Hickenlooper for Senate · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 3:08 PM

Ugh, this isn’t great

  Ugh — Keeping this super short. We just pulled our most recent fundraising numbers, and it’s not looking great. We’re still about $75,000 behind where we need to be for our FEC goal and we’re running out of time to catch up. Can you rush an immediate donation to help us get back on …

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Our last chance

  Team, We’re just about to wrap up our last full fundraising quarter before Election Day, and we’re still $100,000 short of our $500,000 goal. This is one we can’t afford to miss — chip in now to help us get there: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your d…

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  M.E. Smith · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 10:37 PM

How I do my budget calculations

  Folks, building out a budget for a race this big — and this competitive — is no small task. I have to make sure we’re maximizing every single dollar to reach voters across Colorado. And since our funding comes not from corporate PACs, but from real people like you chipping in $5 or …

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  Hick HQ · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 6:40 PM

The Washington Post reports:

  BREAKING: The Washington Post ranks Colorado as one of the most competitive Senate Races of 2020 We’ll get right to it, folks: The Washington Post ranked Colorado one of the most competitive Senate races in the country. Democrats have to win this seat to end Mitch McConnell’s majori…

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  Team Hick · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 3:15 PM

How we stay competitive

  Coloradans will start voting in a few days, folks. And that explains why Republican groups and our opponent’s campaign are spending so much money on misleading attacks in a desperate rush to tear John down before people get their ballots. We cannot be outspent in this final month. T…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 11:06 AM

the catalpa trees

  Morning, folks! I got up early today, poured myself a big cup of coffee, and now I’m sitting outside before the busy sets in. The catalpa trees are starting to turn yellow as we transition to fall and that always puts a smile on my face. Before the day starts, I’m taking a look at s…

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  Finance via Team Hick · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 12:00 AM

A small slip-up

  Oops… We just tallied up our daily fundraising total. Turns out, we’ve got a $15,000 gap. Look, all of our hard work will amount to a hill of beans if we can’t reach our fundraising goal by midnight. Any slip up this close to Election Day could jeopardize our plan to flip this seat …

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  Hickenlooper 2020 · [email protected]

September 27, 2020 at 9:18 PM

The end game

  Folks — we’re falling behind our $500,000 end-of-quarter goal. Rush $10 or more to help us reach our LAST FEC quarterly deadline: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Rush $10 now R…

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  Hick 2020 · [email protected]

September 27, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Surprise!

  Mitch McConnell is going all-out these last few weeks in a last-ditch effort to keep his grip on Senate control. It’s a page right out of the GOP’s playbook: Call on right-wing mega-donors and corporate PACs to write seven-figure checks. In exchange, these special interests will ge…

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  M.E. · [email protected]

September 27, 2020 at 2:47 PM

The only thing consistent about 2020 is YOU

  Hello — One of the most important parts of my job as John’s campaign manager is making sure our campaign is ready for anything. But honestly, how in the heck do you plan for 2020? I just can’t. The impeachment fight. A global pandemic. An economic recession. And now this Supreme Cou…

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  Team Hick · [email protected]

September 27, 2020 at 12:30 AM

Cory Gardner just texted us

  This text from Mitch McConnell fundraising for our opponent says it all: We have to beat Gardner. We have to end McConnell's Senate majority. We have to save the Supreme Court. Donate now: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through …

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 26, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Donald Trump just nominated Amy Coney Barrett

  Hello, With 38 days until the election, and the Affordable Care Act and Roe v. Wade on the line, Donald Trump just nominated his pick for a Supreme Court justice. Make no mistake, Cory Gardner has said he will follow suit with his party and vote to confirm. We have to take back the …

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  CO Senate Alert · [email protected]

