'You didn't clean up our mess fast enough'

Pacquiao -- Sometimes it seems like the other side thinks Americans are dumb. Their message right now is: You didn't clean up our mess fast enough. Mitt Romney and the Republicans want to take our country back to tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires and let Wall Street write the rules. We've seen that movie before, we know how it ends, and none of us wants a sequel. Will you chip in $5 or more before tonight's midnight deadline? https://my.democrats.org/April-Deadline Thanks, Robert Gibbs

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My last campaign

Pacquiao -- In a few days, I'll be hitting the trail for my last campaign. Everything we've accomplished in the past three years -- and our chance to do so much more -- is on the line. What we do today will be a measure of whether or not we're ready to fight for it. Donate $3 or whatever you can before tonight's fundraising deadline. By pitching in before midnight, you'll automatically be in the running to join me and George Clooney at his place on May 10th. It's not often I can get away from work, so I look forward to spending a fun evening in L.A. with a couple supporters like you. In the meantime, let's close out this deadline strong: https://my.democrats.org/Midnight-Deadline Thanks, Barack No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by April 30, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Sponsor here or click here to enter without contributing. Two winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations; and dinner with President Obama and George Clooney on a date to be determined by the Sponsor (approximate retail value of all prizes $3,200). Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

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31 Republican men

Pacquiao -- This week, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Here's how the vote went: Sixty-eight in favor, thirty-one against. Each of the 31 senators who voted against it were Republican men. Every time these guys get the chance to put women's health before politics, they fail to. Democrats are facing an important FEC fundraising deadline this Monday at midnight. Stand with the only party standing up for women in 2012 -- donate $3 or more to Democrats today. I should add that these 31 men are the only senators to ever cast a vote against reauthorizing this act: The Senate reauthorized it unanimously twice in the last twelve years. The Republican party of today is a different breed altogether. If it comes down to scoring points with the GOP base or protecting women, they're going to choose the base every time. Next, this legislation goes to the House. The House GOP is planning on introducing a bill with the same name, but their version of the Violence Against Women Act will likely strip out the very provisions protecting Native Americans, undocumented immigrants, and LGBT Americans we just fought for. Before the House votes on the bill, before the GOP even introduces it, we need to spread the word far and wide on how they're trying to dupe us into thinking they're doing the right thing. From now until November, we're going to call them out on the air, online, and on the ground. The Democratic Party is planning to make sure everyone knows who's really fighting for women this year. Join the fight by making a contribution today: https://my.democrats.org/April-Deadline Thanks, Debbie Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Chair Democratic National Committee

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Where George Clooney comes in

Pacquiao -- We're up against a critical fundraising deadline this coming Monday, and we need your help. We know you're working hard for this campaign, but we also want you to have some fun -- and that's where George Clooney comes in. If you chip in between now and Monday, you'll be automatically entered for the chance to join Barack at George Clooney's house on May 10th. Don't miss out -- make a donation of $3 or whatever you can: https://my.democrats.org/Barack-and-George Thanks, and good luck, Michelle No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by April 30, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Sponsor here or click here to enter without contributing. Two winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations; and dinner with President Obama and George Clooney on a date to be determined by the Sponsor (approximate retail value of all prizes $3,200). Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

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"The worst presidential campaign money can buy"

Pacquiao -- Remember the mysterious, secretly funded, Koch-brothers-backed group called Americans for Prosperity, which flushed millions into the 2010 election to help Tea Party Republicans take back the House? This is the same group that, along with Sarah Palin, supported and rallied for Scott Walker's fight in Wisconsin to strip union workers of collective bargaining rights. Well, they're back -- with a "multi-million dollar," "massive ad launch" to slam President Obama. We could face some serious damage -- unless we fight back right away. Before Monday's critical FEC fundraising deadline, and before the damage is done, fight back against the Koch brothers' ad assault right now with a donation of $3 or more. "We are about to have the worst presidential campaign money can buy," a Washington Post columnist recently wrote about super PACs and outside groups' new ability to raise and spend money. Just look at pro-Romney super PAC spending during the GOP primary to get a glimpse of what we're up against. Outside groups are running millions of dollars in ads right now, with the express purpose of beating us before we even get the chance to fight back. Here's the kicker: This is in addition to Karl Rove's American Crossroads super PAC and Crossroads GPS, which plan to spend as much as $300 million and recently announced that they are already $100 million to their goal. His group is spending $1.7 million on ads right now attacking the president in six swing states critical to winning in November: Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, and Virginia. They also just launched ads in five states to help the GOP take the Senate this year. We're facing a big fundraising deadline at midnight on Monday -- and we're facing Karl Rove and the Koch brothers. If you want to be part of defending President Obama's record, our progress, and Democrats up and down the ticket, now's the time to get in. Chip in $3 or more to make sure we're prepared to fight back today: https://my.democrats.org/April-Deadline Thanks, Patrick Patrick Gaspard Executive Director Democratic National Committee

