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Let me be blunt: The special interests backing Carly Fiorina have bought so much TV time that we're being outspent this week -- and we don't currently have the funds to match them.
If it was just the Boxer campaign vs. the Fiorina campaign, we'd be in good shape. But that's not the world we're living in. In fact, outside interests are spending five times what Fiorina's own campaign has put on the air, flooding the airwaves with attacks against Barbara.
But this Thursday at noon PT, we can change that -- when we wire our next installment of funds to TV stations to pay for another week's worth of ads. I want to make Thursday's wire big enough to close the TV ad gap, but ultimately that's up to Boxer supporters like you.
That's why we're setting a goal of raising an additional $250,000 online for our media fund before noon Thursday -- and we need your help to reach it.
We made a strategic decision to take to the airwaves early, so we could begin sharing Barbara's message and defining Carly Fiorina in the minds of millions of voters.
That two-week head start firmed up our lead right after Labor Day.
But now we're a little more exposed in these final 23 days of the campaign, as Fiorina and her right-wing allies are running more TV ads than we are.
We took the risk of spending more early because we knew we could count on supporters like you to pitch in later on.
Well, "later on" is here right now -- and we need your help to close that ad funding gap before Thursday.
It'd be one thing if we were just competing against Carly Fiorina's deep pockets.
But the fact is, we're competing against Karl Rove, Dick Armey, the National Organization for Marriage, Grover Norquist, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Sarah Palin, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and many other right-wing institutions that are funneling millions of dollars into this campaign. Last week alone, these outside groups poured $2.3 million in ads into our state.
Fiorina's got her extreme right-wing allies -- but Barbara has you.
Now's the time to stand up and be counted.
Thanks so much for standing strong with Barbara at this critical time.
Sincerely,
Rose Kapolczynski
Campaign Manager
Boxer for Senate
P.S. I want to make sure that Thursday's noon TV ad wire gives us enough to keep pace with our right-wing opponents on the airwaves. Please contribute now -- and help us reach our $250,000 media fund goal so we can do just that.