College Students Raise $400 in 4 Days for Obama Via Facebook

[wheresthemind]

Theres something happening here (be sure to digg the story):

http://digg.com/politics/I_Donated_A_Case_of_Beer_to_Barack_Obama_Raises_400_in_4_Days

For those unable to access Facebook, this is the description of the group:


"A change in our politics can only come from you; from people across our country who believe there's a better way and are willing to work for it."

"Years ago, as a community organizer in Chicago, I learned that meaningful change always begins at the grassroots, and that engaged citizens working together can accomplish extraordinary things."

- From Senator Obama's Exploratory Announcement

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RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP BARACK
In politics, support among young people is taken with a grain of salt. The perception is that we’re all talk, and that, especially in primaries, we won’t turn out. We know it means something that Senator Obama has tens of thousands of supporters on Facebook, but does Obama’s staff? Does anyone in the media?

The support that speaks the loudest in the early Presidential primaries is MONEY. After all the media won't care if Barack has one million supporters on Facebook if he gets creamed in fundraising. But by making the first political contributions of our lives, we are sending a clear message to Barack, and the country, that the youth are serious about Senator Obama.

Our impact could be huge – the Barack Obama (One Million Strong for Barack) has over 100,000 members. If just half of this group donated the cost of a case of (cheap) beer we’d raise close to A MILLION DOLLARS. In the first 4 days of this group we raised $400.

Follow the instructions below to join us in donating the cost of a case of beer to $12.93 through ActBlue.com (a Democratic fund raising site) straight to the Obama Exploratory Committee. Then invite your friends to do the same.

HELP US SEND THE MESSAGE THAT THE INTERNET GENERATION IS SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING HISTORY WITH SENATOR BARACK OBAMA.
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INSTRUCTIONS -

1. Contribute

IMPORTANT CLICK HERE TO GIVE SECURELY
http://www.actblue.com/page/beerfornewpolitics

2. Invite Your Friends
http://www.facebook.com/editgroup.php?members&gid=2229508944

3. Digg this group…
http://digg.com/politics/I_Donated_A_Case_of_Beer_to_Barack_Obama_Raises_400_in_4_Days/share

4. Share This Group (write a note, bug your friends, advertise it in other groups, etc)
http://stolaf.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2229508944#

[IndyOp]

1. I am not an Obama fan, but I am a fan of people working for a better future! (n/t)

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[illinoisprogressive]

2. I've already sent some to Obama's campaign

[mnhtnbb]

3. $400 in 4 days? We used to raise $10's of thousands for Dean in several days

[wheresthemind]

4. uh

This is just a specific effort by a group of college students that raised $400 in the first four days of their efforts. A comparison to the Dean campaign at its peak is just ridiculous.

[mnhtnbb]

6. At its peak? At its peak, we raised hundreds of thousands in a few days.

[wheresthemind]

7. Seriously...

If you honestly think comparison is necessary then a more appropriate comparisons would be how much was raised for Dean by COLLEGE STUDENTS, from COLLEGE STUDENTS in the first four days of his campaign.

Students now graduate with an average of $20,000 of debt, and for most this is no doubt the first political contribution of their lives. I think this is a hopeful indication, not something something to deride with ridiculous comparisons.

[Infinite Hope]

5. Considering the membership of facebook, that's hardly anything. n/t

[wheresthemind]

8. Its the first four days of an effort...

and if you know how social networking works, then you know that things accelerate as they continue to branch out into new networks of people.

Anyone who works in politics knows raising money is not easy, and raising money from young people is impossible, and thats why this is encouraging.

[Infinite Hope]

9. I know it branches. But...

...$400 in 4 days among as many students as were contacted is small.

Let's see, it was $12.93 per person would mean about 31 students donated. Considering the base of contact, that isn't significant. It'd be significant for one day, but not four.

[wheresthemind]

13. base of contact

Was about 400 people so far. The base of contact will expand as more people invite more people to the group. I don't think that a 10% give rate is bad especially considering these are College Students.

[eddiemunster]

10. Wow, that's incredible!

at this rate Obama could have over $1,578.85 in his war chest by the time of the election.

[ellisonz]

11. 172,000 members. The best and the brightest of America's youth.

Does Edwards have a group of this size? HRC? Kucinich?

Obama might have the college vote on biography alone.

[wheresthemind]

12. bio

On that note there are tons of students reading his book on my campus. I've never seen anything like it. Kids who I could never get to come to a college democrats meeting pick up his book and read it.