Lindsey in Illinois:
My husband and I are 26, and for the first time, we have voted, donated money, and used (and are using) our voices to support a presidential nominee. This particular donation was the most difficult financially, with our looming student loan debt, and living on one salary for 2 of us, and the rising gas and grocery prices, but we wanted to give what we could... As we celebrate the nation's Independence Day we wanted to make sure the campaign had a little extra money, even if it is really little. :) This is the first time we have felt this electrified about politics, and we thank you Barack Obama. For the first time, we feel by donating and supporting, we are making a difference and making changes to our country.
We need someone who inspires - who compels greater numbers of people to be more than who they are. Barack largely had me hooked early on with his simple phrase, "It's time to turn the page." Seriously, it is and has been. We need more people to feel - and generate - the energy that a functional democracy requires. A too-passive electorate deserves the government it gets. And while, as Obama says, change comes from the bottom up, there needs to be a compelling force near the top to motivate people to engage differently. Obama provides that more than any candidate I’ve seen before in my lifetime.
Obama simply strikes me as genuine, authentic, and real. He’s not “pretending” as so many politicians do.So many hopes are on Obama to take on our entrenched system and fix it. Much of one’s success is being open to dissenting opinions, and surrounding oneself with capable advisors. With Obama’s background in law, community organizing, and education, this approach comes naturally to him – so I think many new and positive changes will be possible under his leadership and administration.Obama’s mechanism of fundraising fits with my hectic life – it’s web-based with feedback and connection through email, the web, and texting. Being a part of a movement with hundreds of thousands of people giving in relatively small amounts (~$50) seemed the essence of a more democratic fundraising system.
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