URGENT message from OFA:

[elleng]

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. Tell Obama to dump Arne Duncan and then we will talk.

N/T

[elleng]

2. We'll have to do better than that, Orlando.

Won't be ANY talking unless he's re-elected.
(I agree that Duncan must go.)

[GoneOffShore]

6. Think about the Supreme Court and put your hand in your pocket.

[flamingdem]

13. This is everything

The future not just here but globally on some issues

[Firebrand Gary]

3. I just did the quick donate of $62, we've got to try to at least keep up.

This is so frustrating, hopefully if enough people donate in our small dollars, we can some how keep up.

[elleng]

4. Great work, Firebrand.

Thanks.

[Wait Wut]

5. I did last week...

...will next week.

[elleng]

7. Great, Wut!

[sinkingfeeling]

8. I can't compete with billionaires.

[elleng]

9. Neither can I, sinking,

but TOGETHER we can do a lot. And we MUST.

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. Recurring monthly donor here. Kicked in two addtional donations last month. We can't match....

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]

14. I agree, the 'plea' could use some editing.

Thanks for your contributions.

I just wrote to them, and shared our concerns.

[siligut]

11. I just bought a mug and magnet, does that count?

I also donated yesterday, to enter a raffle to have coffee with Biden.

[elleng]

12. Very cool, sili!

SURE that counts!
Thanks.