Five Days. Let’s Finish What We Started.

Five days.

After many months of conversations, town halls, parades, door knocks, and a whole lot of miles on the Democracy Rescue Rig, we’re heading into the final weekend of this campaign. Here we are folks.

Thank you for being part of it. Every person who’s volunteered, put up a sign, chipped in, or talked with their neighbor has helped bring us to this moment.

Before we get into these last five days, Doug has a message for everyone who’s helped build this campaign.

A Message from Doug

In February 2025, I made the decision to run for Congress. I was horrified by the President’s decision to pardon the January 6 rioters and skeptical about the new Congress’ willingness to stand up to the White House. Unfortunately, I was right.

Since then, we have traveled more than 65,000 miles across the district, held 23 town halls and knocked tens of thousands of doors in our campaign for new leadership in Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District. And we’re on the path to victory.

Note the pronoun shift there: I made the decision to run, but we are the ones who are going to win.

I’ve written and said so many words over the last 22 months — but I’ve yet to capture the mix of joy, hope, determination and pride I feel when I see us come together to fight for a better future.

We’ve put in the work because we’re ready for better.
Now, let’s finish the fight.

Already voted? Thank you — tell a friend. (Or ten!)
Ready to vote? Get it done—we need you.
Deciding how to vote? Give us a look.

History is written by winners—let’s go make some history here in CD6 … together.

We Can’t Afford Two More Years of This

It’s hard to plan your life when you’re constantly bracing for whatever craziness comes next out of Washington.

People have (larger) bills to pay. They’re trying to afford (recalled because they could kill you) groceries, keep their (higher priced, less coverage) health insurance, raise their (increasingly depressed) kids, care for (now recently live-in) aging parents, and put something away (that just ends up getting spent on an emergency) for the future. They should be able to get through a week without wondering what new fight, threat, or reckless decision is going to make their lives harder.

We deserve a government that helps us handle those responsibilities. And we have every right to expect more than another two years of chaos and excuses from the Trump administration.

The exhaustion is real. So is the temptation to tune it all out. But the decisions being made in Washington reach into our lives whether we’re watching or not. They shape what we pay, what help is available when something bad happens, and whether the people we elect have to answer to us.

That’s why democracy belongs in this conversation.

It’s how we demand better wages, affordable healthcare, and an actual shot at a decent life. It’s how we hold our leaders accountable when they abuse their power or forget who sent them there. And it depends on people in office being willing to uphold the Constitution even when doing so means standing up to their own party (a novel concept in today’s political climate).

Congress has a massive responsibility here. It controls spending, writes laws, and is supposed to provide oversight of the executive branch. When a president overreaches, we need representatives willing to demand answers and use the authority voters gave them.

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Tom Emmer should be judged by that exact same standard. So should anyone who asks for this job.

This election won’t end Trump’s presidency. But it can change the Congress he has to answer to. The next two years will look very different depending on whether we elect representatives willing to exercise their independent judgment or keep making excuses for the administration, letting us slip further into being a country that looks nothing like a democracy.

Doug is asking for the opportunity to provide that accountability while doing the everyday work of representing this district: listening, answering questions, and fighting for the things people need.

We’ve spent this campaign making the case that showing up matters. Now we have to carry that commitment through Election Day.

We can’t afford to treat another two years of this as inevitable. There’s too much at stake in our lives, our communities, and the kind of country we’re going to leave future generations.

Five days is enough time to do something that matters. Have the conversation. Take the shift. Make your plan to vote.

Let’s Put These Five Days to Work

We’ve spent this whole campaign talking about what better representation looks like: listening to people, answering tough questions, and taking the problems families face seriously.

Now we have these last five days to carry that message into the last conversations of this election.

If you’ve been meaning to volunteer, this is your invitation. If you’ve already put in hours, thank you. One more shift would mean a lot.

Knock doors. Help us reach voters during the final weekend and through Election Day.

Make calls. Can’t get out on the doors? Join a phone bank and help from home.

Reach out personally. Talk with someone you know about why you support Doug. Make sure they have the information they need to vote.

Find volunteer opportunities today!

Make Your Plan to Vote

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, and you can vote before then.

Vote early in person. Extended hours include Saturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Monday, November 2, until 5 p.m. Confirm your local voting location before heading out.

Returning an absentee ballot? With Election Day this close, consider dropping it off. Ordinary absentee ballots must be returned to the election office that sent them by 5 p.m. on Election Day. Don’t take your absentee ballot to an Election Day polling place. Different rules apply in designated mail-ballot precincts; check the official instructions below.

Voting Tuesday? Find your polling place and plan when you’ll go. If you’re in line by 8 p.m., you can vote.

Need to register? Minnesota allows registration when you vote, including on Election Day, with the required proof of identity and residence.

Find your polling place⁠ · Track your ballot⁠ · Ballot return instructions⁠ · Voting and registration information⁠

Thank You. Now Let’s Finish Together.

This campaign exists because people decided better representation was worth working day in and day out for. You’ve given your time, opened your doors, shared your concerns, and kept showing up.

There’s still time to have another conversation. Still time to take a shift. Still time to help someone make their voice heard. Still time to change some minds.

Five days. Let’s finish what we started. Let’s send a clear message back to the White House and tell them things are about to seriously change.

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