F7: One day to Stop Hillary (or Obama)

Rightroots has set up a “One-Day” campaign to start rallying conservatives after the primaries and raise money for a Republican win in November. It begins two days after Super Tuesday:

February 7 is the day online activists like you can upend the dynamic of Election 2008. So far, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have dramatically outraised the Republican candidates. As of the last fundraising quarter, Clinton and Obama held an almost 3-to-1 advantage in campaign cash-on-hand over the most likely Republican nominees.

With that kind of staggering money advantage, there is a very real chance that starting in February, Clinton or Obama could bury our nominee in negative ads and prevent him from getting any traction whatsoever after a bruising primary.

It usually takes our nominee weeks to rebuild after a draining primary win. Two months of fundraising events must be scheduled. Mailers must be sent out. All on a shoestring budget.

We don’t have that kind of time.

If we don’t act, by March, Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama could be the prohibitive favorites to become the 44th President of the United States.

If 2008 is like other years, the Republican nominee will receive a broad outpouring of support from across the country. But it usually takes months for this support to coalesce, with many giving in the frenetic final weeks before the end of the campaign.

Simply repeating this old pattern would leave our nominee vulnerable. The most valuable campaign contributions are those made early, not late. Our nominee must not go a single day against Clinton or Obama without the resources to defend themselves.

All of that can change on one day: February 7, 2008. Take the pledge. Then come back on February 7th to make history.

Also see: Patrick Ruffini