During the last debate, I was the only candidate on the stage who had defeated the incumbent Republican in the past 30 years. And it was a tough fight: I started out 17 points down from my popular...
During the last debate, I was the only candidate on the stage who had defeated the incumbent Republican in the past 30 years.
And it was a tough fight: I started out 17 points down from my popular Republican opponent who had Wall Street donors in his back pocket and truckloads full of cash. A lot of people thought Massachusetts still wasn't ready to elect its first woman to the Senate. When I told them I was running, they wished me luck, but said we didn't stand a chance.
But here's how I see it: Plenty of people will be quick to tell you what you can't do or what you shouldn't fight for. If I had listened to them, or stuck to poll-tested messages, maybe I would have sat out, or run that campaign differently.
I didn't. I chose to fight — and then I won by 7.5 points.
But I didn't do it on my own. We won because we built a grassroots movement, and that's how we'll win again.
I'm deeply grateful for everything we've built together. But I'm reaching out today to ask for your help. Tomorrow, we face another powerful test: the last FEC deadline before the Iowa caucuses.
