Our momentum in Iowa is real. Last night, an ABC News poll showed us leading by 4 points in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

I'm also happy to report that in the past week you've donated enough money over the Internet to eliminate a day of traditional fundraising from my schedule. Thanks to more than 20,000 supporters like you, I can head back to Iowa to build on our momentum.

In fact, you've been so generous that we're only about $250,000 away from freeing up a second day. Join your fellow supporters in taking the next step and help us reach this goal.

I know we can do this, and I will invite one donor who participates in this effort to join me on the campaign trail for a day. I want you to see up close what you've helped create on the ground in Iowa.

There's something special happening in Iowa right now. Make your first donation of $25 and you could see it first hand:

https://donate.barackobama.com/reclaimaday

We have a lot to be thankful for this week. In less than a year we've created a national movement that will make history, and together I am confident we will change America.

Thank you for everything you have done so far. But there are only 44 days until the Iowa caucuses, and we can't let up.

Barack

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Sender: David Plouffe, BarackObama.com
Subject: Invite: Join Barack on the campaign trail

Friend --

Barack is headed back to Iowa, and you could join him.

Supporters like you have been making online donations all week to eliminate a day of traditional fundraising events and phone calls from Barack's calendar and send him back to Iowa to talk to voters.

So here's the deal: if we can actually do this, it's your day.

If we're able to raise $850,000 over the Internet this week, one donor and a guest will join Barack on the campaign trail.

You and your guest could be part of the day you helped reclaim from traditional fundraising with your online donation. We'll cover your travel, and you'll see first hand what's so special about Barack's time in Iowa.

Make a donation of $25:

https://donate.barackobama.com/reclaimaday

I hope you understand how much of a difference it makes to raise this money in a different way.

By raising a few dollars from thousands of individual supporters, we're able to meet our financial goals while freeing up Barack's time to spend with voters in the early states that will decide our nominee.

We're also working together to change the broken political process that requires candidates to spend so much of their time raising money.

Take this opportunity to make your first donation of $25 now and you could join Barack in Iowa:

https://donate.barackobama.com/reclaimaday

Thanks for your support,

David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America