September 26, 2020 at 6:32 PM

Right now

  Hello, We know you’ve been hearing a lot about Election Day, but the truth is — this election is already happening. Ballots are about to hit mailboxes, and in-person early voting is just around the corner. Coloradans are finalizing their decisions right now, and those decisions will…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 26, 2020 at 2:03 PM

re: McConnell’s quote

  Hello — Mitch McConnell is desperately trying to hold onto his Senate majority, spending huge sums of money attacking Democrats like me and now outrageously attempting to rush a Supreme Court nominee with weeks (and most likely, days) before the November election. You know what he r…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 25, 2020 at 11:33 PM

Before we make some final decisions regarding our race

  Hi there — I know it’s Friday evening, so I’ll keep this short. In just a few days, we’ll close the books on our last end-of-quarter deadline of this election. Then, we’ll make some final budget decisions for the closing weeks of this campaign. As we speak, right-wing groups are sla…

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  Hickenlooper.com · [email protected]

September 25, 2020 at 9:43 PM

Puns inside

  Hey there — Did you know that before John was governor or mayor, he opened one of the nation’s first brewpubs right here in Denver? So in honor of John’s lifelong love of beer, small businesses, and Colorado, we’re hoping you’ll *pitcher* in to help us reach our LAST full FEC deadli…

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  Hick for Senate · [email protected]

September 25, 2020 at 5:28 PM

Good news (and some bad news)

  With just 39 days to go until Election Day, here’s what you need to know: The good news: John Hickenlooper is the Democrats’ best chance to flip a Senate seat blue, end Mitch McConnell’s reign, and save the Supreme Court. The bad news: Right-wing groups have been hammering us with f…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 25, 2020 at 2:15 PM

We cannot mess this up

  Shoot — I have some bad news to share. We fell short of our daily fundraising goal yesterday, and now we’re pacing behind our most important deadline yet — our last FEC end-of-quarter goal of this election. The truth is, September has been our best fundraising month ever — but with …

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  Colorado Senate Update · [email protected]

September 24, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Here are our options:

  Ugh, we’ve got some bad news: When Cory Gardner caved in to his party bosses and announced he would back Donald Trump’s likely radical nominee, our donations soared. Folks knew we couldn’t afford to lose this Senate seat with so much on the line. But in the past couple of days, our …

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  Hickenlooper 2020 · [email protected]

September 24, 2020 at 6:34 PM

Two photos

  Take a look at this photo, folks: That’s John Hickenlooper. Back in the day, he started a brewpub in downtown Denver that revitalized the district. Now, he’s running for U.S. Senate because he’s tired of watching our families get ignored while right-wing politicians line their pock…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 24, 2020 at 3:47 PM

a heavy responsibility

  Hello — We’ve set a goal of reaching 6,581 individual donations before midnight to ensure our campaign has the resources to fight back against Republican attacks, reach every voter, and do everything we need to do to flip this Senate seat. The polls show a single-digit race in Color…

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  CO Senate Alert · [email protected]

September 23, 2020 at 11:04 PM

$30 million

  We’ll be direct: Will you rush an urgent donation to make sure we’re ready for whatever the GOP has up their sleeves? Cory Gardner just announced he would support Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, and we cannot be caught off guard in the final weeks of this election. If you've saved yo…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 23, 2020 at 8:38 PM

One week

  Hello, In exactly one week, we’ll close the books on our last full FEC deadline before Election Day. Since this weekend, the attention on our race has skyrocketed, and everyone's watching to see if we’ll give Democrats the seat they need to take back the majority. After the end of t…

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  Supreme Court Alert (via Team Hick) · [email protected]

September 23, 2020 at 5:22 PM

BREAKING: "Cory Gardner gave the president the votes he needs"

  FIRST: Cory Gardner refused to say whether or not he would help Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. THEN: Donald Trump went on Fox News and pressured Cory Gardner to support his nominee, reminding everyone that Gardner has been "very, v…

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  Colorado Senate Alert · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 11:29 PM

Trump’s favor to Cory Gardner

  Colorado ranked #1 Senate seat most likely to flip RED → BLUE — The Washington Post Colorado is the best chance Democrats have to flip a Senate seat and take back the majority from Mitch McConnell’s dangerous reign. But GOP groups are smashing fundraising records left and right to a…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 8:05 PM

