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Chasten’s email about Sunday

Holy cow. I’ve followed a lot of candidates though this is the first that I started this early except for Obama. I’ve never received such an email as the one that came from Chasten about Sunday’s announcement. It is so personal, funny, touching and challenging. I’m an introvert and he definitely recognized my kind in his call to action. He is an incredible asset to the Pete campaign.

I guess this went to everyone that RSVP’d? I’m a lurker here on reddit but I was just so blown away by the email, I had to post. I hope I did this right! I did try to see if there was a subject already but didn’t see one.

Posted Apr 11, 2019, 8:58 PM UTC

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nanigaeOP:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

Chasten Buttigieg

3:42 PM (22 minutes ago)📷****📷to me📷

Nancy,

I’m Chasten -- Pete’s husband.

I’m so grateful for your support -- not just your support of Pete, and not just your support of me, but your support for the two of us together. It’s not always been easy.

It’s been special to watch America get to know the man I love.

The best part of this campaign, though, has been getting to know you. Whether it’s been on a trip to New Hampshire, Iowa, or Texas, or on Twitter, or as we walked (probably quickly 📷) to our gate in an airport, or even if we haven’t been introduced: the community I’ve found within the Pete for America team (that’s you!), has been truly incredible. Life-changing.

I hope you can have the same experience as you begin to get to know other Pete for America supporters in your community, whether that be your local neighborhood, friends scattered across the country, or a group that convenes online.

This community is coming together for something; not just against something. We’re finding our voices and our courage to stand for what we believe in; to take back things like freedom, democracy, and security.

So here’s my ask for you today:

We’re getting ready for a big announcement on Sunday, and there are over 400 watch parties planned all across the country. These watch parties are more than just places to congregate to watch Pete speak. They are important community-building moments, where we will begin to create connections and friendships that will be so important to not only this campaign, but also all of our futures.

As Pete says, this is about more than just winning an election. This is about winning an era.

Take a look to see if there’s a watch party near you, and find the courage to RSVP:

http://www.mobilize.us/peteforamerica

I totally understand; it will likely be easier or more comfortable watching from your home on your computer. There are days where all I want to do is stay put on the couch with Buddy and Truman.

But getting out there and meeting people who share our bold vision for the future is always, without fail, an encouraging and transformative experience.

Go find your people and start building bridges within your community:

https://www.mobilize.us/peteforamerica/

Thank you,Chasten

P.S: I always sort of assumed someone else wrote these emails... But it turns out, it’s really me! I had some help with best practices, and for sure someone else is going to hit “send” on this. But it’s me! Be sure to keep opening; they track things like “Open Rate By Sender.” 📷

📷

Pete for America Exploratory Committee216 W Washington StreetSouth Bend, IN 46601United States

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nwagers•

You should remove links before someone clicks them, particularly the "unsubscribe" one.

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nanigaeOP:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

Thank you. I think I got all of the links you suggested removed. I’m new at this so let me know if I missed something. Thank you for your recommendation!

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nwagers•

You have 2 more: https://www.mobilize.us/peteforamerica/ That are some kind of click tracker. If they have poor web security this could be traced back to your personal info like address, email, or phone. It's better to delete the brackets and what is in the parentheses and just leave what was in the brackets. Like this: https://www.mobilize.us/peteforamerica/ and not this: [https://www.mobilize.us/peteforamerica/](really_long_url)

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Magnetic-truth•

I’ve been on reddit for seven years (not on this account) and I’m still learning stuff like this. Thank you!

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Furimbus:glowstar: Day 1 Donor! :glowstar:•

That postscript made me laugh out loud.

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mastelsa•

I relate to that strongly. I work in research and send a lot of emails out to participants that must look like mass emails generated by some nameless, faceless entity, but they're actually real, I'm actually typing them, and I do actually need people to respond.

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nanigaeOP:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

I sincerely appreciated Chasten's calling this out, and you as well. It seems then a small, but additional thing we can do in support of candidate--open their email, read their text. The awesome thing about Buttigieg's campaign so far (and I hope someone listens as I'm not the first to say it) is that the emails are WORTH opening. They're not just another plea to donate. They have some substance, some reveal, some character. I hope that doesn't change and thank you for adding your expertise here as well.

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cyserranoCertified Recurring Donor•

Totally. I actually look forward to receiving them!

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anonymous_opinions•

I told my coworker I throw all the other candidates in the fake email for spam but Pete's goes to my real email of which I read every one I get.

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modsarebitchyqueens:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

Exactly. His are pretty much the only ones I read. I’ve donated to a few candidates and the DNC as well and their emails are all generic corporate begging for money so I just skip them for the most part.

Pete’s are rewarding to read and enjoyable. Thanks, Pete.

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FatCatInTightPlaces👑 Lord of Poultry 🐓•

what's your study sample size?

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Er-c•

OP, please post the text of the email in a top level comment. I would do it but my email is yet to arrive. Thank you.

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GoGoButtigieg🕵️‍♂️👩‍🏫Factchecker Extraordinaire👩‍🏫🕵️‍♂️•

Yes, u/nanigae, could you please post it for us?

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nanigaeOP:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

I cut and pasted and hope I did it correctly.

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Er-c•

Thank you very much. You did great.

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GoGoButtigieg🕵️‍♂️👩‍🏫Factchecker Extraordinaire👩‍🏫🕵️‍♂️•

Thank you!! On my cellphone I'm seeing a few emojis of a camera - are those supposed to be cameras or some other emoji?

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nanigaeOP:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

emoji smiles and winks :)

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SandyDelights•

All the tweets from people who Chasten personally called to thank for their donation to Pete’s campaign make me tear up with happy tears. This dude is too fucking pure.

If there ever existed a scintilla of doubt in my mind about Pete’s intentions, Chasten washes them away – he’s just too fucking pure, man. Too fucking pure.

(sniffle that grandma and the fucking cookie recipe, man.)

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Fantismal:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

Someone in our discord got a Chasten call!

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SandyDelights•

That’s awesome! I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to say much more than babble for a solid fifteen seconds or so. Ha.

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BlankCanvaz:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

His email convinced me to rsvp to a watch party even though I'm kinda scared it could be hosted by a serial killer. I'm not used to going to random people's houses.

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nwagers•

What are the odds the host would be a serial killer too?

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BlankCanvaz:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

If you don't hear back from me by Sunday night, we'll have our answer.

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Fantismal:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

But it would be a serial killer who is a fan of Pete Buttigieg, right?

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anonymous_opinions•

I would do the same but I've had standing plans since January and they are all day long on Sunday. I might be able to pop in on my phone depending on the PST it's streaming though. Wish he waited for next weekend :|

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troublebotdave:dollar: Certified Donor :dollar:•

I think announcing on Easter Sunday might prove challenging.

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anonymous_opinions•

Well it's good since it'll be the news of Monday morning.

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tjnfortw•

Thanks for posting this. I was able find a house watch party just a couple miles from my apt. I just filled in my info. and sent it to the organizer. Can't wait to see Pete's announcement.

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just_add_coffee:bag: Monthly Contributor :bag:•

Thank you for posting this. Without the heads up, I would've missed the email because GMail decided to put this in the Spam folder. Ugh!

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PsychoGobstopper:glowstar: Day 1 Donor! :glowstar:•

I had a similar issue. When the email first arrived, it was definitely in my inbox because the mobile app notified me. A few minutes later, the notification was gone. Naturally I assumed that I swiped it away without thinking - but then I had to hunt for it once I opened Gmail and found it in Spam.

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Miran93:glowstar: Day 1 Donator! :glowstar:•

Same! I think there’s some email setup that they may be missing.

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