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Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Pacquiao -- This week, the Senate may not reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Since this bipartisan legislation first passed in 1994, it's been reauthorized twice without a hitch. And it's been tremendously successful in helping to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. So it should be a no-brainer, right? Not to the Senate GOP, not in an election year, apparently. Republicans are willing to throw away the entire law now that it helps protect lesbians, gay men, undocumented immigrants, and Native Americans. Do they believe acts of violence committed against these groups don't matter as much? The Senate's voting on the Act any moment now, and we need to put pressure on the GOP to pass it. Before the vote, stand with me for all victims of domestic violence -- no matter who they are: Add your name in support of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. Since this law passed, it has helped reduce the annual rate of domestic violence by an astounding 53 percent. The rate of women killed by an intimate partner has dropped 34 percent. Its programs, including violence prevention programs, shelters and rape crisis centers, and funding for the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes have made a world of difference in giving victims of violence a safe place to turn. It has without a doubt saved thousands of lives. And Senate Republicans are ready to roll back all our progress. This year's Act would make sure that LGBT Americans receive equal treatment for services, it would make it easier for undocumented immigrants to come forward as victims and provide temporary visas in certain cases, and let Native Americans on reservations go to tribal courts for abuse cases. With these additional protections, the GOP has promised to fight it every step of the way. If Congress votes against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, all of these programs could grind to a halt, and the hundreds of thousands of women who rely on them will once again be left on their own. Unfortunately, the GOP's resistance is just another example of putting women's health and well-being on the line in order to score a few cheap, political points with their base. We can't stand by and let them take away this critical legislation. Before the Senate votes this week, add your name in support of protecting all victims of domestic and sexual violence, no matter who they are: http://my.democrats.org/Reauthorize-the-Violence-Against-Women-Act And keep an eye on when they do vote -- because we'll be keeping the pressure on. Thanks for your help, Debbie Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Chair Democratic National Committee

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Clooney and me

Pacquiao -- I'll be going to a special event at George Clooney's house in a few weeks, and two grassroots supporters and their guests will join us. The only thing we've still got to figure out is whether two spots belong to you and your guest -- or somebody else and theirs. So let's nail it down: Any donation you make today will automatically enter you and a guest to win. Once you decide who you're inviting to join you, we'll be all set. The campaign will take care of your airfare and hotel for you. Please pitch in $3 or whatever you can today, and keep your May 10th clear: https://my.democrats.org/Clooney-and-Me Hope to see you soon. Barack No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by April 30, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Sponsor here or click here to enter without contributing. Two winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations; and dinner with President Obama and George Clooney on a date to be determined by the Sponsor (approximate retail value of all prizes $3,200). Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

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Fwd: We'll take care of airfare

Pacquiao -- I wanted to make sure you saw this note from the Obama campaign. They're saving a couple seats for grassroots supporters for an event with George Clooney and President Obama. One more time: President Obama. And George Clooney. You won't want to miss out on this one. Good luck, Hildy Hildy Kuryk Finance Director Democratic National Committee --------------ORIGINAL MESSAGE------------- From: Rufus Gifford, BarackObama.com Subject: We'll take care of airfare Hildy-- Mark your calendar: On May 10th, George Clooney is hosting an event at his home in Los Angeles to support President Obama. If you donate $3 or whatever you can today, you'll be automatically entered to be there, too. We'll take care of airfare and accommodations -- all you need to do is think about who you'd ask to join you for an evening with President Obama and George Clooney. When you pitch in, you'll also help build this grassroots organization at a crucial moment in the campaign. So donate $3 or whatever you can today: https://my.democrats.org/Obama-Clooney-and-You Thanks, Rufus Rufus Gifford National Finance Director Obama for America No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by April 30, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Sponsor here or click here to enter without contributing. Two winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations; and dinner with President Obama and George Clooney on a date to be determined by the Sponsor (approximate retail value of all prizes $3,200). Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

