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Nobody Knew Health Care Could Be So Complicated.

That’s what Donald Trump said the last time his effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and replace it with something really shitty failed.

You may remember John McCain’s thumbs down from 2017. That saved the country from a Republican health care “plan” that would have taken away coverage from over 20 million Americans.

After Americans saw what Republicans wanted to do, they understood what the ACA did for them and overwhelmingly flipped the House in 2018 and elected Joe Biden president in 2020.

Now, Trump wants to get rid of the ACA again! 

That’s a scary proposition for Americans. And a winning issue for us. Midwest Values PAC will be supporting Democrats up and down the ticket in 2024 and we need your support.

Al

P.S. Health care is complicated. I know, because I wrote a key provision of the ACA — the medical loss ratio — that says health insurance companies have to spend at least 80% of their premiums on actual health care and not administrative costs, CEO salaries, or advertising. This has saved Americans billions of dollars — one reason (of many) why it’s so important we elect people who will protect the ACA and affordable health care options.

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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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