Annie Comes Home: Showing my hand

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Showing my hand

I have no cards left to play.

Unfortunately, our fundraising is lagging behind for the month, and we need to raise $100,000 from emails like this one today if we’re going to get back on track. If you’re able to chip in $5 or even just a couple bucks, it would be a huge help.

Look, I don’t say any of this to alarm you.

But since this is a grassroots campaign, you deserve full transparency. It’s important to me that my team and I keep you updated on where we’re at – good or bad.

The timing of all of this couldn’t be worse – with Donald Trump and Elon Musk lining up to support Republican Jon Husted in his effort to defeat me and GOP super PACs pouring $133 million into baseless attack ads smearing my name.

We simply cannot let National Republicans drown us out, but that’s what will happen if we don’t have the resources to compete.

So right now, I’m asking you to chip in a donation to help me close my $100,000 fundraising gap and keep up the fight to flip Ohio and the Senate. I’m working as hard as I can to win this race, but I can’t do it alone.

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Your support means a lot. Thank you.

Sherrod Brown

Note: This email only reflects donations made online with this email address. If you've made a previous contribution via check or with a different email address/phone number, you may not see it here – but know that Sherrod and our entire team are deeply grateful for your support.

When you love your country, you fight for the people who make it work.

Hey there! It's Sherrod Brown.

There's nobody fighting for Ohioans in the U.S. Senate right now, and I won't sit on the sidelines while working people get screwed over by large corporations and wealthy political donors.

If you work hard, you should be able to afford a decent life. But the reality is, life is too expensive. Costs are going up. Wages are staying stagnant. Working people are working harder than ever before, and they're not getting their share of the profit.

This campaign is all about changing that – and election analysts say we have a strong shot at winning in November.

But I'll need your help to pull it off: My opponent is a Washington insider being propped up by the Republican establishment, and he's got virtually unlimited resources.

That's not how our campaign works. We're a grassroots movement, and that means we rely on ordinary people chipping in a couple bucks. If you're able, please make a donation of any amount today. It could be what helps us flip Ohio and the Senate.

If you'd like to receive exclusive updates from my team, you can text "OHIO" to 64054.

Thank you.