Subject: On the air: The first major "anti-Obama" campaign
From: "Patrick Gaspard, Democrats.org" <[email-masked]>
To: "Robert Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:10:25 -0400

The Democratic Party
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Robert --

Remember when I emailed you about the impending $300 million 
ad blitz to tear down President Obama?

The Crossroads attack ads just launched -- and we absolutely can't 
afford to let them go unanswered.

Karl Rove's outside group is pouring $25 million into a massive round 
of TV ad buys, spanning ten key battleground states: Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Florida, 
Michigan, Iowa, Colorado, and Nevada.

Reuters called it "its largest ad assault against President Barack Obama 
yet" -- and Rove and his allies have promised to spend another $275 
million in attack ads before this thing is over.

If you were waiting for a time to be part of Democrats winning this year, 
it's now.

Please pitch in $145 or whatever you can to help Democrats stave off these 
nasty attacks with rapid response in these ten states and more:

https://my.democrats.org/Fight-Their-Ad-Blitz7

Let's stop this before the damage is done.

Thanks,

Patrick

-----------------Original Message-----------------
From: Patrick Gaspard, Democrats.org
Subject: The first major "anti-Obama" campaign

Friend --

Huge news -- Karl Rove's super PAC, American Crossroads, is 
launching its first major "anti-Obama" ad campaign this year.

With plans to spend as much as $300 million, yesterday they 
announced a plan to destroy President Obama's standing with 
voters in key battleground states in an ad blitz slated from now 
until July.

Why so early? They said they hope to "dislodge voters from him" 
before the general election even starts.

We can't stop their ads -- but we can fight back with every 
resource we have.

Pitch in $145 or more today to push back against American 
Crossroads' early ad blitz:

https://my.democrats.org/Fight-Their-Ad-Blitz7

Here's something that gets me especially fired up: Their attack 
line in these ads is apparently going to be that the President isn't 
"up for the job." This is coming from Karl Rove and other former 
Bush advisors -- the exact same people who championed the 
reckless economic policies that brought us to the brink of another 
Great Depression -- and left us holding the bag. It's pretty 
outrageous.

This news of their massive -- and entirely negative -- ad campaign 
shows they're not interested in letting their nominee compete 
against President Obama in earnest. They don't want to run on the 
issues, or let voters choose between two visions for our country -- 
they just want to destroy Barack Obama.

The worst part is it could work. Look at how Romney and his 
super PAC have beaten Santorum and Gingrich: they come in 
state-by-state, drop millions in negative ads, and jump his poll
numbers by sometimes more than double-digits to win.

It doesn't matter if it's true. If you can afford to put lies on TV 30 
times a day, folks could start to reconsider the truth.

We're not going to let that happen. For every negative ad they throw 
up on the air, we'll launch rapid response communications, and, 
yes, even our own ads to set the record straight.

I need to know you're ready for this fight -- even if it's earlier than 
we expected.

Donate $145 or more right now to fight back against American 
Crossroads' lies:

https://my.democrats.org/Fight-Their-Ad-Blitz7

Thanks,

Patrick

Patrick Gaspard
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee

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