Last week, we found out that our grassroots campaign outraised our opponents in August for the first time since April. That was only possible because of more than 1 million supporters like you.
That's simply amazing, and it's only part of what this organization is all about. I want to share a few other numbers with you that give a sense of what we're building:
-- As of today, we've opened 100 field offices so far -- just in Ohio.
-- Tens of thousands of volunteers turned out to more than 8,100 grassroots events across the country -- in one weekend alone.
-- 317,000 people chipped in this past month to help build this campaign -- for the first time.
The other side will spend millions on TV ads to try to silence all of that. But we're going to show them that democracy still works from the bottom up.
These last 49 days, it's going to take all of us pitching in to win this. Can you help out?
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I can't thank you enough.
Michelle
P.S. -- For the last time in this campaign, Barack will be sitting down for dinner with a few grassroots supporters sometime soon. Anything you chip in today will automatically enter you for the chance to be there with him -- and the campaign will fly you and your guest out for free:
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