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Bullet to the Groin

This past Election Day, we successfully dodged a bullet that was intended for the groin of our very democracy. I’m sorry. The heart.

Voters defeated six election-denier candidates who would have gained authority over administering and certifying elections in five pivotal battleground states. In Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan — voters rejected nutcase secretary of state candidates, including Arizona Oath Keeper, Mark Finchem.

And Democrats defeated three dangerous MAGA gubernatorial candidates, including Kari Lake, who is still challenging her defeat, texting: “Arizonans know B.S. when they see it.” Yes, they do, Kari. And that’s why you lost.

Bullet dodged? Well, yeah — that one.

But the 6-3 Supreme Court has taken a case from North Carolina, Moore v. Harper, that threatens to give state legislatures complete power to gerrymander, suppress voters, administer, and certify federal and state elections without any review from state courts. This would allow Republican state legislatures in 2024 to do what they were unable to do in 2020 — overturn the presidential election.

Midwest Values PAC is committed to safeguarding election integrity and safeguarding our democracy. We’ve supported candidates at every level of state and federal government — including in these battleground states.

I hope you can continue your support of MVP. This crap never stops. And neither will we.

Al

P.S. I know that this conceit of putting in a superfluous P.S. keeps getting funnier and funnier for all of you. Well … for some.

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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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