But this development is more properly seen as a natural evolution in any open, networked system that is allowed to operate in the political space. The credit belongs to his supporters, not Obama.
It's now a truism that when presented with an open platform, users will hack it to serve their purposes, not necessarily those of the sponsor. Many times, those two sets of priorities are intertwined (e.g. supporters desire to get involved matched with a campaign's need for volunteers), though in this case, they weren't.
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As Americans, we are blessed to live in a free country that affords its citizens liberty and prosperity that people in other countries will never know. John McCain is proud to be an American and is constantly inspired by people he meets around the country who share in his love of our nation and all it represents.
This weekend, supporters across the country will be going to Vote for Change voter registration drives to being more people into the political process.
Sign up to help out in your community, and then tell us about why you are attending an event at blog@barackobama.com.
This is your Thursday night open thread...
Thank you to all the supporters who have declared their independence from a broken system. Change begins from the bottom up, and this is the one campaign that is supported by the people, for the people.
As campaign manager David Plouffe explained, "John McCain, the RNC, the shadowy outside groups are not going to let this election happen without a fight." But we know that we are not alone either. Since Barack opted out of the public financing system just two weeks ago, almost 150,000 donors have likewise declared their independence from our broken system and helped build the small dollar donation network that fuels our campaign.
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Last weekend, tens of thousands of people attended Unite for Change meetings in all 50 states.
These meetings connected Obama supporters, Democrats who supported other candidates in the primary, Independents, and even some Republicans.
They came together to talk about the change this country desperately needs and form the fundamental building blocks of change in their communities.
Check out this video we put together from events all over the country and share it with your friends:
Supporters of all ages joined together in their neighborhoods on Saturday for Unite for Change events. Here is your forth round of pictures...
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