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I've got to be honest, I don't care who wins this last Dinner with Barack.

All I care about is who wins on November 6th.

Sure, this dinner will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you'll tell your grandkids about and all that jazz, but here's why I really think you should chip in $X or whatever you can to be automatically entered:

You'll help build this campaign just in time for the home stretch, when we're making critical win-or-lose budget decisions.

So there you have it. Enter this cool contest, and help President Obama win the much bigger one coming up in just 47 days:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America here, by signing up for Quick Donate here, or click here to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.

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As we're organizing the last dinner with supporters on my last campaign, our kind of politics is running up against a very cynical calculation:

That a few billionaires writing $X million checks are enough to overpower the voices of millions of Americans.

That's why I want to meet you for dinner.

Donate $X or whatever you can to our people-powered campaign, and be automatically entered to join me -- hotel and airfare covered for you and a guest.

Overnight, we aren't going to change the rules that allow outside groups to spend hundreds of millions of dollars attacking me on the airwaves.

So we have to stay on the case every day.

out of more than 3 million people like you supporting this effort -- had outraised Mitt Romney and the Republicans for the first time since April.

If we keep doing this our way, I guarantee you there'll be no stopping us.

Donate $X or whatever you can today and you'll be automatically entered to be at the table:

[url]

Thanks

Barack

P.S. -- If you're planning on donating to this campaign at some point in the future, don't wait . Your grassroots donation means more today because it can be put to work right now, building the organization it will take to win. Exactly 47 days to go.

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America

by signing up for Quick Donate

or click hereto enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rulesand additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601. Paid for by Obama for America

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible

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As we're organizing the last dinner with supporters on my last campaign, our kind of politics is running up against a very cynical calculation:

That a few billionaires writing $X million checks are enough to overpower the voices of millions of Americans.

That's why I want to meet you for dinner.

Donate $X or whatever you can to our people-powered movement, and be automatically entered to join me -- hotel and airfare covered for you and a guest:

[url]

Overnight, we aren't going to change the rules that allow outside groups to spend hundreds of millions of dollars attacking me on the airwaves.

So we have to stay on the case every day.

Last week we learned that our side had outraised Mitt Romney and the Republicans for the first time since April.

If we keep doing this our way, I guarantee you there'll be no stopping us.

Donate $X or whatever you can today to support me and help make sure we elect a Congress that will pass our agenda, and you'll be automatically entered to be at the table:

[url]

Barack

P.S. -- If you're planning on donating at some point in the future, don't wait. Your grassroots donation means more today because it can be put to work right now, building the organization it will take to win the White House and races across the country. Exactly 47 days to go:

[url]

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to the Obama Victory Fund here -- [url] -- by signing up for Quick Donate here -- [url] -- or click here -- [url] -- to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules -- [url] -- and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

--------------------------------------------------------------------- PAID FOR BY OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012, A JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY OBAMA FOR AMERICA, THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, AND THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CO, FL, IA, NV, NH, NC, OH, PA, VA, AND WI.

Contributions or gifts to Obama Victory Fund 2012 are not tax deductible.

The first $X from a contributor to Obama Victory Fund 2012 will be allocated to Obama for America, designated for the general election. The next $X from a contributor will be allocated to the Democratic National Committee. Any additional amount s from a contributor will be divided among the State Democratic Party Committees as follows, up to $X per committee and subject to the biennial aggregate limits: OH 24% , FL 15% ; WI 12% ; IA 10% ; NV 10% ; VA 9% ; CO 7% ; NC 7% ; PA 3% ; and NH 3% . A contributor may designate a contribution for a particular participant. This allocation formula may change if following it would result in an excessive contribution. Contributions will be used in connection with a Federal election, may be spent on any activities of the participants as each committee determines in its sole discretion, and will not be earmarked for any particular candidate.

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Obama - Biden

Look, I know an email about the Obama for America budget may not be as cool as, say, a huge sale on fall jackets, but I gotta tell you:

Right now, I'm making some of our biggest budgeting decisions of this election.

