Dear Haruna,

We've just finished the most exciting primary contest  in a generation, and 
Barack Obama is our presumptive nominee for  President.

Senator Clinton ran an outstanding campaign and we all should  be deeply 
thankful for the passion, energy, and ideas that defined her from the  start.  Our 
country and our Party are better off today because the  incredible amount of 
work she and her supporters put into her campaign.  We  thank Hillary for her 
leadership, her commitment to America and the Democratic  Party.

It can be tough to lose a hard-fought race -- I know, because I've  been 
there.  But no matter who you supported, you're part of a bigger  family -- one 
that shares the same hopes, values, and dreams.  This  campaign is so much more 
than any of us or any candidate.  It's about the  future of our country, and 
our collective desire to take it back for the people  who make it great.

Over the next few weeks and months, our family will  reunite.  It starts 
today, and I'm asking for your help.  Reach out to  your friends and family, your 
neighbors and coworkers, and anyone else who may  have fought hard for what 
they believed in.  Bring them in and remind them  that we're a family -- that 
together, we can bring about fundamental change and  elect a Democratic 
president.

We have to be unified if we're going to  bring universal health care to 
America's families, to help fight global climate  change, to ensure a woman's right 
to make her own medical decisions, and to end  the war in Iraq.

We have to be unified if we're going to put a Democrat  back in the White 
House.

Over the past few years, we've all been part of  the work to rebuild the 
Democratic Party in all 50 states.

When the  primary came around, we found ourselves with two once-in-a-lifetime 
 candidates.  Barack and Hillary crossed the country inspiring activists,  
building organizations, and registering new voters.  In state after state,  we 
saw record turnout that dwarfed the Republican's; we saw hundreds of  thousands 
of Americans become involved with a Democratic campaign for the first  time; 
and millions of voters saw just how passionately we feel about the future  of 
our country.

After years of rebuilding and a historic primary  campaign, our Democratic 
community is stronger than ever before.  And with  Barack Obama, we have a 
candidate who has inspired millions of people to believe  again.

But change doesn't come easily -- and no matter how much we've  prepared, no 
matter how inspiring our candidate, no matter how badly we want it  to happen, 
we have to fight for it every step of the way.  Absolutely  nothing will be 
handed to us over the next five months -- we have to do  everything we can to 
make sure Barack Obama is our next President.

We've  just seen two brilliant candidates run the most exciting primary in  
decades.  Now we need to come together and finish the job.

I'm  looking forward to it.

Howard Dean



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