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“conceit”

Tomorrow is the last day of the quarter. Before you say, “Here comes another end-of-quarter email” — wait! This time, I’m turning it over to Ashley:

Hi, it’s me again! Ashley! From time to time, I take the pen (or should I say keyboard!) and write a little something for Al. Today, the day before the end of quarter, is one such occasion.

Some of you think I am a “conceit,” which Al explained to me is an often-unconventional literary device intended to provide intellectual delight.

I don’t really understand what he’s talking about.

But I understand what an end-of-quarter email is — a very conventional “ask” for money.

Well, I, Ashley, am proud to make an “ask” on behalf of Midwest Values PAC. Because what I’m asking for is support for the great work that MVP and Al do to elect the good guys.

C’mon! I think you get enough of these to know all the great things that MVP and YOU helped accomplish this past cycle. Let’s do it again!!!

Ashley

P.S. Al has instituted another device in these emails. The P.S., which enables him, or, in this case, me, Ashley, to make another ask. How about $25? Hell, I’m Ashley. I’m not shy! How about $100!!!

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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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