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Obama for America

"Time to begin again" +
  1:29 web video from April 28, 2011 fundraising email.

Obama: I will be a candidate for re-election in 2012.  And, I'm going to need each and every one of you to get involved.  And I know that a lot of you who were involved in the campaign earlier, over the last two years, you've probably felt some frustration.  There have been times where you wanted Washington to change a lot more quickly than it has, and it keeps on slipping into those same old bad habits. 

But I want everybody here to remember everything we've accomplished over the last two years.  The record of accomplishment in making a difference for ordinary people, making sure that they can get the health care that they need, making sure that they are able to find a job or get trained for a job of the future.  All those things are happening because of you. 

And so, if you've been feeling impatient, and I understand that, if you're feeling frustrated sometimes, that shouldn't be a reason to pull back.  That's a reason for us to get even more involved, because we know if we've done this much over the last two years, imagine what we can do over the next six as long as we keep our focus on the future, as long as we keep working together. 

I'm looking forward to re-engaging with all of you, and I hope you are too.

 


Note: Here's the email that linked to the video:


From: Barack Obama [mailto:info@barackobama.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 3:56 PM
To: Joe Smith
Subject: Big things 

Joe Smith --

If it were easy to do the big, meaningful things we believe will make our country better -- if it were quick -- someone would have done those things long before any of us showed up.

We've chosen to do something hard.

You know that our victories so far have been hard won: taking the difficult steps necessary to put our economy back on track, reforming Wall Street excess despite an army of lobbyists against us, and making health care more affordable and accessible despite well-organized opposition by those who profit from the status quo.

You also know we have not yet done everything we set out to do -- not nearly.

But that's a reason to work harder, not to let up. That's why we're building this campaign now. And you have to take ownership of it.

So I will be direct: Can you step up and make a donation of $5 to get us started?

https://donate.barackobama.com/Begin-Again

We've had the chance to make historic changes that touch every American: from passing a law that says women should get an equal day's pay for an equal day's work to removing 100,000 troops from Iraq.

Those things and every other important change we've made happened because people like you built an organization to win an election in 2008.

The stakes are even higher this time.

As I've spoken with supporters who are helping get this campaign started, I've met folks who are frustrated by the pace of change.

I understand that. But we knew this wouldn't be easy. The kind of change we're working for never comes easily.

Now is the time to begin again, and build the campaign that will shape our country's future.

Thank you,

Barack