Morning all. In less than twenty four hours Election Day - the final day of voting - begins. Make sure you have volunteered to do something these last two days. Reach out to your state or local parties, or campaigns nearby you admire. Do something. Help us win tomorrow. We are on the verge of having the election we all wanted to have and just need to keep working as hard as we can.
Here at Hopium we do more, worry less and in these last two days we just need to be doing…
And yesterday you did. Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign was threatened and we went to work, raising now $53,000 for his campaign, blowing past our initial $25,000 goal. You also raised $30,000 in the last two days for the Alaska Dems giving them a little boost given Trump’s ongoing - and failed so far - attempt to steal a Senate seat there. Thank you all. For here at Hopium we are prepared not scared and when things arise that need our attention * we go to work*.
Today my recommendation, in addition to imploring you to volunteer, is take one party, one candidate, and give them one last donation today. Can be of any amount. But reach back into our interviews, to stories you’ve read that have inspired you. Make one last show of gratitude for the remarkable people who’ve stepped up and fought for us in this challenging time.
They’ve left it all out there on the playing field for us, showing remarkable courage in a time of a violent US government and political movement who are literally killing Americans in the streets, ripping them for their homes, sending them to foreign gulags, murdering fisherman on the high seats, encouraging war crimes in Ukraine, the devastation of Gaza, and the now threatening more war crimes in Iran. This was no easy time to run and we’ve been blessed that so many inspiring men and women of character and vision and resilience made the tough decision to put themselves out there for all of us. Let’s close out this cycle by thanking them, and volunteering for them, one more time, and for Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti who gave their lives fighting the fascists in Minnesota…
I am overwhelmed this morning by the courage, love of country, grit, that we’ve all experienced these last two years. There are so many stories to tell, moments to be celebrated. There is no question that in this time of extraordinary crisis for our country tens of millions of us did not yield, did not run, but stood our ground, and fought……
But we are not done fighting, are we fellow patriots? Here’s my morning early vote update. Overall turnout up 22% from 2022, a huge surge in voting from young people and voters of colors. If these numbers hold through tomorrow what a powerful story they will tell…
As remarkable as all that data is, and it is remarkable, I want to revisit those new NYT polls, for in my more than 30 years in politics I and we have never seen anything like this. For there never have been polls like this:
We have not won a statewide race in Texas in 32 years, or a Senate seat in Kansas in 94 years. No one in recent memory have seen polls like this. This is an extraordinary time, and the American people sure seem to be acting like they understand and are on the verge of doing something historically significant this week.
Finally, as we rise to do our work today let us not for one moment forget that Trump, Elon, and greater MAGA have lost this year in Hungary, Brazil, Serbia, and now Israel. Putin is not winning his war. Iran has outplayed and humiliated Trump, Hegseth, and their whole ridiculous high T crew. For all their gains, their plunder, their destruction, their abuse of power, this terrible movement, MAGA, has stumbled badly this year and is far weaker now. Over the next few days we can deliver yet another brutal blow to it and they, and weaken them even further - which is everything we set out to do beginning the day after the election two years ago.
For what we want in these critical days ahead is for America to see him clearly now, and to see him as this - pathetic, vainglorious, venal, rapacious, ridiculous…..
In these next few days we have the opportunity to do something necessary, historic, vitally important, perhaps the most important thing many of us has ever done. For our mission here at Hopium is to ensure in these coming years that there is a new birth of freedom, here and everywhere, and that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
So, let’s get on with it then, fellow patriots, let’s put our heads down, and together……
If you don’t have a favorite this cycle to close out with today let me make a recommendation - Adam Hamilton. He is on the verge of doing something that no Democrat has done in 94 years. M hyope is that we can raise him $35,000 today and help push him over the finish line. No one has a harder job than he in these final days of the 2026 campaign…..
Adam Hamilton For Kansas Senate - Donate | $16,000 raised, $50,000 goal | Watch my recent interview with Adam, a truly inspiring candidate and leader
Winning The Senate Fund - Donate | $1,697,100 raised, $2,000,000 new* stretch* goal | Watch interviews with these Senate flippers | This fund splits a single donation to our six candidates must likely to flip a Senate seat this November - Sherrod Brown (OH), Adam Hamilton (KS), Troy Jackson (ME), Mary Peltola (AK), James Talarico (TX), and Josh Turek (IA).
This is the team that’s going to flip the Senate people. Note that on 10/9 we expanded this fund to include Adam Hamilton - yes much is possible for us this year!
