Obama has raised in excess of $54 million dollars in June, a staggering amount of money considering that the Hillraisers donated a whopping $19,250. Obama's supporters continue to be a tour de force, standing by their man through thick and thin. Many Hillraisers continue to sit on the sidelines with their bats and balls refusing to play. But this diary is not meant to be bitter or to spend more time ruminating about divisive, petulant folks. I want to express my amazement and congratulations to voters who have put their money where their mouths are. They continue to heave themselves up of their rear ends, burn up shoe leather, and break sweat for their candidate. They refuse to be complacent. By doing so their are changing the political game. They refuse to let the powerful, chosen few dictate to the millions of Democratic voters all over the country their choice for president. They refuse to let the power brokers and insiders set the agenda. They intend to show the Democratic Party that 'we the people' call the shots. This is a great moment in history.
Many have tried to derail the Obama train. They calculated that some harsh racist rhetoric, twenty-four hour media attacks and Muslim images would have been enough to shut down his campaign. I am sure they are befuddled and frustrated that his campaign continues to roll on at full speed, breaking all kinds of records. Some Hillraisers may have been hoping that by withholding their money they would have put this upstart 'in his place,' weakening his authority as the party's leader and making it difficult for him to win the election. It is a sad state of affairs. Obama has said "I don't do cowering' and he means it. His $54 million dollar haul must be hard to swallow among the holdouts, who are fast becoming irrelevant. Their attempts at financial blackmail have failed miserably. Obama's train is powered by hope, not hate and it's time to turn the page.