Bill --
I'm about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first.
We just made history.
And I don't want you to forget how we did it.
You made history every single day during this campaign -- every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it's time for change.
I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign.
We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next.
But I want to be very clear about one thing... All of this happened because of you.
Thank you,
Barack
Now, I originally wasn't going to post it because I know it's just a form email that was sent out to everyone who is registered with the Obama campaign, but one line struck me:
We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next.
The idea that there is this group of committed volunteers, and the President-elect isn't going to let them all slink back into the background. The only way to change this country is to get all of us working together.
I was impressed during the whole campaign at the use of technology to bring people together for a common purpose, and I'm glad to see that it doesn't end here. I will be interested to see if it becomes a reality or if it's just political lip service. I suspect the former.
