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Patriots?

The November election is about Biden and Trump. One will be president on January 20, 2025, and one won’t.

Not long ago on CNN, I quoted two former high-level Trump administration officials about their former boss:

“The depths of his dishonesty is astonishing to me…he is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.”
John Kelly
Secretary of Homeland Security
White House Chief of Staff

“He is more dangerous than anyone could ever imagine.”
James Mattis
Secretary of Defense

As Abby Phillip, the show’s host, pointed out, both men have spoken out just a couple of times. I agreed, and added that for their views to have any real meaning, they have to speak out again and again and again (and again) until November.

Here’s the clip:

Midwest Values PAC is not in the business of shaming these two patriots into doing their patriotic duty. After all, they are both retired four-star generals. But, Jesus, the stakes are so high.

So, I will continue to badger them in the hopes that they (and other former Trump appointees) create the narrative that we know is true. That Donald Trump is a threat to democracy and to our national security.

Thanks,

Al

P.S. Meanwhile, MVP will continue our mission to help elect Democrats around the country and with a focus on battleground states.

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Somehow, it’s been 20 years since I started Midwest Values PAC to help Democrats win elections — from progressive organizations to state legislatures to Congress to the White House — who share the values I grew up with in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Since 2006, Midwest Values PAC has invested more than $4 million in 341 candidates and organizations — and counting. 

Of course, none of this happens without you (or supporters like you) who care enough to pitch in.

As we mark our 20th anniversary, the work is more urgent than ever. This year, we have a big job: flip the House, take the Senate, and win up and down the ballot at the state and local level.

To mark our 20th year, we’ve set an ambitious goal: 26,000 contributions by Election Day 2026.

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Thanks for being part of this fight, and for sticking with us for 20 years (or for just joining — welcome!).

Al

P.S. Over the years, okay, decades, we’ve helped Democrats win tough races all across the country by investing early, intelligently, and strategically. That’s how you flip seats. That’s how you protect democracy. And that’s how you stop the worst impulses of a president who never should have been president in the first place.

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