I can't tell you how energized I am after seeing all of those people come together, veterans and teachers, laborers and doctors, students and seniors. They all made the early morning trip out to Folsom, and were joined by thousands watching live online, because they know that we must work together to restore the promise of the American Dream.
Watch my announcement here (part one):
And here (part two):
The American Dream is a great compact between generations - a promise that we will all pass down a better world than the one we inherited. Now, it has been lost for the first time in our history, because too many of those sent to Washington to represent you, the people, have instead acted on behalf of the powerful and well-connected.
This campaign is not about me. It's about all of us, and we are going to need your help to win. We have an opportunity -- if we act with resolve - to put college back in reach for our children, to demand transparency and accountability from our financial system, and provide quality and affordable health care to everyone. We can be a world leader again, working toward peace or putting American ingenuity on the front line against global climate change.
To succeed, we must remain committed to our principles and let the politics take care of itself. For too long, people in powerful positions have failed to remember that the American Dream has never been about a few people getting ahead, or about protecting those in power -- it is about everyone having an opportunity to do well, and creating a better world to pass down to the next generation.
I am already on the road and over the next two days will take this message to Pittsburgh and Johnstown, Harrisburg and Scranton, and finally on to the most daunting event of all -- a featured appearance on the Colbert Report Wednesday night. You can support this message by making a contribution. In addition to our principles, we need every dollar to help restore the American Dream!
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