Dear John,
I’ve been on the road every day this month making the case and pressing our advantage.
Whether it’s prosecuting Abbott for his corruption and incompetence that killed hundreds and raised electricity rates for every Texas household (the “Abbott Tax”) during his grid failure, or sharing our vision for Texas (great jobs, world-class schools, affordable health care), we are making the case to the voters of this state.
From the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas where we were just rallying voters during the only weekend of primary early voting to every other region of the state, big city and small town alike, we are out there connecting with the people who have the power to win this race with us.
And it’s not just me out there. More than 49,000 people have signed up to volunteer for this campaign and we are putting them to work.
Over the month of February alone we’ve called, texted, and knocked on the doors of more than 3 million Texas voters. And without spending a dime yet on TV advertising, we’ve begun to close the gap with Abbott in major public polls.
We’ve also received more than 200,000 contributions to the campaign, keeping us close to even with the incumbent on our rate of fundraising even though we have a much lower average contribution.
This is a great position for us to be in with eight months to go. As we demonstrate success in volunteer sign-ups, donations, and turnout at our events, we are giving people hope and showing that we can win. That encourages even more people to sign up, donate, and turn out.
But it’s about to get a lot tougher.
We are going to be hit hard by Abbott as he attempts to slow our momentum now that we’re entering the general election fight. There will be a barrage of the same disinformation and lies (about socialism and open borders for example) that you’ve heard before, only with a lot more money behind the attacks.
I just need to be able to fight back so that I can keep connecting with the people who are going to provide the margin of victory in this election. They need to hear how Abbott has failed them and how I will deliver for them.
Thank you for your help and support. I promise you that I will make the most of it.
Beto