I'm getting requests for the last weekends of voter registration drives in Ohio and North Carolina, and the final staff to put in place in certain battleground states, and we're about to hit a point where there's no turning back.

There are a lot of decisions that are sitting in my maybe pile, and they're either going to be a yes or no, depending on what happens next.

You have a chance to make this easy for me, and for everyone out there on the ground who's waiting.

Chip in $X or more for the last 47 days of this campaign today.

If you're like me, you have a lot of reasons you're gung ho about winning this election.

There's a ton on the line, and there is so much we want to do to bring this election home -- but only 47 days left.

We're not waiting on any millionaires to cut big magic checks for the last few weeks. You decide if we have the resources to do this.

Please make a donation today:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, any donation you make today will automatically enter you to get dinner with the President next month. If you win, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America here , by signing up for Quick Donate here , or click here to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

Paid for by Obama for America

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.

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Obama - Biden --

I've got to be honest, I don't care who wins this last Dinner with Barack.

All I care about is who wins on November 6th.

Sure, this dinner will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you'll tell your grandkids about and all that jazz, but here's why I really think you should chip in $X or whatever you can to be automatically entered :

Where we stand right now, this race is incredibly close. I don't think there's much value in looking at the polls these days, but if you do, you'll see that one day President Obama is up by 2 percent, and then Mitt Romney is up by 2 percent the next. Sometimes, they're dead even. The election is truly anyone's game. And what we do right now will determine who wins.

So there you have it. Enter this cool contest, and help President Obama win the much bigger one coming up in just 47 days:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America

by signing up for Quick Donate

or click hereto enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rulesand additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601. Paid for by Obama for America

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.

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The strength of the American dream is that we all have a shot at it.

It's what will always unite us.

There are just 47 days left until Election Day.

If you agree with this vision for our country -- for all Americans -- then I need your help in the time we've got left:

[url]

Thank you.

Barack

P.S. -- Any donation you make today will automatically enter you to join me for the last dinner I'm having with supporters on this campaign.

I hope you'll take me up on it:

[url]

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America here -- [url] -- by signing up for Quick Donate here -- [url] -- or click here -- [url] -- to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules -- [url] -- and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid for by Obama for America

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible

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Obama - Biden --

I've got to be honest, I don't care who wins this last Dinner with Barack.

All I care about is who wins on November 6th.

Sure, this dinner will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you'll tell your grandkids about and all that jazz, but here's why I really think you should chip in $X or whatever you can to be automatically entered :

Because your donation today helps more than if you waited until the last week or two of the campaign to donate. Really, it does.

The resources we have today help do the things we just can't do later. Things like funding voter registration drives before deadlines come up around the end of the month. And your donation today can help hire that enthusiastic, young field organizer for the full last six weeks of the campaign -- something we simply can't do with just a few weeks to go.

So there you have it. Enter this cool contest, and help President Obama win the much bigger one coming up in just 47 days:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America

by signing up for Quick Donate

or click hereto enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rulesand additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601. Paid for by Obama for America

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.

Subject: For the umpteenth time: I don't care

From: [email protected]

Sent: Sept. 20, 2012, 4:45 a.m.




I've got to be honest, I don't care who wins this last Dinner with Barack.

All I care about is who wins on November 6th.

Sure, this dinner will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you'll tell your grandkids about and all that jazz, but here's why I really think you should chip in $X or whatever you can to be automatically entered:

You'll help build this campaign just in time for the home stretch, when we're making critical win-or-lose budget decisions.

So there you have it. Enter this cool contest, and help President Obama win the much bigger one coming up in just 47 days:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America here, by signing up for Quick Donate here, or click here to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.

 

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Subject: For the umpteenth time: I don't care

From: [email protected]

Sent: Sept. 20, 2012, 4:45 a.m.




I've got to be honest, I don't care who wins this last Dinner with Barack.

