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Seattle got the job done


Organizing for America

Hours ago, we shattered our By the People Fund goal. We’ve received more than 3 million grassroots donations to fund our work this fall.

We hit the mark a month early, and now have an incredible opportunity to expand the ambitious Vote 2010 plan we built together earlier this year.

But tomorrow, September 30th, marks a critical deadline. We’ll close the books on the quarterly fundraising numbers we have to report to the FEC and the national media.

And Thursday, at midnight, we’ll be finalizing much of our Vote 2010 budget. We’ll have to make tough decisions about which races we’ll be able to play a role in. What you do between now and tomorrow night will determine the impact we have on tight races across the country.

Can you donate $5 today to help us go big?

Right now, supporters in Seattle and around the country are helping to change the story of the 2010 election: the millions of phone calls you make, the numbers of voters you’re talking to, the more than 25,000 supporters who rallied last night with the President in Wisconsin — larger than any rally in Wisconsin during the presidential campaign.

How we do in the final days of this quarter will determine if we can keep telling that story.

Chip in $5 before tomorrow’s deadline — and help show the momentum we’re building:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Momentum2010

Thanks,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

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worrisome Wednesday …&some News


Folks we are just five weeks from a pivotal moment in the process of moving into the 21st Century.

20 months have gone by and change has been slow

I have been listening, reading and hearing comments about Obama having taken a great first step toward change but hasn’t gone far enough to sedate or fulfill the promises he made to the young voters or progressive groups during his campaign but the reality is that most if not all the folks with those attitudes are not being truthful about what this President actually campaigned on. Yes, he is far more liberal than the Republican party maybe even the other options we had but then again any law or legislation needed to solve the issues at hand have been in major conflict with the rules in both Chambers in Congress. That conflict has been an issue that has blocked stalled or scaled back the real progress needed to get our economy back on track. Negative comments are becoming bold, louder and more frequent …

change takes time … it takes cooperating with Congress and since that is not happening …the change we need will take those who supported this President to Call your member of Congress then call the others to tell them that we may have a huge tent but damn we are also a Political Party that is sabotaging ourselves with all the nonsense ….not getting done the things that will get people back to work, help and get the middle class back where they should be because the rich are way ahead of all of us. The issues facing Americans are non-partisan but the Republican Tea Party is making a political game of our lives …people are suffering

**Environmentalist… like Phil Radford, exec director/Greenpeace USA stated among other things,” Obama is missing in action” as it relates to global warming …in an article written by Bryan Walsh from Time Magazine… instead of pointing fingers get together and ask for a meet up with all the major folks needed globally again again  until folks get it but don’t blame the President we need a movement that will impact the entire country as well as overseas then maybe people will want to make our lives livable and sustainable not to mention create new green jobs right here in the USA and prove that progress is a patriotic thing to do.

**Gay/Lesbian leaders… are starting to make comments about Obama not going far enough on don’t ask/don’t tell but today he announced he will enact federal benefits for same sex couples …moving too slow?  too little too late? come on… People of colour  know what being impatient means maybe getting organized to vote true supporters in November is what will get this finalized.

**Health-care liberals… are impatient and talking about how they put Obama in office and threatening a change in 2012 … this is attitude is unacceptable. The conflict on the floor meant compromise so we got some of what we want; what liberals and independents need to do is organize around what we have in common and get more true democrats in both Chambers of Congress instead of trying to take each other down just because the end result just was not far enough …HCR was the most sweeping effort ever

**Wall Street … flexed their muscles to show Obama who really is in charge of the market … bad behavior needs to be Regulated and now we not only have Liz Warren but a new Financial reform laws and this is in direct response to what Wall Street did to Americans and a great achievement of President Obama’s

change will happen, President can’t do it all himself, we need to call, write and march to let Congress know what We the People voted for

The change we believe in is definitely one that we must all take part in.

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Thursday …


In 48 hours, the world will know how committed we are to standing together and fighting together in these final five weeks to retain our strong Democratic House Majority.

On Thursday at Midnight, we will come upon one of the most critical FEC deadlines that we have ever faced. It is the final quarterly deadline of this campaign and one of the last times to effectively expand our advertising in battleground districts. Your support will make the difference between victory and defeat.

