With over 1.7 million donors, there are a variety of reasons why people donate to the campaign. And many supporters submitted their stories to tell us why they chose to give.
Gordon in Texas recently wrote us a letter explaining his story...
I wrote this on my first donation to the Obama campaign, and after multiple donations, it is still just as true.To The Barack Obama Campaign,I've been agonizing over the decision to donate to a political campaign for a while. I have never done it before, because I largely thought that politicians were the type of people that would "say anything to get elected." Unfortunately, I have been proven right time and again. I was raised in a very Republican household and the joke around our table was that my father would likely disown my sisters if they ever dated a Democrat. I have all of the Christmas cards that my father received from the Reagan years in the White House. Over the past ten years or so, however, I have become very disenchanted with the Republican party....Then I started reading about Barack Obama's positions and how he runs his campaigns. Then I started to investigate how he was setting up his campaign. Then I started to get excited about the possibilities that we might really have an agent for change in the "way that things are done." Then I started to truly believe that we might really be able to start talking about the real issues in a real way and make things happen in Washington that doesn't pander to the lobbyists and political insiders. My wife has told me that I am "obsessed" with this election. In a way, I am. I not only voted for Mr. Obama in the Texas primary, I also attended the Caucus. I have never voted in a primary election before because I was so disenchanted with government in general. Mr. Obama has changed all that! When I casually mentioned to my wife that I was considering donating to the campaign, she told me to "Go For It!" While I'm not able to help some of the grass roots efforts by calling, or any other ways supporting, I do want to support Mr. Obama's campaign efforts with a contribution. I want him to know that I believe in him and his message of change, and I hope that he will prevail in this contest. I want him to know how important I think his campaign is to all Americans, and how much he has touched my life just by running and being about change and living that message. I hope that he succeeds in bringing about change in politics. So, I am very proud that my very first, EVER, political campaign donation is going to the best cause that I can imagine: to support Barack Obama's bid for President of the United States. Best Regards, Gordon
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