Friends
--
Today, we are filing papers to launch our 2012 campaign.
We're
doing this now because the politics we believe in does not start with expensive
TV ads or extravaganzas, but with you -- with people organizing block-by-block,
talking to neighbors, co-workers, and friends. And that kind of campaign takes
time to build.
So even though I'm focused on the job you elected me to
do, and the race may not reach full speed for a year or more, the work of laying
the foundation for our campaign must start today.
We've always known that
lasting change wouldn't come quickly or easily. It never does. But as my
administration and folks across the country fight to protect the progress we've
made -- and make more -- we also need to begin mobilizing for 2012, long before
the time comes for me to begin campaigning in earnest.
As we take this
step, I'd like to share a video that features some folks like you who are
helping to lead the way on this journey. watch:
In the coming days, supporters like you will
begin forging a new organization that we'll build together in cities and towns
across the country. And I'll need you to help shape our plan as we create a
campaign that's farther reaching, more focused, and more innovative than
anything we've built before.
We'll start by doing something
unprecedented: coordinating millions of one-on-one conversations between
supporters across every single state, reconnecting old friends, inspiring new
ones to join the cause, and readying ourselves for next year's
fight.
This will be my final campaign, at least as a candidate. But the
cause of making a lasting difference for our families, our communities, and our
country has never been about one person. And it will succeed only if we work
together.
There will be much more to come as the race unfolds. Today,
simply let us know you're in to help us begin, and then spread the
word:
http://my.barackobama.com/2012 Thank
you,
Barack
Posted By: Judith A. Birt
Saturday, April 16th 2011 at 6:15PM
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