Obama Ground Game

Barack to the Future

Jim Ylisela | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago


Jim Ylisela

Last night, Barack Obama reminded us that anything is possible in America. And I for one believe him. And you know what that means? That's right: The Cubs. Next year, I really think they're going to win it all.

Florida For Obama

Bill Marovitz | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago


Bill Marovitz

Come the evening of November 4th, we will be on a new path to change the direction of our country and tell the whole world that the America they used to respect is back.

Obama Camp Knocks On Million Doors In Ohio Today

Politico | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


The Obama campaign knocked on a million doors in Ohio -- today. So his Ohio communications director, Isaac Baker, tells Victoria McGrane....

Conservative On Canvassing For Obama

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


There has been a lot of speculation that Barack Obama might win the election due to his better "ground game" and superior campaign organization. I ha...

Jason Linkins

FiveThirtyEight.Com: More Than Just Numbers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


From the beginning of the campaign, the people behind Barack Obama's bid for the presidency have been pretty adamant that one should expect big things...

The Obama Ground Game In Northern Virginia

Peter J. Ognibene | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home


Peter J. Ognibene

Alexandria, Virginia--For the past week, I have been a small cog in the rather large wheel of the Obama Ground Game that is stealthily rolling across ...

McCain Camp Waging Ground War Under the Surface Out of Sight

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

Something strange has been going on here in North Carolina. In Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Pittsburgh, Johnstown -- and now here in Durha...

GOP Campaign Official: Obama's Ground Game So Much Better "It's Scary"

ABC News | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


When your adversaries are praising you, you must be doing something right. Listen to this from one top Republican campaign official who says Barack ...

It's All About the Ground Game -- Three Yards and a Cloud of Dust

Linda Bergthold | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


Linda Bergthold

In the end, no matter how many hail mary passes McCain throws, there's no substitute for the energy, enthusiasm, and organization of Obama and his campaign's ground game.

Ground Report: A Mostly Warm Reception among the Hard Hit in Ohio

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home


Erik Lundegaard

A McCain supporter thanked me for coming out from Seattle. It was those sorts of conversations that make me realize we are not as divided as the media portrays us. I got a lot out of Ohio.

Obama Attracts Masses of Confident Supporters in Philadelphia

James Sanders | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home


James Sanders

The city of Brotherly Love came together to hear Illinois senator Barack Obama speak live and in living color at Progress Plaza, in Philadelphia this ...

Thomas B. Edsall

Ground War: Obama And The Long March

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


When volunteers sign up to campaign for Barack Obama, they enter the world of e-politics - guided to a web site with a carefully culled, computer-gene...

Obama Advancing On The Ground, Under Pollsters' Radar

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 10.12.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

It increasingly looks like this election will be determined by investments on the ground, in local precincts across the country, an area of the campaign Obama has excelled at but that polls don't pick up on.