Not the time to sit on the bench

Here’s the deal: ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ Ryan Busse puts principles over politics. If you’d like to unsubscribe, [click here.]( {NAME}, did you get Ryan’s note to you? Here’s the deal: we’re now less than 2 months to Election Day, and looking down the barrel of the most critical fundraising deadline of this campaign to date. On September 15th — less than a week from now — our fundraising numbers will go public, and we’ve got to show our strength to Gianforte and his billionaire backers. [You can read more about it in Ryan’s note, but before that — will you rush $10 or $25 to our Montana Movement today?]( [DONATE TODAY]( ---Forwarded Message from Ryan Busse--- {NAME}, I’m going to shoot you straight. We’re coming up on the final stretch of the campaign, and every day that we’re not reaching voters is a missed opportunity that could cost us the election come November. This isn’t an easy fight — we knew that when we signed up to take on a billionaire with deep pockets and no respect for our Montana — but it’s a critical one. This November will determine if we can take back our public lands, fund our children’s public schools, defend a woman’s right to choice and privacy, and put an end to the tax hikes that Gianforte has imposed on everybody BUT himself. September 15th marks our second to last public fundraising deadline before Election Day, but let me be clear: this is without a doubt the most important one we’ve faced to date. There haven't been many polls done in this race, and the ones that have been done are hyper-partisan. So here's our plan, {NAME}: we're going to fight like the pre-season underdog who’s now ready to slide into home plate in a cloud of dust for the tie-breaking run November 5 — but only with your help NOW. The coming weeks are the most critical of any campaign — especially ours — and we can’t afford to fall short. $75,000 — that’s how much we’ve got to raise. It’s a big number, but we’ve done it before, and we’re going to do it again. Together. [Because that’s how we’re going to win — by standing together for the Montana we’re proud to call home. If you’re ready to Get Your Montana Back, send Gianforte packing, and be part of this historic moment, will you chip into our campaign today?]( If you've stored your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will process now. [DONATE $10 »]( [DONATE $25 »]( [DONATE $50 »]( [DONATE $100 »]( [DONATE $250 »]( [OTHER AMOUNT »]( — Ryan {NAME}, did you see Ryan’s message from yesterday?? Greg Gianforte has FINALLY agreed to a debate! It’s safe to say that we’re ALL fired up and ready to watch Ryan force Gianforte to answer to the Montanans he’s spent four years running from — so it’s more critical than ever that we show our support for Ryan and Raph and keep our momentum high. [Click here to chip in and support Team Busse now, and read on for Ryan’s full message detailing his plans to take down Gianforte on the debate stage →]( [GET YOUR MONTANA BACK]( Forwarded Message from Ryan Busse: [Gianforte, Busse debate back on the table]( {NAME}, it’s on. After months of running scared and avoiding his responsibility as Governor to answer to the people he represents, Greg Gianforte has finally agreed to debate me. Well, I say, LFG! It’s about time he bucked up and realized our Montana Movement isn’t going anywhere — time to face the music. We’re getting OUR Montana back and making Gianforte’s elitist Montana a thing of the past. [We need to see a HUGE surge in momentum right now to show Greg Gianforte that Team Busse won’t back down from holding him accountable — not on the debate stage, and not at the polls this November. Will you chip in today to tell Gianforte his time is up?? →]( If you've stored your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will process now. [DONATE $10 »]( [DONATE $25 »]( [DONATE $50 »]( [DONATE $100 »]( [DONATE $250 »]( [OTHER AMOUNT »]( There’s a reason Greg Gianforte has refused to meet with Montanans for the last four years. I’m sure you have a lot of questions for Gianforte — I know I do. Here’s a few for starters: → Why did property taxes go down on your mansion and go up for all of your neighbors? → Why are you so hell-bent on getting in the doctor’s office with women and destroying their right to privacy? → Why are you constantly privatizing and dismantling Fish, Wildlife and Parks? The citizens of Montana would like to have a word with you, Greg. Let’s do it on the debate stage. [Chip in now to help me and the rest of Team Busse send a message to Greg Gianforte that he can’t BS his way out of this one:]( [DONATE NOW]( Welcome to the debate stage, Greg. This is going to be fun! — Ryan Busse --------------------------------------------------------------- For more than 25 years, Ryan was a successful gun industry executive. But he also saw how unchecked extremism could take away American freedoms and even jeopardize our democracy. Ryan sees the same thing happening to Montana: wealthy extremist Greg Gianforte bought his seat with his own millions, and now he’s raising our taxes in order to give tax breaks to corporations, making Montana unaffordable, defunding our public schools, locking up our public lands, hijacking our freedoms, and rigging the system for the rich. Ryan chose Raph Graybill as his running mate because no Montanan has done more to protect constitutional rights and freedoms from Greg Gianforte. Since Gianforte became governor, Raph has blocked more than a dozen different unconstitutional laws that invaded Montanans’ constitutional rights. Ryan and Raph are running as champions for ALL Montanans and to Get Our Montana Back! »]( MONTHLY »]( MORE »]( UP FOR EMAILS »]( PAID FOR BY BUSSE FOR MONTANA • DEMOCRAT • PO BOX 8537 • KALISPELL, MT 59904 If you would like to unsubscribe, click here: [unsubscribe]( To receive less email from us, [click here](. You can also [click here to donate](. 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