All I care about is who wins on November 6th.

Sure, this dinner will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you'll tell your grandkids about and all that jazz, but here's why I really think you should chip in $X or whatever you can to be automatically entered:

You'll help build this campaign just in time for the home stretch, when we're making critical win-or-lose budget decisions.

So there you have it. Enter this cool contest, and help President Obama win the much bigger one coming up in just 47 days:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America here, by signing up for Quick Donate here, or click here to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.



I've got to be honest, I don't care who wins this last Dinner with Barack.

All I care about is who wins on November 6th.

Sure, this dinner will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you'll tell your grandkids about and all that jazz, but here's why I really think you should chip in $X or whatever you can to be automatically entered:

You'll help build this campaign just in time for the home stretch, when we're making critical win-or-lose budget decisions.

So there you have it. Enter this cool contest, and help President Obama win the much bigger one coming up in just 47 days:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America here, by signing up for Quick Donate here, or click here to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.



As we're organizing the last dinner with supporters on my last campaign, our kind of politics is running up against a very cynical calculation:

That a few billionaires writing $X million checks are enough to overpower the voices of millions of Americans.

That's why I want to meet you for dinner.

Donate $X or whatever you can to our people-powered campaign, and be automatically entered to join me -- hotel and airfare covered for you and a guest.

Overnight, we aren't going to change the rules that allow outside groups to spend hundreds of millions of dollars attacking me on the airwaves.

So we have to stay on the case every day.

out of more than 3 million people like you supporting this effort -- had outraised Mitt Romney and the Republicans for the first time since April.

If we keep doing this our way, I guarantee you there'll be no stopping us.

Donate $X or whatever you can today and you'll be automatically entered to be at the table:

[url]

Thanks

Barack

P.S. -- If you're planning on donating to this campaign at some point in the future, don't wait . Your grassroots donation means more today because it can be put to work right now, building the organization it will take to win. Exactly 47 days to go.

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America

by signing up for Quick Donate

or click hereto enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rulesand additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601. Paid for by Obama for America

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible



As we're organizing the last dinner with supporters on my last campaign, our kind of politics is running up against a very cynical calculation:

That a few billionaires writing $X million checks are enough to overpower the voices of millions of Americans.

That's why I want to meet you for dinner.

Donate $X or whatever you can to our people-powered movement, and be automatically entered to join me -- hotel and airfare covered for you and a guest:

[url]

Overnight, we aren't going to change the rules that allow outside groups to spend hundreds of millions of dollars attacking me on the airwaves.

So we have to stay on the case every day.

Last week we learned that our side had outraised Mitt Romney and the Republicans for the first time since April.

If we keep doing this our way, I guarantee you there'll be no stopping us.

Donate $X or whatever you can today to support me and help make sure we elect a Congress that will pass our agenda, and you'll be automatically entered to be at the table:

[url]

Barack

P.S. -- If you're planning on donating at some point in the future, don't wait. Your grassroots donation means more today because it can be put to work right now, building the organization it will take to win the White House and races across the country. Exactly 47 days to go:

[url]

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to the Obama Victory Fund here -- [url] -- by signing up for Quick Donate here -- [url] -- or click here -- [url] -- to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules -- [url] -- and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

--------------------------------------------------------------------- PAID FOR BY OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012, A JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY OBAMA FOR AMERICA, THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, AND THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CO, FL, IA, NV, NH, NC, OH, PA, VA, AND WI.

Contributions or gifts to Obama Victory Fund 2012 are not tax deductible.

The first $X from a contributor to Obama Victory Fund 2012 will be allocated to Obama for America, designated for the general election. The next $X from a contributor will be allocated to the Democratic National Committee. Any additional amount s from a contributor will be divided among the State Democratic Party Committees as follows, up to $X per committee and subject to the biennial aggregate limits: OH 24% , FL 15% ; WI 12% ; IA 10% ; NV 10% ; VA 9% ; CO 7% ; NC 7% ; PA 3% ; and NH 3% . A contributor may designate a contribution for a particular participant. This allocation formula may change if following it would result in an excessive contribution. Contributions will be used in connection with a Federal election, may be spent on any activities of the participants as each committee determines in its sole discretion, and will not be earmarked for any particular candidate.

