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July 14, 2020 at 8:38 PM

24 hours

  We hate asking, folks, but we really have no choice. With everything that’s been going on in Washington recently, like Republicans renewed efforts to strike down the Affordable Care Act, Jon has been spending as little time as possible thinking about our fundraising numbers. But we …

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July 14, 2020 at 12:37 PM

But first...

  Hey folks, We’re approaching the final 24 hours before our mid-month goal ends tomorrow. In a minute, I’m going to ask you to chip in before the deadline. But first, I wanted to explain why your donation even matters. When you chip in to our campaign, you’re sending a message to Don…

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July 13, 2020 at 8:44 PM

our list

  Folks, Jon’s been out on the farm all weekend and we’re about to update him with our latest fundraising numbers. While the amount we raise is important, Jon always likes to know exactly how many people have contributed to our campaign so far. We’d love to be able to put your name on…

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July 13, 2020 at 12:35 PM

Kathleen Williams

  Folks, My friend, Kathleen Williams, is running for Montana’s lone U.S. Congressional seat and has a good shot at winning. She’s running against an out of touch politician who doesn’t share our Montana values. For too long, he has sided with wealthy special interests over the people…

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July 11, 2020 at 2:30 PM

That’s just not me

  Folks, I wanted to drop you a message before our important mid-month goal on Wednesday. I’m asking you to pitch in, if you can. A lot of elected officials get into politics for the power, the money, or the fame. That’s just not me. I’ve been working on my family’s farm my whole life…

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July 10, 2020 at 8:16 PM

just $17.77

  $17.77 That’s our average online donation this year. Jon’s extremely proud of that, folks. Because that number says a lot about this incredible grassroots team. Together, we’re building a movement that depends on hardworking Americans chipping in what they can to make a difference —…

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July 10, 2020 at 4:02 PM

I’ll explain in a moment

  Folks, I have a personal request: Can you chip in $10 to my campaign today? I’ll explain more in a moment. Chip in $10 NOW Every month, my team sets internal fundraising goals to keep us on track for the quarter. It’s a whole process — we tally projections, run models,…

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July 7, 2020 at 9:30 PM

I’m furious

  The Trump Administration is pushing the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act and once again, folks, Washington Republicans are trying to rip away our health care — in the middle of a global pandemic. I’m furious. Sign my emergency petition to protect the Affordable Care…

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July 6, 2020 at 8:01 PM

two photos

  Team — see this guy? That’s Mitch McConnell. He has stonewalled progress and blocked over 100 bills on the Senate floor. McConnell and his corporate billionaire buddies are breaking fundraising records left and right to attack vulnerable Democrats across the country. Now, here’s Jo…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

July 3, 2020 at 4:26 PM

before midnight

  Folks: we’re closing the link to our July survey tonight at midnight, so if you haven’t sent your responses in, please do so now! Click here to take our official July Issues Survey now. It’ll only take a few minutes. TAKE OUR SURVEY Hey there, My paren…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

July 2, 2020 at 5:01 PM

two ears and one mouth

  Hey there, My parents always said I had two ears and one mouth and should act accordingly. That’s exactly how I like to be as a Senator — you learn a lot more from listening than you do from talking. So, I’m depending on folks like you to tell me what’s going right and what we need …

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 10:27 PM

one final donation this quarter

  Team, we’ll get right to the point — Our end-of-quarter deadline expires tonight at midnight. We’re only a few donations away from reaching our $50,000 goal. We knew we’d be reaching, but this incredible team shows up time and again to beat the odds. Will you add a donation right no…

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June 30, 2020 at 4:31 PM

Leave it all on the field

  Folks: once the clock strikes midnight, that’s it. No do-overs. No second chances. Whatever we raise by then, we have to report to the FEC. That’s why I’m asking you to dig deep and leave it all on the field tonight: Please, donate $10 (or anything you can afford) before midnight. Y…

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June 29, 2020 at 10:46 PM

I really don’t like these emails.

  I really don’t like sending these emails, folks. I know you have better things to do than read emails from me three, four, sometimes even five times a week. Trust me — if I could go without it, you bet I would (just ask my finance team!). But our end-of-quarter deadline is tomorrow,…

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June 29, 2020 at 2:45 PM

just 13 people

  Team, we’ve done the math and we’re slightly off pace to reach our $50,000 FEC goal tomorrow. If we can get just 13 people from Washington to add a donation before midnight, we’ll get back on track in no time. Please, add a donation of anything you can afford now to help us report t…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 12:06 AM

the only working farmer in the U.S. Senate

  Jon’s not like most politicians, folks. And it’s not hard to see why. Jon is the only working farmer in the U.S. Senate. He even lost three fingers in a meat grinder accident on his grandfather’s farm when he was a kid. He brings his own Montana beef to Washington. And he still gets…

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June 28, 2020 at 10:03 PM

re: budget meeting

  Hiya folks — We close the books on our most important FEC deadline yet this Tuesday. We’re still a little (ok, a lot) behind our end-of-quarter goal, so I’m reaching out to a few top supporters to ask for help. Once we close out this month, my team and I will have our quarterly budg…

