Spike in positive endorphins

When I read last week’s New York Times’ polling of the 2024 battleground states, I was really discouraged. And I’m sure you were, too.

Fear is a terrible emotion

Fear is a terrible emotion! And this Halloween things are scarier than ever! Republicans have given us a terrifying House, and as Stuart Smalley would tell you, there’s nothing more nerve-wracking than a dysfunctional House.

ARE YOU TERRIFIED YET?

As the Middle East threatens to metastasize and we dispatch two carrier groups to the Mediterranean, Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville continues to block the confirmation of hundreds of top military officers.

Putin is Hitler.

House Republicans now seem to be on the verge of cutting off the best investment we can make in our country and in the world — aid to Ukraine.

The Events in Israel

I wanted to reach out and acknowledge the recent horrors in Israel. The unthinkable atrocities committed by Hamas have been barbaric beyond belief. Our hearts break for the victims, their families, and the nation of Israel.

FRANNI’S BIRTHDAY!!!

My current wife, Franni, turns 72 today! When I say “current,” I mean that she’s been my current wife since 1975. Though we met at a college mixer in Boston in 1969.

SPEAKER JIM JORDAN?

Is it possible? Speaker Jim Jordan? Why not? He just announced that he’s running to replace former Speaker… Jesus, I forgot his name already!

It’s disgusting!

YIKES! The 2024 election is getting closer. And that means only one thing. It’s only going to continue to get closer. And things are looking scarier and scarier.

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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.

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.