Supporters everywhere are declaring their independence and making a statement to Washington.
They are ordinary workers, stay-at-home moms, artists, teachers, people who want to see change and are showing their support with small donations that go a long way.
Paula in California:
I support Barack’s stance and I wanted to show my support because Republicans are going to be attacking him—they are already playing the game. I’ve been a supporter since before he announced. I’ve given small donations the whole time and I wanted to chime in one more time.I watched the video and his new commercial this morning and was extremely impressed with his love of the country and his motivations for public service. This is a chance for lots of people to show their support and get excited about making small donations and owning a little bit of the campaign. It’s exciting to see people involved like this. It’s a great thing to do instead of taking the public financing.
Tim in Massachusetts:
I have supported Barack since the beginning, always at $25 each time. I support Barack because he will help the United States change its image overseas with our allies and enemies and change our self-perception as well. We have seen during the last 8 years how wrong it is to allow divisiveness within the country and Barack is inclusive.As for today's donation, I felt right away that I wanted to send a message that this campaign belongs to all of the people who contribute and that I want Barack to have the freedom to spend his contributions without having to play the games that the politicians have been playing since Watergate.If we want change, we need to contribute to it.
Sandra in Tennessee:
I was pretty impressed with Barack’s stance. I was a Hillary supporter, and was on the fence for a while. This impressed me very much. He’s doing it on his own.I’m on disability and can’t afford to give much but I figure the $10 is worth it. I think it says a lot about the grassroots supporters. It means that everyone owns a part and wants to be a part of the process. This is the first time in a long time that even the ones who can’t afford it are giving, and are excited about a candidate and excited about the process.
I contributed this morning because I read a newsflash from my New York Times service, which led me directly to the Obama site, and was impressed by the video. I had been thinking about supporting his campaign financially for some time, but held off because I supported Hillary first. ...the spirit and intent to engage his contributors to take "ownership" of changing their future was very successful in prompting me to open my pocketbook. Let's hope we celebrate an Obama White House in January!
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