Our campaign rejected money from Washington lobbyists and special interest PACs, and we are changing politics. Help make this a lasting change by making a regular monthly donation.

Help Sustain This Movement

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Less than six months ago, the pundits and political insiders questioned whether a new leader running a new kind of campaign could compete with the massive operations and big money of establishment candidates.

You answered with a resounding yes.

By joining more than 258,000 supporters, you proved that a presidential campaign can reject the money-for-influence game and still compete. But to make this a lasting change, we must keep doing things differently.

Our success so far is all thanks to you. However, to take our campaign into the next phase, we are all going to have to plan carefully.

Right now you can do that by making a personal commitment to support Barack Obama every month until he's the Democratic nominee. The small group of people who join you -- making an automatic monthly donation of whatever they can afford -- will be a core of supporters providing a foundation that will sustain this campaign.

Be one of the first to make a small monthly commitment to sustain this campaign. With just $15 per month, you can provide the base for a campaign to change politics once and for all:

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As someone who owns a piece of this campaign, you need to know a few hard facts.

First and foremost, we have to be prepared.

Those invested in the status quo are going to try to drag this campaign down. It’s still early, so we’ve only seen glimpses of the pettiness our current politics can produce. But in the coming weeks and months, things are going to get rough, and we need to be prepared to respond quickly and decisively.

Those of us who support Barack cannot allow shady, anonymous groups to launch smear campaigns unanswered. But we know they're coming, and it's going to take a commitment from all of us to make sure we have the resources to fight back.

So it’s up to you to make that commitment and sustain our movement with a regular, monthly donation:

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Second, the rules of this contest have not been finalized. The primary calendar is still in flux, and a number of states have already moved up their primaries and caucuses earlier than ever before.

In order to win the nomination, we may have to compete in what amounts to a national primary on February 5th. As this shift continues, we will need to expand our ground operations to remain competitive.

We can build a nationwide operation and compete everywhere -- but it's going to take an unprecedented level of resources and sound financial management.

Without your generosity we could never have made it this far. But now, by signing up to donate a small amount each month, you can provide the consistent base of support on which the campaign will make crucial decisions:

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Building a national campaign infrastructure will have huge consequences -- not just in the primary, but in the general election.

Barack started out as a community organizer, and together we are following his lead by building grassroots support in local communities nationwide.

This is the first time in presidential politics that so many people have taken an active role this early. If we continue to sustain our growth it will have a huge impact on candidates up and down the Democratic ticket in 2008.

We need to keep growing if we are going to make this a lasting change.

Let’s build a foundation to meet all of the challenges we will face together. Show your support by becoming a monthly donor today:

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Thanks to you, we’re building a national movement against all odds.

But it’s going to take a special commitment from a core group of people like you to sustain it.

Thank you,
David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America

P.S. -- Barack Obama is the rare politician who can compete in all fifty states. But he can’t do it alone. Your recurring support will provide the foundation to win this nomination and carry Barack into the general election. Please make your monthly commitment right now:

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