Thread by @jomalleydillon

Okay. So our numbers are out. Check your inboxes. I want to say a couple of things (1/however many).

I am so proud of what our team -- staff, volunteers, supporters -- have been able to build together. We are building something special.

We're not running this campaign the same way campaigns have always been run, because Beto is a different kind of candidate.

We started small but we are growing fast! We have 102k vols, nearly 200k donors (enough to reach the fall debate), 97% of whom can give again (1/3rd gave to Beto for the first time this Q) and supporters like you. The team we’re building is one of the best I’ve worked with.

We're prioritizing face to face conversations with voters, we’ve raised money not just for our campaign but for down ballot races & organizations too, and on the last day of Q2, we used our list to fundraise for an org supporting immigrants and asylum seekers.

Some might say that’s crazy but we think that is some of the most important work we can be doing right now.

Keep your eye on Beto. He started his first city council race down 10. His congressional race? Counted out from the start. Senate race? People called it a suicide mission. Instead, with all of you, he built a movement and in doing so inspired a whole country to believe again.

I’ve worked on every presidential campaign for the last 20 years (yikes). Campaigns aren’t about where you are in a given moment. They’re about building a foundation to grow as more and more voters start tuning in. I feel really good about our path forward and our plan to grow.

I didn’t take this job because it was easy. I took it because I believe in Beto and the kind of country he wants us to live in. This team is just getting started. We’ve got all the ingredients and we’ve got work to do. There are 203 days until Iowa and we will be ready.

I just finished up a staff meeting with the team and I’ll say to you what I told them, I’m only asking for two things: to believe, not just in Beto but that progress is still possible in this country, and to do the work, every single day.

Join us, we need you because this country needs you. And as Beto always says: if you’re here, you’re always in the right place. This is only the beginning. Believe it.
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