**** YO. PEOPLE. LET'S HELP OBAMA SEAL THE DEAL ****

[FlyingSquirrel]

We hit $100,000 for Obama on 10/19.

In 19 days from 9/30 to 10/19, DU raised $25,000 and the number of DU'ers donating increased by 319.

In the past 12 days, DU has only raised an additional $8,000 and the number of DU'ers donating has increased by only 158.


Have we become COMPLACENT? Do we think this is IN THE BAG? Shouldn't we KNOW BETTER?

Obama may have a big edge on individual donations, but the RNC has been helping him PLENTY.

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 $25 or whatever you can afford right now:

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

(I changed the link in the above letter to the DU page to help keep track of our donations.)


Once again, the place to go is: http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/du

With the increased traffic here there should be NO REASON we can't reach $125,000 within the next 3 days.

LET'S HELP OBAMA SEAL THE DEAL!

(Please Rec after you donate)

[EnviroBat]

1. Just sent $25.00.

Best I could do at the moment.

[FlyingSquirrel]

2. I did too. $25 is good!

Everyone does what they can, I've been donating $25 at a time when I donate.

[sandyj999]

3. Some of us have to prioritize our money.

I have donated over $200.00 and that is all I can do. I have bought and given pins to friends and neighbors and now I will sit back and wait.

[FlyingSquirrel]

4. It's cool. I'm not throwin' a guilt trip, just trying to reach more people

who may have just come to DU recently but either haven't donated or could manage an extra $25.

[sandyj999]

6. That's all good! n/t

[FlyingSquirrel]

5. kick

[FlyingSquirrel]

7. Seriously. If anyone thinks this is in the bag they haven't been paying attention.

eom

[FrenchieCat]

8. I did that.