Today, we’re exactly 270 days out from 270 electoral votes on Election Day—our ground game goal. This week’s Friday Facts takes a by-the-numbers look at the some of the progress we’ve made in the field so far.

Here’s a rundown:

• 1,383: Voters our field teams helped register in Florida during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend of action

• 522,699: Conversations between volunteers and voters in Nevada

• Over 1 million: Person-to-person conversations—supporters talking to folks about what they want to see from this campaign and how to get involved

Share the full fact sheet with your friends on the campaign trail.

Things looked a little different around here in February 2007, when the first full-fledged version of BarackObama.com launched.

Five years later, the fundamentals of BarackObama.com haven't changed. Since the beginning, you've been able to use the tools on this site to build our campaign for change in your neighborhood. You've been reaching out to family and friends and asking folks to get involved, give time, and pitch in to help elect—and now re-elect—Barack Obama.

We've all come a long way since the site looked like this. But BarackObama.com will continue to be the place to find the latest news from the campaign trail and all the tools you need to organize online and offline.

Keep checking back for more.

When the news broke about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, I was just a teenager living in Newport News, Virginia. You see, back in those days blacks could only ride in the back of the bus. This was how we had to live, and few dared to question it. But when Rosa Parks sat down in that whites-only seat and said “I am tired of giving in,” she inspired entire generations of organizers like me to stand for fairness. It was our time to make a stand, and many stood and died for it.

Although the days of segregation are now long gone, there is still so much to fight for. As a retired public school teacher and a grandmother of nine, I know that there is a lot at stake. This is why I still organize in my community as a neighborhood team leader—to protect the progress made in education over the past three years.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama talked about building an America built to last. If the education initiatives and reforms he has implemented in the past three years aren’t proof of his longstanding commitment, I don’t know what is. The increased funding to the federal Pell Grant program and passage of Student Loan Reform are great examples of this. Because of the Pell Grant increase, my granddaughter and millions of other students like her can afford to attend college and pursue their dreams.

For the men and women of the armed services, the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which extends education benefits to their families, is another example of the Obama administration’s commitment to ensuring that the America we build together is built to last. These Americans have put their lives on the line, and it is the fair and right thing to do for these families.

Having attended underfunded schools as a child, not having the school supplies I needed, but having the greatest teachers I could have hoped for, I am proud to stand by President Obama for saving, through the Recovery Act, the greatest assets of any school: its teachers. I could not be here today without the encouragement of the many teachers in my life—like Mrs. Dennis, who taught me how to solve algebra problems. Students today still depend on teachers like Mrs. Dennis.

I remember when I was at a junior high assembly, seeing honor students being recognized for their hard work; it gave me a feel for what it was like to succeed. I want my nine grandchildren to feel this, too, but this can only happen if the world we live in is a fair one. Remember being told that we should leave this world better than we found it? I think we can all agree that that applies here. I owe that much to my grandchildren. We owe that much to our grandchildren—the future. It is as true now as it was in 1955: Stand up for what is right and fair. This is why I organize for President Obama.

Mrs. Annie Pollard is a retired teacher and organizer in Saint Stephens Church, Virginia.

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President Obama announced news today on contraceptive coverage guidelines under the Affordable Care Act:

Under the rule, women will still have access to free preventive care that includes contraceptive services—no matter where they work. So that core principle remains. But if a woman’s employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection to providing contraceptive services as part of their health plan, the insurance company—not the hospital, not the charity—will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive care free of charge, without co-pays and without hassles.

The result will be that religious organizations won’t have to pay for these services, and no religious institution will have to provide these services directly. Let me repeat: These employers will not have to pay for, or provide, contraceptive services. But women who work at these institutions will have access to free contraceptive services, just like other women, and they'll no longer have to pay hundreds of dollars a year that could go towards paying the rent or buying groceries.

Now, I've been confident from the start that we could work out a sensible approach here, just as I promised. I understand some folks in Washington may want to treat this as another political wedge issue, but it shouldn’t be. I certainly never saw it that way. This is an issue where people of goodwill on both sides of the debate have been sorting through some very complicated questions to find a solution that works for everyone. With today’s announcement, we've done that. Religious liberty will be protected, and a law that requires free preventive care will not discriminate against women.

Five years ago today, then-Senator Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president in Springfield, Illinois. Take a second to look back at some photos from the day that started it all—then share the album with your friends and let them know why you’re supporting President Obama in 2012.

President Obama sent a message to supporters this morning:

Five years ago today, a few thousand of us gathered in Springfield, Illinois, to launch an improbable campaign for president.

The task was to build a grassroots movement capable of making the kind of change we believe in.

You've got to see this video about that journey—it will make you smile:

From the very start this has been an experiment in our political process, testing whether ordinary people really can still come together to change this country.

We proved that it's possible. But we've also learned that entrenched interests adapt and claw back even harder, which means this election will be even more of a challenge.

I can't wait to see what you can do.

Barack

First Lady Michelle Obama wants to connect with women like you who are organizing and volunteering for President Obama.

She’s hosting a national call on Wednesday, February 22nd—and in cities and towns across the country, women are going to get together at house parties that night to join the call and then talk about how they can help re-elect the President.

These parties are the next step we’ll take to build on the work we’ve been doing through Women for Obama—a group that has been helping to grow this campaign one woman at a time. So step up and host a party in your neighborhood for the call with the First Lady.

Your party could be as simple as having a few friends over to dial in and have a casual chat afterwards—or you could reach out to other women in your neighborhood and invite some new folks to get involved. No matter how you decide to bring your party together, you’ll be making a big difference for the campaign by creating a space for women to come together, hear directly from the First Lady, and get energized for organizing in the crucial months ahead.

We’ll help you make it a success with tips and ideas, materials, and online tools to help you send out invitations. So, what do you think—can you do it?

Sign up to host a party for women in your area to hear from the First Lady and build on our progress so far.

Five years ago today, we came together to launch a campaign for change. Here's a look at the story that started on February 10th, 2007 in Springfield, Illinois—from "yes, we can" to 23 months of private-sector job growth, and everything in between.

“Trying not to FEC up”—wise words to live by in our Federal Election Commission reporting team.