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Saturday, February 7, 2026

What’s at stake right now

Folks, let's be clear about what it will take to win back the Senate this November.

The path is narrow, but it's real – and it's right in front of us.

Read my Strategy Memo and chip in $10 or more to help us raise the $25,000 we need today to flip the Senate blue in November! >>

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Strategy Memo:
Flip the Senate Majority Blue

1. Keep Michigan and Georgia blue.

2. Flip just four of these six races: Maine, North Carolina, Alaska, Ohio, Texas, and Iowa.

Maine – Susan Collins is in her weakest position ever as she faces down a tough Democratic challenger.

North Carolina – We recruited Gov. Roy Cooper – a proven Democratic leader who's never lost an election.

Alaska – Mary Peltola – a formidable statewide winner in a purple state who puts cost-of-living and health care first. She is ready to flip this seat.

Ohio – Sherrod Brown stepped up to run. He is beloved statewide with name recognition and running against a GOP-appointed opponent.

Texas – In recent years, Democrats have been gaining ground. Republicans are burning tens of millions of dollars in a chaotic primary, paving the way for Democratic momentum.

Iowa – Democrats are overperforming in recent special elections here, and Republicans are getting nervous.

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That's the map, folks.

We've recruited strong candidates, Republicans are mired in chaos, and voters are rejecting MAGA extremism. But none of that matters if we don't invest early and everywhere we need to compete.

Right now, these races are heating up. Republicans and their billionaire donors are pouring money into attack ads and misinformation, hoping grassroots Democrats will wait or tune out.

We can't afford that.

That's why we've set an urgent goal to raise $25,000 by midnight tonight so we can keep Michigan and Georgia blue and start flipping the four seats that will decide control of the Senate.

If everyone reading this gives just $10, we'll have the resources to compete on the ground, on the air, and online. Falling short would mean giving Republicans an opening to overwhelm these races with dark money. >>

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This is our path. And we can win it together.

– Kirsten Gillibrand

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Friday, February 6, 2026

California could elect a Republican again

With the primary getting closer every day, we need to get Katie's message out. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Do you remember 2006?

On Team Katie, we do: That was when Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California—the last time a Republican won statewide office in the Golden State.

In 2026, we're seeing parallels that make us nervous it could happen again.

Republicans are gaining momentum right now. Two MAGA candidates have led the non-partisan primary polls—meaning they could box out Democrats entirely. One even posted the largest fundraising haul in the second half of last year!

There's good news though. A recent poll showed that Katie Porter is the only Democrat who can pull ahead and win. All she needs is a surge of support to pull ahead.

With the primary getting closer every day, we need to get Katie's message out—on TV, on people's phones, and face to face with voters. Those efforts are absolutely necessary, but expensive at the scale needed to win.

Katie is counting on grassroots donors to help fund her campaign to victory. Can you chip in $5 to power her to victory?

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Thank you,

Team Katie Porter

Katie is running to be California's next governor because California and our country need a leader who will stand up to Trump to lower costs, protect our rights, and combat climate change.

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what we need

What does $15 get you?

Well, if you contribute $15 to Sherrod Brown's Senate campaign in Ohio, you could help flip a critical battleground seat and give working people the fighter they deserve in Washington.

If that's all you need to hear, use this link to chip in $15 now: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/sherrod-email-q1-2026

$15 to help us reach voters across all 88 counties of Ohio with our pro-union, pro-worker message.

$15 to fight back against the corporate special interests trying to silence Sherrod – and counter the misleading attack ads that are already running.

$15 to take on a rigged system that enriches billionaires and big corporations and makes working people pay the price.

$15 to win.

Wouldn't $15 be worth all of this?

Two polls show Sherrod ahead of our Republican opponent, and experts at The Cook Political Report have shifted Ohio's Senate race further in our direction. We've got the momentum – but now, we need the resources to keep it going.

That's why we're urgently asking: Will you chip in $15 today?

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Thanks for stepping up,

Team Sherrod

Broken promises

See, I get why some folks voted for Trump.

He promised to attack a broken system. And it's a ripe target.

Even before Trump came on the scene, America had one of the most corrupt political systems in the Western world.

It's been running on corporate money, secret money, billionaire money.

