
Kirsten Gillibrand
October 9, 2026 · Newsletter
Did you see the news about the Senate?

This is a MASSIVE shift in our favor. 🚨
Kirsten Gillibrand here with a big update: Cook Political Report moved Iowa and Texas from “Lean Republican” to pure “TOSS-UP”!
Two states that Republicans have taken for granted for decades are now officially up for grabs. And you know Donald Trump is furious.
The map is shifting towards Democrats, and we need to jump on this momentum right now. Will you chip in $15 before midnight to help us support James Talarico and Josh Turek, flip Iowa and Texas blue, and help Democrats retake the Senate majority? >>
Here’s how we got here:
FIRST: Iowa and Texas were considered “safe Republican” states for as far back as anyone can remember. Democrats weren’t likely to be competitive in this year’s Midterm Elections.
THEN: James Talarico and Josh Turek stepped up and took the fight directly to their MAGA opponents. Now they’ve started winning over massive amounts of voters that MAGA Republicans thought they had locked up.
NOW: Cook Political Report has made it official. These races are toss-ups. The map is shifting our way.
But here’s the catch: a “TOSS-UP” rating doesn’t flip a Senate seat. Aggressive voter turnout programs, TV ads, and boots on the ground do. And all of that requires money. Republicans have committed $342 million to protect these seats, and they will flood Iowa and Texas with dark money and attack ads the moment they see our candidates gaining ground.
We cannot let them outspend us when we are so close to winning.
Every dollar we raise goes directly toward keeping James and Josh on the air, their organizers on the ground, and their voters engaged all the way to November.
This Cook Political Report shift proves our strategy is working. Now we need to pour fuel on the fire. Will you chip in $15 before midnight to rush critical resources to James Talarico and Josh Turek, flip Iowa and Texas blue, and take back the Senate majority? >>
Onwards
Kirsten