John,
I’m going to tell a short story about Beto’s first run for Congress, back in 2012.
It was a very competitive primary, and Beto was up against an eight term incumbent. I was the Campaign Manager at the time, but our team was small – we only had one full-time paid staff member, and it wasn’t even me! 99% of this congressional campaign was powered by volunteers.
But we worked hard. We knocked thousands of doors and called thousands of voters. Beto himself knocked at least 16,000 doors. We were leaving it all on the field, no regrets and no second chances.
And when it came to Election Day, in the last minutes of his historic bid for Congress, Beto stood on the side of the road outside a polling location, flagging down cars so they could vote before the polls closed. Here’s a picture:
That picture was taken 10 minutes before the polls closed. And, against all odds, Beto avoided a run off by just a few hundred votes. Again, it was a campaign powered by people who left it all on the field – and it paid off.
So that’s what I’m going to ask you to do today, John. Leave it all on the field. Do everything you can so when you wake up on November 4th, you’re not full of dread or regret.
I hope that thinking of Beto, standing on the access road to a freeway, 10 minutes before polls close, doing everything he can to pull off a win, inspires you in these last four days. I know it inspires me.
Thanks,
David Wysong
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