This entire campaign, from a student's point of view, has been a three-step process. First, people who've worked their whole lives in politics have told us that students don't vote, they don't contribute money, they won't organize themselves and they're not worth a campaign's investment. Next, we've respectfully disagreed and, with the fantastic help and support of field organizers, youth vote directors, and national staff, built a nationwide organization of students working for change. Step three happened on a smaller level during the primaries, and if we all work hard, can finally take place nationwide on November 4th -- proving them wrong, once and for all.
Students from all 50 states have organized, fundraised, and worked for months and months for one reason -- we believe in Barack Obama. This video captures that spirit:
I also wanted to be sure to point out one part of David Plouffe's encouraging fundraising video, which was e-mailed out to supporters this morning. Plouffe emphasizes the amount of student givers, and towards the end of the video, they reveal how many students have given to this campaign:
128, 964.
College costs a lot of money. So do books, pizza, movies, and just about every other part of life on campus. The fact that 128,964 students have given to Barack Obama shows how hungry we are for change, and how important it is to invest in our future.
Keep up the good work. 16 days to go.
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