David Plouffe, Campaign Manager, Obama for America, sent an e-mail out a few days ago. The e-mail reads as follows: team the same way.

I have a special request for you.

The Obama-Biden Transition Project is a nonpartisan entity whose purpose is to facilitate the transition to a new government and prepare for the next administration.

In the past, efforts like these have often been very secretive and funded by the D.C. lobbying and corporate community.

But, like in the campaign, we’ve decided to do things differently.

For the first time, transition efforts won’t be financed with donations from Washington lobbyists and PACs — which means we’ll need to keep asking for your help. Your generosity during the campaign helped get us here, but building a more transparent and open government means continuing to rely on a broader group of people to do this the right way.

We only have a few weeks to assess the state of the federal agencies, prepare our agenda, and staff key positions in the new administration. Your support right now will be crucial to helping us accomplish these goals.

Will you help support the urgent mission of our transition team with a donation of $25 or more?

https://donate.barackobama.com/transition

You know that we got here by building this campaign from the ground up. We’re committed to building the White House team the same way.

I’m really not sure what to think by this continued request for funds. This isn’t the first time the Obama team has done this. Another request was made on behalf of the DNC not too long ago, asking that we help pay off the debts incurred by the 50 state program.

Neither of these two requests have much appeal to me, and I wonder just how many are actually giving through the Obama team post-election. It’s sort of like being asked to fund the travel expenses, or a set of new fine china, for the first family by way of our small Internet donations. It may have worked to fund a campaign, but I’m sure many eyebrows are being raised by the request for additional donations now.

Obama isn’t the only one asking for money. Hillary Clinton, possible Secretary of State, is still trying to raise funds to pay off the debt she incurred during her primary campaign. For the low donation of $50, you can get a DVD “with Hillary’s historic speech in Denver, the inspiring video that introduced her and President Clinton’s remarks as well. It will also include a special message that Hillary recorded just for you and never before seen photos from the campaign trail.”

What do you think? Have or will you contribute to these causes?

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