Dear Sharra, To reach the bar of 65,000 unique contributors needed to get onto the DNC debate stages, we're working as hard as we can to make it happen. Yet the more the process goes on, the more I realize that all these hoops candidates have to jump through are exactly what's wrong with American politics. No group of people, either party establishment or media, should be able to assign themselves the role of gatekeepers of our democracy. They shouldn't be able to say who and who is not a "long shot" candidate, who and who is not mentioned in polls, allowed in debates, or worthy of serious consideration. This kind of thing is corrosive to our democracy, and being in the belly of this particular beast is an interesting experience. Here is an article from yesterday's Washington Post to update you on the 65,000 unique contributers issue. As you can see, every candidate has to deal with it. Read Here. That's the dog and pony show – and then there's what actually happens on the ground! From the people I meet, to the conversations in which we engage, to the posts I see from others, I feel the wind at my back when I'm actually talking to voters on the campaign trail. I hope you will do everything possible - donate any amount, tell your friends, put it on your social media, shout it from the rooftops in whatever way you can — to put me onto the DNC debate stage. We need a campaign, and we need a president, who represents political vision and not just political mechanics. I feel my words landing with voters, and I hope you will continue to support me as I make this journey. Together, we can do more than take a journey — we can make history. With love,
Marianne Williamson 
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