August 23rd, 2012
11:21 AM ET
Obama campaign now accepting text donations WHITE HOUSE (CNN) - President Obama may have been out-raised by Republican Mitt Romney's campaign over the last few months, but Obama for America has a new tool in their pocket to help fill their coffers. Starting today, supporters can send donations under $50 by texting "GIVE" to 62262, the Obama campaign's text short code. Customers of Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular will be able to donate via text message starting this week and AT&T and other companies' customers will get the approval soon, according to the Obama campaign. “Grassroots giving is powering this campaign,” Obama Campaign Manager Jim Messina said. “Since April 2011, more than 2.7 million people have pitched in to own a piece of the President’s campaign, and last month 98 percent of donors gave less than $250. Accepting small donations by text message will help us engage even more grassroots supporters who want to play a role by donating whatever they can afford to the campaign – and get the President re-elected in November.” At the end of July, Mitt Romney's campaign and the Republican party had approximately $62 million more on hand than Obama and the Democratic party, according to the latest fundraising totals filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday. The Obama campaign says they will advertise the new way of contributing in campaign literature and on screens at Obama campaign rallies. They also point out that charges will be applied to cell phones bills and supporters can only text up to six messages a month. |
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My dog wanted to throw Obama a bone. I sent him outside, he sleeps outside from now on.
All of America is smelling the obama desperation !!!
Actually, Howard Latina/diana, you are smelling your own socks.
Texting, a shoot around with NBA....whats next, lemonade stand? garage sale ? It's fun watching him sweat!!!
Soon ... obama will be begging school kids to send him their lunch money ... and, seniors to send him their social security checks ... this snake oil salesman, and charlatan, lied his way into the White House, with the help of the lame stream media ... now, it's time to take back America, and vote him OUT in November !!!
Hey! Thats a great idea!!
If Obama holds a garage sell, the Clinton's can donate all those items they stole from the White House in 2000.
The hole wedding gift thing they tried was desperate. Obama wants my tax dollars plus more in donations, no way! It's time to get rid of this marxist failure.
Did he spend all the money he raised last time, or did he pocket it?
You will need it when your health care money runs out.
You need it now!
But according to the democrats people over 55 are not productive anymore, so they don't need medical care, besides we have to safe money.
The Democrats are saying no such thing. Do you always lie when you think it will benefit you? Pretty low.
The voucher plan is Ryan's little baby. What a horrible joke he is trying to pull on American seniors.
I feel shame what is going on in USA. Now ICE sue Napolitano, Obama sue Ohio and many state. I never see anything like that.
Cool – so easy to use – I just made my donation through text message. Go Obama!
The Obama Campaign is desperate.
I love the smell of liberal fear.
WASHINGTON POST reporting today –
A New York website GAWKERS has done a Bain Document Dump. Listing 18 Bain investments and 3 hedge-funds in which Romney, his wife Ann and his children have invested.
Some of the funds listed are the Caymen Islands tax havens, and other underlying assets that included loans to companies ranging from"HEALTHCARE FIRMS" to the "LAS VEGAS SANDS" the casino owned by MAJOR DONOR Sheldon Adelson who is the largest public donor in the presidential campaign giving more than $45 Million to Republican candidates.
PARADE MAGAZINE interview this weekend on Mitt and Ann Romney have them explaining how giving more tax info to the American people will be an invasion of privacy concerning their 'charitable contributions' to their church. Funny, that's all they've talked about concerning their taxes and now it's suppose to be private. What a crock.
taking from the poor to keep a failed president his job...does that really make sense?
So you're not texting money, but he is asking, is it not unamerican not to respond.
why my comment is still waiting for moderation? some of other comments later than mine were already published?
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Cool – so easy to use – I just made my donation through text message. Go Obama!
August 23, 2012 at 7:23 pm | Reply