BARACK needs our support!! HAVE YOU DONATED TODAY??

[futureliveshere]

Today is the last day of the month and all the talking heads will be poring over the fund-raising numbers of April to see if Hillary Clinton has managed to reduce Obama's staggering lead in raising money. I know it has not been the greatest month for Barack Obama but the campaign is still going strong. This is the time we need to show our support for his candidacy by DONATING to the campaign.

The Obama campaign is banking on a huge month from us to show to the superdelegates that even when we hit setbacks, we still have the best fundraising operation that any presidential candidate has ever had. So lets take some time to donate today.

Here is a copy of the letter I received and I hope it moves you to open your wallets.

I really need your support today.

The April financial reporting deadline is at midnight tonight, and the media and superdelegates, whose backing we need, will be watching closely.

Your support will strengthen our efforts before Tuesday's primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, but it will also help build our movement in all 50 states as we prepare for the general election.

Senator Clinton just launched another round of false attack ads in Indiana and North Carolina, and she's determined to continue her negative campaign until we close out the primary season. In the meantime, we need to prepare ourselves to face similar tactics from Senator McCain.

Make a donation of $100 today to help us fight this two-front battle and show our strength before tonight's deadline:

https://donate.barackobama.com/promise

Thank you for the donation you made this month. I'm grateful for your support, but right now I'm asking you to consider giving again. You can encourage another supporter to donate before the end of the month by promising to match their gift.

Choose the amount you're willing to match and help grow our movement at this important time. You can even choose to write a note to the person whose gift you're matching.

Will you promise an additional gift of $100 to match a fellow supporter's donation before Wednesday's deadline?

https://donate.barackobama.com/promise

Thank you for your support,

Barack

I just donated and promised to match another donation. Will you?

edited the question.

[BigDDem]

1. No!

[futureliveshere]

4. OK, I edited the question. What about now?

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

40. we need GOTV calls in North Carolina - we have early voting going on now

if someone can't donate, would you mind making calls?

You can help just by a few hours of calls:

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

[Kukesa]

2. I did! n/t

[futureliveshere]

5. Great. Way to go.

[MNDemNY]

3. May as well toss your cash down the sewer.

Save your money to support the party's nominees in november. Gore/Edwards.

[AndyA]

7. I agree.

Not sure about that Gore/Edwards thing, though. Would be nice, but I just don't see it happening. But one can always hope, eh? ;)

[futureliveshere]

8. Well I would have supported that too. But they aren't running and Obama WILL be the nominee.

Will you vote for Obama when he becomes the nominee?

[MNDemNY]

13. IF.

Yes, of course, I will vote for the Democratic nominee.

[futureliveshere]

27. Cool, thats all right then. May the best person win the nomination.

I think thats BO and we can agree to disagree on that. Peace!!

[MNDemNY]

36. Yes, indeed.

:toast:

[kenny blankenship]

10. That's like tossing pennies in your mouth.

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. Oh Yes! I'll donate to that very electable ticket!

[Lucky 13]

53. They're not running so THAT would be a waste of money.

[EnviroBat]

6. Yep, just did...

[PoliticalAmazon]

64. It's my husband's turn. I'm close to being maxed out. n/t

[electron_blue]

9. I did, yesterday

[navarth]

11. I heard that Barack had tons of money..has that changed?

I'm NOT trying to be a smart ass. This is what I heard. Is he short on funds now?

I'm just asking.

[DemsUnited]

24. No, I think he just wants to blow the number up so high that the

media conversation will switch away from Wright and onto the battles of the bucks and the superdelegates.

Already working with supers coming out of the woodwork for both Obama & Clinton. Unfortunately, this is the kind of "fight" the media likes to cover instead of real issues like the Iraq war & the economy.

[navarth]

33. well if it would get the idiot media off the flag pins and Rev. Wright

it would be worth it to give some money to Barack.

[futureliveshere]

39. Yes, The campaign I am sure has plenty of money, but its time to make a statement (again) to the SDs

[DemsUnited]

41. Agree. Plus then the media can drool over the money machine

that is the Obama Campaign vs. the debt pit that is the Clintons.

I say again, I wish the media covered the important issues. But at least we can help Barack win the media money game meme.

Just donated $30 and got a free T-Shirt :)

[futureliveshere]

50. I concur. The media really does twist ALL issues out of context.

The great dumbing-down of the nation starts right at the very top. Thats one of the primary reasons why I am rooting for Obama.

I think I am going to go and get myself a T-shirt too :)

[navarth]

58. well ok then. I just contributed.

hope I don't regret it. I hope Barack gets in, now that Edwards and Kooch are out. But I hope he's going to represent.

