Straining to Reach Money Goal, Obama Presses Donors

[glancingthefuture]

I will be donating my time with canvassing. The last I expected was money problems.



Straining to Reach Money Goal, Obama Presses Donors
Jacob Silberberg for The New York Times

A worker for the Democratic National Committee canvassed on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Monday, trying to raise money on behalf of the Obama campaign.


By MICHAEL LUO and JEFF ZELENY
Published: September 8, 2008

After months of record-breaking fund-raising, a new sense of urgency in Senator Barack Obama’s fund-raising team is palpable as the full weight of the campaign’s decision to bypass public financing for the general election is suddenly upon it.

Pushing a fund-raiser later this month, a finance staff member sent a sharply worded note last week to Illinois members of its national finance committee, calling their recent efforts “extremely anemic.”

At a convention-week meeting in Denver of the campaign’s top fund-raisers, buttons with the image of a money tree were distributed to those who had already contributed the maximum $2,300 to the general election, a subtle reminder to those who had failed to ante up.

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“We’re confident that we will meet our financial goals, but it’s hard work,” Mr. Plouffe said. “We have a long way to go in the next six weeks.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/us/politics/09donate.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

[LonelyLRLiberal]

1. Let's all help raise money - even a small amount from a lot of people adds up. nt

[glancingthefuture]

4. yes. The grassroots are important not only for the $ raised but for Obama's

message.

[liberal N proud]

2. What happened to the cash flow this campaign had

The campaign was raising 80 million a month and now? What gives?

[Boz]

6. Its the other shoe dropping in the sky is falling panic.

OMG were going to lose OMG OMG

[Alter Ego]

9. This is like the third time I've seen this posted by someone with a low post count.

Hmmm...

[Boz]

10. Low post count? I assume you hit the wrong message.

And meant the original poster?

[Alter Ego]

11. Yeah, yeah--I was just replying to you.

That's what I meant. Whoops.

[blondeatlast]

3. This is about the fifth time this has been posted this morning. Have you read the forum at all

before you posted this?

You could have contributed in one of the other threads.

[nc4bo]

5. I'm thoroughly enjoying DU's search engine. nt

[renie408]

7. We need to DONATE DONATE DONATE!!

[glancingthefuture]

8. exactly