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Supreme Court rules Trump is on the ballot

The Supreme Court voted unanimously today in a Colorado case that states cannot leave Donald Trump off the ballot in November.

But is there any question that Donald Trump fomented an insurrection on January 6, 2021? He was impeached by the House and a majority of the U.S. Senate, including seven Republicans. One Republican who did not was Mitch McConnell, even though he included this in his remarks explaining his vote:

There is no doubt — none — that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for the events of the day.

McConnell will always live with the knowledge that he blew the one opportunity he had as Minority Leader to lead and tell his caucus to vote to convict Trump and prevent him from ever running for public office again.

Colorado will, no doubt, still vote for Biden. But this will be another close election. And as of now, Trump leads in the polls (nationally, that is). 

Midwest Values PAC has begun giving to strategic operations and candidates in battleground states. In 2022, we raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for operations in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.

The stakes in this election could not be higher. It is not hyperbole to say that our very democracy is at stake. Trump will be hosting the famously corrupt Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán at Mar-a-Lago later this week. Of course.

The fight is on. The election is a mere eight months away.

Al

P.S. My perfunctory P.S.’s are now on display at the Fundraising Hall of Fame in Altoona, Pennsylvania. 

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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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