[kenny blankenship]

12. Just donated

thanks for reminder.

[TragedyandHope]

14. Two special promotions for donating today, April 30th

Obama Magnet for a $15 donation

Obama Tshirt for a $30 donation

The amounts are only suggested minimums. This offer ends today!

[Hope And Change]

15. K & R!

:kick:

[hogwyld]

16. Done!

And my donation was matched as well. Gave $300 in April, so with matching, it comes out to quite a bit!

Thank you for your donation... now invite your friends!
Thank you for making a donation and supporting this movement. Now make an even bigger difference by inviting your family, friends, and neighbors to join our movement.

[AllexxisF1]

17. Yes I did.

[Abacus]

18. Oh, yeah.. today is payday, thanks for the reminder!

damn, no lattes or birkenstock's for me this month.

[futureliveshere]

20. Most welcome. I share your pain about the latte's

:)

edited to make sense

[BklynChick]

19. yes.i.did.

[Bonobo]

21. Yes and kick.

[lolamio]

23. I just donated. Thanks for the reminder. n/t

[futureliveshere]

25. most welcome.. glad to contribute in this small way.

[Larkspur]

26. I will not donate to Obama again until he apologizes for denigrating Democrats and liberals

on Faux News.

[futureliveshere]

31. My reply on this which I had posted on DKos as a response to Kos' similar argument

I have to disagree with you on this one Kos... (55+ / 0-)

Obama has already won the primary and is moving into the GE mode. He knows he has a problem attracting the working class white voter and his biggest attraction is that he can pull the independents and Republicans-on-the-edge towards him. This interview was part of his effort to reach out to them. Imagine yourself as a voter ambivalent towards Obama but quite committed to Fox News as your preferred news channel (difficult to imagine why anyone would want to see Faux, but that's neither here nor there). Now imagine if Obama had gone of Faux and started to haul them over the coals for biased, sensationalistic and wrong reporting. That would be the end of your ambivalence right there. You would never again even consider Obama again. He would have just pushed one more voter towards McCain.

Obama has hit back hard and often in this contest, he has trounced the Clintons more than once, cleared the field which was very crowded not so long back, created a money making machine for himself and the democrats and is tying up with the DNC itself. He has infact absorbed the art of doing the unexpected and letting the Clintons drown themselves in their own over aggressive efforts.

This also comes back to a social problem I see around me. We are so used to the jet age with everything happening immediately that we fail to appreciate the nuances anymore. We want quick results and instantaneous gratification and anything that doesn't fit with that model seems weak and dithering to us.

In the quest for Rambo lets not stop appreciating the Sun Tsu in our midst.

I hope you will reconsider your stance. This election is too important for us to be cherry picking our issues in this manner.

Reading your post I can safely assume that you are a liberal. Well, then I would think you would naturally lean towards Obama rather than Hillary. That's what this is about. Lets do the right thing by the only REAL liberal to stand a chance in a long, long, long time.

[Larkspur]

34. Then Obama needs to start standing up for Democrats and liberals

especially when he's on Faux News.

If Obama is for unity does that mean Democrats and liberals are not invited to his unity circle? Sure seems so after his terrible Faux News interview.

[futureliveshere]

35. Aah dude. You are not even TRYING to get it.

But please, if you believe in his candidacy more than Hillary's or McCains then help him out today. We can debate our differences till the cows come home, but if everyone who is a liberal does not help him close this nomination, THEN you and I will be left with a hard - core Republican and a Democrat who is a committed centrist and swings to the hard right on some key issues like national security to choose from in November.

[Larkspur]

38. I don't believe in Obama

He's the lesser of 2 evils for me right now.

[futureliveshere]

56. Oh, thats ok then. I thought you said you are a Liberal.

:shrug:

[Larkspur]

57. I am a liberal Democrat. Obama is not as liberal as you think.

He's diving into the corporate pockets. Right now, he's not as deep as the Clintons, but he'll eventually get there.

Corporate America Hearts Obama

Now I know why he has no problems dissing Democrats and liberals.

[futureliveshere]

69. Look around you!! See any hardcore, true liberals in the final run for Presidency.

I requested you repeatedly to choose between who we have right now. I am not making the case that Obama is God, the 2nd Coming or the Messiah.

He is a politician, but I feel he is a politician with his heart in the right place and is DEFINITELY more accountable to the common public as we have funded his campaign in giant amounts.

