Iowa Senate Update · [email protected]

January 31, 2022 at 12:08 AM

NOT the news we wanted

Hello, This is NOT the news we wanted to share. With less than 36 hours until our first end-of-month deadline of the year, we’re still falling dangerously short of our $250,000 goal and what we need to help Admiral Mike Franken defeat Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue. These goals and d…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 30, 2022 at 7:02 PM

photos of my folks

Hello, My mother worked alongside my dad in Lebanon Farm Shop well into their 70s. They refused assistance from their many children even after they lost their life savings in the Savings and Loan debacle of the 1980s. My mom in coveralls, petite as she was, handing tools to my dad is an…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 30, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Iowa’s new voter suppression laws

Hello, When Democrats talk about Republicans’ efforts to make it harder to vote, this is what we mean: Iowa passed a law that shortens the number of days for early voting and actually forces polling places to close earlier this November! There are things we can do to secure our election…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 30, 2022 at 12:01 AM

“This ad was taken down because it goes against Facebook Advertising Policies”

Hello, Facebook just took down Chuck Grassley’s ads against us – but not before they were seen by tens of thousands of people and targeted over one million: This is what we’re up against. Chuck Grassley is running ads so misleading that they’re being taken down – but they were still ru…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 7:01 PM

humbly asking

Hello, In a moment, I’m going to ask that you make a contribution to my campaign to help me defeat Sen Chuck Grassley in Iowa. Permit me to explain why this request is so important – especially today. We are facing our first end-of-month deadline of 2022 in just two days, and it’s the m…

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  FrankenForIowa.com · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 2:02 PM

would it be worth it?

Hello, $5. What does that amount of money mean to you? Now let us ask: If you knew that giving $5 today would mean defeating Chuck Grassley and turning Iowa blue, would it be worth it? What if you knew that same $5 would protect our Democratic majority in the Senate – or even expand it …

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 12:00 AM

can you give $5 to help me defeat Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue?

Hello, I am emailing you today to ask you to give $5 to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic majority in the Senate. Here’s why: I am running in one of the most important Senate races in the country. Control of the Senate is at stake here in Iowa. Bu…

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  FrankenForIowa.com · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 7:02 PM

your record: [email protected]

Hello, Democratic Senate candidate Admiral Mike Franken is facing his first end-of-month deadline of 2022 in just 3 days. But right now, Mike’s still falling dangerously short of his $250,000 goal and what he needs to defeat Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue. We pulled your record, and …

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 2:01 PM

$23.56 versus $5,800

Hello, $5,800. That’s the maximum amount that a person can give to a candidate running for Senate. And a lot of candidates, like my Republican opponent Chuck Grassley, wile away their time calling millionaires and flying to fancy dinners around the country to ask wealthy donors to cut t…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 12:14 AM

the incoming attacks

Hello, When I retired from the U.S. Navy after nearly 4 decades of military service, I felt called to continue to serve my country in a meaningful way. But never did I expect running for the U.S. Senate that a Super PAC would run $1 million in TV ads attacking me for serving in the Unit…

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  Blue Iowa 2022 · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 7:01 PM

bad news

Hello, There are urgent updates in Admiral Mike Franken’s race against Chuck Grassley in Iowa. GOOD NEWS: After a poll from the highly-respected Des Moines Register showed Chuck Grassley with his LOWEST approval rating ever, thousands and thousands of grassroots donors like you chipped …

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  Iowa Senate Update · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 2:01 PM

HUGE news in the race against Chuck Grassley

Hello, There is HUGE news in the Iowa Senate race and Admiral Mike Franken’s campaign to defeat Chuck Grassley: FIRST: A poll from the highly-respected Des Moines Register showed Chuck Grassley’s approval ratings at the LOWEST they’ve ever been. THEN: Political pundits began saying Iowa…

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 12:35 AM

we don’t know what Manchin or Sinema will do yet

Hello, If Democrats hadn’t won both Senate seats in Georgia last year, Mitch McConnell would be in charge right now. And McConnell would be saying exactly what he did after Justice Antonin Scalia died: “This vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.” Every Senate seat …

