I just donated $100.00 to Obama, who's with me!!!!

[SKKY]

The goal is in sight people! Let's get our guy over the top.






On Edit: I've also got $250.00 ear-marked for the GE. And yes, I will donate that to HRC if she is the nominee.

[I Vote In Pittsburgh]

1. I'm with you

I put in $100 for the potomac primaries. I've only got a few thousand dollars left of my own money after college tuition, so I'll probably wait till my state primaries before putting more in.

[SKKY]

2. Good job! I think it was Howard Dean who said...

...I'd rather have $50.00 dollars from a million people than a million dollars from 50 people.

[Iktomiwicasa]

3. I can't afford much

but I donated last week :)

[SKKY]

4. Nice. Every little bit helps the cause!

:yourock:

[sloppyjoe25s]

53. if you are tapped out on cash...

like i am - do calling. Calling Texas and/or Ohio is actually FUN & EASY!

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

just call for 1 hour a night till March 4th. or 1 hour every other night. :)

[backscatter712]

5. Have to stay within a budget, but I gave $25.

I'll give as much fuel to the Obama-Rocket as I can, so we can put up a good fight in Texas and Ohio.

[sloppyjoe25s]

54. if you have given your limit of cash...

like i have - do calling!! Calling Texas and/or Ohio is actually FUN & EASY! Go to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

just call for 1 hour a night till March 4th. or 1 hour every other night. :)

[elfin]

6. Did $50 - if he wins Wisconsin

he will get more.

[sloppyjoe25s]

55. excellent - also - if you hit your cash limit...

like i have - do calling!! Calling Texas and/or Ohio is actually FUN & EASY! Go to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

just call for 1 hour a night till March 4th. or 1 hour every other night. :)

[ShortnFiery]

7. I sent my second contribution in two days ago. Good for you!

[SKKY]

26. Like I said, it's what I've got now...

...I'm going to take the $250.00 I got from selling a vintage persimmon driver on e-bay and use that for the GE.

[jkshaw]

8. I'm with you sailor!

[SKKY]

14. good on ya!

you couldn't imagine how many people I work with who are, or have already voted for Obama.

[TheDonkey]

9. ty

[bleowheels]

10. I bought 2 shirts through his website for a total of $60 ten days ago

But like almost everything in the Barack Obama store, they are back ordered. Hoping to have them soon.

[SKKY]

20. I was hoping to by a "Veterans for Obama" t-shirt, but they don't have one...

...I'm hoping they'll have one with the VPs name on it if he wins the GE.

[hogwyld]

23. Obama is obviously running a poor campaign

to not have much stuff available. Hillary on the other hand has lots of stuff for sale. :P

[SKKY]

36. Obama can't keep his stuff on the shelves...

...of course there's plenty of HRC stuff! :shrug:

[sloppyjoe25s]

57. I wanted a T-Shirt bad too... so now I'm calling instead

TRY CALLING! :) Calling Texas and/or Ohio is actually FUN & EASY! Go to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

just call for 1 hour a night till March 4th. or 1 hour every other night. :)

Calling makes a HUGE difference!

[Renew Deal]

11. I kicked in a few bucks the other day.

:bounce:

[Alhena]

12. Honestly, I can't donate to ANY candidate because of all these searchable internet sites

that show every penny you've ever contributed to any candidate. I'm in a politically sensitive job and I can't afford that. A real pain in the ass that a person can't contribute in private, though I understand the rationale behind the reporting rules.

[NMMatt]

21. You only show up if you donate over $200 -nt

[lse7581011]

51. I donated $10

all I could afford but my name doesn't show up either!

[sloppyjoe25s]

59. If you can't donate - then try Calling!!

like i have - do calling!! Calling Texas and/or Ohio is actually FUN & EASY! Go to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

just call for 1 hour a night till March 4th. or 1 hour every other night. :)


Honestly - calling is a BIG deal for the campaign - one of the most effective forms of outreach.
Studies show better than TV in converting actual voters!!

[kid a]

13. $50 yesterday...$25 today...another $100 next Friday.

[SKKY]

16. You obviously make more than I do...

...if my wife finds out, I'm toast. $100.00 is about as much as I can safely "hide".

[sloppyjoe25s]

64. Nice Job - for those who can't afford that - TRY CALLING

I am calling every night for past week to Texas!

PLEASE - do calling!! Calling Texas and/or Ohio is actually FUN & EASY! Go to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

just call for 1 hour a night till March 4th. or 1 hour every other night. :)

WE REALLY NEED HELP! NO JOKE. This is a critical area in both Ohio and Texas, and we are SHORT people.

Meaning too many names - NOT ENOUGH callers. You can help!!!!!

People come to rallies - but then don't WORK - PLEASE 1 HOUR A NIGHT TILL MARCH 4th IS NOT SO MUCH TO GET
THE BEST CANDIDATE -- OBAMA!!!

[bicentennial_baby]

15. I'll be donating $100 tonight

:hi:

[SKKY]

17. You and sniffa just freakin' rock!

I don't know if I mentioned this, but if I'm ever up near Beantown, we've gotta hook up for drinks.

