade

Friend, The future of women’s reproductive health now rests with this Supreme Court – a Court whose conservative majority was cemented by Donald Trump’s appointees. Thankfully, President Biden’s Justice Department has called on the Supreme Court to block Texas’ newly enacted …

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 18, 2021 at 10:20 PM

Where is Mark Zuckerberg?

Friend, It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to come out from behind his screen and sit in front of my Senate committee to answer for the damage Facebook is doing to our kids and our country. Just the other week, a courageous whistleblower – former Facebook product manager Frances …

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 15, 2021 at 2:40 PM

New report shows how Trump nearly destroyed the Constitution

Friend, I have serious news from the Senate Judiciary Committee: We just released our interim report about former president Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Our report reveals how Trump nearly destroyed the Constitution in his attempt to abuse the Depart…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 9:10 PM

My team just told me:

Friend, with just hours until our FEC reporting deadline, my fundraising director just gave me some alarming news: We’re still short of what we need to raise to meet our goal. Here’s the hard truth: When fundraising numbers go public, Senate Republicans will be watching to se…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 29, 2021 at 8:50 PM

An urgent update for Friend

Friend, I have an urgent update that I’m personally reaching out to my supporters (including you) about: My finance team just let me know we’re still short of our goal with just hours until we have to close the books on the fundraising quarter. This means we might have to sub…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 28, 2021 at 10:45 PM

Please, this is urgent

Friend, I’m a little more than 48 hours away from our biggest fundraising deadline of the year so far: our end-of-quarter – and public – FEC reporting deadline. Unfortunately, after just hanging up with my finance director, I’ve learned we’re still $8,500 short of our goal. I…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 24, 2021 at 8:40 PM

The House just took action to protect Roe v. Wade. I need you to urge the Senate to do the same.

Friend: Aided by the conservative majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, the most restrictive ban on abortions in the country was allowed to go into effect in Texas. Overnight, the 48-year legal precedent of Roe v. Wade was effectively overturned – and at least ten R…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 23, 2021 at 6:13 PM

Subpoenas are coming for Jan. 6 insurrectionists

Friend, There’s been a major development from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection: Rep. Adam Schiff has said the committee is going “straight to subpoenas” to compel witness testimony – meaning those close to or in communication with former Presid…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 21, 2021 at 9:02 PM

The filibuster still stands in our way

Friend, Across our country, Republican-led legislatures have introduced and passed more than 400 bills to suppress the vote – and Republican governors in states like Florida, Georgia, and Texas have signed them into law. At the federal level, the Supreme Court’s conservative …

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 12, 2021 at 3:13 PM

FWD: Roe v. Wade effectively overturned in Texas

Friend, I wish I didn’t have to follow up on my earlier email (below), but what just happened in Texas should compel each and every last person reading this email to take action. Truly, Friend, I am counting on you. As you’re likely aware, under the cover of darkness, a majority of con…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 8, 2021 at 9:37 PM

FWD: The Trump family and members of Congress

Friend: I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss my earlier message (below) about the investigation into the Trump family's and congressional Republicans’ involvement in the Capitol insurrection. Each day as the House presses forward with investigations, we are learning more disturbing inform…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 4, 2021 at 6:16 PM

The Trump family and members of Congress

Friend, They are serious and we need them to be: The bipartisan select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has asked telecommunication companies to preserve records of members of Congress and the Trump family who participated in the “Stop the Steal” rally – otherw…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 1, 2021 at 3:25 PM

Roe v. Wade effectively overturned – unless we act now

Friend, I have disturbing and urgent news to share – and I’m counting on you to take action like never before: Today, because the Supreme Court failed to intervene, the Texas GOP’s extremist new abortion law goes into effect – and Roe v. Wade will effectively have been overtu…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 31, 2021 at 3:14 PM

I'm asking you personally, Friend

Friend, I had to reach out to you personally with an urgent ask: My staff just let me know we're still falling $4,228 short of our critical end-of-month fundraising goal – so I’m counting on your support by midnight tonight, before it’s too late. Missing our goal is exact…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 30, 2021 at 3:10 PM

I need to be blunt with you

Friend, We’re just a day away from our August fundraising deadline, and unfortunately, my fundraising team just let me know we’re still $8,000 short of our goal. I know you understand my need to be blunt: Democrats – including me – cannot fall short of big goals like these.…

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  Mark Kelly · [email protected]

August 28, 2021 at 8:25 PM

A message from Captain Mark Kelly of Arizona

Friend — We’re coming up on our August fundraising deadline, and I’m going to ask for your support, but first I hope you’ll give me the time to explain why it’s so important. Last month, another Republican announced his candidacy for 2022, this time with a $10 million super P…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 27, 2021 at 3:14 PM

Do you condemn the GOP's anti-vaccine misinformation campaign?

