Hey TalkingPointsMemo readers... we're having a BIG final push today to raise money for Barack Obama!

Obama's campaign is deciding tomorrow which states they will campaign in, and Barack made a video message asking for donations to expand the contest into additional states!

You can watch it at:
http://tinyurl.com/finalpush

We have a rare opportunity to make the fifty-state strategy really mean something, and to fight for expanding the Democratic ranks throughout the nation, but we have to fully fund it first! The polls are showing a major shift to Obama -- Reuters/CSPAN/Zogby shows him leading by 12 points, up 9 in the last week.

We need to take advantage of this opening and McCain's limited finances to reach out to independents and conservatives in states which Democrats traditionally ignore, and show them that we're going to fight for their vote and for the future of their state!

We could have the chance to be the only party going live with ads in these states, while McCain is fighting desperately to hold onto states like Ohio and Indiana.

If we show the people of these states that we're serious about fighting for their votes, then they'll start to take the Democrats seriously, and many Democrats who are traditionally disheartened and unenthused in these states will gain hope for the future of the Democratic Party, not just nationally, but in their state and local elections too.

We have a rare chance to turn more red states purple by getting out the vote nationwide. Now is the only chance we'll get to do it. Don't lose that chance! Donate one last time today, and help create a major victory this year... and set the stage for even larger victories in states like Texas and Arizona in 2012!

Push for a big victory... donate one last time today!
http://tinyurl.com/finalpush

12 days.

The enemies of America are those who hiber hate and separtism in their hearts and who pit one group against another when we all come from the one same Source which shines on us all, good and bad, and when the blood in each of us is red, the symbol of the inner man and our oneness. These dividers who pit class against class, race against race, straight against gays are the real enimies of America -- the enemies within. From these Enemies, we must be on Guard if we are to achieve as a people; If we are to survive as a nation, one nation, indivisible under God!

"The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth. This was the moment - this was the time - when we came together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves, and our highest ideals. Thank you, God Bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America."
Obama's Nomination Victory Speech In St. Paul June 3, 2008.

"Obama is a LightWorker - an Attuned Being with Powerful Luminosity and High-Vibration Integrity who will actually help usher in a New Way of Being"

http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-is-lightworker-attuned-being-with.html

Well I sent y'all a copy of the letter the head of the Repug Women up in Otero county sent the Alamagordo paper and it's now getting national coverage - and y'all ignored me!

LOL!

Hey, off-topic--that SurveyUSA poll for Illinois that you guys have listed as Obama 49, McCain 44 seems to be for a single Congressional district, as opposed to the whole state. Gave me quite a shock when I first looked at it!

Got a robocall from Michelle Obama here in Virginia on Tuesday:

Hello Virginia. This is Michelle Obama calling on behalf of Obama's Campaign for Change. We all know a lot is at stake in this election and you can't risk not letting your voice be heard and heard early. You can vote early this year if you typically have a long commute or will be absent from your locality on election day.

To find your early vote location or to apply for an absentee ballot, visit va.barackobama.com or call 1-877-850-2008. Barack is ready to bring the change this country needs in Washington.

Again, if you have a long commute or plan to be absent from your locality on election day, I encourage you to vote absentee by visiting va.barackobama.com or by calling 1-877-850-2008.

Thank you Virginia. Together we can make real change happen.

Paid for by the Virginia Democratic Party and authorized by Obama for America.

Obama this morning on CBS, if you missed it.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/22/earlyshow/main4539871.shtml

One thing I can say, I just don't think Pennsylvania is any close to being a Battleground as Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Main are. It is all media hoopla, the data, polls, and what I seen on the ground simply doesn't jive.

http://3bluedudes.com/?p=856

Probably came from an email rather than robo-calls which don't seem to be happening here in Kentucky, but just last night an acquaintance who recently began supporting Obama primarily because of fear of Palin is now upset because Obama "refuses to reveal" his birth certificate.

WTF?

Apparently the new rumor going around is that Obama doesn't have a real U.S. birth certificate.

When I said he couldn't have run for office if he weren't a U.S. citizen, the response was that he's probably naturalized (and thus ineligible for the presidency.)

Stupid, but appeals to people looking for an excuse not to vote for Obama.

I sent you guys the most recent mailer two days ago but haven't seen it posted yet. :( It was another one of those Obama is friends with a terrorist things.

Awww no fair! I'm from California, I don't get to play! We only get the national ads.

Maybe I'll find some John McCain material out on the street, but somehow I doubt it. All around SF and the East Bay, I only see Obama posters. Still haven't seen one McCain poster or leaflet yet. I love living here but it's like having beer goggles on :-)