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Obama Camp Sending Thousands Of Volunteers To Swing States
The Obama campaign is moving to get a quick start on the general election, and is moving ahead with a plan to send 3,600 volunteers to 17 key states this weekend. The volunteers will work full time for the next six weeks, referred to as "Obama Organizing Fellowships."
The Obama campaign appears determined to avoid the pitfall of letting their grassroots enthusiasm dissipate after a major victory -- namely, winning the nomination -- while there is still even more work to be done for the general election.
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Woohoo!! Keep hitting 'em, don't let up! I want a double digit victory in November and we can do it!!
Fired up!
June 13, 2008 9:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Reason #871 that Obama will be the next President of the United States.
I'm sure the McCain campaign will answer by sending literally dozens of volunteers a couple of states.
June 13, 2008 9:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
My friends, we have never seen a Democrat campaign like this. My friends, that's why my wrinkly old ass is grass come November.
June 13, 2008 9:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
McAmature Hour - meet our next President, President Obama - meet McAmature Hour.
June 13, 2008 9:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
Obama's organizational skills never cease to impress me. If he can best an establishment shoe-in like Clinton in the primary, he can certainly run a winning campaign against McGrumpy.
June 13, 2008 9:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
The reason Clinton supporters will not vote for Obama is because they are embarrassed of him, his life, his unfair tactics and his beliefs. And they still don't know all about him.
They don't want a candidate that has been in a twenty year relationship with Reverend Wright and the Trinity United Church of Christ.
They don’t’ want a candidate that has a twenty year relationship with Father Pflaeger as his compass in life
They don’t want a candidate that went to a church that supports Louis Farrakhan, an anti Semitic racist.
They don't want to defend Black Liberation theology.
They don’t want a candidate that lies about his relationship with Tony Rezko, the Syrian Criminal that sold his property to Obama and supported his campaign.
They don't want a candidate that could work with a domestic terrorist, William Ayers.
They don’t' want a candidate that didn't stand up for the voters of Michigan and Florida.
They don’t want a candidate that Hamas supports.
They don’t want a candidate that Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam support
They don’t want a candidate that has a wife that has just now realized she was proud of our country.
They don’t want a candidate that denies Florida and Michigan their voices
They don’t want a candidate that mentions 57 states in his speeches. 50 states in the USA and 57 states in the Nation of Islam (IOC website)
They don’t want a candidate that fights unfair and steals Michigan delegate votes from his opponent.
They don’t want a candidate that feels sorry to leave a church that is anti American and that preaches hatred and racial views that are cruel and nasty.
They don't want a candidate that is inexperienced.
They don’t want a candidate that considers it a loss to not to be able to attend his anti American, racist Church.
They don’t want a candidate that has a Muslim father.
They don’t’ want a candidate that can’t win a debate
They don’t’ want a candidate that misleads the youth with an ‘Obama girl and her behind in their face”
They don’t want a candidate that says he’s an African American and missed the MLK Remembrance Day and the Louisiana Black Caucus meeting
They don’t want a candidate that has done nothing for humanity except talk about it.
They don’t' want a candidate named; Barack Hussein Obama
He scares them to death.
He is embarrassing.
He is unelectable.
June 13, 2008 10:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
You forgot their most important reason:
They would rather cast a vote based on spite than on principle.
June 13, 2008 10:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
Haha this is a republican! How many more posts until you can get some sweet golf gear Alecki?
June 13, 2008 10:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
You're correct, a bunch of the people who voted for Clinton in the primaries are Republicans!
(No slight intended to our many fine Democrats who did, btw.)
June 13, 2008 10:34 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ack!
Ain't ya fergettin a few?
- Dey don wanna dirty filthy commie hippie pinko faggot freak.
- Dey don wanna welfare-cheatin urban elitist negro man.
- Dey don wan summbuddy wat can't hold down a job.
- Dey don wanna snotty uppitystart boy wat be dissin Holy Joe LieberSchmuck.
- Dey don wan summbuddy wats not full of shit.
Pfbbbt!
June 13, 2008 12:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Organizing Fellows are just the tip of the iceberg. The campaign is also keeping in-state volunteers active and working. For our local General Election kickoff meeting this week, we had about 125 people.
June 13, 2008 10:33 AM | Reply | Permalink
25 million unregistered voters under the age of 29; 600,000 unregistered black voters in Georgia alone. We've got our work cut out for us, but if we each register just a handful each between now and November, it will take us from squeaker to landslide. Yes, we can, but will we?
June 13, 2008 10:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
This is outstanding -- one of the things that sets Obama apart as a potentially transformative figure.
And to me, what's most exciting about this is what it bodes for the Obama presidency -- an active grassroots network in place to spring into action and mobilize millions to pressure Congress to enact his agenda, countering what the big-moneyed special interests try to do.
June 13, 2008 11:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
Same thing they did last summer with Camp Obama. They took applications all spring. In contrast to Camp O, they restricted to college age.
It's serious business. Very much the Marshall Ganz model as I understand this new iteration.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNglXpj94Z2o&ei=1pNSSOaSHIqMtwPRmNWhDw&usg=AFQjCNGaTeNqgb27polJXUw3JRWz-LVmVA&sig2=s66Xdi_HQUiMiFUiC6NIaQ
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2007/03/27/organizing_for_democratic_rene/
June 13, 2008 11:39 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not only that
Obama would raise taxes on OUR PEOPLE the good oil companies, hedge fund traders, and companies that export jobs and take tax breaks by moving off shore.
Obama will lower taxes on scum, like people who work for a living, people making under 120K a year and those who have to pay for their own healthcare.
McCain will help small business by eliminating the tax break they get on their employee's health plans.
Remember only what is good for Wall Street is good for America, and John McCain will help big business and the rich, while keeping the poor and small business in their place.
June 13, 2008 1:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not only that
Obama would raise taxes on OUR PEOPLE the good oil companies, hedge fund traders, and companies that export jobs and take tax breaks by moving off shore.
Obama will lower taxes on scum, like people who work for a living, people making under 120K a year and those who have to pay for their own healthcare.
McCain will help small business by eliminating the tax break they get on their employee's health plans.
Remember only what is good for Wall Street is good for America, and John McCain will help big business and the rich, while keeping the poor and small business in their place.
June 13, 2008 1:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hell Yeah! Power to the...uh...Fat Cats, I guess.
June 13, 2008 1:49 PM | Reply | Permalink