[bicentennial_baby]

27. Awwwww you!! And yes!

We must! :bounce:

Did you see Sniffa's Boston Obama rally pics?

[SKKY]

35. No! Send me the link to the post.

[IndieLeft]

18. I'm donating later today.

GoBama!

[MethuenProgressive]

19. I bought groceries with my $100.

That's one difference between Obama supporters and regular folks.

[Independent-Voter]

24. Sniff, sniff. HRC pulls larger campaign donations from far fewer folks

You might want to get off your damn cross.

[SKKY]

28. That's the difference between these two...

...HRC gets a million from 50 people. Obama gets 50 from a million people.

[MethuenProgressive]

37. Obama's still counting every bumpersticker sale as a seperate "donation" is he?

That's Chicago math.

[SKKY]

41. I don't really care what he considers a donation or not...

...the fact is, he's raising more money than HRC, and running a much better campaign than. If that's "Chicago Math", HRC should have taken a course in it.

[SKKY]

25. Ok, I'm in the Military, living paycheck-to-paycheck....

...so don't even think about lumping me into some dreamed-up stereotype you find useful to explain YOUR candidates shortcomings. And since you went there, I'll be happy to retort- Obama didn't loan his campaign 5 million dollars. HRC did. Obama doesn't even have 5 million of personal wealth.

[MethuenProgressive]

39. Thank you for your service.

But what the Hell does how much money Obama or Clinton have personally have to do with how much people can afford to donate to their campaigns?

[sloppyjoe25s]

65. I am "regular folk" - and I AM CALLING TEXAS

I gave a small amount - but i'm AT my personal cash limit.

SO I DO CALLING!! Calling Texas and/or Ohio is actually FUN & EASY! Go to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

just call for 1 hour a night till March 4th. or 1 hour every other night. :)

PLEASE HELP!

[AtomicKitten]

22. Excellent investment!

[theHandpuppet]

29. A question for you

Are you an American just living abroad or are you a Spanish citizen? The reason I ask is because when I made a donation to HRC (online) I was asked a series of questions before donating in order to verify the legitimacy of my contribution.

Since we have DU members here from around the world who are interested in this race and might even be considering a donation to one or the other candidate, it's an issue that bears clarifying. I didn't think to much about it at the time I made my own contribution (my eyes tend to glaze over when reading checklists) but this might be a good opportunity to discuss the subject for any folks living abroad.

[theHandpuppet]

30. Thanks, I see you answered my question in a previous post

That covers any questions I had for Americans living abroad. :hi: Good on ya for being involved, even though we may be on opposing sides of the debate.

I only wish I was in Spain right about now! Care to send me some weather?

[SKKY]

33. I don't know what you would want it right now...

...it's cool and windy as hell. I played golf base yesterday, and clubbed a drive on the 4th hole. I mean, I absolutely creamed it. It only went about 210 yards because of the wind.

[theHandpuppet]

38. I had to find my car with a hammer

We're going through the Little Ice Age here. A few days ago we had 70 mph winds.

Someone shoulda shot that damned groundhog. :evilgrin:

[SKKY]

32. I'm an American service member stationed overseas...

...I suppose if I had put in a foreign address, it would have thrown up flags. But, since my address is an APO/FPO, it didn't cause any alarms.

[zulchzulu]

31. I'm doing another fundraiser tonight

Hopefully another 3 grand...

[SKKY]

34. Well, there you go!

Nice work! :yourock:

[bleowheels]

42. Today is payday so I just donated $25 in addition to the $60 for

shirts I bought 10 days ago. It's not much but it sure feels good!!!

I meant to make this a stand alone reply to the original post. sorry 'bout that.

[SKKY]

45. It certainly does, doesn't it!

[sloppyjoe25s]

61. And if you are at your $$ limit

personally as I am (no I don't mean the legal limit - my PERSONAL much lower limit)

THEN DO CALLING!! Calling Texas and/or Ohio is actually FUN & EASY! Go to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

just call for 1 hour a night till March 4th. or 1 hour every other night. :)


PLEASE HELP US CALL - WE REALLY NEED HELP. Studies show the calling is more effective than TV ads in actually driving voters to the poll for the candidate!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

40. I have given $60 so far

I timidly gave $10.00 first time, the site said give what you can, even if it was $5 or $10,
which encouraged me.

Then I made two more donations of $25 each since.

[SKKY]

44. Like I said before, every little bit helps...

And good on you for getting involved, regardless of who it is you're supporting..

[elixir]

43. Yeh, and I'm giving him an IOU for my tax rebate of $300.00.

[Arugula Latte]

46. Me!

I'm going to donate today ... :hi:

[SKKY]

47. Good on ya!

:hi: back atcha!

[Califooyah Operative]

48. Donated Another $20!

I'm passed $200 now. I don't think I've ever given this much before, not even to Kerry or Dean.

[SKKY]

63. I kicked $150.00 to Kerry...

...probably would have given more if he "inspired" me. Although, I did sign up 5 people I worked with to vote for him.

