Obama: Over 600 Text Messengers Responded to the CNN/YouTube Debate

Turning Cell Phone Users into Active Issue-driven Campaigners

Something magnificent and extraordinary is happening now as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is turning the young cell phone crowd into active issue-driven crusaders -- a phenomenon never seen before.

As at 10:30pm last night, the Obama campaign received more than 600 text messages from the crowd that only uses their cell phones in chatting with friends about movies, night clubs, entertainments and concerts.

In an email posted on the webpage of the Obama campaign, Scott Goodstein, a web writer for the campaign wrote, "Thanks for texting in your responses to the CNN/YouTube Debate. We received over 600 messages throughout the evening. It was great to hear your words of encouragement, personal stories,
The viability of Obama's campaign among cynical young people, who historical are not enthused with politics, is becoming a shell-shocked and palaver for the Washington political machine that their know-it-all tactics are becoming wane out.

Text messaging is a relatively costly thing as service providers charge 0.99 cents for each message. But the younger crowd called upon by Sen. Barack Obama to join him in an improbable cause of ending the political divides of the past 16 years, is yielding an unexpected result: They are ignoring their sleep, fun and cost of text messaging in following a man that speaks to their needs.

On the issue of integrity, change and building majority, Lisa Ann Arbor texted, "I love Obama's commitment that we're not going to fix anything until we change how business is done in Washington. As usual, he was spot-on. I have faith that Barack is THE candidate to facilitate these changes. He has shown commitment time and again that he will work across lines of party, race & religion to make progress in America. United, we can make a difference!"