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  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 6:08 PM

BREAKING: Breyer’s retirement

Hello, Another Supreme Court battle has just begun. Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, creating a showdown in the Senate between craven Republicans like Mitch McConnell and Chuck Grassley… and the future of our democracy. Chuck Grassley is already citing a new made up “rule” that the S…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 2:01 PM

the only thing I want from the NRA is an “F” rating

Hello, I don’t want the NRA’s money. The only thing I want from them is an “F” rating so I can wear it like a badge of honor. But not my opponent Chuck Grassley. Last year, Grassley took yet another big check from the NRA. And then the NRA got exactly what they paid for: Days after 4 mo…

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  FrankenForIowa.com · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 12:54 AM

Wall Street, Big Pharma, and the NRA

Hello, If you voted for Chuck Grassley the first time he ran for office, you’d have to be at least 87-years-old. That’s how long Senator Chuck Grassley has been a politician. And over his several-decades-long career, Grassley has taken millions of dollars in campaign contributions from …

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM

$1 million in attacks

Hello, When Donald Trump was elected, I submitted my request to retire from the U.S. Navy after nearly 4 decades of military service. I never expected I’d one day run for office, but I felt called to continue to serve in whatever way was most meaningful. People told me to prepare myself…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 2:01 PM

dereliction of duty

Hello, Sometimes I get advice from political pundits to leave criticism of Donald Trump out of my campaign speeches. They worry that by calling out Trump when he’s still so popular among some voters in Iowa could be an election misstep. But I can’t do that. It would be a dereliction of …

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  Admiral's Report · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 12:38 AM

another week on the campaign trail

Hello,  Another week on the campaign trail, and a good one at that! I want to thank all of our amazing volunteers throughout Iowa who are doing the heavy lifting in gathering petition signatures to put my name on the ballot. COVID-19 sensibilities have compelled many party chairs to hol…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 7:21 PM

Supreme Court vacancy

Hello, It’s been almost six years since Justice Antonin Scalia passed suddenly and a vacancy occurred on the Supreme Court. And it’s been almost six years since Mitch McConnell and my opponent, Chuck Grassley, conspired to not hold a vote – or even a hearing – for President Obama’s Supr…

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  Jordan Franken · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 2:00 PM

my hubby Michael

Hello everyone, My husband Michael and I had the privilege of serving our nation together for almost three decades. Different schools, new doctors, different commute, pack up and unpack, good-byes to old friends and hellos to new neighbors — we moved from state-to-state and overseas. I…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 12:30 AM

$65,000

Hello, At midnight tonight, I’m facing my most critical deadline yet of the campaign. If we’re going to defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic majority in the Senate, we need to hit our $65,000 fundraising goal before midnight tonight – but right now, we’re st…

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  FiveThirtyEight update (via Franken for Iowa) · [email protected]

January 23, 2022 at 7:05 PM

"best pollster in politics”

Hello, The latest polling in Iowa’s critical Senate race shows that Republican Chuck Grassley is in real danger. Just 27% of Iowa voters want to reelect Grassley, and his approval ratings are the lowest they have EVER been! And this isn’t just any old poll. These numbers come directly f…

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  FrankenForIowa.com · [email protected]

January 23, 2022 at 2:01 PM

refreshing ActBlue

Hello, After a poll from the Des Moines Register showed just 27% of Iowa voters want to re-elect Chuck Grassley, we set a goal to raise $65,000 before midnight tonight to help Admiral Mike Franken take the lead in the race. But we’ve been refreshing and refreshing our ActBlue, and simpl…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 23, 2022 at 12:01 AM

allow me to explain

Hello, In a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a donation to my campaign against Chuck Grassley and help me protect our Democratic Senate majority. But before I do, let me explain why your donation to turn Iowa’s Senate seat blue is so important right now. I am a hard target for a GOP…

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  Blue Iowa 2022 · [email protected]

January 22, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Chuck Grassley (very bad news)

