Subject: Insurmountable?
From: "Barack Obama" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 13:18:15 -0400

Friend --

The headlines are talking about how 
you and I got beat again by the other 
side in fundraising.

Those headlines aren't going away. 
I will be outspent in this election. And 
we will not win the ad wars on TV 
and radio -- right now, the other side 
is outspending us on TV by at least 
2-to-1 in most battleground states.

And that's OK. But only if we're able 
to keep the spending gap close enough 
so that our investments in a truly grassroots 
campaign pay off.

I believe in that model, and I'm betting that 
you do, too.

It's moments like these that I need you to act 
on that belief. Can you make a donation of $3 
or more today?

https://donate.barackobama.com/Keep-It-Close14

Thank you,

Barack

P.S. -- To say thanks for all you're doing for me and 
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you don't share my love for basketball, I'd love to 
meet you. If you're interested, make a donation here 
today, and you'll be automatically entered to join us. 
I may even challenge you to a quick shootaround:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Basketball18

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