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Obama Online -- What's the Future of Organizing for America (OFA)?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Is it time for Plouffe, the architect behind Obama's winning campaign, to take Organizing for America out of the Democratic National Committee?

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Obama Campaign Arm Silent On Maine's Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment

AMERICAblog Gay | Joe Sudbay | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Parenting, Maine Senate, Gay Adoption, Maine, Marriage Equality, John Baldacci, Marriage, Organize for America, Question 1, Same Sex Marriage, Community Organizing, Ofa, Ofa Message, Families, Maine House, Gay Marriage, Family, Politics News

Funny thing (or not), OFA forgot to tell Mainers what issues are on the ballot and how to vote on those issues. For example, there's no mention of Que...

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20 Powerful Health Care Reform Ads Made By Regular People (VIDEO)

Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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Organizing for America has picked 20 finalists for its Health Care Reform Video Challenge. The winner will air on national television. See all the ads...

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The Public Necessity

Tom Sullivan | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

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Tom Sullivan

If America believes it needs not just a public option, but a public necessity, more Americans will have to get up off the couch and go get it.

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Congress "Getting Completely Crushed" With Over 100,000 Calls For Obama's Healthcare Reform

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ofa, Healthcare Reform, Activism, Organize for America, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dawn Teo

It's not even noon on the West Coast and already Capitol Hill staffers say they're getting nonstop calls from constituents in support of President Bar...

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Obama's Field Team Finally Hitting the Field

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Ofa, Obama, Healthcare Reform, Organize for America, Politics News
Dawn Teo

After Election Day, President Barack Obama hand picked just two former staffers, Mitch Stewart and Jeremy Bird, to run the new organization: OFA 2.0, aka the President's field team.

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Where Is That Online-Powered "Movement" Now?

Chris Hughes | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology

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Chris Hughes

What went hand in hand with the technology that helped elect Barack Obama was a resolute and unyielding focus on good-old-fashioned political organizing. What's missing now is the organizing leadership.

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Obama Campaign Arm Drops Demand For Public Option

The New Argument | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Organizing for America has dropped the demand for the public option from their open letter to members of Congress. [...] This change confirms Obama's...

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Obama's 2007 Yes-We-Can Moment in 2009

Dawn Teo | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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Dawn Teo

Like the 2007 primary campaigns, the growth of the Obama organization has gone almost without notice in the run-up to the 2009 health care battles.

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Next Door To McCain Town Hall, Obama's Field Team Kicks Off National Tour

Dawn Teo | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

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Dawn Teo

It was 2008 all over again Wednesday night as Organizing for America (OFA), formerly Obama for America, launched their cross-country "Reform Health Care Now: Let's Get It Done Tour" from Arizona...

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Obama's Organizing For America Forum: WATCH LIVE VIDEO

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

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Organizing For America, the campaign arm of the White House, is hosting a live forum with President Obama this afternoon. According to an email to sup...

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Nico Pitney

Obama's Political Arm Enters Health Care Fray

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ofa, Organizing for Healthcare, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Organizing for Health Care, Organizing for America, Politics News

A first shot, of sorts, is being fired in the Obama-era battle for health care reform. Organizing for America, President Obama's political arm, is b...

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