Hi team, it’s Carli – Susie’s Finance Director.

With the news that the Supreme Court will likely strike down Roe v. Wade, we’ve entered an uncharted territory in politics. So, I’m passing along the internal memo that our Campaign Manager, Gabby, just sent out a few days back.

Typically, campaigns keep their staff-wide memos under wraps and use it to ensure their team is on the same page. However, with the stakes being so high in Susie’s race and across the country, I received Gabby’s permission to send her memo your way.

I get that this is longer, so let me give you the gist of it if you don’t have time: We’ve had to increase fundraising expectations to stay competitive with the GOP so, please consider chipping in to our campaign.

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Gabby Everett
Date: Mon, May 2nd, 2022 at 10:17 AM
Subject: INTERNAL MEMO: Priorities for May
To: Team Susie Lee (All Staff)

May Toplines

Six Months Out

• We’re officially six months out from Election Day on November 8th – this is home stretch territory!
• From here on out, our team is preparing for a sharp increase in Republican attacks through television and online.

Strategy

• As you’ve all heard, political forecasters have begun downgrading Susie’s race from ‘Lean Democrat’ to ‘Toss-up.’
  • We anticipated this to be the case, but this decision being made with six months left means that the stakes will only continue to get higher.
• Forecasters are seeing what we’ve been warning supporters and likely voters about for the past few months. This race is about to take an incredibly competitive turn.
• All four of Susie’s opponents remain in the race and are continuing to provide contrast between the Congresswoman and their far-right agendas.

Fundraising

• We currently have enough in the bank to sustain our current rate of spending through the rest of May.
• However, Republicans have continued their multi-million dollar spending efforts across our district.
• The finance team has increased our fundraising requirements by 60% to keep up with the attacks and increased attention that the GOP has given this district.

Takeaways

• We need to stay vigilant and increase the pressure we’re applying out in the field, while fundraising, and mobilizing supporters online.
• The GOP is chipping away at our lead thanks to the new rating change and influx of money from special interest groups.
• Our team has raised expectations for fundraising throughout the rest of May – please do all you can to help the campaign reach our adjusted numbers.

Do you get the urgency behind my email now, folks?

If you can, I’d really appreciate it if you’d chip in $10 or more to help us raise what we need to cement Susie’s lead and keep NV-03 blue.

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Let’s make these six months count.

Carli Fettig
Finance Director
Susie Lee for Congress