Obama supporters have a thing we do: assume that we're 10 points behind in the polls and that the opponent has all the advantages.

The hill is surmountable, but it will take a lot of effort to climb and put behind us.

So... campaign like we're 10 down, because the polls suck and we can't take any chances.

1. I will donate no less than $25 a month to the Obama campaign.

  2. I will donate no less than $25 a month to the DNC.
   3. I will make a single donation of $50 to a state Democratic campaign that looks to need assistance in my home state.
   4. I will put an Obama sign in my yard. That should make my neighbors thrilled.
   5. I will replace the sign when my neighbors trash it.
   6. I will sign up as a volunteer to the Obama campaign.
   7. I will sign someone else up as a volunteer to the Obama campaign.

Hey, good on you for that!  

Donate today, people!
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Honestly, I feel a little freaked out when I hear the predictions of what a blow-out this is going to be. Counting chickens before they hatch.

It is much better to go into this feeling like the underdog and really gear up for the longhaul fight.

This isn't going to be a landslide without a LOT of work between now and November. McCain is a formidable opponent, as hard as that is to believe from where I sit here in true-blue-NYC. I don't know anyone who will vote for McCain... but they are out there and there are millions of them.

I was a Clinton supporter. Frankly, I am exhausted, pissed off, sad, beaten up and beaten down. I'm not Obama's base... I'm not a fan. He was my last choice of all the candidate running. But he's the nominee and I will absolutely get behind him. Right now I'm taking a break from the donating and the campaigning (I was a maximum donor for Clinton and spent countless hours working to make her the nominee). I don't feel much enthusiasm for Obama at the moment, but I am on-board to defeat McCain. Obama has my vote already, he does have to win my over-the-top support to drive me to go the extra mile for him with my precious time and money.

So, here's what I'll commit to at the moment:

- I'll put on Obama bumper sticker on my car (but I may keep the Hillary one too for awhile longer).

- I'll donate a nominal amount to his campaign ($5), just to show that I will support him and add +1 person to his online donor rolls.

we have precinct teams all over the state from the caucus season.  The campaign is asking us to reach out to all of our neighbors who volunteered for Edwards, Hillary and all the other candidates to expand the precinct teams for the general election.  

What I'm going to do for the general election is what I did for the caucus.  Make damn sure Obama wins Iowa.  We're going to knock on every door we can and talk to everyone we can.  

Happily, the weather will be a lot nicer than it was in the final months of the caucus campaign.  Talking to people on their porches on a beautiful fall day in Iowa is really some of the best politics I've ever experienced.  Then again, on the sub-zero days Iowans often invite you in which is nice too.  

Iowa is where the whole style of the Obama camapaign came into existence.  The power of it comes from activating as many people as possible.  The campaign was dynamite at empowering you, making you feel like a direct representative of the candidate.  That's what needs to happen nationwide.  Everyone in the country should hear from at least one of their neighbors why Obama is a better choice than McCain.  

When I ran into someone who was already enthusiastic about Obama, I didn't leave it at that.  I would let them know they were no different than I was and get them signed up as a volunteer too.  

I'll be talking to my neighbors.  

1. I will donate as much and as often as I can.  I am a grad student so this won't be much, maybe a couple hundred between now and november.

2. I will walk my neighborhood and try to get people registered.

3. I will be a strong and well-informed advocate for Obama on my campus.  Nothing is worse than a poorly-informed advocate.  Get informed.

4. I live in California and plan to travel to Nevada or Colorado the week before elections to strengthen the ground game there.  If we are up in both, I will go to the state that we could lose.  If we are down in both, I will go to the state we will have the best chance in.

Vote Hope.

1. Minimum $20/month to the Obama campaign
   
2. Minimum $20/month to DNC
   
3. Minimum 100 phonebanking calls/month
   
4. Sporting the gear - T-shirts and bumper sticker
   
5. Donating out-of-state to downticket Dems in close/promising races when I can
   
6. I'm writing up a campaign primer of sorts, comparing all facets of Obama vs. McCain - policies, resumes, associations, controversies, etc. - anything that the average person might be interested in. I'm giving it to every conservative in my family. It will include my "verdict" on which candidate is stronger in the various areas, but it will be framed by their ideological differences rather than simply villifying McCain.

many of us just need to be convinced by Obama, not by his supporters, that he can handle the job.

But aside from that it is insulting that you refer to us as angry, racist, or both.

Carry on.

