John,
Honestly, we don’t even want to tell Summer this – but we fell just a little bit short of our end-of-quarter fundraising goal last night.
We missed it by $400. That might not seem like a lot in a world where billionaire donors and corporate PACs are out here throwing millions into races like they’re ordering off the $1 menu. But to us? $400 means everything.
Here’s why this matters so much:
When you’re running a grassroots campaign like Summer’s – a campaign that refuses corporate PAC money, dark money, or billionaire backroom deals – every single dollar raised is a dollar we earn from real people who believe in this work.
Summer stands up for us every single day. She’s fighting to get corporate money out of politics because she knows billionaires shouldn’t get to buy our democracy. She’s fighting for peace and justice here at home and around the world, even when it means standing up to powerful lobbies and entrenched interests. And she’s fighting for working families who have been left behind by a system that’s always been rigged for the wealthy and well-connected.
But because she’s willing to stand up, they’re willing to spend big to take her down. They see her power. They see her history-making leadership. They see the way she uplifts people who have been left out and left behind. And they’re scared of it.
So yeah… we really don’t want to break the news to her that we fell short – even if it was just by $400. Because we know her supporters. We know this team. We always step up, even when things are hard.
Imagine being able to tell Summer later today that we not only made up for the shortfall, but that her grassroots team stepped up in a powerful way to keep this campaign moving forward stronger than ever. That’s the kind of good news she deserves.
Because at the end of the day, this campaign isn’t just about raising money. It’s about proving that no billionaire check can compete with real people fighting together for what’s right.
Thank you so much for always stepping up when it matters most. Truly. Summer is out here every single day fighting for us – whether it’s taking on corporate polluters, demanding peace and human rights, standing up to the gun lobby to keep our communities safe, or fighting to get money out of politics once and for all.
Today, let’s fight for her.
In solidarity,
Team Summer
