Huge news:
We finally closed the gap. We outraised Mitt Romney and the  Republicans $X million to $X 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 $X or more today to help build on this  momentum:
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We recently learned that 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 $X today:
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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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