Okay, those of us who were pushing this draft effort since late last year knew we were going to need a ton of money to go toe to toe with Blanche Lincoln. We knew there was a lot of excitement surrounding this effort. But man, the explosion of donations in less than 24hrs has blown us all away. I said over on Blue Arkansas that Halter would need to raise at least 1 million and burn through it quickly to stay competitive...Now it looks like he could raise that much in a single week!
At the time of writing, Halter has raised over 130,000 on ActBlue. MoveOn.org has shot past their 500,000 dollar goal and now has raised over 700,000 at the time of writing. At this rate, Halter could raise more than 1 million in under a week. And if you want to rattle Blanche Lincoln's cage, and scare the Republicans waiting for the general election silly, there's no better way than by helping Bill pass the 1 million mark in less than seven days.
So let's see if we can get to that goal boast. Blue Arkansas is raising money via ActBlue for Halter. If you haven't given already, or can give again, please, chip in and help Halter raise a seven digit figure before the week is out.
This is not the ideological fight that Fox News, the Republicans, and the Democratic establishment here in Arkansas is trying to frame it as. This is a fight between those of us who are fighting for poor, working, and middle class Arkansans and Senator Lincoln, who has shown time and time again that she will sell them out for the interests of big business. This is a fight between those of us who are trying to fix Washington, and those who want to keep it broken to further their own selfish interests. And it's a fight we can win.
So please, donate to Bill's campaign and get him across the 1 million mark. And if you are in Arkansas or can make it down to help out, volunteer through Bill's campaign site and back up all that money with shoe leather and hand shakes!