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Category: From the Desk of Al Franken

Very bad breaking news

In a major loss for Democrats, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the congressional map voters approved last month to counter Republican gerrymandering cannot go into effect.

A message from Senator X

Many of you may be following the fiasco with the East Wing of the White House. How Trump illegally ordered it demolished. How the debris with toxic metals was just dumped at a nearby public golf course. But did you hear the latest?

Trump gets revenge in Indiana

Last night, Donald Trump proved something we can’t afford to ignore: he will spend whatever it takes to destroy anyone who crosses him.

Bye, Susan!

Graham Platner is set to be our Democratic nominee for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, taking on Susan Collins. Can you donate to help Midwest Values PAC max out to his campaign?

Some breaking bad news for you

In a 6-3 decision from the Supreme Court, Samuel Alito and five Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices just dealt a major blow to the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for more than fifty years.

Oh dear

I wish I were writing to you with something fun. A joke. A light anecdote about Ted Cruz. Instead, I’ve been doing some… let’s call it “not fun math.”

Dancing in the streets

Just in case you missed it, something pretty remarkable happened last Sunday in Hungary.

The Strait of…crypto?

Did you know that Iran is making boats pay to get through the straight of Hormuz…in crypto!?

Trump’s hogwash budget …

We already know Donald Trump cares more about this war than he does about daycare, Medicaid, or Medicare. He said it himself on camera this month.

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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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