Friends -
I am writing to you today because our campaign is facing one of the greatest challenges to date right now, and because we need your financial support ahead of Friday’s FEC fundraising deadline. Here is why:
The political establishment has noticed that recent polls have shown us with a slight lead in Iowa. So they are talking to the corporate media and running television ads funded by big money, determined to stop our campaign from winning.
What they do not understand is that this campaign is not about me. It is about us.
It is about all of us building a movement that will not just win the presidency, but that will transform our country.
What they do not understand is that if enough people in our movement stand together right now, we will prove we are more powerful than they are. So let’s show them.
The billionaire class hopes that the way they have always done things — flooding airwaves with dark money at the last minute to attack candidates who fight for the working class — will be enough to stop our campaign’s momentum.
We need to prove them wrong.
In solidarity,
Bernie Sanders