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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsURGENT message from OFA:
Romney and the Republicans announced yesterday that they brought in more than $100 million in June.
For context, that's about what we raised in April and May combined.
We're still tallying our own numbers, but this means their gap is getting wider, and if it continues at this pace, it could cost us the election.
We need to reverse this trend -- and we need to start now. Will you make a donation of $5 or more today?
One hundred million is alarming enough, but it doesn't even include the millions pouring into pro-Romney super PACs -- or the fact that, unlike four years ago, it's perfectly legal for the Koch brothers, Sheldon Adelson, Karl Rove, and anonymous billionaires to funnel unlimited money into attacking President Obama in critical battleground states.
I'm proud of the way we build this organization. Through the primaries, more than three-quarters of our donations were from people giving less than $1,000. Meanwhile, in that same period, Mitt Romney's campaign raised three-quarters of its money from people giving $1,000 or more.
If we don't take this seriously now, we risk finding ourselves at a point where there is too much ground to make up.
We need to do something about it. Today.
Please donate $5 or more:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Close-the-Gap
More to come.
Messina
Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
Orlandodem
(1,115 posts)N/T
elleng
(131,292 posts)Won't be ANY talking unless he's re-elected.
(I agree that Duncan must go.)
GoneOffShore
(17,342 posts)flamingdem
(39,335 posts)The future not just here but globally on some issues
Firebrand Gary
(5,044 posts)This is so frustrating, hopefully if enough people donate in our small dollars, we can some how keep up.
elleng
(131,292 posts)Thanks.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...will next week.
elleng
(131,292 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,490 posts)elleng
(131,292 posts)but TOGETHER we can do a lot. And we MUST.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,250 posts)their money, we already knew that. And although I realize the urgent need, these types of panicked pleas lend credence to the widely circulated characterization of the president as "begging", "rambling", "desparate", etc. I don't know that the alarmist tone of this particular plea is helpful as it only feeds into a negative narrative.
elleng
(131,292 posts)Thanks for your contributions.
I just wrote to them, and shared our concerns.
siligut
(12,272 posts)I also donated yesterday, to enter a raffle to have coffee with Biden.
elleng
(131,292 posts)SURE that counts!
Thanks.