Dear Friend,
Republican control of the White House and Congress has been a disaster -- for our economy, health care, education, the environment, civil rights, our national security and so much more. And polls show that millions of Americans are realizing that we simply cannot afford Republican control of our government any longer.
That's why it's up to us to build a party that can compete and win in all 50 states, to win back control of Congress in the upcoming mid-term elections -- and get us in position to win back the White House in 2008. People are ready for change -- but we have to be ready to fight for their votes and make our case.
We will not concede a single state, a single district, or a single voter to the Republicans. But we have to start right now -- we can't wait until a few months before the election to build a powerful organization to communicate with voters and get them to the polls.
A group of Democrats committed to grassroots fundraising have agreed to match -- dollar-for-dollar -- every contribution received before October 21. This means that all contributions will go twice as far in the effort to elect leaders who have the skill, energy and compassion to rebuild America.
Make your contribution now -- it will have twice the impact:
http://www.democrats.org/matchIt's not business as usual for the Democratic Party -- we are changing the way we operate so we can win. That means investing significant resources in the states at every level, from precinct to precinct, setting up field operations and providing professional canvassing and voter-data gathering assistance.
We're putting in place the critical infrastructure needed to win. In several state parties, our staffing efforts have added a Communications Director where none existed before. That means that state parties have the capacity to communicate our message to local voters on issues that are important to them.
We saw the results of this investment when House Republican Leader Tom DeLay, the hub of the GOP's money-for-influence machine, was indicted for money laundering and conspiracy. State parties immediately identified Republican Members of Congress from their state who took money from the DeLay machine, generating coverage on local television and in local papers.
The public push from the state parties put the spotlight on local Republicans complicit in the Republican culture of corruption. Within days, many Republicans were shamed into returning the DeLay money -- and thanks to new press operations in the states, those who didn't will be constantly reminded of it until the voters have the chance to hold them accountable.
We have to build this capacity in every state, and today your contribution goes twice as far towards making it happen:
http://www.democrats.org/matchGovernor Dean has committed to you that our party will do things differently. You asked for a truly national party that's both willing and able to fight for every vote.
To do that we need to break the traditional boom-and-bust cycle -- we can't wait until a few months before an election to gear up. We have to build a permanent presence in every state right now to be ready for 2006, 2008 and beyond.
This is an exciting time for our party, and now is the perfect time to be part of it because your contribution will be matched for twice the impact:
http://www.democrats.org/matchThank you for all that you do.
Tom McMahon
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee
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