Obama - Biden

Look, I know an email about the Obama for America budget may not be as cool as, say, a huge sale on fall jackets, but I gotta tell you:

Right now, I'm making some of our biggest budgeting decisions of this election.

I'm getting requests for the last weekends of voter registration drives in Ohio and North Carolina, and the final staff to put in place in certain battleground states, and we're about to hit a point where there's no turning back.

There are a lot of decisions that are sitting in my maybe pile, and they're either going to be a yes or no, depending on what happens next.

You have a chance to make this easy for me, and for everyone out there on the ground who's waiting.

Chip in $X or more for the last 47 days of this campaign today.

If you're like me, you have a lot of reasons you're gung ho about winning this election.

There's a ton on the line, and there is so much we want to do to bring this election home -- but only 47 days left.

We're not waiting on any millionaires to cut big magic checks for the last few weeks. You decide if we have the resources to do this.

Please make a donation today:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, any donation you make today will automatically enter you to get dinner with the President next month. If you win, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America here , by signing up for Quick Donate here , or click here to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

Paid for by Obama for America

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.

Obama - Biden --

I've got to be honest, I don't care who wins this last Dinner with Barack.

All I care about is who wins on November 6th.

Sure, this dinner will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you'll tell your grandkids about and all that jazz, but here's why I really think you should chip in $X or whatever you can to be automatically entered :

Where we stand right now, this race is incredibly close. I don't think there's much value in looking at the polls these days, but if you do, you'll see that one day President Obama is up by 2 percent, and then Mitt Romney is up by 2 percent the next. Sometimes, they're dead even. The election is truly anyone's game. And what we do right now will determine who wins.

So there you have it. Enter this cool contest, and help President Obama win the much bigger one coming up in just 47 days:

[url]

Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America

by signing up for Quick Donate

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The strength of the American dream is that we all have a shot at it.

It's what will always unite us.

There are just 47 days left until Election Day.

If you agree with this vision for our country -- for all Americans -- then I need your help in the time we've got left:

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Thank you.

Barack

P.S. -- Any donation you make today will automatically enter you to join me for the last dinner I'm having with supporters on this campaign.

I hope you'll take me up on it:

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No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America here -- [url] -- by signing up for Quick Donate here -- [url] -- or click here -- [url] -- to enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rules -- [url] -- and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

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Obama - Biden --

I've got to be honest, I don't care who wins this last Dinner with Barack.

All I care about is who wins on November 6th.

Sure, this dinner will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you'll tell your grandkids about and all that jazz, but here's why I really think you should chip in $X or whatever you can to be automatically entered :

Because your donation today helps more than if you waited until the last week or two of the campaign to donate. Really, it does.

The resources we have today help do the things we just can't do later. Things like funding voter registration drives before deadlines come up around the end of the month. And your donation today can help hire that enthusiastic, young field organizer for the full last six weeks of the campaign -- something we simply can't do with just a few weeks to go.

So there you have it. Enter this cool contest, and help President Obama win the much bigger one coming up in just 47 days:

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Ann Marie

Ann Marie Habershaw Chief Operating Officer Obama for America

P.S. -- To make the deal even sweeter, we're picking up the tab for your dinner, hotel, and airfare, so really -- why not?

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by September 25, 2012. You may enter by contributing to Obama for America

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or click hereto enter without contributing or signing up for Quick Donate. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations for winner and a guest; and dinner for winner and a guest with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor approximate retail value of all prizes $X . Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older or age of majority under applicable law . Promotion subject to Official Rulesand additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601. Paid for by Obama for America

Contributions or gifts to Obama for America are not tax deductible.