| Pacquiao -- This is an enormously big deal: We closed the fundraising gap in August, with the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party raising $114 million compared to the $111 million raised by Romney and the Republicans. Thanks to you, we outraised the other side for the first time since April. But we can't stop now -- we need your help to keep that gap closed. These numbers don't include super PAC or outside spending, and the other side is going to do everything they can to outraise us in the next 57 days. We need to keep up the momentum. Check out Obama campaign manager Jim Messina's email below for more details, then donate $5 or more today to help keep this close: https://my.democrats.org/August-Numbers Thanks, Patrick -----------------Original Message----------------- From: Jim Messina Subject: I'll be damned Friend -- Huge news: We finally closed the gap. We outraised Mitt Romney and the Republicans $114 million to $111 million in August. Unbelievable. After three straight months of getting beat -- and not by a small margin -- more than 1,170,000 supporters made a donation to close the gap. We can't let up for one second. These August numbers don't reflect outside group fundraising or spending -- and in that category we're still getting thrashed. Right before the conventions, we were being outspent by super PACs alone in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin. That margin was more than 2 to 1 in Florida, Iowa, and North Carolina. Already, more than 3 million grassroots donors have stepped up to make sure they can't drown us out. According to our records, you weren't among them. Are you going to let this campaign go by without joining in? Stand up and be counted -- donate $5 or more today to help build on this momentum. We recently learned Karl Rove is rounding up the most powerful Republican donors to give all they've got to beat Barack Obama. And it's clear the Romney campaign has been building up a cash advantage that would allow them to blanket the airwaves with negative ads even if we did close the gap. Last week a Romney-Ryan official compared their latest ad campaign to the "daisy cutter" bombs used in the Iraq War. Another adviser to the campaign said their goal from now to Election Day is to "carpet bomb" President Obama and Vice President Biden. After all our hard work over the past 17 months, I'll be damned if the Romney campaign, Karl Rove, the Koch brothers, and a handful of anonymous billionaires "carpet bomb" the President and end up deciding this election for millions of Americans in the last 57 days. We just proved we can go head to head with Romney and the Republicans and win. That can't stop now. This will be a tight race to the end. Donate $5 or more today: https://my.democrats.org/August-Numbers Together we're proving that ordinary Americans -- not special interests or super PACs -- will decide this election. I'm proud to be a part of this campaign, and even more determined to make sure our hard work translates into a win for President Obama in November. I hope you feel the same way. Thanks for all you're doing. Messina Jim Messina Campaign Manager Obama for America |
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