Please donate for President Obama now,

[elleng]

before midnight to make FEC deadline, but later is OK too, just DO IT!
Thanks

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Today is one of the most important fundraising deadlines of this campaign so far.

We might not outraise Mitt Romney.

But I am determined to keep the margin close enough that we can win this election the right way.

To do that I need your help today.

Please donate $5 or more before tonight's deadline:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Tonight

The stakes in this election are real. Thanks for all your support so far.

Good week.

Barack

[Comrade_McKenzie]

1. Does buying something from the store count? nt

[Pirate Smile]

24. Yes. Absolutely.

[Honeycombe8]

2. Done! If you donate at least $10, they send you a retro car magnet. I used this link:

https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/o2012-retro-car-magnet?source=socnet_20120630_BO_TW_CAR_MAGNETS2_DONATE&utm_medium=tw&utm_source=bo_tw&utm_campaign=socnet_20120630_BO_TW_CAR_MAGNETS2_DONATE

[elleng]

6. THANKS!

[quinnox]

3. believe it or not, not all of us

has extra money laying around to donate willy nilly to whatever strikes our fancy. Its a very bad economy for some of us, its an unpleasant but true reality.

[elleng]

4. I certainly understand that this isn't possible for many;

I was in same boat some time ago.

"willy nilly?" "whatever strikes our fancy?" THAT I don't get.

[quinnox]

9. the way your OP sounds

it sounds like we all are supposed to have extra money growing on trees or stuffed in couches and its no big deal to donate money to the president.

[FarLeftFist]

11. Yikes. How grumpy.

[Fumesucker]

27. Being poor and surrounded by privilege and wealth sometime will make one sensitive..

Just like wealth and privilege will sometimes make one insensitive, sort of like Mitt Romney.

[dionysus]

32. like you would ever to donate to him no matter how much money you had..

three + years of posts about how bad he is....

[RBInMaine]

5. done

[elleng]

7. Thanks

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. Done!

[jillan]

10. done!!

[elleng]

12. THANKS!

[Happydayz]

13. I just donated $5

But I have a question. What if you are unemployed, does it matter? In the section that asks for your employer or occupation, I just put unemployed. But from reading the fine print, its seems like they want you to enter an employer and not contribute if someone gives you money for the purpose of donating it. I don't know, the fine print just kind of freaked me out or maybe I'm over-reacting.

[elleng]

14. Not a problem.

They want to be sure you're not giving for someone who has already reached their personal maximum. I'm sure they'll be pleased to receive from you.

P.S., I'm retired, so don't have an employer either.

[Happydayz]

17. Oh ok, thank you!!

I've been cash strapped for most of this year, but now that its getting closer to Nov I have to give whatever I have. I don't want to have to kick myself or woulda coulda shoulda, if I wake up on Nov 7th and Mittens is president, perish the thought. So I'm going to donate what I have, no matter how small the donation is.

[NYC_SKP]

15. Thanks for the reminder, by midnight, done!!!

2 fitty!

[elleng]

16. GREAT, SKP!!!

[Booster]

18. Donated $200 today for some on DU that are having a hard time.

[elleng]

21. Thanks so much, Booster!

[freshwest]

25. Wow, that's great.

[TwilightGardener]

19. Done! Thanks for the link.

[elleng]

23. Thanks.

You're welcome.

[NYFlip]

20. I just did

We need to get him re-elected

[elleng]

22. Yes indeed.

Thanks.

[freshwest]

28. Done! $15 recurring and $5 for bus. Will give that to someone here if I get it.

Wish I had more, but it's only for a few months. I want to give more. I feel better.

[calimary]

29. Done!

Every step blessed by my dog!

[elleng]

31. Thanks!

[calimary]

29. Oops, Double post.

Last edited Sun Jul 1, 2012, 04:16 AM - Edit history (2)

Crap - sorry!

Well, happy July, everybody! Time to celebrate the Fourth! And remember, freedom ISN'T free. It also costs tax money.

[Firebrand Gary]

33. Done, 250

[elleng]

35. Great! Thanks, Gary.

[flamingdem]

34. Kick for the insomniacs

nt

[elleng]

36. YES, lets,

and also for the 'early to bedders!'

[AsahinaKimi]

37. Bookmarked and will donate 50 dollars

This week.

[elleng]

38. Great, and Thanks.

[Shankapotomus]

39. Done & kicking!

Let's keep this going!

[elleng]

40. Thanks, Shank!

[ejbr]

41. Wow!

I didn't know about the deadline, but donated $10 the day of the deadline!

[elleng]

42. Lucky and good for us!

Thanks.

[Liberal_in_LA]

51. nice!

[Shankapotomus]

43. Bumping for exposure

Everyone, don't forget to keep elleng's thread going! We have a huge hill to climb and have to push each other!

[elleng]

44. THANKS, AGAIN, Shank!

[Shankapotomus]

45. bump

.

[elleng]

46. Thanks for bumping this, Shank.

[Shankapotomus]

47. bump (nt)

[elleng]

48. Thanks, Shank.

[elleng]

58. Hey, Shank, we're a 'Milestone!'

[Shankapotomus]

70. Totally cool!

This thread looks like it has double the posts it had when I saw it last night. Awesome.

[AJTheMan]

49. I've already donated many times.

All the money I have saved up is going towards college textbooks next month.

[panader0]

52. Hey AJ--I read earlier that you were 18 and off to school.

There are some good sites for used college text books. You can save some $. Google it. I know what a burden text books can be. I have two in college now. All the best!

[AJTheMan]

68. Oh definitely. I'm weighing all my options. There's a used textbook store just a mile down from the

college that I could go to. They help you find your textbooks and you pay less there. And then there's always book rentals. You rent the textbook instead of buying. I'm still figuring out what the best option is for me, financially speaking.

[elleng]

53. Thanks and good luck!

[panader0]

50. I plan to donate soon. K and r

Just too tight at the moment. Obama's gonna need every penny.

[elleng]

54. Thanks panader0.

We do our best.

[Greybnk48]

55. I donated $35.90 last week

to celebrate H.R. 3590, the ACA. When I did there was a pledge to triple my donation by some group so that will definitely help!

[elleng]

56. Great work, Grey!

Thanks

[Greybnk48]

59. Thank you for the atta girl!

[elleng]

57. Thanks, guys.

We made the 'Milestone!'

[panader0]

60. This needs to be a "thread that never dies"

Even for the 2016 election.

[elleng]

61. Right, panader0.

Let's work on it!

[panader0]

62. One more bump

[elleng]

63. THANKS!

[bigwillq]

64. No

I don't donate to politicians. It seems like they're doing just fine without me.

[panader0]

66. Unfortunately, the Rmoney campaign is outraising the Dems so far this year

It seems that advertisements have an effect, (although they've never had an effect on me. You either have beliefs or you don't.)
I have the feeling that, in the face of the huge campaign chest that Rmoney is raising, Obama is going to need help, even from the poorest of us. I am pretty well broke, but next week I'll be able to give a bit. I will do it. I think we need it.

[Shankapotomus]

69. If the Dems have a reason

to seriously push for campaign finance reform this it. Republicans are outspending us and for the first time outspending a sitting president. The Dems can't let this happen in the next election so this might force campaign finance reform as an issue depending who wins the executive and legislative branches. If Republicans and Romney win you sure as hell won't see campaign finance reform. If Obama and the Dems win at least there's a chance.

[flamingdem]

65. thanks!

nt

[Number23]

67. K&R

[NNN0LHI]

71. recommended