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  Team Tester · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 10:05 PM

It’s official, Jon’s opponent has entered the race

  🚨 Breaking News 🚨 Jon officially has his first Republican challenger. The race for 2024 is full speed ahead! Jon’s going to need all the resources we can get to fight back, so we set an emergency goal of raising $100,000 in the next 24 hours. We’re asking all supporters t…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 4:09 PM

URGENT: new GOP opponent

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 26, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Friday

  Folks, I’m reaching out to ask if you can pitch in ahead of Friday’s end-of-quarter FEC fundraising deadline. This is our most important goal yet. I’ll explain more in just a minute: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immedia…
  Jon Tester for Senate · [email protected]
June 26, 2023 at 5:35 PM

“The most competitive race in the country”

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  Jon · [email protected]
June 25, 2023 at 9:48 PM

re: our fundraising numbers

I just got off the phone with my team   Hey folks, it’s a Sunday evening, so I’ll make this quick as I can. I wanted to bump the message that my team sent earlier today. I just got off the phone with them, and they’re a bit worried about us missing our end-of-quarter fundraising goal. …
  JonTester.com · [email protected]
June 25, 2023 at 3:24 PM

We’re off track

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 3:29 PM

My campaign team wants me to ask you to open this email, and then click it, and that’s pretty much it

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 12:03 AM

Mitch McConnell

Montana voters won’t be bought   Hey folks, I’ll be straight with you. I’m about to ask you to make a donation to help Democrats keep our Senate majority in 2024. But first, let me explain why this request is so important. Mitch McConnell and his allies are ready to do whatever it take…
  Tester HQ · [email protected]
June 23, 2023 at 6:37 PM

Got four quarters to spare?

This is what makes grassroots movements so unstoppable   Folks, You read that right. We’re reaching out to ask for just one dollar. If you want to cut to the chase and pitch in four quarters, you can do so here. >> CHIP IN $1 The reason why we’re only asking for $1 is sim…
  Montanans for Tester · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 11:32 PM

Outraised

  With 2024 coming fast, folks, Democrats’ Senate majority hinges on our ability to win here in Montana. FIRST: Democrats strengthened their Senate majority in 2022—beating the odds and defying the pundits on the so-called “red wave” that never materialized. THEN: Mitch McConnell said…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 6:15 PM

one reason I'm running to defeat Ted Cruz

Can we count on your support?   This is Colin Allred. I've always been a big reader, friend. Growing up, my world was pretty small. I used to treat our local bookstore like a library, sitting there for hours, reading books cover to cover because I didn't have the money to buy them. Re…
  Team Tester · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 12:08 AM

Republicans are dead set on beating Jon

  Folks, the mud is already slinging in Montana’s U.S. Senate race: Republican officials in Montana are calling Jon “the last prize” as they attempt to buy every statewide elected office in the state. And national Republicans are ready to throw millions of dollars at this race to hel…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Sign my Petition: Fire Louis DeJoy

  Folks, it’s past time to fire Louis DeJoy as Postmaster General and replace him with someone who can undo the damage he’s done to our mail system. Will you add your name to my petition calling for DeJoy’s removal right now? FIRE DEJOY Remember DeJoy? He was a major Republica…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 11:32 PM

What I’m not looking forward to this summer

  Folks, as a farm kid, June meant long days working hard in the field under a hot summer sun. We’d be up early fixing broken equipment, picking rocks, you name it. I was never short of a long to-do list. Nowadays, I’m grateful for any chance to get out in the field. My farmwork keeps…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 4:31 PM

My $12 flattop

I couldn’t believe it when I heard what a member on my team paid for a haircut in DC.   Hey folks, I wanted to share a moment from a meeting I had with our team last week. Before our meeting started, one of the members of my team shared how much he pays for a haircut in DC, and when I …
  James Carville · [email protected]
June 19, 2023 at 4:36 PM

It'll all come down to Montana

This race is NUTS!!   Hey folks — James Carville here. This race is NUTS!! We already know the Senate majority will come down to Montana — and if we don’t keep Jon Tester in the Senate, Democrats can kiss their majority goodbye! I have a reputation for calling it like it is. In my exp…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 18, 2023 at 7:03 PM

Happy Sunday

  Hey there. I hope you're having a good Sunday! I wanted to take a moment to tell you exactly why I’m in this fight and, yes, explain why adding a grassroots donation to our campaign is so critical today. I’m the Senate’s only working dirt farmer. I come from a town of hundreds, not …
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 16, 2023 at 8:33 PM

We didn’t hit our goal

I know we’ll get this back on track in no time.   Hey folks, Jon here. I’ve got to be honest with you, I’m disappointed. My team just let me know that we didn’t reach our June mid-month fundraising goal. I didn’t expect the “summer fundraising slump” to start this early. And with a GOP…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 16, 2023 at 1:02 AM

Last shot

  Folks, I’ll make this real quick. My finance team just called and said that with the way things are looking right now, we may miss our fundraising goal. We only have a few hours left, and we’re so close that your donation could put us over the top. I wouldn’t be asking if this wasn’…
  Tester HQ · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 7:03 PM

You’re in the top 21%

  Team, Thanks for taking a moment out of your day to open this email. You’re now part of the (on average) 21% of folks on our email list who read our messages. Of that 21%, only a little over 1% actually click our donation, petition, or survey links. And an even smaller fraction of t…
  Team Tester · [email protected]
June 14, 2023 at 11:33 PM

Great response!

  Folks, Jon reached out earlier today about our quickly approaching mid-month fundraising deadline, and we saw a great response from this team! So many of your fellow grassroots supporters stepped up and chipped in $5 or $10, and we’re excited to report we’re now 64% of the way towar…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 14, 2023 at 6:33 PM

GOP opponents could launch any day now

  Uh oh, folks. Our final mid-month deadline this quarter ends tomorrow and it looks like we’re in danger of falling short. Before I explain why this matters, can you rush a donation to help us stay on track? DONATE This is the worst possible time to fall behind, folks. We’re…
  Team Tester · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 6:03 PM

Jon was just attacked

  This is urgent, team— Top GOP operatives flew into Montana over the weekend to viciously attack Jon and fire up Republicans in the hopes of defeating him and retaking the Senate majority. We’ve set an emergency $15,000 goal. Rush $10 right now to help us fight back against these att…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM

The secret sauce

  Folks, As one of only a handful of Democrats who won reelection in a state Trump won last cycle, I’m often asked how I did it. But let me tell you folks, there’s no secret sauce. As a farm kid, I learned at a young age that there’s no shortcut for hard work. So I get up every mornin…
  Tester HQ · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Join your teammates from District Of Columbia

  We couldn’t be more grateful, folks. This team always steps up to the plate when we ask for your support. And since Jon launched his reelection campaign, tens of thousands of folks from every state in the country have pitched in to keep him fighting for our values. It’s nothing shor…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 10:05 PM

I need your feedback

  Hey, folks! I’m sitting down with my team next week to go over our campaign strategy for the summer months, and I want to hear feedback directly from my supporters before we meet. It would really help us out if you could take a few moments to tell us your top issues as we head into …
  Team Tester | Race Update · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 11:14 PM

Toss-up

  Team, we’re doing our best to get ahead of the “summer slump,” the dreaded period when campaigns experience a massive drop in fundraising. If we want to stay on track with our goals, we need your help today. So, here are three reasons why you should chip in right now: Sabato’s Crys…
  Team Baldwin · [email protected]
June 7, 2023 at 11:08 PM

A new poll shows Tammy up by just one point

  BREAKING NEWS A new poll shows Mitch McConnell’s hand-picked GOP Senate candidate just one point behind Tammy Baldwin. Rush in a split donation of $10 or more to help us win our toss-up race and protect Tammy’s seat >> DONATE Team—This is urgent. Tamm…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 7, 2023 at 6:03 PM

I love being a farmer

  There’s no question about it folks, farmers like myself face our own unique challenges that most of my colleagues in Washington could never fully understand. There are days on the farm when you do everything right, but still finish with a poor harvest. And other times when you get a…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 6, 2023 at 10:07 PM

Fred and Christine

  Hi folks. Here’s a photo of my grandparents, Arnfred and Christine, on their wedding day in 1905. That was seven years before they picked out a flat piece of grassland just outside Big Sandy to build their homestead. That patch of loamy, alkaline clay-soil is the same one where I g…
  Jon Tester HQ · [email protected]
June 5, 2023 at 6:46 PM

Roll Call just said:

  Team, Roll Call ranks Jon as THE most vulnerable Senate Democrat running for reelection. Take a look for yourself:   Jon Tester, D-Mont. Tester’s 2018 margin: +3.5 Biden’s 2020 margin: -16 ROLL CALL RACE RATING: BATTLEGROUND The simple truth is Democrats’ Senate maj…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 4, 2023 at 4:02 PM

hogwash

  Hey folks, happy Sunday! I wanted to take a moment to tell you a bit about why I’m in this fight. I’m not the kind of guy you’d expect to see in Congress. I still get $12 flattop haircuts. And at home on the farm, I butcher my own meat. (Me getting a fresh cut) I didn’t come to Was…
  Team Tester · [email protected]
June 3, 2023 at 7:52 PM

Asking for just 4 quarters... no really

  Hey folks, did you know that giving just a dollar today can help keep McConnell away? (Away from the Senate majority, that is).  We’re not BS-ing you, team. Just one dollar goes a long way in this fight. Pitch in four quarters today to help us protect the Democratic Senate majority:…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Thank you, folks

  Folks, I just wanted to take a quick minute to say thank you. Thanks to the grassroots support from you and so many others, we reached our May fundraising goal, and we’re in a strong position heading into June. I’m so grateful to have you on the team. But make no mistake—we’re in fo…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Last shot

  Hey folks—one final note.  My fundraising team just rang me up to tell me that we’re pacing behind our end-of-month fundraising goal. The proof is in the pudding: your small-dollar donations help us hit these vital fundraising goals so our team can have the resources we need to win …
  Montana Senate Update · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 4:03 PM

