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  • From the Desk of Al Franken

Can you help prove me right?

Tonight is the end of May, which means two things:

  1. My inbox is full of emails saying “URGENT! DEADLINE TONIGHT!”
  2. My team is nudging me to write you one of those emails.

They told me to explain that this is an important end-of-month deadline — and that we’re trying to give away more money this quarter than last. 

So I sat down and said, “Okay, but can I just get to the point?” Because in my experience, the most effective way to ask for money… is to just ask for money.

So here it goes:

Can you donate $5 before the May fundraising deadline tonight?

If you’ve already given — thank you. If you haven’t — no guilt trip. Just a friendly nudge from a guy who believes in doing the work, telling the truth, and maybe throwing in a joke or two to keep us all sane.

And if we hit our goal tonight? My team has to admit I was right. Again. Which, let’s be honest, is really the most important thing.

Thanks,

Al

P.S. If you’re feeling generous (or just really want to help me win an argument with my team), you can give more than $5. 

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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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