...in my in-box the other day.

Remember: Small donations now set the stage for a strong performance up and down the ticket in November.

Steve --

This was never going to be easy.

We set out to do big things -- and we haven't finished the job yet. Everything we've achieved together, and all that we still need to do, is at stake in 2012.

The end of this year is an important moment for this campaign.

Will you make a donation of $15 or more today?

I go to work every day knowing that millions of Americans like you are bound by the belief that we have a stake in one another and in this country.

But our challenge for 2012 is much different than it was in 2008. And the story of this campaign can't just be about what we've already accomplished, but about the fights to come -- because the winner of this election will have to make choices that define our country for a generation.

The question we have to answer today is simple but urgent:

Will we choose to defend and build on our progress -- or will we watch the other side dismantle everything we've done, tell the middle class "you're on your own," and let America fall behind?

In a grassroots campaign like ours, the answer to that question is never going to be up to me. It's up to you.

We're just four days out from 2012. Donate $15 or more today:

https://donate.barackobama.com/End-of-Year

Thanks,

Barack

P.S. -- Michelle and I are excited about the upcoming dinner with three supporters like you and your guests. Any donation you make today automatically enters you to win two seats at the table.