[Larkspur]

79. Obama is a HYPOCRITE if he continues to denigrate Democrats and liberals

Sen. "I'm a unifier" Obama fails his own test when he goes on Faux News and denigrates Democrats and liberals.

Just because I vote for him does not mean that I will stop criticizing him. Obama doesn't pay me my salary so I can criticize all I want.

[Lucky 13]

54. Are you crazy? Hillary LIVES on Fox News.

Do you not recall Ed Rendell saying Fox News was the most fair in the campaign?

And Hillary is going on O'Lielly!

The hypocrisy is so thick in here I can barely breathe!

[Coexist]

28. **** donate at this link- and I'll make one call for each dollar you donate!!! ****

The original thread discussing this, but more importantly:

Donate here!

[futureliveshere]

32. All right!! Awesome thing to do.

Will you really make 100 calls if I donate?

:hi:

[wowimthere]

29. K&R support OUR Future with support for Obama!

[Tarheel_Dem]

30. I did on Monday, and it was matched!

I'm at $250 for the month, so I'll have to wait til next week. But recommended anyway. The M$M must be so proud of themselves these days. Unfortunately, they still have the power to effect our elections, they are determined to take out Obama, and give us Clinton or McCain. :hi:

[ShortnFiery]

37. Hey, I'll have to "cut back" on some things, but I can afford to kick in another (my second) $100.

I'm there before Midnight in order to kick up Obama's fund raising numbers.

All of this helps to make a little more of a difference in Obama's favor.

Thanks and Will-Co. by clicking on you site link above.

Go Obama! :patriot:

[futureliveshere]

46. Thank you... Go Obama

[writes3000]

42. Just donated. Someone else on DU inspired me. n/t

[futureliveshere]

43. Thats great friend. I am happy you are inspired.

[TNOE]

44. DONE!

I received a call last night from the Obama campaign to "help" in the Kentucky Primary - which I am every excited about. I have offered housing for the volunteers coming in from Lexington, Kentucky - AND WILL DO ANYTHING ELSE IN MY POWER TO DO!!!

[livetohike]

45. Donated an hour ago

Will donate more once that stimulous check arrives :-).

[redqueen]

47. Yup!

:)

[City Lights]

48. Not today, but four other times this month.

Yesterday, Monday, last week, and earlier in the month.

Gobama! :bounce:

[futureliveshere]

52. wow.. nice work NoSurrender

[BigAnth]

49. Yes!!! I just donated $50.00 earlier today. GOBAMA!!!!!

[futureliveshere]

51. Great job... Hope he gets absolutely BLOW-OUT numbers this month.

[Lucky 13]

55. Donated $15 just a few minutes ago.

Not a lot, but with each paycheck I give a little. It's adding up... slowly.

[NaturalHigh]

59. No, and I don't intend to.

In fact, I can't imagine ever donating to either of these two.

[powergirl]

60. I have donated $100 and it was matched

by someone else. I donate about twice per month. :patriot:

[Basement Beat]

61. *sigh*

I wish I could afford to donate something at the moment.

I do have an unused balance of about $15-$20 bucks on Visa gift card. Do they accept that?

[redqueen]

63. Awww... bless you!

You'd probably have to contact someone directly to find out... or you could try it online... if you can spare it.

:hug:

[Basement Beat]

66. Thanks!

I should be able to spare some his way. School has my pockets on empty but tax refunds are arriving so that'll help.

I'll be contacting the campaign soon to see if its a valid source of donating.
This would be my first time donating to a presidential campaign ...it's taken a person like Obama to get me scraping up coins! lol

[redqueen]

67. Oooh a new donor! Love it!

:yourock:

Obama seems to be having that effect on lots of people.

Lots and lots and lots of people! :bounce:

[futureliveshere]

70. Keep up the beat!! You make oldies like me hope again :)

[Hamlette]

62. I sent another $100

which means I'm pushing $500 since PA.

I just got my income tax refund so I'm a tad high on the hog this month.

I'll need group support though when I get my credit card bill for this month.

[livetohike]

65. For Obama!

:kick:

[spinbaby]

68. Why yes, I have

Got paid today, so I paid Obama, too!

[Adelante]

71. Donated and matched today nt

[sakura]

72. Just donated again! nt

[azmouse]

73. kick

[globalvillage]

74. yes n/t

[CakeGrrl]

75. $100 to Obama today! -nt

[sandiegoboy]

76. I donated $100 yesterday

No pseudo-scandal is going to lessen my support for Obama.

[Califooyah Operative]

77. I Did! nt

[livetohike]

78. 1,450,966 donors!!

:kick:

[TragedyandHope]

80. Kick