It’s official: 2 million people (and counting) have given to Obama 2012. Thanks to all the grassroots fundraisers, the donors who give a little each month, and the new supporters who now own a piece of this campaign.

This election is heating up, so we can’t take our eye off the ball. These grassroots donations are helping support the organizers who are reaching out to neighbors, registering voters, and helping bring even more people on board for the fight ahead. Be a part of it—sign up to volunteer today.

“Erika, Reen and Dave (and our dog, Rosa!) are proud Obama supporters and volunteers. We have been registering voters every weekend in Arizona—and someone always asks us where we got our shirts and other gear.”

The Hartle-Schutte family has an easy answer for folks who are curious about their Obama shirts, buttons, hats, and stickers: You can get it all at the Obama 2012 store. Scroll over the gear in the photo to get your own piece of the campaign. And if you’ve got a photo of yourself decked out for President Obama, you can send it to us here.

By my count, we're going to hit 2 million donors to this campaign in the next hour or two.

Make sure you're one of them—donate now.

In state after state, local newspapers are highlighting the impact Romney economics has had on their communities. Florida, Nevada, and Iowa are just a few of the states with a direct connection to Mitt Romney’s history as a corporate buyout specialist:

Miami, Florida

The case of Dade Behring in Miami, where some 850 jobs were lost while Romney led Bain has been well-documented. But there’s a new wrinkle: The company under Bain’s leadership sought and received millions of dollars in tax breaks for creating jobs in Puerto Rico—shortly before closing its facilities, costing nearly 300 jobs.
—The Miami Herald

Las Vegas, Nevada

In Winnemucca, 166 miles northeast of Reno, Rich Stone, owner of a dry cleaner next to the former Stage Store, remembers the retailer as a fine fit for the community.

Since it closed, residents of the small town of 8,900 and surrounding Humboldt County can’t buy non-Western-themed clothes there. They have to travel to Reno or shop online, Stone said.

“It’s a void,” said Stone, who is also a city councilman and a Republican. “We lose a lot of sales tax revenue.”
—Las Vegas Sun

Des Moines, Iowa

“He led a pack of wolves that went in and fed upon these communities and took jobs away,” Sagar said.

Sagar pointed to two specific instances in which Bain profited from dismantling companies: Stage, a clothing store that had locations in many small Iowa cities, and GST Steel, a Kansas City steel firm.
—The Des Moines Register

For the rest of the story about how Mitt Romney’s decisions impacted communities across the country, check out romneyeconomics.com.

Erin, a mother of two young girls, thanks President Obama for standing up for women's health—and explains why, this November, "the dreams of all our daughters are at stake, and they're counting on us to fight for them."

Hear why protecting a woman's right to choose is so important to Erin and her family—then, let us know what supporting women's health means to you.

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Name: Robert Diamond
Job Title: National Veterans and Military Families Vote Director; New York State Director
Hometown: Staten Island, New York
Based in: New York, New York

Q1. What does a day at work look like to you?
They are long! My days are a combination of running the campaign's national Veterans and Military Families program and managing our campaign activities on the ground across New York state. I spend most of my day in meetings and on conference calls with headquarters in Chicago, with my staff in New York, and with elected officials and supporters across the state and country. I am often on the road traveling around New York to meet with our amazing volunteers, and at least one week a month I’m in Chicago to work in person with our national team at the campaign HQ. And somewhere around 11:00 p.m. each day, I settle in to read and answer all the emails I manage to never get to during the day.

Q2. How did you first come to the campaign?
I served as an officer in the United States Navy for seven years, and I am a veteran of the war in Iraq. The issues facing our nation's veterans and their families are something I care deeply about. President Obama has made these issues a centerpiece of his administration and he has accomplished more for veterans and military families than anyone in nearly 40 years. It is because of his commitment to our returning servicemembers that I am fighting every day to re-elect him. We still have so much work to do for the veteran and military communities, and President Obama is the right person to lead those efforts.

Q3. What's your favorite part of your job?
Meeting with our volunteers. The best part of my job is to get out of the office often and hit the road. Whether it’s speaking at a house party in Binghamton, New York, or meeting with veterans in Virginia, I am refreshed and energized every time I have the privilege to spend time and speak with our volunteer supporters. The energy and passion they bring to this campaign is palpable. We are building the largest grassroots political campaign in American political history, and being out there with those supporters is what it’s all about.

Q4. What's the most unexpected part of your job?
Again, it’s the volunteers. I am astonished on a daily basis with the level of time, energy, and effort our volunteers pour into this campaign. From our neighborhood teams to our interns at the New York headquarters, we have the most loyal, dedicated, and talented group of volunteers anyone could ask for. They step up and work hard every day to re-elect President Obama. They are out every day on the streets, registering voters, making phone calls, and organizing in their communities, because they demand a say in the future direction of this country. I am humbled by them, and they motivate me to work harder each and every hour of this campaign.

Q5. Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
I am about to become a dad. My beautiful wife Tory and I are expecting a baby girl this May. I am fighting every day in this campaign to build a better future for our daughter. And, at 6'6", I am also the tallest staff member on the campaign!

Supporters are pitching in right now to help reach a major milestone for this campaign: 2 million grassroots donors.

If you make a contribution today, it will be matched by another supporter like you—and we’re keeping track of all the action with a real-time map showing the grassroots matches happening across the country.

So join in the push to 2 million, and you might just see your name on the map.

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Campaign Manager Jim Messina takes a look at our April fundraising numbers—and how they translate to office openings, registered voters, and new team members in states across the country between now and November.

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“My mom was like a lot of women in America … she worked hard.

“She pulled herself and her family out of poverty by going back to school. She raised two boys into adulthood. She helped pay the bills as a full-time special education teacher.

“And, during the course of her decade-long battle with cancer, she suffered indignities at the hands of a health care system where too often the question was 'How are you paying?' rather than 'How can I help you?'

“For me, this election is about women like my mom—women who fight hard and give back to their families, their workplaces and their communities.

“There is no doubt in my mind: President Obama stands with women like my mom.

“He’s fought hard for equal pay for equal work. He’s worked to expand access to free preventative care and screenings that could have helped save the lives of women like my mom. He’s taken on the tough job of improving the public schools that my mom dedicated her career to. And he’s stood steadfast against attacks on the rights of women to make their own health decisions.

“With a record like this, I know my mom would be proud of my work to re-elect the President. I also know she’d be honored that President Obama is standing up for women like her.”

—Chris, New Mexico