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The Dip Is Real

First, I’d like to thank all of you for your support. Although maybe it’s coming only from Current Supporters.

That said, recently we have experienced what in fundraising circles is called “an average contribution dip.” In August our average online contribution was $41.52. In September, thus far, it’s $38.20.

Now by “average” I mean “the mean.” Not the mode or the median. (The August mean is the sum total of all the August contributions divided by the number of contributions). In fact, we have not received one single donation of $41.52 or $38.20.

The August mode (the most common contribution) was $25. Thanks to all of you who gave $25!!! The median (the middle number if you make a list of all the contributions) was three contributions of $40.

There. I’ve explained the three averages.

The point is we’re grateful for every contribution. Whether it’s $5 from a pensioner or $5,000 from a Silicon Valley billionaire.

Anyway, we noticed a slight dip in our average online contribution size over the past month. It would totally not be a big deal IF OUR VERY DEMOCRACY WEREN’T AT STAKE!!!

Al

P.S. Midwest Values PAC wants to be able to give as much money as possible to the organizations that are getting voters to the polls so we can defeat Trump and elect Harris and Walz as well as Democrats on the ballot all over the country.

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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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