Forward Thinking Friends,

If you've been paying attention to the presidential race in the past 48 hours or so, you've surely noticed a marked change in how John McCain is running his campaign. Instead of campaigning on the issues and policy, McCain and the Republicans are trying to make this election an up-or-down vote on Obama and portray him in the most negative light while doing so.

It started yesterday with a television ad by McCain that compares Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. To back the campaign up, the Republican talking point machine was on TV throughout the country repeating the campaign's shameful message. Today, the McCain campaign injected race into the discourse for no real reason other than to stir up racial fears of some voters.

So much for being a maverick -- this is page three of Karl Rove's playbook.

I don't think I need to convince any of you that Obama policies will be great for America, but to beat back this utter filth, the Obama campaign needs resources. I'm once again making a modest online contribution, and I hope you can, too. If everybody receiving this email donates $30 and gets five friends to do the same, it puts us nearly $30,000 closer to putting this deplorable Republican nonsense to rest.

Donate Here

I've set up a page to track how much we and our friends give with a goal of reaching $30,000. Please forward this fundraising link around to help make an Obama presidency a reality.

Thanks,
Ryan

http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/rhughes