Hey Jason. I wanted to drop you a quick note with only a few hours left until our end-of-month deadline.
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Rob Flaherty
Digital Director
Beto for America
The reviews are in from last night's debate.
So… how'd Beto do?
 | Beto says we have 10 years till the end of the world I thought the standard DNC talking points said that we had 12 years??? We two years in a matter of weeks this is getting scary folks we better act now! 🙄 Donald Trump Jr. | ||||||||||
| Beto makes more sense when he talks in Spanish and serves up better material when he eats dirt or gives his wife baby poo. Mike Huckabee |  | ||||||||||
 | Beto O'Rourke just came out for extending Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, public schooling, etc etc to all 7 billion people in the world. (YOU PAY.) Ann Coulter | ||||||||||
| Beto is really crazy. He wants USA to assist Central American countries so no one would want to come here. Bill O'Reilly |  | ||||||||||
 | Beto O'Rourke invited three people inspired by ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick to kneel during the national anthem to be his guests at tonight's #DemDebate. @TrumpWarRoom | ||||||||||
Looks like it went pretty well!
Beto does not accept contributions from PACs, special interests, corporations or D.C. lobbyists. What we raise before our end-of-July deadline is up to you, our grassroots supporters.
Jason,
I wasn't going to email you again so early after last night's debate, but we just got some big news. A new poll shows Beto in the lead in Texas' primary. It also shows Beto is the only Democrat with a sizable lead over Trump in Texas.
Make no mistake: if we win Texas, we win the White House. Beto is the one who can make that happen, but it'll take all of us stepping up.
| Beto 48.8% | Trump 37.6% | +11.2 |
| Warren 40.7% | Trump 38.2% | +2.5 |
| Sanders 39.2% | Trump 37.3% | +1.9 |
| Harris 39.8% | Trump 38.5% | +1.3 |
| Biden 36.9% | Trump 37.1% | -0.2 |
| Buttigieg 33% | Trump 38.6% | -5.6 |
We've always known Beto would make a strong general election candidate. But the chance to win Texas changes everything.
To put it in perspective, Democrats could lose Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, Ohio, Wisconsin and half of Maine — and STILL beat Donald Trump if we win Texas. Of course, we don't plan on losing any of those states!
Thank you so much for all you've done to get us this far.
Jen O'Malley Dillon
Campaign Manager
Beto for America
Jason,
Tonight, America saw why Beto O'Rourke should be president.
They saw how he was able to inspire so many in Texas; how he's inspiring so many Americans at town halls from Sioux City, Iowa to Flint, Michigan; and how he'd lead our country with strength and compassion. The polar opposite of Donald Trump, he invoked optimism over fear, inclusion over division, and focused on the future rather than the past.
Beto always says what he believes. In a night full of contentious disagreement, Beto rose above. He was the only candidate on stage to give clear, decisive and strong answers — not giving an inch — while many others on stage equivocated or split hairs or even reversed their previous positions.
He's the right candidate to defeat Donald Trump in 2020. And as he pointed out (and as a poll showed today), he's the candidate best positioned to bring together not only Democrats, but Independents and Republicans to win the new battleground state of Texas, and its 38 electoral votes.
Will you help us build this campaign by making a $10 contribution?
On all of the issues the American people care about most — from confronting climate change to Trump's tariffs that amount to taxes on workers and farmers — he led on substance, not only showing he has the policy chops to stand toe-to-toe with anyone in our party, but that his vision for our country is most in line with the people's:
Beto isn't focused on pithy one-liners or divisive takedowns. He spends his time listening to the American people where they are. Tonight, Beto's approach and the type of leader he will be was on full display. This is only the beginning.
Let's build this campaign together. Make a $10 contribution now.
Thank you for stepping up, especially on a night like tonight.
- Team Beto
Jason,
In just a few hours, we'll head inside the historic Fox Theatre in Detroit to begin the second Democratic debate of 2020.
I'm really excited at this point. It can be a challenge to talk in 30-second snippets about issues that deserve a lot more time. But tonight is a big opportunity to show what our campaign is all about and why we're different.
A lot of eyes are going to be on us, from the viewers in homes across the country to the reporters wondering how our campaign will fare in the months to come.
I believe in this country. But I believe in this country because I believe in you. All of you. When I go out on stage tonight, I carry your faith in me — and in the campaign we're building together — with me.
