Hey there, John! It's Louis, Jamaal's Political Director.
Right now, our campaign is racing towards a midnight deadline tomorrow in order to ensure that our final campaign ads continue running on TV until Election Day. And since TV ads are one of the easiest and most impactful ways to reach even more voters in NY-16, it's crucial that we maintain our momentum now more than ever.
If we can raise $45,000 by midnight tomorrow, we'll be able to pay for new TV slots for our ad and keep up our competitive outreach until the polls close. Can we count on you to rush a donation of any amount to keep our ads on TV? You can also click here to watch our full ad!
Our campaign has faced a number of challenges in our efforts to keep Jamaal in Congress. From an unprecedented redistricting disaster that forced us to reorganize our entire outreach strategy, to a delayed congressional election pushed into August, to a GOP-funded opposition working to replace our progressive voice with corporate conservative representation — we've overcome a lot as a grassroots campaign.
It's my job to keep an open ear out for the political chatter throughout the district. I'm in frequent discussion with local electeds, democratic clubs and activist circles — and we know this election cycle is one of the most competitive we've seen in years. Earlier this month, Jamaal's fellow Justice Democrat Ilhan Omar won her election by an extremely narrow margin — and she didn't run any TV ads. That is why our strategy involves being up on TV in the final days, so our opponents do not have the opportunity to drown out our progressive message.
Now more than ever, we need to galvanize the resources to push our campaign message as far as we can before the polls close. We know that this ad's message is effective, and that it resonates with voters. A TV ad may only be 30 seconds, but those 30 seconds could be the difference between us winning or losing this election.
While we're working to grow our grassroots power through emails just like this one, TV ads allow us to introduce Jamaal to tens of thousands of undecided voters — that we must reach before Election Day. If you stand with Jamaal and our movement, please consider rushing a contribution of any amount to help us reach our goal of $45,000 to keep our ads on the air until Election Day and continue growing our movement.
Thank you for being a part of this movement, John.
Louis Romain, Political Director
Bowman for Congress
