President Obama Collects 10 Millionth Campaign Donation

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President Obama Collects 10 Millionth Campaign Donation

President Obama's re-election campaign, which is much more reliant on small donors than rival Mitt Romney's, celebrated its 10 millionth donation on Sunday night. The news was announced on Twitter:

Barack Obama✔
@BarackObama

Last night, this campaign reached 10,000,000 donations in 2012—a huge milestone and a historic record for grassroots politics.

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[BumRushDaShow]

1. K&R

Glad they hit that milestone!

[Wait Wut]

2. It's such a small thing, but...

...it makes me proud to know that I'm one of those 10 mil.

[Samantha]

4. I gave as well

and I am proud to have done so.

Sam

[jsmirman]

6. I feel the same way!

[Samjm]

3. me too!

I'm so pleased I'm part if that too.

[budkin]

5. I gave yesterday before the deadline

And it feels good

[frazzled]

7. I think they sent me 10 million emails yesterday

I'm starting to get a little bit irked by it, I hate to say. I signed up as a monthly donor to the campaign more than a year ago, so I have been giving monthly all along. On top of that I have given additional funds at each quarter end, and lately at the end of each month's FEC deadline. I suddenly got ticked off this weekend at the number of guilt-inducing emails I was receiving and decided that I'd already given past my financial comfort zone and I shouldn't be swayed by all the dramatic language.

I just wish they had a system that sorted out the kinds of emails you get. It's petty, but I feel like the mass emails don't take into account the efforts people have already made. You give money and then 3 hours later they're bugging you again. It makes it feel like it's not appreciated. Can't they run a program that sorts out, say, people being asked for first-time contributions, people who are giving occasionally, and people who are regular donors? All I want is not to get the screaming headline kind of headers filling up my email box.