**Winning The House - Stake In The Ground Fund **- Donate | $1,678,100 raised, $2,000,000 goal | Watch interviews with all twelve candidates | This is our #1 fund, updated now with new intel to include the twelve most competitive races where money and volunteers are most needed (largely due to the expense of the district, and understanding now where Republicans have decided to stand and fight).
Our * Stake In The Ground Fund* now includes Jamie Ager (NC-11), Rebecca Bennett (NJ-7), Christina Bohannan (IA-01), Paige Cognetti (PA-08), Cait Conley (NY-17), Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-03), Jo Mendoza (AZ-06), Christina Hines (MI-10), Brian Poindexter (OH-7), Bobby Pulido (TX-15), Manny Rutinel (CO-8), and Randy Villegas (CA-22).
If we win these twelve races the House flips - period. So let’s get on with the flippin’ people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winning Alaska - Donate | $55,100 raised, $150,000 goal | Our Winning Alaska Fund splits a contribution evenly among Mary Peltola for Senate, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor, and the Alaska Democratic Party and its great Chair, Eric Croft. Help Mary Peltola and the Alaska Dems fight back against Trump’s ridiculous attempt to steal this Senate seat!
Winning Iowa - Donate | $88,900 raised, $150,000 goal | Our Winning Iowa campaign splits a contribution three ways among Josh Turek for Senate, our gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand, and to the Iowa Democratic Party and it’s great Chair, Rita Hart.
**Winning Maine **- Donate | $113,100 raised, $150,000 goal | Our Winning Maine campaign splits a contribution evenly among Troy Jackson for Senate, Hannah Pingree for Governor, and the Maine Democratic Party and its battle-tested Chair, Charlie Dingman.
Winning Ohio - Donate | $300,100 raised, $300,000 new stretch goal | Our Winning Ohio campaign splits contributions evenly among Sherrod Brown, the Acton-Pepper ticket, and the Ohio Democratic Party and its terrific Chair, Kathleen Clyde. Help Dr. Acton fight back against these vile attacks!
Winning Texas (New) - Donate | $14,500 raised, $150,000 goal | Our Winning Texas campaign splits a contribution evenly among Gina Hinojosa, James Talarico, and the Texas Democratic Party and its impressive chair, Kendall Scudder.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed For Michigan Senate - Donate | $53,000 raised, $50,000 goal
**Growing Our House Majority Fund **- Donate | $672,100 raised, $1,000,000 goal | Watch interviews with all eighteen candidates | We’ve combined our Second and Third Waves Funds and added some candidates from our OG Winning The House Fund in a new fund we are calling Growing The House Majority. The idea is simple - we win the House with our first House fund. We grow our majority with this one.
This fund now splits a contribution evenly among 18 candidates - Bob Brooks (PA-07), Rebecca Cooke (WI-03), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Sean McCann (MI-04), Johnny Garcia (TX-35), Bob Harvie (PA-01), Lindsay James (IA-02), Jake Johnson (MN-01), Jessica Killin (CO-5), Nancy Lacore (SC-01), Chaz Molder (TN-05), Jonathan Nez (AZ-02), Dr. Richard Pan (CA-06), Denise Powell (NE-02), Dr. Amish Shah (AZ-01), Janelle Stelson (PA-10), Shannon Taylor (VA-01), and Marni von Wilpert (CA-48).
**Winning Georgia ***- *Donate | $68,100 raised, $150,000 goal | Our Winning Georgia campaign splits a contribution three ways among Senator Jon Ossoff, gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, and the Georgia Democratic Party and it’s great Chair, Charlie Bailey.
Winning North Carolina - Donate | $88,100 raised, $150,000 goal | Our Winning North Carolina campaign splits a contribution evenly among Roy Cooper for Senate, Anita Earls for the state Supreme Court, and the NC Democratic Party and it’s ass-kicking chair, Anderson Clayton.
Winning Wisconsin - Donate | $47,100 raised, $150,000 goal - Our Winning Wisconsin campaign splits contributions evenly among David Crowley for Governor and the Wisconsin Democratic Party (and its terrific Chair Devin Remiker) and it’s legislative victory fund. Our community has invested heavily in getting helping Wisconsin Democrats flip both state legislative chambers and finally get a trifecta. Now we must finish the job!
Hopium’s Audacious Expansion Fund - Donate | $714,400 raised, $750,000 goal | Join our campaign that has helped expand our map by investing in the Democratic Parties of Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Maine, and Texas, all now central battlegrounds in the 2026 election | Contribute to all five state parties with one contribution split evenly among these five critical battlegrounds | Catch interviews with the five intrepid state chairs leading their troops into battle this year - will get you fired up!
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Keep working hard all. For we have a country to save, and elections to win all across the country this November, together! - Simon