The GOP is speeding up

  "I will vote to confirm." I couldn’t get that out of my head last night, folks. With just 42 days before Election Day, Cory Gardner has announced that he will vote for Trump’s likely dangerous right-wing Supreme Court nominee. I shouldn’t be surprised. Time and again, Gardner has ai…

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  Hickenlooper 2020 · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 5:20 PM

NYT Reports:

  Did you see this New York Times article about Cory Gardner supporting Trump’s likely radical Supreme Court nominee, folks? "Cory Gardner gave the president the votes he needs." Well, that’s a punch in the gut. As expected, Gardner is too spineless to stand up to Trump and the Republ…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 3:09 PM

BREAKING: New poll has our race in single digits

  Hello — My team just handed me another survey from a top political pollster saying our race is within single digits just hours after Cory Gardner agreed to support Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. Quick — this is the most important moment of this campaign and we need your help.…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 12:43 AM

Trump was right

  Hello, Donald Trump was right this morning when he said Cory Gardner is “very loyal to the party” because Gardner just announced he’ll support Trump’s likely radical far-right nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg — breaking his own commitment from 2016. I’m not surprised. This is …

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  Hickenlooper 2020 · [email protected]

September 21, 2020 at 9:48 PM

5 points

  The situation: This morning, Donald Trump said his Supreme Court nomination would help Cory Gardner’s re-election and that Gardner is “loyal to the party.” Why this matters: A recent poll has Gardner within just 5 points of us. If we can’t raise the funds necessary to fight back, Re…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 21, 2020 at 7:06 PM

re: Cory Gardner

  Hello — I need to ask you to make an emergency contribution in a few moments to help flip Colorado’s Senate seat. I hope you can spare a very quick second to let me explain why this request is so important, especially now that the Supreme Court is literally on the line. As you surel…

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  Supreme Court Update (via Team Hick) · [email protected]

September 21, 2020 at 3:30 PM

BREAKING: Trump says Gardner is “loyal to the party”

  BREAKING: Trump says Gardner is “loyal to the party” and will help him approve another far-right Supreme Court nominee We told you so! Gardner is too weak to stand up to Trump and McConnell, which is why we need to flip this Senate seat. Rush an emergency contribution of any amount …

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 21, 2020 at 12:35 AM

I have hope

  We’re the Democrats’ best chance to flip a Senate seat and take back the majority, but the GOP is flooding Colorado with $30 million to attack me and prop up my opponent. I know how incredibly difficult, scary, and overwhelming things are right now, but I have hope. We can win this.…

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  John Hickenlooper 2020 · [email protected]

September 20, 2020 at 10:33 PM

Sorry

  Sorry for all the emails, folks, but it’s urgent — Over the past several weeks, Mitch McConnell and his allies have launched a multi-million dollar attack blitz against us to defeat our campaign and keep their grip on power in Washington. They’re trying to pull off a major upset and…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 20, 2020 at 8:20 PM

Just hung up the phone

  My campaign manager just called me in a panic, folks. Turns out, Cory Gardner (my rank-and-file Republican opponent) just upped his ad budget by $500,000 and now Republicans are outspending us by nearly $1 million in the final weeks of this race. I’ll be honest, we were not expectin…

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  SCOTUS Update (via Hick 2020) · [email protected]

September 20, 2020 at 5:42 PM

Trump wants to push Supreme Court nominee "without delay"

  Here’s the latest in the Supreme Court fight, folks — Mitch McConnell is moving at the speed of light to help Trump install another far-right Supreme Court nominee who will likely attack our fundamental rights, strike down the Affordable Care Act, and overturn Roe v. Wade. Trump u…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 20, 2020 at 3:19 PM

My message yesterday

  It's really important you see my message from yesterday, folks: Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are promising to ram through a right-wing Supreme Court nomination with only 44 days left until the election. And my opponent's complete silence is deafening. It is beyond critical we wi…

