Subject: You and a guest
From: Barack Obama <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:37:07 -0500

John --

A few Thursdays ago, I had dinner with four Americans named Ken, 
Casey, Juanita, and Wendi -- the winners of the campaign's first Dinner 
with Barack contest.

I loved getting to know each of them.

We're taking names for the next dinner starting now, and this time I want 
to add a new feature: If you win, you can bring a guest.

Chip in $3 or more today to be automatically entered to win a spot for you 
and a guest at the next dinner:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner22

The folks who this election is all about tend to fall under the radar of 
the D.C. pundits and traditional news media.

They're people like Juanita, who helped put her three sons through college 
on a teacher's salary while saving what she could for retirement.

Like Ken, a single dad who stood by his mother as she fought insurance 
companies while battling two forms of cancer.

They're like Casey, whose three young kids may not yet appreciate what 
courage it took for their dad to take a chance and start his own business.

And Wendi, an artist and third-generation teacher who canvassed, marched, 
and phone banked in Indiana in 2008, the year her home state defied the 
traditional electoral map.

These people weren't just there for themselves -- they were representing 
you, this movement, and the folks I go to work for every day as president.

These dinners are important to me because I want to spend time whenever 
I can with the people who sent me here. They're proving wrong the conventional 
wisdom that says campaigns should cater to Washington lobbyists and 
powerful interests. And they're an important reminder that this movement 
-- and my presidency -- have never just been about me.

I'm proud that we're choosing to run the kind of campaign where a dinner like 
this isn't just possible, it's a regular thing. And next time, I don't just want to 
meet you -- I want to meet someone else in your life.

Donate $3 or more, and start thinking about who you'll invite to dinner:

https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner22

Thanks for being part of this,

Barack

No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter or win. Contributing will not improve chances of winning. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by midnight on December 31st, 2011. You may enter by contributing to Sponsor here, https://donate.barackobama.com/Dinner-Alt-Donate, or click here, http://my.barackobama.com/Dinner-Alt-Enter, to enter without contributing. Three winners will each receive the following prize package: up to $1200 towards round-trip tickets for winner and a guest from within the fifty U.S. States, DC, or Puerto Rico to a destination to be determined by the Sponsor; hotel accommodations; and dinner with President Obama on a date to be determined by the Sponsor (approximate retail value of all prizes $4,800). Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Promotion open only to U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of 50 United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules, http://my.barackobama.com/Dinner-Alt-Rules, and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: Obama for America, 130 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601.

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