Obama: Over 600 Text Messengers Responded to the CNN/YouTube Debate

Something magnificent and extraordinary is happening now as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is turning the young cell phone crowd into active issue-driven crusaders -- a phenomenon never seen before.

As at 10:30pm last night, the Obama campaign received more than 600 text messages from the crowd that only uses their cell phones in chatting with friends about movies, night clubs, entertainments and concerts.

In an email posted on the webpage of the Obama campaign, Scott Goodstein, a web writer for the campaign wrote, "Thanks for texting in your responses to the CNN/YouTube Debate. We received over 600 messages throughout the evening. It was great to hear your words of encouragement, personal stories,
The viability of Obama's campaign among cynical young people, who historical are not enthused with politics, is becoming a shell-shocked and palaver for the Washington political machine that their know-it-all tactics are becoming wane out.

Text messaging is a relatively costly thing as service providers charge 0.99 cents for each message. But the younger crowd called upon by Sen. Barack Obama to join him in an improbable cause of ending the political divides of the past 16 years, is yielding an unexpected result: They are ignoring their sleep, fun and cost of text messaging in following a man that speaks to their needs.

On the issue of integrity, change and building majority, Lisa Ann Arbor texted, "I love Obama's commitment that we're not going to fix anything until we change how business is done in Washington. As usual, he was spot-on. I have faith that Barack is THE candidate to facilitate these changes. He has shown commitment time and again that he will work across lines of party, race & religion to make progress in America. United, we can make a difference!"

His message of hope and sheer faith is touching the minds of young people to reawake in holding their government responsible in building a nation is not only prosperous, but inclusive. They also shared his message of mobilizing the country to understand that the burdens of the nation is a glorious one that required our concerted efforts in bearing not only a strong leadership, but to bear the touch of providing a moral and lasting hope for the rest of the world.

"Barack Obama is brilliant and has humility. He is by far the best choice for the leader of our troubled nation. The debate has now concluded and once again Barack has demonstrated his genuine commitment to all Americans!" texted Bonnie in San Antonio Texas.

Among young voters, uniting the country seemed to be the first issue for them and they see Mr. Obama as the bridge builder based on his message of hope, change and action that have no bigotry and malicious undertone.

They noted that the smallness of our politics in the past 16 years has dissuaded their generation (young people) from having faith in their government.

Jen from New Orleans texted, "Thank you Obama for pushing to unite the country as Americans...I look forward to the day I can regain my faith in my government." Also sharing the same sentiment is Russ from Illinois who texted, "Once again Barack applied a common sense approach in his response tonight. I was also pleased he continued to reinforce his message of unity. 08AMA!!"

During the second quarter fundraising, Mr. Obama recorded over 258,000 contributors. Of which, 80 percent of the donors are those with contribution less than $200. College students are not only contributing $5 to the campaign they are also actively organizing and recruiting their colleagues across the country.

Last week, Michelle Obama opened a new campaign campus for thousands of young volunteer trooping to Chicago to learn how to be foot soldiers in early primary states. According to the campaign, during the first week of opening the training unit, over 2000 volunteers showed up-an enviable and priceless inconvenience that other campaigns would hope to welcome.

Obama is not just charismatic and appealing to young people, he speaks their language and deeply shared their experience. His youthful upbringing is a chronicle of today's challenges facing young people across the country. He is one candidate that has the modicum of respect, integrity and ambit of concern for the cynical and despaired groups-race, religion, young and class.

The resounding support he is getting from the young people is still considered by the doubting Thomas in Washington as a fan fare that will end soon. But the events of the past few months is showing the resolves that waiting is not only felt up with the establishment, but are more than willing to actively join Mr. Obama in turning the page. One notable evident is: beating the establishment candidate who has all the Democratic Party crown queens and princes in campaign fundraising for the past two decades on her side, with over $10 millions and over 258,000 donors.

The winds of change that is blowing across the country may have not reached the folks at Washington D.C. The Obama campaign is like the story of Noah-it is will overtake cynical drivers by surprise. His campaign is not going away, it is here to stay for good and to actually effect the kind of change desperately needed in Washington.

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