You may have noticed that we are paying homage to the President's midwest Bus Tour with our fund drive thermometer (above). As I write this post, we have received about 350 donations to our third-quarter fund drive. Which means that virtual Obama has already run over three obscure GOP presidential candidates. If you all keep donating at your current rate, Obama will probably run over the next four Republicans, but he might not make it to the three frontrunners: Rick Perry, Michelle Bachmann, and Mitt Romney. And that would be a shame.

To everyone who has already donated this fund drive, and to our monthly subscribers: Thank you.

To those of you who haven't donated yet, I hope you will take a moment to do so today.

Our third quarter fund drives are usually a little slower than our other fund drives. But our costs remain the same. We still have three administrator salaries, six web servers, and plenty of other expenses. Plus, we've been working hard to completely overhaul the site to make it more powerful and more user-friendly. We depend on the generous donations from our members to help make ends meet.

We know that times are tough for many DUers. If you are unable to donate at this time we understand. But if you are able to donate something -- $50, $25, or even $5 -- you can help us reach our goal.

It only takes a minute, and you'll feel good about contributing to the greatest community on the Internet.

Just click here to donate.

Thank you for your help.

David Allen
DU Administrator

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