Obama team plans grassroots meetings for next weekend (December 13 and 14)

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: CNN

As the pieces of Barack Obama’s White House organization begin to fall into place, so are the ways he plans to re-tool his campaign infrastructure to help support his presidential efforts.

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe sent the president-elect’s campaign supporters an e-mail this week calling on them to gather for house meetings on December 13 and 14 to organize their support for the president-elect’s agenda, more than a month before he’s sworn in.

“You can connect with fellow supporters, make progress on the issues you care about, and help shape the future of your community and our country,” wrote Plouffe. “Learn what you can do now to support President-elect Obama's agenda for change and continue to make a difference in your community.”

The message contains a link to Obama’s Web site, where supporters can list their event and access a swarm of documents and suggestions, including a host guide; a “Plan for Change Form” to guide discussion; and more than a dozen flyers plugging Obama’s stands on the issues, along with a directive to limit flyers for any event to 500 or fewer to avoid having to register with the Federal Election Commission.

A sign-in sheet is included to record the names and contact information of all attendees, with instructions to upload the contents to the Web site or mail it in for addition to the massive database of campaign contact info....

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/04/obama-team-plans-grassroots-meetings-for-next-weekend/

[xchrom]

1. hey -- that's how you do it.

they're not letting go of what they built -- and getting them involved.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Ideas on how to solve our probs can come from anywhere...the problem for many

is the scope

Most are not prepared for the enormous scope....simplistic answers without a solid backup is the norm but...as we see...is no cigars...

Reduce the complexity with simplicity and the picture becomes clearer

Think NEW

Think BIG

Think POLY TASKING

Think Sustainable

Think Efficiency

Think Inclusive....

we can do it...we can think of ourselves by thinking of others...Empathy ius a key....

[gblady]

3. this is just.....

what I thought would happen...

Barack said over and over during his campaign...
I cannot do this alone...
I'm going to need all of you to stay involved and
help make the changes happen...

There is a meeting on my island...
and I plan to be there.
It will be interesting to see what's happening.

GOBAMA :applause: