Obama campaign now accepting donations via text

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Source: CBS News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's campaign is taking donations via text message.

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To give to Obama, mobile users on most cell carriers can text "GIVE" to 62262 and give up to $50, and the charge will appear on the user's phone bill.

Campaign manager Jim Messina says text donations will help the campaign engage more grassroots supporters "who want to play a role by donating whatever they can afford to the campaign."

Supporters can contribute a maximum of $200 via text per election cycle.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501366_162-57498842/obama-campaign-now-accepting-donations-via-text/

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More on this from the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/text-give-to-obama-presidents-campaign-launches-cellphone-donation-drive/2012/08/23/5459649a-ecc4-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html

The program, announced by campaign officials early Thursday, will allow supporters to send contributions of less than $50 by texting “GIVE” to 62262 — which corresponds with the letters in “Obama.”

Officials said the service will be available almost immediately for Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular customers, and for AT&T and other carriers “in the near future.” Possibilities include soliciting text donations in broadcast and Internet ads and during major political events, such as the upcoming Democratic Party convention in Charlotte, N.C.

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1. K&R

Saw an article about the final FEC approval for this feature so glad they jumped right on it!

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