Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D. MN) in support of her colleague, U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s (D. MN) campaign:
I am writing to you about my friend and fellow Senator Tina Smith. As Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff, Tina has a proven ability to work with people to solve problems -- she’s been doing that her whole life.
It’s why she’s nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer.” She listens, she brings people together to get things done for Minnesota, and -- make no mistake -- she’s tough as nails when she needs to be.
It’s what she’s doing as Senator, and it’s what she’ll do during this election, building a winning campaign the Minnesota way: one conversation at a time. But to do it, she needs our help.
Tina’s facing the only Senate special election of 2018 and if anyone’s up to the challenge, it’s her. But to win this November, to keep fighting for Minnesotans, she’s going to need our help. Will you chip in $25 to her campaign today?
Now, I can tell you first-hand that running for Senate takes a lot of work and a lot of preparation. Tina? Tina has eight months to build a grassroots campaign worthy of Minnesota from scratch. I know she’ll rise to this challenge just like she’s tackled challenges her whole life.
It’s what she did as Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor, traveling across the state, listening to people about what keeps them up at night and what gives them hope. Then she got to work to do something about it. It’s why she led Minnesota's Better Government Initiative providing better services for people and businesses, holding government accountable and building one of the country’s strongest economies. And it’s why she drove the work at the Destination Medical Center initiative, which will create at least 35,000 new jobs in southeast Minnesota.
That’s Tina. She’s a champion for Minnesota. She’s smart and tenacious. And more than anything, she’s someone who won’t rest until the task at hand is done -- she’s relentlessly effective. And now, she needs our help.
She’s ready to win this election so she can keep fighting for Minnesotans. But only with your help.
Will you chip in $25 to her campaign today?
Thanks, your support means a lot.
Amy Klobuchar
Click here to donate to The Velvet Hammer’s campaign.