When I took the oath of office, I knew the challenges ahead would be too great to meet alone.
That's why I am grateful that people like you have stood alongside me from Day One. Part of each historic fight this movement wages -- and each landmark victory we celebrate -- is yours.
But the movement you helped build -- and all it stands for -- is under attack. Republicans and their special-interest allies believe they can just buy their way back into power and roll back the progress we have achieved. They believe millions of dollars can drown out millions of voices.
They must not know us very well.
Our movement has always been built on the premise that small donations, together, can go toe to toe with these powerful interests. And when we needed it most, supporters like you have taken the next step and chipped in whatever you could to put us over the top.
Today, with just 50 days until the November elections, I am counting on you to help grow this movement once again -- by inspiring someone to make their first donation to Organizing for America.
Will you make a pledge today to match a first-time donation of $75?
Here's how it works:
-- You choose the amount you're willing to match. A pledge of $75 becomes $150 when it inspires a supporter to make his or her first donation.
-- You can add a personal message to a potential donor about why it's so important to own a piece of this movement.
-- Organizing for America will soon match you with a fellow supporter who has agreed to make that first donation to our cause because of your promise.
In this election, we face an unprecedented threat from powerful interests that are pumping in millions of dollars to back Republican campaigns.
But we did not back down when groups like these tried to derail health insurance reform.
We did not back down when they tried to stop us from bringing tough oversight and accountability to Wall Street.
And we will not back down now -- when these interests are spending millions to elect candidates who have vowed to repeal those hard-fought achievements.
Your donation today -- combined with the donation you are pledging to match -- will help us execute the largest, most ambitious plan our party has ever run in an election like this. It will fund our efforts in all 50 states. We will stand up to the interests trying to take control of Congress.
We will out-work them. We will out-think them. And, in the end, we will continue to move America forward.
Years ago, in church basements on the South Side of Chicago, I witnessed the power of organizing -- when a few voices become many, when one person's commitment inspires others to commit themselves.
So let's go. Get fired up today, and help build this movement for the coming weeks.
Make a promise to match a $75 donation from a first-time OFA donor today -- and double your impact:
https://donate.barackobama.com/Pledge2010
Thank you,
President Barack Obama