And it's worse than ever now.

Citizens United was the worst court decision in modern American history.

When Members of Congress aren't begging for money from Washington lobbyists, they're trying to dodge getting carpet-bombed by super PACs.

Senators get threatened with millions of dollars of attack ads over the votes they take.

And see, that is why things don't work for ordinary people.

It's because the people's elected representatives don't represent the people. They represent the big donors!

That corruption is why they defunded nursing homes to cut taxes for the rich.

Corruption is why you pay a fortune for prescriptions.

Corruption is why your insurance claim keeps getting denied.

Corruption is why hedge funds get to buy up all the houses in your neighborhood, and then your corporate landlord ignores your calls during a gas leak.

Corruption is why that ambulance costs $3,000 after you just had to get your choking toddler to the hospital.

Yes, the system really is rigged.

But Trump's not unrigging it. He's re-rigging it for himself!

He's a crook and a con man, and he wants to be a king.

You can't claim to be for ordinary men and women when you defund their hospitals and nursing homes.

You can't claim to be for ordinary men and women when you defund school lunch programs to help feed little boys and little girls whose hard-working parents are struggling to fill the fridge.

You can't claim to be for ordinary men and women when you do these things so you can cut taxes for the richest people in the country while you and your family business rake in massive sums from around the world.

Donald Trump's second term has already done unfathomable damage to our country and the lives of millions of people.

And the people are beginning to see it.

But only by regaining Congressional power can we stop him.

Really.

The upcoming 2026 midterms are our last chance to restore checks and balances.

And my Senate race in Georgia is the single most critical contest: I'm the only Democratic Senator up for reelection in 2026 in a state Trump carried in 2024.

So if you're outraged by what's happening to our country — and you're ready to fight for the future of this Republic –– please don't wait until 2028: Split a donation of $5 between Patty Murray and my reelection campaign in Georgia right now.

Here's the link to donate: secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/pm-email-ossoff

The average online donation to our campaign is around $30.

Please give what you can.

All that matters is that lots and lots of people are contributing what they can to power our grassroots campaign before the end of the year.

Please, contribute today.

Jon Ossoff

Ban stock trading in Congress >>

Folks,

My new bill would be a huge step toward rooting out corruption in Congress – the Restore Trust in Congress Act – to ban members of Congress from owning and trading stocks.

Hardworking families are struggling just to put food on the table, while some members of Congress are getting rich playing the stock market.

Congress members should not be able to use their position and access to confidential, insider information for their personal financial gain. It's past time to hold Congress accountable. If you're with me, sign your name below. We need 55 signers from your area by midnight tonight! >>

BAN STOCK TRADING IN CONGRESS >>

Stock trading by members of Congress erodes public trust and opens the door to corruption. It allows politicians to profit while the people they're supposed to serve fall further behind.

I'm done with it. I'm fighting to root out corruption and take big money out of politics – and I need to know if you're with me.

Will you stand up and add your name in support of banning stock trading in Congress by midnight tonight? I need 55 signatures from your area to show widespread support for this bill >>

BAN STOCK TRADING IN CONGRESS >>

Thanks for standing for accountability and fairness.

Kirsten

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I was in court

Team, it's Mark.

Most of you probably know that I am suing the Secretary of Defense. Earlier this week, I was in court to make my case against Pete Hegseth.

After 25 years in uniform and another 5 in the United States Senate, I never imagined I'd have to do something like that. Hegseth has left me no choice.

When he censured me and threatened my rank and retirement, he came after what I earned over 25 years — and chilled the free speech rights of every retired member of the military alongside me.

If Hegseth isn't stopped, our longest-serving military veterans will have to live with the constant threat that they could be deprived of their rank and pension years — even decades — after they leave the military if they say something he doesn't like.

I'm not going to sit by and let that happen. So, I sued Hegseth. And now, we wait and see what the court decides.

I've been truly humbled by the support people have sent my way over the past couple of months. It means the world to me that so many of you care about what Trump and Hegseth are trying to do.

That's how we've made it this far, and it's how we'll get to the other side of this chapter in our nation's history. Together.

If you've been waiting for the right time to make a stand and join the fight, this is it.

Please, if you can, will you split a donation between Sherrod Brown and me?

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