We didn't want you to miss this urgent message from our team, John.
Just yesterday, news broke of our opponent's fundraising numbers for the quarter. And as it stands, our grassroots campaign was outraised by Jamaal's conservative, establishment-backed opponent.
To prepare for the fights ahead, we set a 48 hour goal to raise 1,000 contributions — and we now only have less than 12 hours left before we reach our deadline. We're just 257 contributions away from solidifying our fundraising and ensuring that we have the tools and resources to keep up the fight. John, we need your help to close the gap on our goal. Can you rush a donation of $3, $15, or $50 right now to help our fundraising keep pace with the urgency of election season?
Our success and victory depends entirely on how hard we fight for it. So let's continue to seize every opportunity we can to make sure that Jamaal and our progressive momentum can continue.
Let's do this,
Luke Hayes, Campaign Manager
Bowman for Congress
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From: Team Bowman [[email protected]]
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Subject: We were outraised
To: John [[email protected]]
Breaking news, John:
Jamaal's conservative, establishment-backed opponent just released his fundraising numbers for last quarter — and as it stands, our grassroots campaign was outraised.
This means our opponent has serious resources to launch bad-faith attacks against Jamaal and our progressive movement. It's imperative that we make up ground now so we have the resources to fight back and share the truth about Jamaal and his vision for a brighter, more equitable future for all of us.
That's why we've launched a flash goal of 1,000 contributions in the next 48 hours to ensure we can respond to any attacks, get our message out, and keep Jamaal fighting for bold, progressive legislation in Congress.
Our opponent's big fundraising haul had very little support from hardworking, everyday people. His campaign received hundreds of big checks, and his donor list is packed with corporate PACS, real-estate developers, conservative establishment democrats, and even the infamous pharma bro and corrupt Wall Street executive Martin Shkreli.
Our campaign is powered by people, not wealthy corporate interests. Last quarter we raised 5x more than our opponent from small dollar donations — while his average big dollar donor gave a whopping $1,556, our campaign had thousands of supporters in NY-16 and across the country chip in an average of just $67. That is what a people-powered campaign looks like, and it ensures Jamaal is accountable only to the hardworking, everyday folks like you he serves in Congress.
The truth is, falling behind our opponent puts us at a serious disadvantage. We need to quickly make up ground and build the resources necessary to fight back against conservative, establishment attacks.
Thank you for standing with us.
— Team Bowman