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June 27, 2020 at 5:40 PM

BREAKING: Trump Administration nominates William Pendley to lead the Bureau of Land Management

  William Pendley built a career off of pushing to sell our public lands to the highest bidder. So it’s completely unsurprising that the Trump Administration just nominated him to lead the Bureau of Land Management. The agency charged with protecting our nation’s public lands. The fox…

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  Blue Montana · [email protected]

June 26, 2020 at 6:06 PM

Montana grit

  Team — We all know Jon has what it takes to put up a tough fight. Back in 2018, he was one of only two Democratic Senators to win re-election in a red state. In fact, Trump won Montana by a whopping 20 points. But still, the dirt farmer with only seven fingers from Big Sandy kept Mo…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

June 25, 2020 at 5:54 PM

an explanation for you

  I’ll be honest, folks — we’re about 73% of the way to our end-of-quarter fundraising goal with just five days to go and there’s a good chance we might miss it. So in just a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a contribution to my campaign today. But first, I’d like to explain why. …

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June 24, 2020 at 6:20 PM

$4 for 4 seats

  Team — we’re asking you to chip in just $4 today. Here’s why: FOUR new polls show Democrats surging into the lead in FOUR battleground states — Maine, Arizona, Colorado, and North Carolina — FOUR seats we need to flip the Senate. Rush $4 (that’s just $1 for every seat!) to help Jon …

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June 23, 2020 at 8:18 PM

peas

  Hey there, Sharla and I have been plowing down the peas all weekend. We got through about 275 acres before nightfall but there’s more work to be done. Even so, we are in a good spot this season, though we need some moisture. But I just got off the phone with my finance team this mor…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

June 22, 2020 at 9:08 PM

ambitious

  Folks — In about one week our fundraising report is due to the FEC. And then all of our numbers become public. Once the clock strikes midnight on June 30, 2020, that’s it. No do-overs. No second chances. However much we raise by then is how we’ll start the most important financial q…

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June 18, 2020 at 3:17 PM

BREAKING: Montana upgraded to toss up

  BREAKING: Cook Political Report upgrades Steve Bullock’s Montana Senate race from “lean Republican to “toss up!” Democrats are expanding the map and putting Mitch McConnell on defense. Rush a split donation of $10 or more between Steve Bullock’s campaign and our fight to take back t…

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June 17, 2020 at 9:11 PM

reaching out to you

  Hey there — We’re still a little behind our mid-month goal tonight, so I’m reaching out to a few top supporters before midnight. Once we close the books on our mid-month deadline, my team and I will sit down, take a hard look at our budget, and make some tough calls about the weeks …

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 4:32 PM

we’ve done the math

  Folks — we’re running out of time to reach our important fundraising goal, so here’s where things stand: We’ve done the math and we need just 12 people from Washington to add a donation before the clock strikes midnight to get us back on track. This is one of the most important test…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 10:20 PM

Do you want to end Mitch McConnell’s majority?

  Please: Chip in anything you can ahead of our mid-month deadline to support Jon and other Democrats as we fight to take back the U.S. Senate and end Mitch McConnell’s majority >> Flipping the Senate means stopping Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell’s dangerous agenda from target…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 4:14 PM

our total raised for June is 86% less than last month

  I hate to say it, folks, but June is turning out to be one of our worst fundraising months of the year. Look at these numbers my team sent me earlier: Our total raised for June is 86% less than last month Our average online contribution has dropped 32% The number of people who give…

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June 15, 2020 at 9:01 PM

two days

  Bad news: We’re still $13,086 short of our mid-month fundraising goal and running out of time to catch up. Good news: If everyone reading this message chips in just $10, we’ll get back on track in no time. Folks: It’s absolutely critical we reach our mid-month goal on Wednesday. Thi…

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June 14, 2020 at 4:16 PM

I’m just a dirt farmer trying to do what’s right

  Folks, I want to tell you a little story about me: I grew up on my family’s farm and it’s still home today. That explains a lot about me. When I was a kid, I lost three fingers on my left hand while working in our family’s butcher shop. I don’t even remember putting my hand there --…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

June 12, 2020 at 4:07 PM

The GOP is flooding Montana with dark money dollars

  Signs good in Montana for GOP keeping control of Senate — The Washington Times Urgent: The GOP is flooding our state with millions of dark money dollars to keep their grip on Mitch McConnell’s Senate majority. We cannot let Republicans get away with buying this election out from und…

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June 11, 2020 at 7:04 PM

A personal note from Reverend Raphael Warnock

  Folks, I’m doing everything I can to help my friend, Reverend Raphael Warnock overcome blatant voter suppression to win his competitive U.S. Senate race in Georgia. I know Rev. Warnock will be a great Senator for Georgia. He’s a lifelong civil rights leader who went from public hous…

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June 9, 2020 at 9:52 PM

My Great American Outdoors Act

  Folks, For over a decade, I have been fighting to protect our public lands and guarantee full, permanent funding for the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). But for too long, Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have stonewalled my legislation to please their wealthy corporate fr…

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June 8, 2020 at 10:03 PM

Why our Q2 FEC report is so important

  Folks, We have an ambitious goal to raise $50,000 before the clock strikes midnight on June 30. So, in a minute, I’m going to ask you to add a donation. Will you give me a moment to explain why reaching this goal is so important? At the end of this month, we’ll close the books on ou…

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June 6, 2020 at 3:30 PM

FWD: can you answer a few questions?

