Received this e-mail today from former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D. WI) in support of U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D. WI), Elizabeth Warren (D.MA) and Sherrod Brown’s (D.OH) re-election campaigns:
Friend,
Paul Ryan’s impending exit is making shady, big-money donors aligned with the GOP despondent about holding the House. But they think even if they lose the House, they can still hold the Senate if they can take out a couple top progressive senators.
That’s why outside attackers have already spent $10 million in shadowy ads targeting Senator Tammy Baldwin right in Wisconsin -- more than twice as much outside spending as any other race so far.
That promise of outside spending against progressives is how four Republican contenders have worked up the courage to try to take down Senator Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts. And the money flooding in to try to defeat Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is why his main opponent is already launching statewide ads.
These three progressive champions in the Senate can fend off their well-funded enemies and hold onto their seats come November -- but not without participation from supporters like you.
Contribute $4 to Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, and Sherrod Brown now. Let’s show shady, big-money Republican donors they can’t pick off Senate progressives to make up for their fading hopes in the House.
Tammy Baldwin is weathering the biggest ad blitz of 2018 because she’s the most prominent progressive in a state where Republicans have otherwise seized control in recent years. Baldwin supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, and she’s fearless about confronting the corporate special interests that are now spending millions trying to unseat her.
Elizabeth Warren makes headlines playing hardball with the big banks, but she’s also key in the fight for legitimacy. She’s supported a bevy of campaign finance reforms, and recently faced off with the corrupt new leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And despite her high profile, Warren’s campaign funding depends on the everyday folks she fights for.
Sherrod Brown is not only a strong progressive, but a leader in the fight for campaign finance reform and government transparency. He co-sponsored the DISCLOSE Act to tighten protections against illegal campaign contributions, and he’s been a leading voice against recent abuses of power committed by Trump administration cabinet members Ben Carson and Scott Pruitt.
Republicans nervous about the rising blue wave this year would love nothing more than to hold onto the Senate by defeating a progressive standard bearer or two. We have to show these three strong candidates will have the resources to compete now.
Step up now to keep these key defenders of democratic legitimacy in the Senate. Contribute $4 Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, and Sherrod Brown today.
When enough small-dollar donors rise up together, we sap the influence of special interests on our elections and bolster our nation’s democratic legitimacy.
Thank you for standing up for democratic legitimacy today,
Russ Feingold
LegitPAC
Click here to donate to Baldwin, Warren & Brown’s re-election campaigns.