Have you donated to Obama TODAY??

Or even, this week? If not, please make even a SMALL donation. We need it, big time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/us/politics/09donate.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Straining to Reach Money Goal, Obama Presses Donors
By MICHAEL LUO and JEFF ZELENY
After months of record-breaking fund-raising, a new sense of urgency in Senator Barack Obama’s fund-raising team is palpable as the full weight of the campaign’s decision to bypass public financing for the general election is suddenly upon it.

Pushing a fund-raiser later this month, a finance staff member sent a sharply worded note last week to Illinois members of its national finance committee, calling their recent efforts “extremely anemic.”

At a convention-week meeting in Denver of the campaign’s top fund-raisers, buttons with the image of a money tree were distributed to those who had already contributed the maximum $2,300 to the general election, a subtle reminder to those who had failed to ante up.

The signs of concern have become evident in recent weeks as early fund-raising totals have suggested that Mr. Obama’s decision to bypass public financing may not necessarily afford him the commanding financing advantage over Senator John McCain that many had originally predicted.....

head for your local Obama office and help them win this on the ground. Peace, Kim