Friend, Even with the delta variant wreaking havoc across the country – particularly in areas with low vaccination rates – Republican politicians and pundits have decided to follow Donald Trump’s pandemic playbook rather than get serious about saving lives and defeating the v…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 20, 2021 at 1:12 PM

What $51,000 from Juul can buy

Friend, Something strange happened this summer. The American Journal of Health Behavior, a respected academic journal, seemingly dedicated its entire May-June issue to validating Juul e-cigarettes as a “healthy” alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. You may be aski…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 18, 2021 at 4:11 PM

FWD: Potential criminal charges for Trump

Friend: I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss my message about the potential for criminal charges against Donald Trump (below). I intend to use the full force of the Senate Judiciary Committee to get to the bottom of Trump’s attempts to overturn the election – and I assure you, we’ll take this…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 13, 2021 at 7:11 PM

Potential criminal charges for Trump

Friend, There has been a major new development. I recently heard closed-door testimony from Jeff Rosen, the acting attorney general during Donald Trump’s final weeks in office. The details that Rosen revealed to the Senate Judiciary Committee about Trump’s attempts to use th…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 7, 2021 at 2:10 PM

Fwd: disturbing Roe v. Wade development

Friend, There’s been a disturbing new development in the GOP’s attack on women’s reproductive freedom: The Mississippi Attorney General, who will soon defend the state’s extreme abortion ban before the Supreme Court, just explicitly argued that the Court should overturn Roe v. Wade – making it…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 31, 2021 at 3:08 PM

Republicans gaining momentum (last chance to fight back)

Friend, did you get my earlier email? My fundraising team just gave me an update, and we’re so close to our goal – but still running $2,425 short. If Democrats lose a single Senate seat, control of the chamber returns to Mitch McConnell and Republicans – and I’m concerned the…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 30, 2021 at 8:08 PM

Urgent circumstances

Friend, I understand there’s a lot going on right now: The GOP is relentlessly attacking voting rights, Roe v. Wade is in serious jeopardy of being overturned, and key components of President Biden’s progressive agenda hang in the balance. But it’s exactly because of these ur…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 29, 2021 at 6:09 PM

The future of our democracy is at stake

Friend, We’re coming up on our big July fundraising deadline, but we’re still $8,456 short of our goal. I’m sorry for being blunt, but this is absolutely not the time for Democrats to fall short of our goals: If we lose just one single Senate seat in 2022, control of the cham…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 27, 2021 at 10:34 PM

I'm not giving up – and I need your help

Friend, First, well over 100 Republicans voted against certifying Joe Biden’s democratically won Electoral College votes. Then, after Donald Trump’s Big Lie about the election spurred a violent attack on our nation’s Capitol, all but a handful of Republicans voted against for…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 26, 2021 at 10:08 PM

New extreme anti-abortion law (need your response)

Friend, Texas is ground zero for extreme restrictions on women’s reproductive healthcare – and a new law passed by the state GOP has an offensive twist on Republicans’ outright assault on reproductive freedoms. Texas Republicans have not only passed an unconstitutional ban on…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 23, 2021 at 8:09 PM

Progress on holding airlines accountable

Friend, Recently, many of you joined me in speaking out against airlines short-changing consumers – practices such as refusing to provide pandemic refunds for delayed baggage or unprovided services are unacceptable. Well, I have some good news to share: The Biden administrati…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 22, 2021 at 2:24 PM

Another Trump official arrested

Friend, This just in: Yet another former Trump official has been indicted for allegations of corrupt and unethical conduct. Yes, yet another Trump crony living by Trump’s personal mantra – “If you can get away with it, it’s not wrong.” This time it’s Thomas Barrack – longtim…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 6:24 PM

Today's critical hearing on voting rights

Friend, After decades of consistent support and recertification, the Supreme Court – commanded by a conservative majority and led by Chief Justice Roberts – has now gutted the Voting Rights Act not once but twice, rendering what was once hailed as historically effective legis…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 12, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Time to go big on infrastructure

Friend, The Biden administration has reached a compromise deal with Republicans on infrastructure. By itself, this compromise does not fully address the challenges facing our country. It must serve as a first step in a two-tiered infrastructure plan for us to achieve meaningf…

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