Date: Sep 19, 2007 1:06 PM
My Plan A, $200,000 for our Campaign and a new video
I absolutely, truly can win this election!
You have probably heard the question before: How can I compete
against candidates who have raised tens of millions of dollars? You
see Hillary leading the polls by double-digits and wonder whether
someone can win the presidency while telling the truth and battling
politics as usual. My answer is Yes, I Can Win. Let me show you how.
MY "PLAN A"
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To answer Plan A, let me first show you something...
Take a look at this blind poll http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_justresults.php sponsored by http://www.vajoe.com/, a web site for military service people and veterans.
Rather than asking you to name a favorite candidate, this poll asks
for your feelings on all the major issues. Then it reveals which
candidate most closely matches your beliefs. I won the poll by a
significant margin! Since the military is a cross section of
America, I believe this poll shows that a plurality of voters
shares my views and is looking for an alternative to the top-tier
candidates. Good job vajoe.com!
This, and other information I have access to, tells me I must
continue to present my ideas and soon voters will see that I am the
best candidate to represent their positions in November.
Now, as promised, the how. My friend, our campaign is at a crucial
juncture. I've launched an aggressive push for New Hampshire. As
many of you know, New Hampshire has an open primary so independents
can vote. My plan is to appeal to smart Democrats who are disgusted
by their party's failure to stop the war and independents who don't
trust the top-tier Democratic candidates. (Remember Eugene McCarthy
vs. Lyndon Johnson in 1968.) A strong showing in New Hampshire will
wake up the media and generate massive press coverage that will
inspire voters in the 20 states voting in primaries and caucuses on
February 5. Once voters see that I can win, they will join our
cause and push us to victory next spring.
Before New Hampshire, I need your vision and your energy! None of
this can happen without your support. We have opened a new office
in New Hampshire and we need funds for staff and travel. Your
dollars will go far in the Granite State and may even turn the tide
of history. That's not hyperbole -- it's real and 100% possible.
Please go to our new web site (which your donations made possible)
and make a contribution to our Granite State Push.
https://www.gravel2008.us/donate.php. As I always say, change can
only come from one source -- and that's you, the people.
What's my Plan B you ask? This is not the right time...
"$200,000 Big Ones for our Campaign"
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We are just 7 states from qualifying for our matching funds from
the Federal Government to the tune of about $200,000.
To a clean campaign like mine, free of any lobbyist or special
interest money, that $200,000 is everything. We don't need Obama or
Clinton money because we don't have the huge staffs they do and
overhead. I run a smart, lean, creative campaign. I can make
$200,000 go a long way, believe me.
This matching funds program was created by Congress several decades
ago specifically to reduce the corrupting influence of large
private contributions in presidential elections. The money actually
comes from the voluntary three dollar "checkoff box" that appears
on federal income tax forms.
Here are the states where we need you to step up. You can make a
serious effort by emailing your friends, family and colleagues in
these states. Tell them a presidential candidate from Alaska, who
is not for sale, needs clean money to fight another day.
Everyday, I get emails from Democrats and also Republicans praising
me for my fresh, honest voice in this election. If you too feel
that way, I need you to take action now. Email everyone you know
now and help me in these states.
Here is all I need for our matching funds check to arrive:
1. ARIZONA -- Four $250 donations
2. CONNECTICUT -- Four $250 donations
3. DC: -- Four $250 donations
4. MARYLAND -- Four $250 donations
5. MICHIGAN -- Eight $250 donations
6. NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Three $250 donations
7. WISCONSIN -- Five $250 donations
That's it! Who do you know in those states you can email?
Have them go to https://www.gravel2008.us/donate.php and make a donation. Forward this email and just tell people to take a look at
me. You won't need to sell me; let me sell myself.
You'll have a very profound effect on my campaign and help set an
example for how an honest campaign can be run.
Let's get these 7 states wrapped up in the next 48 hours -- we can
do it with you!
We have real momentum. I am right where I expect to be at this
stage in the game and I have you on my side!
https://www.gravel2008.us/donate.php
In gratitude,
Mike Gravel
PS. Watch the Yahoo/Slate online Debates I just completed video: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid980795874/bclid1029828
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