what yesterday’s fundraising numbers mean for our campaign

This is long but important. I hope you’ll take the time to read it. [Lucas Kunce for U.S. Senate] {NAME} — after all the second quarter fundraising reports were filed with the Federal Election Commission yesterday, we learned that our grassroots movement to elect Lucas Kunce outraised Josh Hawley’s campaign AGAIN. By a lot. In a moment, I’m going to explain exactly what this means for our U.S. Senate race here in Missouri. But first I have to ask, [will you help keep this momentum going by chipping in your very first donation today?]( [Elect Lucas Kunce »]( These reports marked the end of another record-breaking quarter — and not just for fundraising. Lucas raised the most ever for a Missouri Senate challenger in Q2 of an election year, with support from real people in all 114 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis. He also earned major endorsements from UAW, VoteVets, AFSCME, and Abortion Action Missouri. At every stop on the campaign trail, from town halls and labor meetings to the people he meets along parade routes in every corner of Missouri, working people have turned out in huge crowds to support Lucas and this unparalleled grassroots movement we’ve built together. They’re fired up to defeat Josh Hawley this year. [A collage of Lucas speaking at events across Missouri.]( [Elect Lucas Kunce »]( Lucas’ message of taking back power for everyday people is already resonating with voters of all parties, all across the state. That’s why, even before starting paid communications, a recent poll showed Lucas gaining on Hawley — even winning by 5% among independents while Hawley lags 10% behind Trump. Unlike other GOP-held U.S. Senate seats we’re fighting for this year, Missouri has a real record of split-ticket voters. In Jason Kander’s race, Missouri’s last U.S. Senate race during a presidential election, hundreds of thousands of Kander-Trump voters helped him close the gap from a 14% deficit to a near victory against popular incumbent Senator Roy Blunt. Kander outperformed the presidential ticket by nearly 16%. And don’t forget about Todd Akin, whose anti-abortion extremism resulted in his double-digit lead swinging to a massive win for Democrats — who outperformed the presidential race by 25% that year. Jason Kander himself wrote that not only is Hawley vulnerable this year — but that Lucas Kunce can beat him. And even Donald Trump agreed. [On the left, a Newsweek headline that reads: Trump warns... Hawley may be in trouble. On the right, a Spectrum News headline about Josh Hawley's vulnerability.]( [Defeat Josh Hawley »]( Hawley won his first U.S. Senate race with only 51% of the vote — and he underperformed Trump’s margin in the previous presidential cycle by 13%. Any loss of support for Hawley will jeopardize his chances of being re-elected. After all, he’s already the least popular GOP Senator up for re-election this year. [Approval polling from Morning Consult that has Hawley at 43% compared to Ted Cruz (48%) and Rick Scott (46%).]( [Defeat Josh Hawley »]( Now, in Hawley’s first election since the Dobbs decision, he’ll share a ballot with a massively energizing initiative to end Missouri’s total abortion ban (which Hawley supports) and restore reproductive freedoms (which Hawley helped end). Reproductive rights — from abortion to birth control to IVF — are motivating voters more than ever. We’ve seen it just over the last few years in red and purple states like Kansas, Ohio, Kentucky, and Alabama, where voters have overwhelmingly supported similar measures to enshrine abortion rights and rejected anti-reproductive freedom candidates at the ballot box. But here in Missouri, we’ve got Josh Hawley. He’s built a whole career — even a family business — on banning the whole spectrum of reproductive rights. And in the past six years, he’s made a terrifying amount of progress in that mission. [Tweets and headlines about Josh Hawley's crusade against reproductive freedom.]( [Defeat Josh Hawley »]( Hawley believes his mission to outlaw all abortions is just as important and brave as the efforts by American abolitionists to end slavery. So while other GOP candidates have made attempts to moderate their positions, Hawley has made it clear he won’t be doing the same. Hawley even publicly rebuked the GOP platform, and proudly declared himself to be an extremist well outside the norm of mainstream Republican voters. [Headline from Vanity Fair that reads: J.D. Vance, echoing Donald Trump, is claiming he's alright with abortion pills. Tweet from Lucas that reads: It's official— Josh Hawley is more extreme on abortion than both the republican ticket and the republican platform in 2024!]( [Defeat Josh Hawley »]( No U.S. Senator has a worse record on reproductive rights than Josh Hawley. If we have the resources to communicate Lucas’ message and the truth about Hawley’s record to voters in the weeks ahead, we can defeat Josh Hawley and take this seat back for real Missourians. It’s happened before, and we can make it happen again. But we need your help to do it, {NAME}. [So please, will you rush a donation of absolutely any amount today so we can deliver Lucas’ election-winning message to voters and flip this U.S. Senate seat on November 5th? Lucas isn’t taking a cent from corporate PACs, so we’re counting on help from real people like you to continue building this movement.]( If you've stored your info with ActBlue Express, we'll process your contribution instantly: [Contribute $10]( [Contribute $25]( [Contribute $30]( [Contribute $50]( [Contribute $100]( [Contribute $250]( [Give another amount]( This year, we have a historic opportunity to defeat Josh Hawley and take back Missouri’s Senate seat for real working people — and we can’t afford to waste it. Thanks for helping us get it done, Emma Team Lucas Kunce [Donate]( [Like on Facebook]( [Follow on Twitter]( [Follow on Instagram]( Paid for by Lucas Kunce for Missouri This email was sent to [{EMAIL}](#). Email is the most important way we keep in touch with people like you. But, if you'd like to receive fewer emails, [you can do so here](. If you need to remove yourself from our email list, [click here to unsubscribe](. Mail us: PO BOX 1240 Independence, MO 64050. 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