I want you to know that your support and belief in this campaign really means so much to me. You've given me the hope and the inspiration to keep pushing every day, even during the toughest moments of the campaign.
From the beginning, I've said that it will not be one person alone who will win this primary and defeat Donald Trump. It will be all of us. Our only chance to win, our only chance to stop Trump, our only chance to create real and lasting change as we overcome every challenge before us, lies in building a grassroots movement the likes of which we haven't seen in our lifetimes. It'll take millions of us stepping up to volunteer, contribute, and share our vision. Without PACs, without corporations, without special interests, and without lobbyists. All with people. That's why I'm emailing you today.
Before big moments like tonight, I try to center myself by thinking back to why we are all doing this in the first place. I think about Ulysses, Molly, and Henry. I think about what we're going to tell them about what we did in the face of the cruelty of kids in cages, the open racism of "send them back," the unchecked tyranny of a lawless president. I want to be able to tell them that, together, we stood up and put an end to all of that, and to all the horrors of this administration.
This debate is an opportunity for our campaign. It could very well be a turning point for our country too. As I head in there, I'm deeply grateful to have you in my corner.
Beto
Jason,
The stakes are incredibly high for tomorrow's debate. It'll likely be the last nationally-televised debate for about half of the candidates. Beto has already secured his spot for the next one, but he needs you in his corner now more than ever.
That's why volunteers are organizing debate watch parties all over the country – including near Venice. Can you join? RSVP below so the host knows how many people to expect.
Besides showing support for Beto, these watch parties are an important opportunity to meet other people in your community who care about electing a new president and building a new path forward for our country.
To defeat Trump, it's going to take a massive movement of people who are ready to organize in towns and communities everywhere. These volunteer-organized community watch parties are an important step.
Now let's get after it,
Team Beto
P.S. Can't make it to a watch party? Pitch in to power our organizing program here:
Jason,
I'll get straight to the point. In just a few short days, we'll hit our important end-of-month deadline. So I'm asking for your help again today.
Can you make a $10 donation now to help us reach our end-of-month fundraising goal?
For four months now, we've been traveling from town-to-town. Stopping in as many places as we possibly can to meet the people who will decide the direction of this country in our next election. What we're seeing and feeling on the ground is amazing. The people I'm meeting are hungry for change, and they're ready to play a critical part in making it happen.
A lot of eyes are on us, especially leading up to tomorrow's big debate. People want to know if we can really do this, if we can really win. We've got to show them we have the strength.
That's why I'm asking again for some help, and why my ask is so timely.
Make a $10 contribution now before we close out the month of July.
Our grassroots fundraising is a big part of what's carried us this far and kept our campaign so strong day after day, week after week. It hasn't always been easy but we've always had you on our side. Each and every donation, no matter how large or small, makes a big difference when you're running a campaign without taking a dime from PACs, special interests, or D.C. lobbyists. Some have suggested we change course and take their checks, but that's just not going to happen — we're going to do this with people, and we're going to do this with you.
I am committed to that and I am committed to showing what's possible when you put your trust entirely in the people of this country.
Thanks for pitching in and for making this happen. I am so grateful for your continued support.
Beto
Jason,
Yesterday we emailed to tell you about July's average donation: $22.92.
It's a number we're really proud of, because it says a lot about how we've funded this campaign. Hundreds of thousands of everyday people are stepping up to make it happen.
In just a moment, I'm going to ask you to donate another $22.92 (or whatever you feel like giving) to our campaign. But first, I hope you'll give me a chance to explain what a gift like that buys us.
In July alone, your $22.92 contributions allowed us to:
Of course, the most important thing is that $22.92 buys us a chance to change this country. Each donation gets us one step closer to defeating Donald Trump.
Thank you for helping us run this campaign the right way. All people, no PACs. $22.92 at a time we are building the greatest grassroots campaign this country has ever seen.
It's an honor being in this with you,
Rob Flaherty
Digital Director
Beto for America
Jason,
It looks like you didn't fill out the official pre-debate survey yet. We wanted to just make sure you got it, because we're about to collect the responses and do a readout.
| Survey: jambrose01.munchkinlegs@blogger.com |
We're trying to gauge how many of you are planning on tuning in. Plus we really want to know what you'd care to hear about from the candidates. The more people who answer, the more thorough our survey will be.
It just takes a few quick seconds — complete the survey now.
- Team Beto
