TRIPPI is BRINGING BACK THE BAT!!

[janx]

Dear JanX,

You have the power to take on the special interests.

On Monday, July 28th, Vice President Dick Cheney will raise $250,000 for the Bush campaign from a handful of special interest contributors at a luncheon in Columbia, South Carolina.

Let's show George W. Bush and Dick Cheney that we will not let our government be sold to the highest bidder. Let's show that the grassroots are stronger than the special interests.

At the end of June, the Dean campaign posted a "fundraising bat"-- a baseball bat that marked online contributions to the campaign-- on the Dean for America homepage. More than 73,000 Americans contributed $7.6 million dollars to Howard Dean in the second quarter, mostly through small donations. Thousands of Americans understood that their contribution, when combined with the contributions of thousands of others, had the power to change our country. The bat became a symbol of that power.

To take on Dick Cheney and George W. Bush-- to beat back the special interests-- the Dean campaign is "Bringing Out the Bat" this weekend. Our goal is to raise $250,000 in online contributions by midnight, Monday, July 28th. You can take part. You can show George W. Bush and Dick Cheney that the grassroots campaign for Howard Dean is going to send them packing. Click on the link below to contribute:

http://www.deanforamerica.com/dtvbc

We'll be updating the bat 4 times a day throughout the weekend, and every half hour on Monday. Join in and watch your progress-- see how your contribution is making a difference. Updates will be posted on the official Howard Dean weblog:

http://www.blogforamerica.com

Let's demonstrate the power of the grassroots. The bat is back!

Joe Trippi
Campaign Manager
Dean for America
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[janx]

1. Please let people know about this--

It's going to be another fantastic quarter!

[janx]

6. Shit, it's there NOW!

This is such good news. We're on a roll again now!

http://www.deanforamerica.com

On the right side of the page!

[Khephra]

2. NOTE: TO EVERYONE

PLEASE DO NOT POST THE BAT DIRECTLY FROM THE DEAN SITE. THAT WILL SLOW THE SITE DOWN AND MAKE IT HARDER TO REACH OUR GOALS.


Thank you!
:-)

[janx]

3. Wait--they're bringing it out this weekend!

I was wrong, and it's even better! I'm going to check the site to see if it's there now!!

[Khephra]

4. Yep

It's already up there. I just donated myself.

:-)

[janx]

7. I wonder how often they will update the bat...

? It was great last time because they updated it every half hour or so...

[Khephra]

9. Doesn't it say 4 times a day in the letter?

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[Khephra]

5. Yep

It's already up there. I just donated myself.

:-)

[janx]

8. They're going to do the updates four times a day until Monday,

and then they'll go to the half-hour updates.

[dajabr]

10. My birthday is in a couple of weeks...

I'll be suggesting this as a much appreciated early B-Day gift! Did I really need another shirt and tie anyway? B-)

[janx]

11. Nah. But see if you can get an early b'day present, because

this fundraising blitz ends on Monday...not that you can't contribute after that, of course. We're just trying to beat Cheney's $$$$$ by Monday.

[janx]

12. kick for the BAT!

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[janx]

13. $50,379.53 and 743 contributors as of Friday midnight ET!

Sound the trumpets and let loose the hounds (as Chris Cypser said): the BAT is BACK!

[janx]

14. !

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[janx]

15. $85, 536.28 at 9:30 a.m. Saturday!!!

Go Dean!

Let's keep this thread kicked!