It can be hazardous to read too much into political fundraising emails. Hyperbole, deceptive tactics, ALL CAPS, colorful fonts, and a reek of desperation come constantly from these emails from both parties. Still, we can see something from the trendlines. Just one email vendor, repdailyred.com, has spammed my inbox with over 300 emails since June. Since August 21 — a period of 25 days — they’ve sent me solicitations for four GOP Senate campaigns (each of which at least claims to be a message paid for by the campaign): one for Susan Collins, four for Michele Tafoya, 43 for Jon Husted, and 104 for Ken Paxton.

The weekly pace for the Paxton emails:

August 22: Two emails August 23–30: Nine emails August........

© National Review