  Hey folks, Wanted to make sure you saw my email from yesterday — a lot of folks have already submitted some great answers and I’d love to hear suggestions and thoughts directly from you as well. If you can, take some time (two minutes, tops) to fill out my June survey before it clos…

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June 4, 2020 at 3:56 PM

checking in

  Hey there, I’m doing everything I can to stay connected with folks during this time to make sure I’m bringing their interests and ideas to Washington. I wanted to make sure I got your feedback, too. That’s why I’m launching my official June Survey today to collect thoughts, ideas, a…

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June 3, 2020 at 6:32 PM

the general election has officially begun

  Folks, I know a thing or two about winning as a Democrat in a state Trump won by 20 points. That’s how I know my good friend, Steve Bullock, can do it again himself. Last night, Steve officially became the Democratic nominee to flip Montana’s second Senate seat blue in what is expec…

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May 31, 2020 at 9:05 PM

I know how annoying these emails are

  Folks, we’ve sent you so many emails this week and I know how annoying they are. So, I’m just gonna come out and ask: Can you add a last-minute donation before our end-of-month deadline ends at midnight? We’re close to reaching our goal, your donation in the next hour could put us o…

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May 31, 2020 at 4:44 PM

8 people from Washington

  Team — Jon’s been out with the grandkids this weekend working on the farm. He’s due for an update on our fundraising numbers soon, so we wanted to reach out one final time before we send over the report. As it stands right now, we’re still behind our end-of-month goal and according …

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May 30, 2020 at 8:46 PM

on the farm with the grandkids

  Hey there, I hope you’re enjoying your weekend. Today, I’m on the farm getting some work done and it’s great to have an extra hand or two from the grandkids. We hauled some scrap metal and cleaned the peas as we pray for rain. It is always special having the family on the farm and s…

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  Blue Montana · [email protected]

May 30, 2020 at 5:18 PM

let’s prove we still got it

  Folks — we’re facing one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime and Montana is right in the center of it. There’s no doubt that Montana will be one of the most important battleground states of 2020. Mitch McConnell’s shady super PAC has already dumped millions of dollar…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

May 29, 2020 at 6:23 PM

can you spare a dollar?

  Folks — We only need to flip FOUR seats to take back the Senate. And Democrats are surging into the lead in the FOUR battleground states we need — Arizona, North Carolina, Maine, and Colorado! Will you rush $4 (that’s just $1 for every seat we need to flip) to help Democrats end Mit…

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May 28, 2020 at 8:38 PM

78%

  I’ll be honest, folks — we’re about 78% of the way to our May fundraising goal with just four days to go and there’s a good chance we might miss it. So in just a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a contribution to my campaign today. But first, I’d like to explain why. Every three…

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May 27, 2020 at 5:31 PM

NEW: Republican attacks in Montana

  Team, For too long, Mitch McConnell has turned the Senate into a legislative graveyard. Between the heartless policy decisions and the never-ending circus surrounding their scams, secrets, and shortcuts, Americans are fed up with the chaos. Now, Montana has the chance to end the GOP…

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May 26, 2020 at 8:50 PM

dip

  Oops… We just sat down for our virtual weekly budget meeting and have some bad news to share: We found a $6,012 gap in our numbers, and only have until midnight tonight to make up the difference. This is a difficult time for many folks and I completely understand why our numbers hav…

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May 23, 2020 at 12:02 AM

New York Times:

  “A good rule for politicians still shackled with all 10 fingers is to trust Senator Tester’s instincts on everything but haircuts.” — The New York Times Look, Jon’s not like most politicians. He lost three fingers on his left hand as a kid while working on his family’s farm. He brin…

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May 21, 2020 at 6:19 PM

Montana beef

  Folks, As the Senate’s only working farmer, you better believe I’m pushing to make sure our government looks out for the farmers, ranchers, and little guys out there — not big corporations or special interests. It’s no secret that Montana ranchers raise the finest beef in the world …

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May 20, 2020 at 4:31 PM

Theresa Greenfield

  I’m extremely proud of being the only working farmer in the U.S. Senate — but I’ll tell ya what, folks, we could use another farm kid around here. Like me, Theresa Greenfield, grew up working on her family’s farm. While she didn’t lose any fingers in a meat grinding accident, she kn…

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May 19, 2020 at 9:02 PM

do you have a few minutes?

  Hey there, Spring planting is done and now Sharla and I are hoping for rain. I will be sure to keep you posted how things go as we await to see how the alfalfa and wheat turn out this year. Now...how’re you doing? I know things are quite hectic right now so I wanted to take a minute…

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May 17, 2020 at 9:25 PM

I’ve seen it before

  I know we all have better things to do on a Sunday than dig through our inbox, so I’ll keep this short. We’re still a little behind on our extended deadline, but I know this incredible team has what it takes to come out on top. I’ve seen it before. And I’m counting on it now. In jus…

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