Hi, John. It’s me again, Beto’s Digital Director.
We’ve been pretty up front about the dynamics of this race. It changes every week. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. Sometimes you’re Hootie and sometimes you’re the Blowfish. But this week, there was some news that might shake things up: we have a self-funder joining the race, and they’re bringing $100 million along with them.
Beto...is not that kind of candidate. He’s always been about people power — about showing what we can achieve when hundreds of thousands of people come together to fund a campaign $5, $10, $20 at a time. No PACs, no lobbyists, no special interests. We’re counting on you and you alone.
That’s not how every candidate is gonna roll. I get that. But democracy shouldn’t be about which billionaire can afford the most TV ads in Cedar Rapids — no matter how well-intentioned they are. It shouldn’t be about which rich friend can start a super PAC. And it shouldn’t be about whichever candidate can invite the most lobbyists to eat banquet hall tilapia for $2,800-per-plate. It’s about talking to voters — face to face, person to person — and earning their support. Not buying it.
Beto is that candidate. He shows up in places politicians don’t usually go — from a town in Iowa with a population of 300 with over 100 attendees, to an event in Nashville last week with over 1,000. He connects with people person-to-person and gives others the microphone.
He’s fighting to earn your vote the right way. And while it may put us at a slight financial disadvantage if someone’s campaign can almost literally print money, I know we can make up for it with the power of you.
Thank you for everything.
Rob Flaherty
Digital Director, Beto for America
