It's someone who's already made a donation to the 2012 campaign -- and who's willing to give again if you'll step up and take ownership of it, too.
They've made a promise to match your first donation to this campaign, so if you decide to give $5 now, you'll double your impact.
Will you?
We're not just gathering donations here. We're gathering people.
We didn't get this far by doing things the usual way. Our campaign doesn't take money from Washington lobbyists or special-interest PACs.
We're doing this the right way -- with a whole lot of people like you taking the lead.
One of our earliest supporters is prepared to make a second donation in order to persuade you to make your first. It's that kind of commitment that creates a grassroots campaign capable of changing the outcome of an election -- and capable of changing the course of this country.
That's the spirit that drives us. And it starts with a tap on the shoulder.
Now all you have to do is take them up on the offer. Give it a go:
Thank you,
Barack
If you missed Jim Messina's message yesterday, keep reading for instructions on how to make a matching donation.
From: Jim Messina, BarackObama.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Subject: This is actually pretty cool
Friend --
Earlier today, a whole bunch of us who have already made a donation to the 2012 campaign decided something.
We decided we're ready to give for a second or third time -- if and only if you're willing to make your first donation to the campaign right now.
Your gift will be matched by a real person. You'll be able to see their name and town, and even exchange a message with them. Right now there are thousands of folks willing to match whatever amount you decide to give.
You'll have double the impact if you decide to make your first donation to the 2012 campaign now.
How about it?
From the start of President Obama's 2008 campaign, this operation has viewed fundraising as part of a larger organizing mission.
Taking ownership of the campaign is an essential part of the experience, right alongside making phone calls, knocking on doors, and taking responsibility for getting your network of friends, colleagues, and neighbors to join us.
Relying on each other to own this campaign isn't just the most viable way we can grow a truly grassroots organization -- it's also the right way to do politics. Taking money from Washington lobbyists or special-interest PACs is the easy path -- and every single one of our prospective opponents is racing down it.
That's not the kind of race we want to run. I know there are easier ways to fund a presidential campaign than getting a whole lot of people to give five dollars or more. But it's an explicit rejection of the money-for-influence game that paralyzes our politics.
So while other campaigns boast about raising tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, we're focusing on a different kind of mission: to get as many people as possible to give, as early as possible.
Right now, our most committed supporters are willing to double the impact of your first donation to the 2012 campaign. I'd like them to find out that their promise to give inspired you.
Make a matching donation of $5 or more now:
Thanks so much,
Messina
Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
