Common Cause a demandé à ses membres ce qu'ils diraient au président Obama s'il était aussi accessible pour eux qu'il l'est pour les grands donateurs. Plus de 2 000 messages nous sont parvenus de la part de citoyens informés et préoccupés par l'état de la démocratie sous cette administration. Nous avons sélectionné quelques-uns de nos messages préférés pour votre plus grand plaisir.

“I contributed countless hours to Organizing for America and Obama for America in 2012, and I sacrificed to be able to contribute over $3000 last year as well. However, as much as I believe in Organizing for Action, I – out of principle – am not going to contribute money. And while I hope that the donations of those bundlers who contribute more than $500,000 will be used to further the cause of social justice in our country, I am appalled by offering these fundraisers special personal access to you. You have a bully pulpit now. Can’t you use it to influence Americans to get money out of politics rather than perpetuating the most fundamental problem the U.S. has: cash for influence… I can’t believe we’ll solve the problem by throwing more money at it.”

– Katherine Girsch

“Support access for everybody!”

-K. J. Nelson

“Your support came from the little people who sent $5-50 and that was a great deal of money to them. How many of those supporters would you have had if you had done this during you campaign.”

-George Archibald