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|'''Help.''' Our campaign made some mistakes and we need a lot of money ASAP. Any kind, but cash is… | |'''Help.''' Our campaign made some mistakes and we need a lot of money ASAP. Any kind, but cash is… | ||
− | |This email is honest about the campaign's incompetence, but is not likely to get much sympathy | + | |This email is honest about the campaign's incompetence, but is not likely to get much sympathy except from those already sympathetic to the candidate. Any campaign reduced to this level has probably already lost, though. The reference to "cash" lacks sufficient context to be clear; if the full message requests that recipients send cash that would raise several red flags (suggesting that the campaign's finances are in such disarray that it cannot process checks, credit cards, etc in a timely manner, and raising concerns that cash could be stolen or otherwise diverted more readily than other forms of payment). |
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|'''Washington is broken.''' When I win, I'll look those other senators in the eye and tell them: "Jobs." Then I… | |'''Washington is broken.''' When I win, I'll look those other senators in the eye and tell them: "Jobs." Then I… |