Since November 5, the news has been pretty hard to watch. So far, we’ve had to process the scores of terrible Trump nominees for various positions in his administration, each one worse than the next.
With the exception of whoever came after Stephen Miller.
I have to follow the events in Washington and Mar-a-Lago. But for sanity’s sake, I take frequent breaks. To watch my Minnesota Vikings, for instance. They’re 10-2. Which scares me. The Vikes have been in four Super Bowls and have lost four Super Bowls. We probably won’t make it to the big game this year; we’d have to get past the Eagles and the Lions. But even if we did, we’d lose. I just know it.
There. That took my mind off Trump for a good minute.
My team has asked me to make a money ask in this letter. “Really?” I asked the team. “They were so generous this cycle and we lost!”
“Not everywhere,” they responded. “How about our Senate victories in Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona?! And Josh Riley in NY-19!”
“Yeah, but Harris lost in Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona. And we paid for ground game in those states!”
“The ground game in those states helped us win those Senate seats!”
“But so soon?”
“Early money is like yeast,” the team tells me, “because it makes the dough rise.”
“That’s the EMILY’s List slogan,” I say.
“Mention that in the email,” they say, “and you’re clean.”
OK. Here goes: We want to get an early start on the midterms. Because early money is like yeast.
There. I made the ask. But mainly I want to thank you and tell you to keep the faith.
Al
P.S. We’re going to defeat some of these nominees. Pete Hegseth comes to mind. Anyway, keep the faith. Really!!!