Hello, Mitch McConnell and Republicans are desperate to retake control of the Senate. We’re facing unprecedented levels of right-wing spending in Admiral Mike Franken’s campaign to defeat Chuck Grassley because Iowa will decide the majority. FIRST: Admiral Mike Franken announced he was …

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  Iowa Senate Update · [email protected]

January 22, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight

Hello, Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight calls Ann Selzer “the best pollster in politics.” Why? She knows Iowa better than anyone, overseeing almost every one of the Des Moines Register’s Iowa polls since 1987 – and she has a track record of nearly always being right. That’s why this is suc…

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  Iowa Poll Update · [email protected]

January 22, 2022 at 12:05 AM

incredible polling against Grassley

Hello, There is incredible new polling in Democrat Mike Franken’s Iowa Senate race against Republican Chuck Grassley. FIRST: A poll showed that only 27% of Iowa voters want to reelect Republican Chuck Grassley in this year’s midterm elections. THEN: Admiral Mike Franken jumped into the …

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  Michael Edwards · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 7:01 PM

need you to see this chart

Hello, I’m Michael Edwards, the campaign manager on the ground here in Iowa for Admiral Mike Franken’s campaign against Chuck Grassley. (I know… having two Michael’s can get confusing, so people just call me ‘Edwards’ around campaign HQ.) Since the Admiral announced he was running again…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Chuck Grassley's announcement

Hello – Senate control is on the line here in Iowa. Republican Chuck Grassley recently announced he’s running for re-election, and if he wins an eighth term, Democrats may very well lose our Senate majority for the next 2 years. Mitch McConnell and his Super PACs have already raised mil…

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  Blue Iowa 2022 · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 12:02 AM

this is HUGE!

Hello, Take a look at this map: Each dot represents the location of a grassroots donor who gave online to help Admiral Mike Franken defeat Chuck Grassley in just the last 45 minutes! Admiral Mike Franken is building a people-powered campaign to take on Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue…

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  Iowa Senate Update · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Chuck Grassley is more vulnerable than he’s EVER been

Hello, We have some bad news: As of this morning, we are falling dangerously short of our $65,000 goal and what we need to defeat Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue. So Admiral Mike Franken is asking you personally: We have a historic chance to turn Iowa blue and expand our Democratic m…

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  FrankenForIowa.com · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 2:00 PM

emailing to ask you to defeat Chuck Grassley

Hello, We’re emailing to ask you for $5. Here’s why: Admiral Mike Franken is the Democrat running against Chuck Grassley in Iowa. And if Mike Franken wins, Democrats WILL expand our majority in the Senate so we can actually pass progressive legislation. Chuck Grassley has Big Pharma, Wa…

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  Barack Obama Alert (via Franken for Iowa) · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 12:00 AM

“future generations are counting on us to protect our democracy”

Hello, President Barack Obama just put out a call to action: Will you donate now to elect more Democrats who will protect voting rights and expand our Democratic Senate majority? President Obama knows better than anyone why helping Admiral Mike Franken defeat Chuck Grassley is so impor…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 7:00 PM

a republic, if we can keep it

Hello, It was Ben Franklin who, when asked what form of government the constitutional convention had produced, said: “A republic, if you can keep it.” Donald Trump’s election sealed the deal for me to retire after nearly 4 decades in the U.S. Navy. Having been in uniform for every Presi…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Donald Trump in Iowa

Hello, Donald Trump came back to Iowa to endorse my Republican opponent Chuck Grassley, and that’s a scary thing for democracy. Let me explain why. After Donald Trump was elected in 2016, I retired from the U.S. Navy after nearly 40 years. I knew what Donald Trump was, and I was not goi…

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  Blue Iowa 2022 Update · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 12:01 AM

$3,064,339

Hello, 27% That’s the percentage of Iowa voters that told the highly-respected Des Moines Register they wanted to reelect Republican Senator Chuck Grassley in their latest poll. $3,064,339 That’s how much Chuck Grassley has in his campaign war chest right now thanks to corporate PACs an…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 7:01 PM

my Fox News “scandal”

