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  • From the Desk of Al Franken

Well, crap!

I’m not exactly surprised by this latest report in The New York Times, but I am deeply concerned.

Here are Trump’s exact words (and no, I’m not making this up):

“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over. We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many — 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.’”

That’s right. The guy who still can’t accept that he lost the 2020 election now wants to take over elections altogether.

Why is Trump doing this? Because he’s weaker than ever, and he knows it.

His polling is abysmal. His agenda is wildly unpopular. And when authoritarians feel threatened, they don’t try to win people over — they try to rig the system. Controlling elections is what dictators do.

We have to win this election. If we don’t, it may be the last truly democratic one for a long time.

That’s why this cycle, Midwest Values PAC plans to strategically invest more than ever before in the races, causes, and organizations that are doing the real work to win in the midterms and to protect the basic idea that voters, not politicians, choose their leaders.

Please take a moment to donate to Midwest Values PAC today. We can’t do this work without your support (or the support of people like you).

Thanks,

Al

P.S. Want proof that Trump’s brand of politics is losing — and that Democrats can win? Over the weekend, Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election by 15 points in a state senate district Trump carried by 17 points in 2024. That’s a 32-point swing in a district that hadn’t voted Democratic in more than 30 years! Momentum is real, but only if we invest in it.
 

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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.

DONATE HERE

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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