First lady Michelle Obama is asking her husband’s supporters to pitch in with cash to help Democrats recreate the get-out-the-vote machine that helped deliver Barack Obama the White House two years ago.
In an e-mail sent Monday from the president’s political arm, Mrs. Obama asked for donations as small as $3. She wrote that each dollar donated would be matched by another supporter as Democrats hope to fend off emboldened Republicans who could take the majority of the House and possibly the Senate.
“The plan for this election is based on the lessons we learned two years ago,” Mrs. Obama said. “Our organizers and volunteers are knocking on doors every weekend, making calls every night. Your support will help to fund this work.”
Mrs. Obama, who enjoys high popularity and is an in-demand guest on the campaign trail, also plans a call with activists Wednesday, hoping to re-ignite the enthusiasm that elevated a freshman senator to the presidency.
“Now, Barack and I need you to help show that energy again,” Mrs. Obama wrote.
“Barack can’t keep making progress without strong allies in Congress,” she wrote. “And now the same people who’ve opposed us at every turn are targeting the folks who voted to make change real. They think we can’t do it again. But they’re wrong.”