Lucas --
I am writing to ask you for your immediate help.
January 31st marks an important deadline for House Democrats. It is the first FEC reporting deadline of the election cycle and the media, pundits, and our opponents are watching Democrats to see if our people-powered movement is standing united to continue to move America forward.
That's why my friends at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), who are the sole Democratic party committee committed to electing House Democrats, have kicked off their Democratic Unity Membership Drive to ensure we show our critics that our people-powered movement remains strong.
They want to gain 50,000 new members before the January 31st deadline and we need just 611 more supporters from New York. Your help today with a gift of $5 would automatically activate your Democratic membership and help us to show the world our strength.
Join today as part of our Democratic Unity Membership Drive before the January 31st FEC deadline and help to show our people-powered movement remains strong. All gifts today will be matched by House Democrats dollar-for-dollar.
We know that there will be well-funded efforts aimed at reversing the progress we've made in the past two years, and they're hoping grassroots Democrats like you will stay on the sidelines.
If Democrats fall behind in these final critical days of January, we'll have to spend months playing catch-up while the opponents of progress start off 2011 with a big head start on their repeal agenda.
We need 50,000 new members to show the media, the pundits and our opponents that Democrats are ready to stand up to the powerful special interests intent on rolling back the progress we've worked so hard to achieve.
Lucas, can you join today with a gift of $5 or more to help House Democrats? This deadline is so important that your gift will be matched by a group of generous Democrats.
In the year ahead, we will make critical decisions about the challenges we face that will shape the lives of our children and grandchildren for decades to come.
I hope I can count on you to support the DCCC with a generous contribution to our membership drive, and to fulfill our responsibility to make tomorrow better than today and guarantee the American dream is alive and well in this country we love.
Join today as part of our Democratic Unity Membership Drive and help show that our people-powered movement remains strong in these critical first weeks of the new Congress. All gifts today will be matched by House Democrats dollar-for-dollar.
Thank you,
Barack Obama