Return-path: Envelope-to: paulw@kincaids.ca Delivery-date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:50:24 -0400 Received: from mta-inap12.bluestatedigital.com ([66.151.230.245]:55702) by hp51.hostpapa.com with esmtp (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1TBAw4-0001dn-4X for paulw@kincaids.ca; Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:50:24 -0400 Received: by mta-inap12.bluestatedigital.com (Postfix, from userid 507) id 3XG1by0w3hz9799; Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:50:19 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=democrats.org; s=democratsorgkey; t=1347310222; bh=buBsZknIsZwRaYERU++5S/rYo2R1DpfChaNhyCbHRTo=; h=Date:To:From:Reply-to:Subject:Message-ID:List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=Dc+tCpqILb7yQijfhv6vQuWWJmkU8VL5ftF2gyL4v4I5byYu7NBWzLus1v+f91COp vGD2TgTUflj/m+iQc56EF9CLRCizgWwJCL8ZkA9XvCYjDO7jrTCN9i4i2x6qHa3kFB hEEJqlb6ZXCXdfzvzQ/iDaNI+a7SSlD1MFsL/bXY= Received: from maillist-o by ofa0.bounce.bluestatedigital.com with local (PHPMailer); Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:50:19 -0400 Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:50:19 -0400 To: Paul W Kinciad From: "Patrick Gaspard, Democrats.org" Reply-to: democraticparty@democrats.org Subject: Fwd: I'll be damned Message-ID: <3a7f6450e434a73758f40e1e1a4af239@ofa0.bounce.bluestatedigital.com> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: PHPMailer [version 1.71-blue_mailer] X-maillist-id: 2750b1f541eb3dc4 X-rpcampaign: AQtVPFFRVAQ X-maillist-guid: AQtVPFFTUwQHAlYABVRWA1BdUwY9RwRGDk5yCF9aVgUMAUUbAAU List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="b1_3a7f6450e434a73758f40e1e1a4af239" --b1_3a7f6450e434a73758f40e1e1a4af239 Content-Type: text/plain; charset = "iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paul W -- This is an enormously big deal: We closed the fundraising gap in=20 August, with the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party raising=20 $114 million compared to the $111 million raised by Romney and the=20 Republicans. Thanks to you, we outraised the other side for the first time=20 since April. But we can't stop now -- we need your help=20 to keep that gap closed: https://my.democrats.org/August-Numbers1 These numbers don't include super PAC or outside spending,=20 and the other side is going to do everything they can to outraise=20 us in the next 57 days. We need to keep up the momentum.=20 =20 Check out Obama campaign manager Jim Messina's email below=20 for more details, then donate $5 or more today to help keep this=20 close: https://my.democrats.org/August-Numbers1 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=20 Republicans $114 million to $111 million in August. Unbelievable. After three straight months of getting beat -- and=20 not by a small margin -- more than 1,170,000 supporters made=20 a donation to close the gap. We can't let up for one second. These August numbers don't=20 reflect outside group fundraising or spending -- and in that category=20 we're still getting thrashed. Right before the conventions, we were being outspent by super PACs=20 alone in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia, and = Wisconsin.=20 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=20 sure they can't drown us out. According to our records, you weren't = among=20 them. Are you going to let this campaign go by without joining in?=20 =20 Stand up and be counted -- donate $5 or more today to help build on = this=20 momentum: https://my.democrats.org/August-Numbers1 We recently learned that Karl Rove is rounding up the most powerful=20 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=20 advantage that would allow them to blanket the airwaves with negative=20 ads even if we did close the gap. Last week a Romney-Ryan official=20 compared their latest ad campaign to the "daisy cutter" bombs used in=20 the Iraq War. Another adviser to the campaign said their goal from now=20 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=20 Romney campaign, Karl Rove, the Koch brothers, and a handful of=20 anonymous billionaires "carpet bomb" the President and end up deciding=20 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=20 and win. That can't stop now. This will be a tight race to the end. Donate $5 today: https://my.democrats.org/August-Numbers1 Together we're proving that ordinary Americans -- not special interests = or=20 super PACs -- will decide this election. I'm proud to be a part of this = campaign,=20 and even more determined to make sure our hard work translates into a = win=20 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************************************************************** Paid for by Obama for America Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible. To unsubscribe from this mailing list, click the link below: http://www.democrats.org/unsubscribe =09 --b1_3a7f6450e434a73758f40e1e1a4af239 Content-Type: text/html; charset = "iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Democratic Party
Paul W --

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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