Donate | Barack Obama | It's up to us

Donate | Barack Obama | It's up to us

Helmut --

Today's Election Day -- so, for goodness' sake, if you haven't already and have the chance, go vote.

After you do, we need to turn our attention to the task in front of us -- because in exactly 52 weeks, the 2012 election will be over.

Think about all the work we'll need to do between now and then to make sure we re-elect President Obama -- knocking on doors, registering voters, opening offices, making calls. It's work that needs to be sustained over the course of the campaign, and it can't wait for next year, when more voters will start to pay attention to the race.

Today, I want to invite you to join a group of grassroots supporters who make regular donations to keep the campaign growing for the long haul.

Will you donate just 50 cents a day -- less than your daily cup of coffee -- for the rest of the election?

Yes, I'll chip in 50 cents a day.

No, I can't commit to make a monthly donation today, but I'll make a one-time donation of $3 or more right now.

If you give now, your donation will be processed automatically on the same day each month. And you'll be invited to join Team 2012, our exclusive group of regular donors to the campaign who get special campaign updates and invitations to conference calls, so you can get details on how your contributions are being put to work.

Our team of monthly donors -- tens of thousands of people -- allows us to keep our eyes on the longer term to build our field operation aggressively in battlegrounds across the country, from the usual group of swing states to areas where we think we can compete for the first time in decades.

While groups on the other side, like Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS, are promising to spend hundreds of millions from anonymous donors just to defeat the President, this movement is absolutely clear about who's in the driver's seat. Our success has been built on the work of ordinary Americans willing to go the extra mile and do a little more.

That could mean pitching in an extra volunteer shift after work or inviting a friend to a phone bank. Or it might mean chipping in what you can afford to make sure the grassroots infrastructure is as strong as it can be.

We're expecting a heck of a fight over the next 52 weeks.

Say you'll be a part of that work each and every step of the way by donating 50 cents or more a day:

https://donate.barackobama.com/50-cents-a-Day

Thanks,

Rufus

Rufus Gifford

National Finance Director

Obama for America

Donate | Dinner With Barack Obama

Donate | Dinner With Barack

Helmut --

If you're planning on donating to this campaign at any point in the next 16 months, you should do it now.

Tonight at midnight is not just your last chance to enter the "Dinner with Barack and Joe" contest, it's also a hugely important fundraising deadline for this campaign -- the first time we'll report on our progress to the public and the press.

The next few hours are critical for us. Please donate $5 or more today:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner

Come next fall, people might not remember this date -- or make the connection between the strength of our campaign then and the steps we took in these early months. But anyone worth their salt in politics knows tonight is one of the most important tests we'll face as a campaign this year. Let's hit it out of the park.

Thanks,

Messina

Jim Messina

Campaign Manager

Obama for America