Dean has a solution to stop the fundraising calls and letters.

madfloridian

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Thu May-25-06 02:41 PM
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Dean has a solution to stop the fundraising calls and letters.

This is about our party's efforts to rebuild its structure in monthly payments, lessening dependence elsewhere. We have no assurances of winning in November, but we have a good shot at it. I was hoping someone else would post this so I did not have to dodge the bullets here today, but here it is. This is how you cut down on all the fundraising calls and letters....he is right about that. Every fundraising letter takes away from more productive efforts.

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Dear _______,

I've got good news and bad news for you.

The good news is that last week ordinary Democrats across the country shattered our goal and injected $250,000 into our nationwide ground operation of organizers. Our plan to take our party back to the fundamentals by building a permanent party infrastructure and doing hands-on organizing is working, and those funds will be put to work immediately. Victory up and down the ballot in November is within reach, and our wins this year will be one step toward building a party that will be a permanent force on the ground everywhere.

The bad news is that the math doesn't work -- these one-off fundraising drives are too few and far between to provide the kind of resources we need to win in 2006 and beyond. There are too many important things to communicate with you about, and too many other important opportunities for you to be a part of the action. Every message we send about fundraising means one fewer message about the next 50-state organizing activity.

I am committed to involving every willing Democrat in our ground operation this November. Your role in our party cannot be passive, and this means a new way of communicating and new ways of taking action.

In order to transform the way our party does business, we have to change the way we raise money. That's why we are asking you to donate a small amount every month. Just $15 each month will make you a part of the Democracy Bonds community -- a group of ordinary Democrats committed to our party's future by providing a small monthly contribution. We've set a goal of 250 new Democracy Bond holders this week. Will you join the Democracy Bonds community now?

http://www.democrats.org/contribute/democracybond

Ordinary Democrats across the country made our 50-State Canvass a huge success, and we need to build on this enthusiasm and commitment. These national organizing days are part of an unprecedented grassroots strategy for the 2006 elections.

We're putting our resources on the ground now to build our operation to win in November -- a fundamental shift in strategy for our party. Our 50-state strategy represents a commitment to building a sense of community everywhere and leveraging the power of that community to achieve permanent change. That change is going to start this year in every single state, in elections for every level of office from city councils to the U.S. Senate.

That means getting you involved on the ground. I hope you'll be hearing a lot more about our organizing efforts in the next few weeks, but our ability to spend time promoting these programs and opportunities to get involved depends on meeting fundraising goals every month.

Your Democracy Bond commitment means that we can count on the resources we need and plan our budget through this election and beyond. Together we are changing the way politics gets done in this country -- but we can't ignore reality.

Like a business, politics requires long-range strategic planning. That's why your monthly commitment of even a small amount makes such a difference. The Democracy Bonds community is the backbone of our 50-state strategy. Will you join now by making a monthly donation?

http://www.democrats.org/contribute/democracybond

Our 50-state strategy represents a commitment to building a sense of community everywhere and leveraging the power of that community to achieve permanent change. That change is going to start this year in every single state, in elections for every level of office from city councils to the U.S. Senate.

We need to build steadily until then -- more staff on the ground, more outreach to ordinary Americans, and more resources to get out the vote. Democracy Bonds are the way it's going to happen, and I hope you will join me in taking the leap and making this commitment. The future of our party depends on it.

Thank you,

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.