Today many voters received an email from either OFA or the RNC -- Lucky me I got one from each.
The similarities between the two are that they each show the direction their particular party has chosen as November approaches. They each ask for money.
The differences jump out and slap you silly. The amount of money asked for: You can help ... with a contribution of $25, $50, $100, $500 or more. - vs -Please donate $5 or more.
One email describes a country which needs its strength to be restored at home and abroad. The other asks for commitment.
One wants the contributors to fill a bus with gas, paid for with contributions, to travel the country spreading the party's message.The other will fund efforts in 50 states (no bus, no gas)
More below the fold
EXAMPLE #1
When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of community and connection, a commitment to the idea that we are our brothers' keepers.
With your help, that is how I have tried to govern.
Now -- with just 50 days until the November elections -- the progress we have achieved together is under attack.
But I have seen what you can do when the stakes are high, and I have never been more confident in your ability to deliver.
(name here), I am asking you to take the next step in your support for Organizing for America.
Because this moment is so critical, another supporter has pledged to match any donation you make right now. A $5 donation will become $10.
Will you make a donation today and answer your fellow supporter's pledge to match whatever you can give?
Here's how it works:
-- You choose the amount you are able to give -- and it will be doubled by someone willing to match that amount.
-- You will be able to write a note to the person who matched your donation and let them know why you decided to own a piece of this movement.
There are a lot of people out there who do not believe we can continue this work.
But we've defied the naysayers before. It was supporters like you who stood up and said, I can call my neighbor and ask her to vote. I can write a letter to my member of Congress. I can volunteer a few hours to go door to door -- even after a hard day at work.
It was this commitment that ensured millions of Americans will no longer suffer the indignity of inadequate care, simply because an illness came too soon, or a procedure too late.
It was this commitment that allowed us to pass the toughest financial reform regulations since the Great Depression.
And it is with this commitment in mind that I have gone to work every day. Over the coming months, I will continue to fight for what is right and for what is necessary -- but I cannot do this alone.
Republicans have made it clear what they will do if elected this fall -- attempt to repeal our historic achievements and obstruct progress on the work that lies ahead.
But if we remember what we can build together, we can continue moving America forward.
Today, it starts with you. Your matched donation this month will enable us to execute the largest, most ambitious plan our party has ever run in an election of this kind. It will fund our Vote 2010 efforts in all 50 states. And it will help us stand up to the special interests trying to take over Congress.
It can shake up this fall's elections.
We built this movement with support from people like you, with small donations from millions of donors. And that was a conscious choice -- a choice that required us to demand more of our friends, our neighbors, and ourselves.
A fellow grassroots supporter is asking you to join them today -- and has pledged to match your individual donation.
Please donate $5 or more to help grow this movement in the critical weeks ahead:
https://donate.barackobama.com/...
Thank you,
President Barack Obama
Paid for by Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee -- 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes.
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EXAMPLE #2
Subject: The Drive to Fire Nancy Pelosi is On. Join Us.
Dear XXXXXXXXX ,
"Need a job? Fire Pelosi!"
That's the message emblazoned on the big red bus that will be crisscrossing America on our 115+ city Fire Pelosi Bus Tour. The bus will be rolling into cities and towns that are home to the most competitive Congressional races, raising the alarm about the dangerous Pelosi/Reid/Obama agenda and helping activists and donors like you to be part of the coming wave in November to Fire Pelosi and Retire Reid.
We all have friends and loved ones who have been personally hurt by Democrat economic malpractice. Can their kids afford another two years with Mom or Dad out of work? Can small business owners survive another two years with Pelosi and Reid in charge of the Congress, rubber-stamping Obama's job-killing, economy-choking war on American prosperity?
You can help them and millions of Americans just like them. You can be part of the Revolution brewing in November by enlisting in the grassroots groundswell. The Fire Pelosi Bus Tour will be rallying voters, raising funds and attention for commonsense Republican candidates and signing up volunteers for the critical phone-banking and get-out-the-vote ground-game that will be the difference between victory and defeat on Election Day.
There's never been an opportunity like the one we have now to bring real change to Washington -- change that will help restore American strength at home and abroad. That's why the bus is rolling through so many cities from coast-to-coast. It's the best way to get our conservative message out to voters, and bring the fundraising and logistical help all of our candidates and local parties need to win in November.
Will you join the Revolution? Will you help America Fire Pelosi?
You can help fill the gas tank of the Fire Pelosi bus with a contribution of $25, $50, $100, $500 or more and power the bus all the way to the next competitive Congressional district on the Fire Pelosi tour.
America's future hangs in the balance. Will you be able to say that you did all you could do to pass on the strong, prosperous and free America to the next generation that you inherited? We've made it easy. Go here to contribute. Go here to volunteer your time and enthusiasm to the cause.
Together, we can put America back to work and Fire Pelosi!
Sincerely,
Michael Steele
Chairman, Republican National Committee Paid for by the Republican National Committee.
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A bus - to quote Seth Meyers, "REALLY?" - Like the McCain bus? - Like the Palin airbus to the bus? 1 bus? Really?
Gas - to quote Amy Poehler, "REALLY?" - I suppose they will be stopping at the BP stations in order to offer their personal apologies for the nation noticing the spill in the gulf while wasting natural resources and spewing green house gasses..... Really?
$25 - $500 or more. Fn A, "REALLY?" (if anyone has their mailing list please send it to me I could do with some of those donations 25-500 or more - REALLY!!!!)
"Democrat economic malpractice" OMG U gotta B Fn Kidn Me..... REALLY! (not a tweeter sorry)
"helping activists" ..... this I can believe ... Tea Party anyone? --- No Not Really!
--------- Hoping beyond HOPE that y'all can figure out where to click and if you can ... please do ... just like November ... early and often