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Last call: Free bumper sticker

Pacquiao -- If you've been waiting to claim your free bumper sticker, now's the time. Friday is your last chance to request yours, so don't wait. These stickers are more than just decoration. They're a declaration that we won't stand for attacks on health care reform, women's rights, and the middle class. Show people exactly where you stand in this year's election. We're placing one last order of bumper stickers first thing Saturday morning, so be sure to request yours before then: http://my.democrats.org/Get-Your-Free-Sticker Thanks, Brad Brad Woodhouse Communications Director Democratic National Committee

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"Start packing"

Pacquiao -- Yesterday, Mitt Romney told President Obama to "start packing," and he's already offering "preferred status" at his inaugural retreat. Here's the note one of his supporters sent around: "The [Romney] campaign is asking people who are able to make a $50,000 contribution to do so today and become a 'Founding Member' of Romney Victory. These donors will be invited to a special retreat with Governor Romney in late June in California and will have preferred status at the first Presidential Inaugural retreat..." Before Romney starts picking out his Oval Office drapes and making a list of presidential favors to big donors for when he's elected, let's stop him in his tracks. Can you pitch in $5 or more today to keep this from happening and support all we do? Just think: Romney's high-dollar donors, Karl Rove, and the Koch Brothers sitting around a table at an Inaugural Retreat, planning their first four years in office -- the date's already set. We can't take anything for granted this election. Donate $5 today to support President Obama and Democrats up and down the ticket -- and keep Mitt Romney away from the Oval Office: https://my.democrats.org/No-Romney-Inauguration Thanks, Patrick Patrick Gaspard Executive Director Democratic National Committee

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Now we know

Pacquiao -- We now know who our opponent is. But what we're really fighting against is what our opponent has pledged to do if elected. He would shower billionaires with more huge tax breaks, oppose setting a timeline to bring our troops home from Afghanistan, starve investments in clean energy research, and make it harder for students to afford to go to college. He'd outlaw a woman's right to choose and completely cut funding for Planned Parenthood. We can't afford an endless war in Afghanistan, a return to policies that hurt the middle class, and a social agenda from the 1950s. The stakes and the differences are profound. The outcome of this election will determine the course of this country for decades to come. I need you by my side. Make a donation of $5 or more today: https://my.democrats.org/Ready Thank you, Barack

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How Romney buried Santorum

Pacquiao -- The whole race changed yesterday. With Rick Santorum dropping out, the Republicans are finally coalescing behind Mitt Romney. That means that every super PAC, special interest, and big donor in the Republican Party is pouring money into helping Mitt Romney wage his attacks on President Obama. Romney was able to bury his primary opponents under an onslaught of negative ads. We need to make sure this tactic doesn't work against Democrats between now and November. It's time to step up. We've been fighting for months, but today is different. We know exactly who we're fighting against for the White House. Donate $3 or more to Democrats today: https://my.democrats.org/The-Race-is-On Thanks, Patrick Patrick Gaspard Executive Director Democratic National Committee

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The first major "anti-Obama" campaign

Pacquiao -- Huge news -- Karl Rove's super PAC, American Crossroads, is launching its first major "anti-Obama" ad campaign this year. With plans to spend as much as $300 million, yesterday they announced a plan to destroy President Obama's standing with voters in key battleground states in an ad blitz slated from now until July. Why so early? They said they hope to "dislodge voters from him" before the general election even starts. We can't stop their ads -- but we can fight back with every resource we have. Pitch in $3 or more today to push back against American Crossroads' early ad blitz. Here's something that gets me especially fired up: Their attack line in these ads is apparently going to be that the President isn't "up for the job." This is coming from Karl Rove and other former Bush advisors -- the exact same people who championed the reckless economic policies that brought us to the brink of another Great Depression -- and left us holding the bag. It's pretty outrageous. This news of their massive -- and entirely negative -- ad campaign shows they're not interested in letting their nominee compete against President Obama in earnest. They don't want to run on the issues, or let voters choose between two visions for our country -- they just want to destroy Barack Obama. The worst part is it could work. Look at how Romney and his super PAC have beaten Santorum and Gingrich: they come in state-by-state, drop millions in negative ads, and jump his poll numbers by sometimes more than double-digits to win. It doesn't matter if it's true. If you can afford to put lies on TV 30 times a day, folks could start to reconsider the truth. We're not going to let that happen. For every negative ad they throw up on the air, we'll launch rapid response communications, and, yes, even our own ads to set the record straight. I need to know you're ready for this fight -- even if it's earlier than we expected. Donate $3 or more right now to fight back against American Crossroads' lies: https://my.democrats.org/Fight-the-Ad-Blitz Thanks, Patrick Patrick Gaspard Executive Director Democratic National Committee

