Obama Camp Needs Our $ Help NOW Ya'll! Email inside ...

[Triana]

Dear xxxxx,

I'm the Chief Financial Officer for Barack Obama's campaign. I track the donations coming in and the expenses going out.

I asked for the opportunity to write to you directly so that I could try to explain what's happening right now.

This organization has thousands of employees and spends millions of dollars a day -- and at the moment we're doing it without a safety net.

Our spending plans have been stretched by John McCain's negative attacks and the overwhelming resources of the Republican National Committee.

As of October 15th, John McCain and the RNC together had nearly $20 million more in cash than the combined total of Obama for America and the DNC. And just this week, we're facing new and unexpected spending against us in Montana and West Virginia.

Your incredible generosity has gotten us this far. But right now we need your help more than ever to get this campaign across the finish line.

Please donate $100 or whatever you can afford right now:

https://donate.barackobama.com/RNCadvantage (OR - DONATE via DU: http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/du )

My team and I are working to stretch every dollar in order to keep as many paths to victory open as possible. But we need whatever help you can provide for this crucial final stretch.

Thank you,

MM

Marianne Markowitz
Chief Financial Officer
Obama for America

[kickysnana]

1. Donated thru DU K&R n/t

[twill612]

2. Just hooked him up

Just sent him some money a second ago. Everyone else please join in and help him.

[endelfam]

3. Got the same note...

Just donated through DU.

[IndependentDem]

4. got the same thing... but they only asked for $25... others have reported $250 nt

[CakeGrrl]

6. It's based on the last amount you donated. n/t

[Triana]

11. Yea - just donate whatever you can - $5 even. The $100 is based on a last donation amount.

(was the last amount I donated!)

[IndependentDem]

12. ahh yes, that was the last amount. thanks.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. One more time. K&R

Whatever you can afford. Let us make sure that money is no obstacle to victory.

[TrogL]

7. Donate through DU

I smell a phishing attempt (but could be wrong).

[Triana]

9. Not a phishing attempt. I know these emails (and headers)

It's from the campaign.

BUT - definitely donate thru DU!

[lamp_shade]

8. Okay. Okay.

[dhill926]

10. done through DU........n/t

[GoesTo11]

13. Just done $50. One more time.

Don't want to wake up on the day after the election like in 2000. What if that happened, and I could have made a donation?

[crossroads]

14. OK... k&r