Next to our netroots-fueled primary victory this spring, today is the most important day of my campaign so far.
I'm running for Senate in Kentucky because I want to keep protecting people from Big Oil, big pharmaceutical companies, and big Wall Street banks -- just like I've done as Kentucky's Attorney General.
And of course I'm running to beat Rand Paul, the risky right-wing ideologue from Texas who talks more about the number of pages in the federal tax code than about the problems facing the hardworking families of Kentucky.
That's why we're doing a moneybomb today to support our Conway Fight Fund -- can you swing by http://www.ConwayFightFund.com now and make a contribution to help us beat Rand Paul?
I'm excited to announce that we're already $51,512 toward our moneybomb goal of [More...]
... $260,000 raised. That would be just over the $258,000 Rand Paul raised from his latest moneybomb. Rand's latest total was also a steep decline from the $400,000 he was raising from moneybombs at this time last year, a stunning development when you consider...
- The election is this fall, and Rand's supporters should be more excited right now, not less.
- Rand took two days for this latest moneybomb, so he should have had twice as long to match his one-day totals from the previous moneybombs.
- He fell far short of his own $500,000 goal.
- Rand has been hemorrhaging support all over the state as people have found out how little he understands Kentucky and gets what it takes to represent working families and those in need.
If you want to beat Rand Paul, you can start right now. Help us outraise Rand Paul's August moneybomb by contributing today at http://www.ConwayFightFund.com.
I want Elizabeth Warren to head up the Consumer Financial Protection Board so we don't just get another fox watching the hen house. I want Alan Simpson to resign from the deficit commission so he can't destroy Social Security.
And I want to beat Rand Paul, and I want your help to do it.
I’ll be checking the diary throughout the day and will do my best to respond to comments and questions below. It’s going to be a great day! Thank you.
UPDATE [2010-9-7 12:58] Just hit $132,168! Over halfway to our $260,000 goal!
UPDATE [2010-9-7 15:01] Just passed $160,000. Thanks and help us keep it going! $100k to go! - Conway Team
UPDATE [2010-9-7 16:15] This is Jonathan Drobis, Jack's campaign manager. We are now past $193,000 -- Thanks! Some of you may have noticed our website has been having trouble keeping up with all the interest, so if you run into any trouble at www.ConwayFightFund.com, you can always go to our ActBlue page.
You may have also noticed Jed Lewison busting a Rand Paul staffer for trolling on here. Thanks to everyone in the community who supports us!
UPDATE [2010-9-7 17:32] Getting close. We're at $232,456 raised! Thanks also to Daily Kos editors for sending out an email today and thanks to Senators Boxer, Johnson, Kerry, and Schumer, Gen. Clark, and Blue America for doing the same. - Drobis
UPDATE [2010-9-7 18:38] We did it! We just passed $260k raised for the moneybomb, but we're not going to stop. We still have hours until we reach midnight! - Drobis
UPDATE [2010-9-7 22:14] We're at $292k, just $8k short of $300k. - Conway Team