Posted by Mike Dorning at 6:30 am CST
Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign is hoping to start transforming his web following into on-the-ground organizational strength with a series of events across the country on March 31, kicking off "a week of localized action."
The political power of his campaign will, of course, hinge on translating virtual support into on-the-ground practical organizational strength. The events at the end of the month could provide the campaign an early gauge of its ability to accomplish that.
Obama sent an e-mail late Monday to supporters who have enrolled on his web site asking them to host gatherings of friends and family that Saturday as a "launching pad for local action the following week."
"Some groups will plan one action, while others will plan dozens of events like canvassing or community service," Obama wrote in the e-mail.
"To build on the hope for a better future that we all share, we have to take responsibility for our own communities. I want to see you and people across America come together in living rooms to plan what you can do to grow this campaign," he added.
Obama plans to spend that afternoon at an organizing event in Iowa that will be webcast live to supporters around the country.
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Comments
I guess nobody cares about B's web organizing??
Posted by: C.Morris | March 14, 2007 12:14 PM
Some of the language his campaign uses to recruit volunteers is written for people who have done it before, which I haven't. It's intimidating because inexperienced, untrained volunteers can hinder his campaign, I would think.
Posted by: laurent | March 14, 2007 11:42 PM