"You were one of the first"

[DCBob]

Email from Obama campaign today:

You were one of the first

You were one of the first 100,000 people to own a piece of this campaign. You provided the strength needed to build a movement. Back then, few pundits or insiders thought we had a chance. But thanks to you, we overcame steep odds. Twenty months later, millions of Americans all across the country have joined you, working for change. But in these final three weeks, our opponents are signaling they will do whatever they can to distract voters and distort the truth, so we need to redouble our efforts. We need to grow this movement by 100,000 new donors before Friday. By promising to match the contribution of a new supporter, you'll encourage them to give for the first time. This is your last opportunity to partner with a fellow supporter and make your donation go twice as far.

Your donation of $100 will become $200 when it's matched by a new donor. Will you double your impact by making a matching donation today?

The negative ads and smears seem to grow by the day. The most effective way to respond is by reaching out to more people than ever before with the truth -- the stakes in this election are too high not to. We have just one week to grow this movement by 100,000 donors. It won't be easy, but we've always grown this campaign when it mattered most. Will you help another supporter step up and own a piece of this campaign? By making a matching donation right now, you can double the strength of your gift:

https://donate.barackobama.com/promise

You were there to give this campaign a strong start. Now we only have 22 days left. Together, we can finish even stronger.

Thanks,

Barack
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I appreciated receiving this email and acknowledging that I was one of the first 100,000. In fact, I think I was one of the first 1000 but that doesn't really matter. I am constantly amazed by the Obama campaign's brilliant tactics used to inspire and motivate us to do more.

[Jane Austin]

1. I got one of those, too.

I was surprised that I was one of the first 100,000, although it's true I can't remember exatly how early I donated. I've been donating right along for a long time.

[ecstatic]

2. That's really nice. I was one of the first 2 million I think lol nt

[DCBob]

3. No problem. Let the first be last and the last be first.

[bain_sidhe]

4. I got a similar one

just not saying I was one of the first 100,000 because, well, I wasn't.

[GDAEx2]

5. Me too

Made me proud...made me donate too!
I also dug back into my email archive to find the the post I sent around to friends and family introducing them to Barack and my intention to support him. Dated 2/27/07.

[DCBob]

6. Cool!! But I got you beat by a couple of months.

:pals: