Organizing for America, that permanent Obama campaign housed at the Democratic National Committee, is organizing a conference call for Obama’s supporters on Thurday. Online or on the phone, the meeting with the president is set for 2:30 pm EDT.
The president will “lay out our strategy and message going forward,’’ OFA leader and Obama campaign manager David Plouffe says in a party email to the troops today.
He notes that “this is a critical time in this president’s administration,’’ with the White House in full-press mode for a health-care reform package that offers insurance to the millions of uninsured and new protections for those already covered.
Plouffe says 60,000 Organizing for America volunteers stopped by the local offices of members of Congress last week. Organizing for America supporters have held meetings of their own around the country—11,906 local events in all 50 states—since the party called on them to rally support for the health-care legislation, he says.
“The D.C. media has been trumpeting coverage of town halls disrupted by angry opposition to reform,’’ Plouffe writes. “But the reality on the ground is very different…
“Thursday’s meeting is our chance to huddle as a team, get the latest information and talk about how we’re going to achieve this victory,’’ Plouffe suggests.
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