Obama: 'It's in your hands, will you help?'

On the heels of Barack Obama's multi-million dollar infomercial extravaganza, and his $600 million fundraising haul, he's asking for more money.

MORE! UNBELIEVABLE!

Why?

He's spending $2 million alone on his Grant Park election night bash.

It appears he has money to burn.

Subject: It's in your hands, will you help?
From: "Barack Obama"

Friend --

The next 6 days are going to be the toughest we've seen, and I need your support to reach as many voters as possible.

Donate $5 or more today to strengthen this movement for the final push.

This campaign is in your hands.

Thank you for everything you're doing,

Barack

My God.

When will this guy stop?



BARACK OBAMA: I want everybody here to pony up $5, $10 for this campaign. I don't care how poor you are, you got $5.
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UPDATE, October 30, 2008: Michelle Obama has sent out a fundraising e-mail, also asking for $5.

Subject: What Barack needs
From: "Michelle Obama"

Friend --

I know this campaign has asked a lot of you.

But in the next 5 days, Barack will need you more than ever before.

Together, we can make sure all voters head to the polls and make their voices heard in this election. And we can get Barack's message of change out to millions and millions of Americans in these final hours.

That's why I'm asking you to dig deep and make one final donation to help get us across the finish line.

Take a minute to remember why you joined this movement, then please make a donation of $5 or more today.

I've been blessed over the last 21 months to have been invited into your communities and to hear so many of your personal stories.

Supporters like you have told me about loved ones who can't afford health care, and relatives who've been laid off from jobs they've had for decades. About family members fighting bravely in Iraq, and worries about affording college in a struggling economy.

But what I've heard more than anything else is hope. A shared hope that if we work together, we can change politics and make this country better for all Americans.

I know that we can make it happen -- and we are so very close.

Make a donation of $5 or more and stand with Barack these last few days:

https://donate.barackobama.com/forbarack

The strength of this campaign has always come from the individual stories and hard work of millions of supporters like you.

Thank you for being part of this movement,

Michelle

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Poll: Too much money spent on presidential campaign

As the most expensive presidential election in history nears its close, Americans by 3-1 think too much money is being spent on the campaign. Most back limits on how much candidates are allowed to spend.

A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds wide support for public financing of presidential campaigns, including a third who say the current voluntary system should be mandatory.

Even so, Barack Obama hasn't paid much of a political price for opting out of the public financing system this year, the first major-party nominee to do so since it was established after the Watergate scandal. Nearly two-thirds say they aren't sure whether Obama or John McCain are taking part in the system. McCain is.