It’s a toss-up race

  Folks, Split Ticket has ranked Jon’s Montana Senate seat as the only Democratic incumbent TOSS-UP race in the country. This ranking comes with just hours to go until our end-of-month fundraising deadline, and it’s another reason why Jon’s race is a must-win if Democrats want any cha…
  Steve Bullock · [email protected]
May 30, 2023 at 11:02 PM

We need Jon Tester in the Senate

  Hey, Steve Bullock here. In just a minute, I’m going to ask you to chip in to re-elect my friend Jon Tester to the U.S. Senate. If you’re ready to donate now, you can click this link to chip in. If not, let me explain why it’s so important we all support Jon: I have known Jon since…
  Team Tester · [email protected]
May 30, 2023 at 5:49 PM

What can we say to get you to chip in?

  Hey folks, our critical end-of-month deadline is tomorrow—is there anything we can say to let you know how important your contribution is to Jon and our campaign? Well, we’ll give it a shot: What if we told you that the GOP only needs to flip two seats to take control of the Senate …
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 29, 2023 at 3:07 PM

My thoughts on Memorial Day

  Hey folks, When I was a young man, my first call to public service was playing Taps at military funerals throughout high school and into college. It was always humbling, and pretty emotional to play at these funerals, most of which were for World War II veterans who lived in and aro…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 28, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Sorry to bother you on a Sunday

Hitting our May fundraising goal is crucial as we head into the summer.   Hey folks, Sorry to reach out on a Sunday. You probably have better things to do than read an email from us, but this is serious. My team just let me know we’re behind on our May fundraising, so I’m counting on y…
  Team Tester · [email protected]
May 27, 2023 at 4:02 PM

46 million Americans

Did you know that 14% of U.S. residents live in rural areas?   Team—Did you know that 14% of U.S. residents live in rural areas? We know what you’re thinking, 14% isn’t that many people. But in reality, that’s 46 million folks living in rural communities across the country. These are …
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 26, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Before you log off

  Friend, I hope I caught you before you sign off for the long weekend! I’ll make this quick. Can you chip in $10 ahead of Wednesday’s big end-of-month deadline? My team’s expecting fundraising to slow way down as folks celebrate Memorial Day Weekend, and we want to get ahead of the s…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 10:27 PM

Can I count on you to personally endorse my campaign?

I’m in this race to fight for you and your family—so your endorsement is the one that means the most to me.   Folks, I’m running for reelection to keep fighting for our Montana values in the Senate. I’m a seven-fingered dirt farmer from Big Sandy. I first ran for office because I was s…
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 4:04 PM

This is why I'm running to defeat Ted Cruz

  Friend, I’m Colin Allred, and I’m running for U.S. Senate to defeat Ted Cruz and deliver better, stronger leadership for the people of Texas. I wanted to tell you why I'm running for Senate, but I know you're busy, so I'll keep this short. As a father, I'm running to build a bette…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 22, 2023 at 9:27 PM

hill of beans

We can’t let Mitch McConnell take back the majority.   Folks—Everywhere you look, the media and political pundits say I’m one of the “most vulnerable” Democratic senators and this seat is one of the “most likely to flip” in 2024. The target on our backs will only get bigger as we grow…
  Team Tester · [email protected]
May 21, 2023 at 5:02 PM

A big milestone for Jon’s campaign

We can’t wait to give Jon this news on Monday   Hey team, we hate to email on a Sunday, so we’ll make this quick, but do you have any spare change in your dresser that you could throw our way? We’re asking because today is special. We’re incredibly close to hitting a huge milestone—100…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 20, 2023 at 4:04 PM

A quick note

I’m damn proud to bring my Montana values to the Senate   Team—I wanted to send you a quick note about why I’m in this race. As a third-generation Montana dirt farmer, I’m damn proud to bring my Montana values to the U.S. Senate every single day. I love this country, and I’m relentles…
  MONTANA SENATE UPDATE · [email protected]
May 19, 2023 at 3:33 PM

🚨It’s a TOSS-UP 🚨

Here's what that means:   Folks, Sabato’s Crystal Ball has ranked Jon’s race in Montana as a TOSS-UP! What does this ranking mean, especially this early in the race? Being a toss-up race means if we don’t get the resources we need to grow our campaign and mobilize voters across Montana…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 18, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Will you endorse this bill?

No member of Congress should be buying or selling individual stocks.   Hey team, as a U.S. senator, I’ve always advocated for high ethical standards—I was the first member of Congress to post their daily public schedule online, and I’ve continually supported and helped pass various et…
  Jon Tester · [email protected]
May 17, 2023 at 9:49 PM

15-week abortion ban in Montana

  Team, I’m mad as hell. Yesterday, Montana became the latest battleground when out-of-touch politicians signed a 15-week abortion ban into law. This is unacceptable, and a direct attack on Montana women and their freedom. Who the hell do they think they are trying to tell Montana wom…