http://campaignsandelections.com/NH/articles/?ID=406Since U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., announced he was running for president, he has promised to run a different kind of campaign that focuses on delivering a different kind of government. In his campaign speeches, he emphasizes hope and crushing the cynicism that dominates current political thought.
On Friday, Obama spoke to over 600 people about these ideas at the Marston Elementary School in Hampton. He covered various issues, like the war in Iraq, health care and education, and answered questions from the crowd, but throughout, there was a common theme: people can get things done when they come together.
"Don't let people get you thinking we can't solve our problems," Obama told the crowd.Obama's different kind of campaign is not only about the message, but the way in which that message is delivered.
Last month, the New Hampshire campaign launched a series of faith forums where church leaders came together and discussed the role that religion plays in public life and how their political beliefs could better reflect their religious beliefs.
This month, the campaign has planned a number of child advocacy programs that will foster discussions with people interested or working in that field. What is unique about these programs, Reid Cherlin, press secretary for the New Hampshire Obama for America campaign, said is that they are not merely a candidate or surrogate speaking to a group of people. These advocates discuss how to also take action themselves.
"No other campaign is reaching out to people this way," said Cherlin. "They're there to listen, come together as a community to effect change. ... It's much more involving and it puts much more emphasis on people themselves. This is based on the kind of community organizing work Obama did as a young man. A lot of these folks are already out there doing work on these important issues."
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