Hello, Have you ever heard the term “tracker?” I know I hadn’t until I decided to run for office. “Trackers” are what political campaign staff call what are essentially professional stalkers. They’re paid by Republican Super PACs and dark money organizations to follow you around with a …

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 2:01 PM

here's what I believe

Hello, When a candidate for office asks you to lend them your support — you should be confident about what they stand for. After over 36 years serving in the United States Navy, I'm home to unseat Chuck Grassley and become the next Senator from Iowa — and I'm writing today to ask you to…

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  Admiral's Report · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM

quick update from the campaign trail

Hello, We have been super busy on the campaign trail! Here’s a quick update on what we’ve been up to, some future events, and suggestions on what you can do to help accelerate Senator Grassley’s retirement. First, I want to thank everyone who has donated to the campaign this month and b…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM

8,927 votes

Hello, After he was stricken with COVID-19, Chuck Grassley’s 27-year streak of 8,927 consecutive votes came to an end. But when you look at what many of those 8,927 votes were… it kinda makes you wish he would have been absent more often. For over 40 years in the Senate, Chuck Grassley …

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 17, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Chuck Grassley is one of only two sitting senators who voted against making MLK Day a holiday

Hello, If my opponent Senator Chuck Grassley had his way back in 1983, we would not be making the connection of Dr. King’s message and today’s assault on voting rights in dozens of states. Chuck Grassley is one of only two sitting senators who voted against then-President Reagan from ma…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM

I'll never take the NRA’s blood money

Hello, As a retired three-star Admiral with decades of service in the U.S. Navy, I know what a weapon of war is capable of. It’s infuriating that we still have elected officials like my Republican opponent Chuck Grassley who block gun legislation without seemingly any care for how many …

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  MSNBC ALERT (via Franken for Iowa) · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Claire McCaskill

Hello, Former Senator Claire McCaskill just issued a dire warning on MSNBC: Senate Democrats must URGENTLY act on voting rights – now. Republicans tried to steal the election in 2020, even encouraging an armed insurrection at the capitol. Since then, they’ve been gerrymandering distric…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 2:01 PM

a short thank you

Hello, Yesterday we faced our first mid-month deadline of the year. I’m happy to report that thousands of grassroots donors like you pushed us over our $100,000 goal. Thank you. These goals and these deadlines are very real. We are running an efficient, streamlined, and issues-based cam…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 12:01 AM

emailing to personally ask you

Hello, Fundraising is the worst part of running for elected office. But if we’re going to go up against Chuck Grassley and Mitch McConnell’s Super PACs and actually win, I need grassroots donors like you in this fight with me. There are just 6 hours until the first mid-month deadline of…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 15, 2022 at 7:00 PM

one seat would put McConnell in charge

Hello, When you’re up against Chuck Grassley and Senate control is on the line, you need to raise a lot of money in order to run a winning campaign against Mitch McConnell’s Super PACs. That’s exactly the spot I find myself in. But with just 12 hours until our first mid-month deadline o…

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  Iowa Poll Update · [email protected]

January 15, 2022 at 2:01 PM

INCREDIBLE polls for Democrats

Hello, The Des Moines Register is the gold standard of polling in Iowa. And their latest polling shows two INCREDIBLE numbers for Democrats: Just 27% of likely Iowa voters say they want to reelect Republican Chuck Grassley in this year’s midterm election. Chuck Grassley’s approval rat…

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  Admiral Mike Franken · [email protected]

January 15, 2022 at 12:01 AM

Chuck Grassley supports term limits?

Hello, I picked up the newspaper yesterday to see a rather peculiar headline... a knee-slapper. Apparently my opponent Senator Chuck Grassley is kicking off his 64th-year in elected office by announcing that he is for term limits… especially for others. (Awaiting word from him on age l…

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  Iowa Senate Update · [email protected]

January 14, 2022 at 7:01 PM

is there anything we can say?

Hello, Is there anything we can say to convince you to donate $5 today to help Admiral Mike Franken defeat Chuck Grassley? The latest Des Moines Register poll shows just 27% of Iowa voters want to re-elect Chuck Grassley. Mitch McConnell is already raising millions into Super PACs to …

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