Currently, I donate about $20-25 a month to Democrats.  I pledge to make at least two of those donations to the Obama campaign and at least one to the DNC.  I promise to donate to downticket races so that the Republicans have to fight for every seat in every state.  I promise to advocate for Democratic positions and, if I can pull it off, I promise to go to the local Obama headquarters and see what I can do to help.

I couldn't agree more.  It's very dangerous to predict that we're just going to roll over McCain in our sleep.  We should never underestimate the opposition.  McCain is wrong on damn near every issue, but people don't always vote issues, as we all know.  If they did, George W. Bush would have lost in a landslide 8 years ago.

He's a formidable opponent, and it's clear his fundraising isn't as weak as we'd hoped, either.  He raised a good amount of money in May, and that's only going to increase, so we have to do our part.

Don't be complacent or arrogant. Slap on those bumper stickers and yard signs ( I bought mine a few weeks ago, but haven't put it out yet - it goes out today). Donate. Volunteer.  Talk to your friends.  Engage McCain leaners in a respectful way.
We can get this done, but not by resting on our laurels.

why we need to stop making snide remarks and taking cheap shots at Hillary and her supporters.

Our supporters need to fucking understand that the primary is fucking OVER.

I swear to god that if i catch one of you guys making any derogatory remark about Hillary or her supporters i will fucking cussing the fucking light out of you.

If our supporters are too fucking immature to understand that it is OVER, they need to get a fucking brain.

What i have been reading here these last couple of days is just beyond stupid. Some of our supporters are just to fucking dumb to understand that if 5 or 10% of Hillary supporters decide to stay home or vote for McCain in Ohio or Pennsylvania, we would lose those 2 states and the elections.

So, it is time to clean this site from fucking idiots and if you find one just cuss the shit out of him/her. Make them shut up.

Yes, i am extremely angry, as you can tell because i know that although elections are won in September and October and not June and July, we can easily lose them in early summer. And this election is far from over or even fucking won, you just have to look at the retention rate and the state polls.

I will continue to give Obama money, continue to volunteer my time for Obama, and wear my Obama button every day. I already have the yard sign & bumper sticker. The most important thing we can do now is go out and get people registered.  

I'll work for the campaign. I'll work my ass off for the campaign. But I WILL NOT DONATE to the campaign. When I read of the hundreds of millions being spent on political campaigning, I am sickened.

Folks, we have had Clinton and Obama going at it for months, each telling us what they would do to help needy people. Then they would each talk about how many tens of millions they raised for their campaigns.

There are people starving. There are homeless people. Am I the only one who sees the disconnect here?

I agree 100%.

My pledge:
-$20 per month to Obama.  If he falls behind in the polls, $50.
-$20 per month to the DNC.
-One time $25 to Hillary to assist with her debts.
-$50 total for a Dem pickup race in a red state.
-Buttons, stickers, and t-shirts sported, with extra for anyone who asks where to get one.

We can't sleep.  We're going to fight like we did back in November, when everyone said we should just "get out".  Like we're 15 points down.  We can do this.

He will not have problem raising funds.

- I will be donating to local NC races and the DNC.  Specifically Kay Hagen to beat Liddy Dole.
Also some specific out of state races like Noriega in TX.  I've already donated to Murphy in PA.

- I will volunteer as much time as I can to voter registration efforts (starting tomorrow) and GOTV in November.

- I will become more active in my local precinct.
  (Something I have never done before.)

PH

Fiancee is headed to NM next Friday to be an Obama Fellow.  We've donated monthly and will increase in the Fall.

I also plan to give to a few targeted Senate campaigns.  Let's win this!!!

All except #3, unless neighboring States count too.

I am sending my local candidate money to help Jeff Merkley beat Gordon Smith in the Senate race next door in Oregon.

Jeff Merkley needs your help too, he is way behind Gordon Smith in fundraising.

http://www.jeffmerkley.com/

I don't know.  Honestly, it depends.

If he doesn't take federal matching funds, I pledge to donate money.

It will be really hard for me to go from working against Obama to working for Obama.  So, I'm going to try and convince everybody I know that McCain is the second coming of George Bush and volunteer for some down ballot races.

I'm back in New York but volunteering here doesn't make much sense. I have family in Florida (Orlando) so I'm thinking of taking a month off to help out there. I also pledge to donate 100 dollars per month.

If Senator Obama puts Clinton on the ticket, I will donate money, put up a yard sign, and potentially canvas for him.  

I will consider making donations to candidates who supported Clinton, or who remained neutral in the race.  If they run together, I will consider all candidates.

I will also suspend all of my reservations and disappointments about Senator Obama's nomination and give him a chance to convince me that he was in fact the best candidate for us this fall.  

He deserves the benefit of the doubt, and regardless of any frustration at his nomination, he deserves the votes of all Democrats.

• I'll donate to the DNC
  
• I'll find a race or two that I will donate too (my state party is already dominant and the closest federal race that won't be a Dem blowout is probable ME-Sen but I have to educate myself on Allen's positions more before I donate)
  
• I'll have an Obama sign in my window and/or a bumper sticker on my car (I generally don't like bumper stickers but I made a Deval Patrick exception for the MA Gov primaries and this election is too important to not make an exception even in deep blue country)
  
• I won't let smears of Obama go unchallenged
  
• I won't speak against any Clinton supporters online except for anti-Obama/pro-McCain rhetoric.
  
• I will force myself to volunteer (I hate working the phones, I've never managed more than 10 at a time except on 2006 primary day (GotV for declared supporters) and again in 2006 (and those were DFA members primarily)).

What I'm doing:

1) 10 hours a month of volunteer work, probably doing voter registration in Latino and African American communities.

2) Keep making coffee at home so I can donate $50 a month to the campaign (why yes, I am a latte liberal).

3) Wear my Obama pin daily and be willing to give it to someone who asks about him.  (I've been order 5 at a time.)

4) Give McCain the evil eye whenever he comes on my TV or computer screen.

I'm moving soon, and my finances will be affected for awhile. But I think I can give at least $15-20 to Obama and the DNC each month. If I can't quite manage it one month, I'll try to make up for it the next.

I'll put at least one Obama sticker on my car.

I'll hang an Obama yard sign from the balcony of my new apartment (I hope management doesn't get pissed).

As soon as I move, I'll find my local volunteer office and sign up.

I will become as intimately familiar with Obama's platforms and positions as I was with Hillary's, so that I can feel perfectly comfortable when I'm making calls.

I'll have an awesome "come to Obama (from Hillary)" story ready within the next month or two.

I will place special emphasis on talking to older Americans who voted for Hillary but may be somewhat uncomfortable with Obama.

I'll encourage Republican family members and (friends who are unhappy with McCain) to "vote their principles" and cast their (wasted) ballots for Bob Barr if they think he's the better candidate.

I know there are a lot of other things... I'll think about them as I go along.

1. Continue to donate money to Obama and other downticket races (I knew Darcy Burner in college and am determined to help get her elected).

2. Donate to the DNC

3. Attend at least one VA Vote for Change event and register voters (I live in MD so there isn't that much to do on the home front but VA is just 10 minutes away).

I'm going to volunteer for Obama starting in July, and travel from the Bay Area to the nearest swing state for the days before the election.  In 2004, that was Nevada, and I suspect I'll be seeing rural Nevada again (yay!).

Oh, and I'll pitch in a few bucks here and there.

Watch the polls over the next few weeks. With Clinton off the scene and her supporters coming to terms with Obama, and McCain starting to get some more visibility and hence juxtaposition to Obama, they should start to move in Obama's direction. If by the end of June he's not sitting with a 8-10% lead we need to be somewhat concerned. Personally I think it's likely to happen. Having seen the other nights little performance by McCain and compared it with Obama's I'm starting to think McCain is in deep merde. So watch what happens. There are big differences between now and 2004 btw. The country has turned definitively against the war, the economy is in the tank, and the full extent of Bush's mendacity and incompetence has been laid out for all to see in events like Katrina, the Plame affair, Justice department corruption, and a myriad of large and small matters.    

I will Donate 10+ dollars monthly to Obama's campaign.

I will talk to as many fellow Soldiers as I can (disclaimer: when appropriate and in accordance with the articles of the UCMJ). In particular I will spread the word on the new GI Bill.

I will continue to post and blog on Obama's behalf.

In particular I will seek discourse with Republicans, Independents and undecideds.

Thanks for this diary, pneuma.

I, Samizdat...

...promise to donate $50 to the Obama campaign.

...promise to donate $50 to the Democratic opponent of my local Republican congressman... and if I like the candidate, volunteer for the campaign.

...(since my state, Illinois, is a shoe-in for Obama ) promise to volunteer for phone-banking time the Obama campaign or for some other organization that is working to elect Obama as president.

...promise to wear a pin, put out a sign and do whatever else I can think of to put Obama's name out there.

If I could go door to door canvassing for Kerry, I'm sure I could do much more for Obama.  I didn't even like Kerry that much.  LOL

--sam