The Countdown Starts Today
Bill Lombardi sent out an email to the campaign list today:
We??ve come a long way in the last four months.That’s right, you can contribute today and get one of those posters from the concert (a couple people have emailed me about how to get one. Well, this is your chance.).When Jon Tester announced his campaign in late May, our main primary opponent was well on his way to raising $400,000 at a time when we didn??t even have a bank account. Polls showed us with little name recognition, pulling just 26 percent of the vote in a hypothetical election. And we didn??t even have an email list???just a list of people that Jon had promised to call when he made the decision to run.
But thanks to you, we??ve come a long way– and the momentum is building. A new poll shows Jon has gone from 26 percent in May to 38 percent support today in a hypothetical match-up. In the last two months, your efforts to recruit friends and family have doubled the size of our campaign. And just three weeks ago, we pulled off one of the biggest political rallies in Montana??s history at the Pearl Jam show in Missoula.
But the next two weeks are the most important weeks we??ve faced so far, and we need to demonstrate to the press, pundits and D.C. insiders that the grassroots momentum building behind our campaign can speak to them in the only language they understand???the language of money.
Next Friday, September 30th, is the third-quarter deadline for FEC fundraising purposes. How well we do will send a loud message about the strength of our campaign, and about your commitment to sending a working Montanan to represent you in Washington. Please contribute what you can today.
I know money is tight for many Montanans. Conrad Burns’ high-roller big donors don’t feel the pinch of gasoline near $3 a gallon and skyrocketing natural gas prices as winter approaches. Conrad Burns has consistently voted against the interests of working Montanans???voting to give tax breaks to oil companies at a time when many Montanans are struggling to fill up the gas tank.
The truth is, we can??t afford to keep Conrad Burns in Washington any longer. Please contribute what you can and help us throw Burns out.
I cannot overstate how important the September 30th deadline is. A strong showing will set the tone for our campaign, and send a message to the rest of the state and the rest of the nation that working Montanans have had enough with out-of-touch D.C. politicians.
Thank you for taking part in our campaign to send Montana values to Washington, D.C.
Bill Lombardi
Montanans for TesterP.S. You can receive exclusive posters from the Pearl Jam concert for your contribution. Click here to contribute and receive a poster: http://www.testerforsenate.com/posters/
But more importantly, you can send a message that we’re ready for change. Jon’s been standing up on issues critical to Montanans, like public access, and on issues important to all working Americans, like the energy bill. Send a signal that Democrats who stand up deserve support.
Posted on Monday, September 19th, 2005 at 11:24 am. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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