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Your bumper sticker

Pacquiao -- I wanted to make sure you didn't miss this: We're giving away free bumper stickers -- just let us know where to send yours. Alright, we're having a little fun with these stickers, but your support is no joke. It makes a huge difference for President Obama and Democrats across the country. Now you can share it with the world. Get your free sticker while they're still available: http://my.democrats.org/Get-Your-Free-Sticker Thanks, Brad Brad Woodhouse Communications Director Democratic National Committee

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We're sending this one to the RNC

Pacquiao -- The Republicans' anti-women's health agenda is, according to the head of the GOP, a "fiction." That's right -- Reince Priebus says it's just a figment of our imagination. Let me just say these attacks are very real to the millions of women whose access to health care is on the line, thanks to threats to defund Planned Parenthood and the GOP fight to limit access to birth control. If you're with me on this one, we'll make sure Priebus sees your name on this petition. We'll collect as many names as we can and deliver them to the RNC headquarters, to give them a strong dose of reality. It's no coincidence that women are fleeing the Republican Party in droves. This is the party that supported Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's ultrasound law, which forces women considering abortions to undergo a medically unnecessary procedure. For the women opposed to forced ultrasounds, Pennsylvania's Governor Tom Corbett's answer is to just "close your eyes" and deal with it. This is the "conservative leadership" that Mitt Romney praises. As for Romney, he has promised repeatedly to defund Planned Parenthood, a 95-year-old organization that is many women's only option for health care. And his No. 1 goal if he gets to the White House: repeal Obamacare, which means turning the clock back to when being a woman was considered a pre-existing condition, and charging us up to 50% more than men for the same health care coverage. This anti-women's health agenda is not a "fiction" -- and, no matter how many times the GOP denies its existence, this issue isn't going away. Join me today. Add your name alongside mine: http://my.democrats.org/The-Attacks-Arent-Fiction Thanks, Debbie Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Chair Democratic National Committee

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Reject this radical budget

Pacquiao -- Yesterday our President had a few choice words for the radical Republican budget championed by Rep. Paul Ryan. He called it "so far to the right it makes the Contract with America look like the New Deal." From Medicare to Social Security, health care to education, the GOP is ready to cut to the bone some of our most basic government services -- while not asking for a dime more from the wealthiest Americans. President Obama called it what it is: "A Trojan horse... Disguised as deficit reduction plans, it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country." This isn't just Paul Ryan's budget -- it's also Mitt Romney's platform. Let's fight it. Add your name alongside mine to reject the Ryan budget. Here's just a few of the things that would happen to Americans with the budget the GOP is backing. Medicare? They'd throw it out the window, and give seniors a voucher that would amount to the second-cheapest health care plan in their community. Education? This plan would lay off thousands of teachers nationwide, and drastically cut financial aid -- actually making college more expensive than it currently is. Investments in clean energy? Cut by a fifth. In the President's words: "Gutting the very things we need to grow an economy that's built to last -- education and training, research and development -- it's a prescription for decline." Perhaps even more telling are the things they're fighting to protect: four billion annually in taxpayer-funded subsidies for giant oil companies that don't need it; increases in defense spending completely beyond what the Pentagon even asked for; and even more tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires. So let's break it down. This budget isn't for the 98% of Americans making under $250,000 a year. Who is it for? It's laden with special interest kickbacks and protections to keep the status quo going for those on top. Yesterday, the President said he's going to fight against this budget until the other side starts listening. It's our job to back him up. Send a strong message to Ryan and the Republicans pushing this budget. Reject it outright today: http://my.democrats.org/Reject-the-Ryan-budget Thanks, Patrick Patrick Gaspard Executive Director Democratic National Committee P.S. -- You can even leave a message for Rep. Ryan when you add your name. Some of them will be featured on our blog and social media.

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