As you probably know, Barack Obama's campaign has set a goal of reaching 1.5 million donors by the time Indiana and North Carolina vote on Tuesday. According to the (yes, currently updating) counter on the Obama website, there have been 1,485,001 unique donors to our Obama campaign. This includes around 1000 new donors in the last twelve hours, a pace that is not quite enough to get us over the hump.
[UPDATE: 200 new donors in the first hour! Keep it up!]
Maybe you've been waiting for the nomination process to end, or money has been tight and you've been waiting for that tax refund check to come in. Believe me, I understand and sympathize... but if you're not yet a donor, there's no time like the present to make your voice heard. Reaching the 1.5 million mark this weekend will get attention in the media and can help win Obama crucial news cycles heading into Tuesday's primaries.
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