Due to the never-ending primary and the very small gap between the primary and the general, I worry that many Obama donors are exhausted and are taking a very understandable though deeply unwise break. The May fundraising numbers were the worst ever, and even now the number of donors are barely crawling upwards (on the Obama site under "Declare Your Independence"). Each new fundraising email seems to only increase the number by a few thousand if even that. And the rapidity and fury (perhaps even desperation) of the recent email blitz asking for donations before the now passed June 30th deadline also raises concerns.
(Rec this diary to help rouse the sleeping giant of the army of Obama donors!)
I remember when the Obama campaign was trying to reach a half million donors before Texas when all of a sudden they changed their new limit to one million! Now they’re only at almost 150,000. 1.7 million donors doesn’t mean squat if they don’t donate!
Furthermore, this financial weakness may be already visible in the fact that McCain is significantly outspending Obama in places like Missouri.
Somehow something has to light a fire under the Obama donors, and I fear they and we do not realize how crucial the summer months are for defining an opponent (and ourselves) when voter opinions are not yet hardened.
I hope by just raising the issue that we can rouse ourselves from our sleep and not squander a golden opportunity for regaining the White House.
DONATE or mix it up and buy some nifty OBAMA GEAR. (It looks like they've expanded their line-up recently.)
It's time to be FIRED UP AND READY TO GO! once again!