We learned yesterday that Mitt Romney and his Republican allies more than doubled their cash advantage over us in July.
In just a few months of record fundraising, the other side has taken a huge lead in what they have in the bank -- now a nearly $X million gap. And we already know how they're spending that money: 90 percent of the Romney campaign's ads are negative, many of them nasty and deceptive, trying to bulldoze President Obama and what we built together.
When we launched our campaign last year, we decided we'd win this election on the ground. That's why we're investing resources in the field operation out in the states. It costs more to run that kind of campaign, but that's the only way a grassroots organization can beat a money machine.
The other side is already outspending us nearly 3 to 1 in some battleground states, and the Romney people are hoping that these negative ad blitzes will cancel out all our work. If we can keep the money race close, there's no way that happens.
Don't let them run up the score -- pitch in $X or more right now:
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Believe it -- if we all work together, we're going to win this thing.
Messina
Jim Messina Campaign Manager Obama for America
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