Jack —

Tomorrow (campaigns know no Sundays!) I will sit down with Tulsi. In that meeting I will show her a print out of the list of names of every single person who has given to the campaign this week, our last week before we submit our third quarter fundraising numbers to the FEC - and the public. 

At this time in June, the last week of the second quarter, we had received over 20,000 donations. This month, we need to step up our game — we’re still 10,000 away from our goal of 40,000 donors. Let me be frank: we’ve got work to do. Every quarter the campaign continues the stakes — and the bar — grows higher. Tulsi being shut out of the September debate meant we missed out on media coverage equivalent to millions of dollars worth of advertising… millions that went to media darlings like Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren instead. 

We’ve got lost ground to make up, quickly, in order to demonstrate the grassroots momentum we see every day on the ground, in the books. 

Jack, Can I add your name to the list I’ll be printing and giving to Tulsi tomorrow? This close-of-quarter FEC reporting deadline is more critical for Tulsi than the other candidates, those who profit from the status quo want to count us out. Don’t let them: Pitch-in $3 now and let’s close this quarter with a show of strength.

We all saw how hard the political elite, and their allies in the corporate media, have worked to keep Tulsi off the debate stage, to deny her platform coverage and to ignore our campaign’s obvious grassroots momentum. But they failed. Against these obstacles, Tulsi qualified once again for the October debates, proving that not only does she deserve to be on the debate stage, but that her message is resonating with people on the ground, where it matters.

Thank you for all that you do in ensuring Tulsi’s voice — the voice speaking for we, the people — continues to be heard loud and clear.

Onward,
Caitlin