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Outspent, but not outworked

We're in the Race to Save the Senate, and I'm doing 70 quarter-mile laps for 70 years of my life and raising funds to support Democrats running in competitive Senate races across the country. Here's why:

Republicans and their allies are set to outspend Democrats by hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising in these final weeks of the midterms, and we can't sit by while the GOP is trying to drown out our Democratic candidates across the country.

NYT GOP midterm spending graphic

FIGHT BACK

Take a look at that gap. That's the challenge in front of us, and it's exactly the kind of challenge grassroots supporters like you have shown, again and again, that we can overcome together.

Here's the thing Republicans don't have: they don't have us. They don't have a grassroots army willing to chip in to make sure our candidates aren't drowned out in these final weeks. Their money comes from corporate PACs and billionaire donors. Ours comes from ordinary people like you.

I believe grassroots support is the only thing that can counter that spending gap and keep our red-to-blue candidates competitive down the stretch. So I'm asking you to pitch in to help us retake the Democratic Senate Majority.

North Carolina. Ohio. Maine. Alaska. Iowa. Texas. Six toss-up races that will decide whether Trump gets another rubber-stamp GOP Senate or whether we can finally put a check on him. And in Kansas and Nebraska, independent candidates are within reach in seats that used to be solid red.

Every one of these races is winnable, but not if they get outspent on the airwaves by hundreds of millions of dollars and our candidates can't get their message through.

Chip in now to help close the gap and keep our candidates' voices from being drowned out in the final weeks of the Race to Save the Senate.

Onward!

Jeff

Posted on September 26, 2026.

Born in the small town of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, Jeff Merkley has never lost touch with his working class roots.

As a U.S. Senator, he works every day to create opportunity for working families, stop the corruption of our democracy, and tackle the climate crisis.

A workhorse and a progressive champion, Jeff Merkley is leading a movement to get our country back on track.

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