No matter how Bernie adjusts his message, it won't be enough. Not ever.

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I deleted because I accidentally left my real name in there. Reposting here

Subject: "he did not raise money for the party"

Is that seriously a meme making the rounds? I hadn't heard that one and we need to shut it down because it's just plain false. Bernie has many times signed fundraising e-mails for the DSCC. Here's some text from the last one I found in a quick e-mail search (I'm almost there's more recent ones too, just can't find them at the moment)

Dear ____,

7 days to go. Our work is paying off. 10 states are now within 3%. All gifts matched. Left to go: $610,593 Deadline: midnight Thursday. Contribute.
Just seven days until Election Day.

Yes. I know. As a proud Independent I am more than aware that a whole lot of folks are angry and disappointed that the Democrats have not been bolder in developing policy, and more aggressive in taking on Republican obstructionism. Trust me. I share that frustration.

But now is not the time to shoot ourselves in the foot and debate what the Democrats did or didn’t do (that’s for the day after the election). Now is the time to do everything we can to keep right-wing extremists out of the U.S. Senate, and I need your help right now.

It’s time to fight! Click here to rush $5 or more to the DSCC so they can raise $610,593 by midnight Thursday. Give right now, and your contribution will be matched — doubling your impact!

As you may have noticed, as a result of the excellent work being done by the DSCC, the election map is beginning to change. The DSCC has run ads in 10 states, and now Democrats are leading in 9 of those races. That progress is all because of you.

But we can’t rest now, not when there’s just one week left and things could change overnight. California, Connecticut, Nevada, Washington, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Colorado, West Virginia — every one of these races is winnable, IF Democrats have the money to fight relentlessly until November 2.

Click here to rush $5 or more to the DSCC before midnight Thursday so they can reach their goal of raising $610,593. Give right now, and your contribution will be matched dollar for dollar.

Our country needs to move forward, not backwards. If these Tea Partiers make it to the Senate, my colleagues and I will be spending all of our time holding the line against their outlandish ideas — from abolishing the minimum wage to cutting Medicare to privatizing Social Security. There’s too much real work to be done for struggling Americans, who are counting on the very programs these people want to scrap.

But we can stop them. All it takes is a contribution from you. The DSCC will take your donation and rush it to the races that need it most. They’ll make their final media buys, set up their “get out the vote” strategies, and plant more signs and hand out more fliers. These are the things that win races, and these are the things that must happen — but they’ll only happen with your help.

Your contributions are working. Now Democrats just need more to increase their advantage and pull ahead where the races are still neck and neck. But there’s simply not a moment to lose. You have to act right now.

Click here to make your immediate donation of $5 or more to the DSCC and help them raise $610,593 by midnight Thursday. Your gift will be matched dollar for dollar and then rushed to campaign managers throughout the country so they can make their final media buys and fund their GOTV efforts.

This is a pivotal moment in American history. Together, let’s stop right-wing extremism. Give today, and that’s exactly what we’ll do.

Sincerely,

Sen. Bernie Sanders