[Califooyah Operative]

49. Donated Another $20!

I'm passed $200 now. I don't think I've ever given this much before, not even to Kerry or Dean.

[Thrill]

50. I did 20

[sloppyjoe25s]

52. I'm calling TX every night - PLEASE HELP CALL

reaching Latino voters.

I've given what i can afford (4 donations of $50 bucks before each major date) - but if anyone is like me, and has already given what they can in $$$ - you can still give an
hour a night VOLUNTEERING. The phone banks are VERY important to Ohio and Texas - we are making a difference. Calling matters
as much as donating $$$ - so PLEASE help if you can.

One hour every night till march 4 - just sign off of DU and go over to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/phonebankmap

Click on the state you want to call - it is EASY & FUN!!!!

[Catherine Vincent]

56. Don't call my house.

nt

[sloppyjoe25s]

60. *lol* ok - i'll skip ya!

[lse7581011]

58. Do The Charges Show Up On Your Bill?

I've been wondering this for a while!

[sloppyjoe25s]

69. I Use Skype - to DO CALLING!!

www.skype.com

In 4 nights of calling i've spent about $5 bucks - cost is same to reach a land line from anywhere 1.7 cents a minute.

by March 4th i'll have spent about $12 bucks. DEFINIETLY WORTH IT!

Also - if you can be a "big caller" - you can get on their national call team - and I think then they re-imburse you for costs.

:)

[SKKY]

62. I wish I could, but it would be hard to explain the outrageous phone bill...

...calling from Spain and all. Although, being fluent in Spanish, I think I could be of use- even if I'm prohibited from actively participating in a political campaign.

[sloppyjoe25s]

68. Call Using Skype or Yahoo - Spanish is not necessary!

THey have calling for all states - TX english, and TX Spanish.

You can get Skype Free at:

www.skype.com

Ohio calls in English are great too!

Wisonsin English

ALL Are AOK!!

Also - if you are a heavy caller - you can get on their "National Call Team" and I think then they have a way to re-emburse your costs.

But I do on Sype - and in 4 days I've spent $5 of Skype-Out credits. I will probably have spent about $12 by March 4th!!

CALLING IS EASY, CHEAP AND FUN!

[globalvillage]

66. I am.

Just donated again. Thanks for the post.

[Cha]

67. Did ya'll see this is?

z --

As you've probably heard, there could be a wildcard in the race for the Democratic nomination.

We firmly believe that the candidate who has won the most pledged delegates -- the result of having more voters in more places supporting your campaign -- will be the Democratic nominee.

But to be safe, we are working to attract the support of "superdelegates" -- party officials and Democratic officeholders from across the country -- who also have a vote at the Democratic National Convention.

You may already know some superdelegates -- they include senators, governors, and even former presidents and vice presidents. But many others are ordinary people who hold positions in the state and local party operations.

These nearly 800 superdelegates will vote alongside the more than 3,000 pledged delegates who are chosen in the various state primaries and caucuses. The candidate that gets a majority of all delegates (superdelegates and pledged delegates combined) will be the Democratic nominee for president.

Right now, Barack is ahead in the contest for pledged delegates. We've won 23 contests out of the 35 that have been held so far -- including the last 8 in a row. And with our decisive victories in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC on Tuesday, we now lead by more than 135 pledged delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination.

While we intend to continue winning states and expanding our lead among the pledged delegates, and believe that will likely ensure that Barack is the Democratic nominee, we're also doing the work of reaching out to superdelegates and making sure as many as possible support Barack Obama.

Here's where you can play a key role.

Our work so far has taught us one important lesson: that your personal story about why you support Barack Obama is often the most powerful persuasion tool for someone who's undecided. That's true whether that undecided voter is your neighbor or a superdelegate.

The story of where you're from, what brought you into the political process, the issues that matter to you, and why you became part of this movement has the potential to inspire someone who could cast a deciding vote in this contest.

Our staff will compile stories from supporters like you and make them a key part of the conversation with superdelegates as Barack asks for their support.

Share your story to help persuade superdelegates now:

http://my.barackobama.com/superdelegates

I've received a lot of email from folks asking how best to help with the superdelegate effort, and this is it.

Your note, combined with those of other Obama supporters, will tell the story of an extraordinary movement of ordinary people -- a story with a common thread of hope that becomes all the more powerful when it brings together the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our supporters.

Together we're building something historic, and your story can help make someone else a part of it.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,

David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America

[Califooyah Operative]

71. Thanks. nt

[my3boyz]

70. I donated $35. nt

[adabfree]

72. Since Super Tuesday...I've given $900.00

[Eurobabe]

73. Gave $25 this week, matched, got a nice

email from an Obama supporter in NJ. Her first donation. My 3rd. :thumbsup:

[adabfree]

74. Hey

that might have been my sister...she did her first this week for $25.00

[Eurobabe]

75. She was from Englishtown NJ

[adabfree]

76. Not her then...

She's from Pleasantville, NJ....

But I love Englishtown...great great shopping

[TalkAgain]

77. Sign me up! Yes we can....nt