Via e-mail:
With your efforts, we have raised a total of $703,879 online during the month of October, including $331,420 over the last five days.
Each member of my campaign team and I have watched the money tracker on the front page of our website with a mix of awe and humility.
Clearly something is happening.
Yet, after what neutral observers called a strong performance at the last presidential debate and following a win among attendees at the Family Research Council’s Washington Briefing, many in the Washington press corps and on rival presidential campaigns want you to believe that money problems will prevent us from capitalizing on our momentum.
Do you agree? I certainly don’t. As you personally invest in this campaign, please know that each of us is redoubling our efforts. We aren’t listening to the pundits we are listening to you.
This is our moment! Let’s throttle up and end the “Mike would be competitive if he just had more money.” Here’s how we end that right now.
Today, I am asking you to help me send a clear message to the press, our rivals and voters everywhere that feel disenfranchised by the gamesmanship and bitter gotcha politics of Washington. This campaign is not bouncing we are rising steadily towards victory. We are solutions based and people powered.
We have set a new goal of $1,034,487 by October 31st at midnight which is $1 more than our total efforts last fundraising quarter. I urge you to make an immediate “Million for Mike” contribution of $1 (A Buck for Huck!), $5, $10, $25, $50, $75, $100, $500 or even $1,000.
Let us match and exceed last quarter’ s fundraising performace! Reaching this online goal will leave our campaign with $1.7 million in the bank. A good start for the road to the White House!
And while I’m asking you to make a “Million for Mike” contribution personally of any amount that you can before October 31 at midnight, I’d also ask you to go the extra mile and send an email to at least 5 of your friends, family members, neighbors, or co-workers and ask them to match your contribution.
Of course, it would be even better if you could send this email to more than 5 people, but please don’t send it to less than that. While most of the other campaigns are relying on a few well known political fundraisers, I’m going to put my trust in YOU. We will make history and take the elections out of the hands of a few and put it in the hands of many. This is a big step of faith, but I believe we have a great opportunity to show that this campaign is unlike any other because we are supported by ordinary people who are going to make extraordinary things happen.
Thanks a Million!
With deep gratitude,
Mike Huckabee