My strategists inform me that we are now just $242,668 away from making this crucial goal. I am asking you to stand with me before Thursday and answer President Obama‘s $1 million dollar call to action for House Democrats.

Please contribute $5, $10 or more in the next 48 hours and our matching program will provide an unprecedented triple match by a group of committed Democrats.

35 Days Until the Election

As President Obama said last week, when he issued his urgent call to action: “We simply cannot afford to spend the next two years wishing we had done more in this final push.”

There is no doubt in my mind that we will maintain a strong Democratic Majority in the House of Representatives — the people’s House — if we work together in these final five weeks.

Contribute $5, $10 or more in the next 48 hours and our matching program will provide an unprecedented triple match by a group of committed Democrats.

With just 48 hours left, there has never been a more urgent time to contribute.

Thank you,
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House

P.S. In the next 48 hours, the final quarterly deadline of this campaign will pass. This is the last time to effectively expand our advertising in our battleground districts. Your support will make the difference between victory and defeat. Please contribute today and a group of Democrats will triple your contribution.

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a message from Nancy Pelsosi FW: Barack Obama’s Urgent Message


On Wednesday, President Obama issued an urgent call to action for Democratic supporters nationwide: $1 million in grassroots dollars before Thursday’s final and most important quarterly reporting deadline. The amount of money we have in the bank as of midnight on the 30th will be used to judge our chances of winning tight races and retaining our Majority. This is also one of the last times to effectively expand advertising time in districts.

There has never been a more critical time to give. If we don’t want to see what we have worked so hard for come undone, we must stand united. Time is running out and I need your support now more than ever. Please contribute $5, $10 or more today and our matching program will be an unprecedented triple match by a group of committed Democrats.

Thank you as always for standing with us.
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House

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From: Barack Obama
Sent: Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 10:42am
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: The Choice
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Friend —

In the coming weeks, Americans will make a critical choice. Do we continue moving our country forward? Or do we bring back the very same ideas that devastated the middle class and resulted in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression?

There is no doubt that Democrats can retain our Majority in the House of Representatives in the same way that we won in 2008 — by going block by block, house by house, voter by voter.

September 30th marks the final FEC quarterly fundraising deadline of this election, making this the most important deadline we have ever faced. Your support by Midnight on September 30th will decide how strong our voter contact team is, how far they can extend their reach, and how many Democratic voters they can get to the polls.

Contribute before the crucial Midnight September 30th FEC deadline to fund our get-out-the-vote effort and ensure that I keep my great Democratic Partners in the House. Your gift today will be matched by a group of generous Democrats.

Keep the House Blue

The challenges we face as a nation are too great to go back to the same old Republican ideas that got us into this mess in the first place. We simply cannot give the keys to the car back to the very same folks whose ideas led to the worst economy since the 1930s.

Since taking office, I have been fortunate to have extraordinary partners in the House like Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues who have fought to move our country in a New Direction. They have put our recovery on track, fought Republican attempts to privatize Social Security, and heroically taken on the powerful special interests. Now they need your help.

Contribute before the crucial Midnight September 30th FEC deadline to fund our get-out-the-vote effort and ensure that I keep my great Democratic Partners in the House. Your gift today will be matched by a group of generous Democrats.

When my own campaign for this office began, we weren’t given much of a chance by the pollsters or the pundits. You proved them wrong through your belief that 2008 had to be different. Now I need you to do it again for my great Democratic allies in the House.

We simply cannot afford to spend the next two years wishing we had done more in this final push to keep the House in Democratic hands.

This is our moment to retain a Democratic House so we can continue working to create millions of jobs, strengthen our middle class, and make this economy work for every American.

Thank you.

Barack Obama

P.S. Every dollar you give will help decide how strong our voter contact team is, how far they can extend their reach, and how many Democratic voters they can get to the polls. Contribute today and your gift will be matched by a group of generous Democrats.

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Hollering …


Back in Tennessee there’s an old saying: When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the law on your side, argue the law. When you have neither, holler.

Remember, Republicans orchestrated a takeover of Congress in 1994 with the same strategy of obstructionism and nay-saying that they’re using now. They can only do it again if we let them. I’m totally dedicated to supporting President Obama and our Democrats in Congress at this critical time.

I hope I can count on you to do the same. Please let me hear from you before the September 30th deadline.

Sincerely,

Al Gore
Al Gore