There's a reason for this Mr. President

I received the following from Obama yesterday:

Rick --

I will be the first president in modern history to be outspent in his re-election campaign, if things continue as they have so far.

I'm not just talking about the super PACs and anonymous outside groups -- I'm talking about the Romney campaign itself. Those outside groups just add even more to the underlying problem.

The Romney campaign raises more than we do, and the math isn't hard to understand: Through the primaries, we raised almost three-quarters of our money from donors giving less than $1,000, while Mitt Romney's campaign raised more than three-quarters of its money from individuals giving $1,000 or more.

And, again, that's not including the massive outside spending by super PACs and front groups funneling up to an additional billion dollars into ads trashing me, you, and everything we believe in.

We can be outspent and still win -- but we can't be outspent 10 to 1 and still win.

More than 2.2 million Americans have already chipped in for us, and I'm so grateful for it. As we face this week's fundraising deadline, can you make a donation of $3 or more today?

Every donation you make today automatically enters you to join Michelle and me for one of the last grassroots dinners of this campaign -- today is your last chance to get your name in.

These dinners represent how we do things differently. My opponent spent this past weekend at a secretive retreat for the biggest donors to both his campaign and the super PACs that support him.

I've got other responsibilities I'm attending to.

Donate today to stand for our kind of politics:

https://donate.barackobama.com/June-Deadline

Thank you,

Barack

Maybe, just maybe, the reason you're being outspent Mr. President, and that this is the first time in history an incumbent is being outspent, is because people just don't want you to be re-elected and are doing their level best to ensure that outcome by giving money to your opposition.

Maybe.

Comments

[tim aka The Godless Heathen]

"I will be the first president in modern history to be outspent in his re-election campaign..."

It's historic!

Barry whining about be outspent in an election is rather ironic. What’s the saying…Oh yeah - tough sh*t.

Dude is gonn’a be 80 yrs. old and still think “They just didn’t get how wonderful I was”.

[Kris, in New England]

I've got other responsibilities I'm attending to.

Really? And what are those exactly Mr. President?

Covering your butt over Fast & Furious?

Cuz god knows that's going to take a lot of work; you are so deep in that nightmare that you won't see daylight for years to come.

Seriously...

[RandomThoughts]

Dang Rick, warn a person to put down any beverages before reading a post like this one. I did not expect to laugh this hard.

...today is your last chance to get your name in...

Act fast and they'll throw in an Obama golf towel for free!

[Locutisprime]

Yep, I got one of those yesterday too and another one came at the crack of dawn this morning. the latest was not quite as funny, but it is equally as serious. They are in trouble and they know it.

I damn well hope so.....