Friend --

"For the very first time in my life, I feel compelled to stand up and to speak out for the man who I believe has a new vision for America."

- Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey joined Barack and Michelle Obama at free public rallies in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina this weekend.

In total, they electrified nearly 70,000 people across three states and brought thousands of new volunteers into our crucial early-state operations. Thanks to everyone who came out and made these events such a success.

Here's a video with excerpts from both Oprah's and Barack's remarks:

http://www.barackobama.com/oprah

Oprah's public support has attracted a lot of attention and created a tremendous opportunity to reach out to people who otherwise might not hear Barack's message of change.

At every stage of this campaign, the mission for every Obama supporter has been to become an organizer in their own right. By reaching out to your friends, family, and neighbors, you have the potential to bring people back into the political process and make them part of something special.

Oprah can certainly reach a lot more people than most of us, but the challenge she met this weekend is the same one you can meet: To break out of your comfort zone and reach out to your network about the important choice our country faces at this moment.

Use this video of Oprah and Barack as an occasion to start that conversation with someone. Watch it and share it with people you know:

http://www.barackobama.com/oprah

Thanks,

Obama for America