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  Hickenlooper.com · [email protected]

September 20, 2020 at 12:34 AM

I need to be honest with you

  Folks, I’ll be honest: We have had a rough start to September, which means I’m considering tough cuts to our budget. At the same time, Republicans are swimming in cash, and I read a new article this week that GOP mega-donor, Sheldon Adelson is about to invest another $20-50 million …

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  Team Hick · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 10:40 PM

Straight from HQ:

  Quick update from campaign HQ — Right now, we’re $12,149 behind our daily goal for today. Can we count on you to chip in $10 (or more!) to help close the gap? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Rush …

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  Hickenlooper for Colorado · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 8:40 PM

This race will be decided in the coming weeks

  Here’s a quick update on our race, folks: Republicans have spent a whopping $30 million on misleading ads targeting John and our campaign in an attempt to distort his record and trick voters. Most of the recent polls show a tight, single digit race — including a survey that showed…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 6:41 PM

The silence is deafening

  Hello, We have to take back the Senate. There is no other option. So before I go any further, I have to ask: Will you make a donation of anything you can right now to help us flip this seat, take back the Senate, and give our country leaders we can trust to do what’s right: If you'v…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 3:58 PM

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Hello — Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an icon, a trailblazer and one of the greatest people to ever grace our nation. Her death is a loss that will be felt for decades, and her life is one that will be celebrated for generations to come. I wish this was a moment where we could mourn and r…

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  Team Hick · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 9:49 PM

You’re invited!

  You’re invited, folks! On September 30, Team Hick is hosting a virtual concert featuring Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews, and more to help us rally support to flip Colorado’s Senate seat blue. Look — while these headliners are great, we all know who you’re really here to …

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  Finance, Team Hick · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 6:20 PM

Not looking great

  Ugh — We just pulled our most recent fundraising numbers, and it’s not looking great. We’re still about $145,018 behind on our extended deadline and we’re running out of time to catch up. Any slip up now could jeopardize our chances of winning this November. So, we’re asking: Can yo…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 10:03 PM

The nerve of Cory Gardner!

  Hello — My Republican opponent is up with a new TV ad this week lying to Coloradans and promising to protect people with pre-existing conditions. Can you believe this guy? This is the same Cory Gardner whose cowardly silence against Trump and McConnell’s dangerous agenda has threate…

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  Team Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 7:01 PM

We cannot make any mistakes

  Hello, We’ve spent hours looking over reports, finalizing projection models, and poring over the voter file to reach our “need to win” stat — a.k.a. the exact number of undecided voters we need to reach before Election Day to win this toss-up race. This winning strategy will work, b…

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  Hick 2020 · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 3:01 PM

$1

  First, the bad news: We fell $275,000 short of our mid-month fundraising goal. This goal is critical to keeping our operations running at full capacity through Election Day, and missing it could mean tough budget cuts. The good news is, there’s still time to catch up! We’ve extended…

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  Hickenlooper for Senate · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 12:31 AM

Before you log off

  We’re the Democrats’ best chance to flip a Senate seat. Republicans are hammering us with $30 million in attacks. The polls show us within single digits. There are only 48 days left to pull this off. Please believe, folks: Donate now — Team Hick Paid for by H…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 16, 2020 at 10:03 PM

The only thing standing in their way is folks like you

  Hello, Republicans aren’t just trying to beat me in this race — they are desperately fighting to save Mitch McConnell’s Senate majority and keep their ironclad grip on the Senate. And their plan could work. Four recent polls have our race within single digits. Other elections across…

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  John Hickenlooper · [email protected]

September 16, 2020 at 3:38 PM

The sky is falling? Final notice? All hope is lost? NOPE!

  Hello — I just checked our fundraising numbers and The sky is NOT falling... This is NOT your final notice... All hope is NOT lost... But my team says we are a bit short of our mid-month fundraising goal tonight — which comes at a difficult time for our campaign because we need to a…

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