Hillary insiste

Logo no dia seguinte ao super-empate da Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton escreveu aos apoiantes apelando à sua generosidade. Com um calendário adverso, as batalhas futuras iam ser difíceis e exigir muito dinheiro, avisou a candidata -- e por isso, a campanha precisava de recolher fundos: três milhões de dólares em três dias era a ambição. Um dia antes de terminar o prazo, a candidatura anunciava já ter duplicado o objectivo, tendo recebido mais de 75 mil donativos. E sem esclarecer qual era a nova meta a atingir, fez seguir outro email:


"Dear Xxx,

I wish I could find the words to express how grateful I am for the support you have given me. I'm sure you know by now that your support could not have come at a better moment -- I needed your help, and you responded with more enthusiasm and generosity than I could possibly have imagined.

Over the past 48 hours, you exceeded every goal we set. Since the polls closed on Super Tuesday, more than 75,000 of you have contributed to our campaign.

I am genuinely touched by your dedication not just to me and my campaign, but to real change for our country. Something amazing is happening here, and I hope you're as proud to be a part of it as I am.

We still have a long road ahead of us, but I know that with your help, we can win.

Will you contribute now and help me make history?

Let me tell you a little bit about the challenges we still face. Starting tomorrow, we have 10 more races in the month of February. Many of these contests play to my opponent's strong suits -- including his virtually unlimited funds.

I am relying on you to overcome that gap, and you have made it very clear over the past two days that you are up to that challenge. Thanks to your support, we are going to change our country.

We'll end the war in Iraq. We'll stop global warming. We'll create jobs and put our economy back to work for the middle class. And we're not going to provide health care for some people or most people, but to every single man, woman, and child in America.

Will you contribute today to help me win?

You have been there for me through every twist and turn in this campaign. You've helped pull our campaign through every moment of need -- and you've helped us rise to the occasion at every moment of opportunity. There will be more of both in the days ahead. But I have an unshakeable faith in our ability to lead America in a new direction.

Thank you so much for all you are doing -- your timing could not be better. I promise you that I will never forget, and that I will carry your voice with me to the White House.

Thank you,


Hillary Rodham Clinton"