the Dow

This past week the Dow hit 38,000 for the first time. Fifty-eight percent of Americans own stock, and many who don’t, have pensions or 401ks that are invested in the market.

It’s Trump.

Well, the bad news is that it looks very much like a short march to the nomination for Donald Trump.

SCARY!

I just read a piece in the New York Times from columnist Zeynep Tufekci entitled, “The Appeal of an American Strongman.” 

My dad said, “F*#$ that.”

My family watched Cronkite every night while we ate dinner on tray tables and in 1963, we watched as police set fire hoses, dogs, and billy clubs on civil rights protestors. In no uncertain terms, my dad said we couldn’t be for that.

“We love you.”

It “will be wild.” That’s what Donald Trump told his supporters about his January 6, 2021, rally in Washington. And he was right.

“Thanks, Al. You’re the best!”

I’m pretty sure you’ve received a few “end of quarter” or “end of year” or, if you’re old enough “end of century” emails asking for support for one thing or another.

The Grinch

Happy holidays to everyone who has contributed this year.

To the rest of you, we have an election year coming up.

Midwest Values PAC supports candidates & causes that share our values.

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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.

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.