Cheers for Obama (yes for real ) DNC playing role in Wisconsin protest (big role)

[cali]

The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm -- the remnant of the 2008 Obama campaign -- is playing an active role in organizing protests against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's attempt to strip most public employees of collective bargaining rights.

OfA, as the campaign group is known, has been criticized at times for staying out of local issues like same-sex marraige, but it's riding to the aide of the public sector unions who hoping to persuade some Republican legislators to oppose Walker's plan. And while Obama may have his difference with teachers unions, OfA's engagement with the fight -- and Obama's own clear stance against Walker -- mean that he's remaining loyal to key Democratic Party allies at what is, for them, a very dangerous moment.

OfA Wisconsin's field efforts include filling buses and building turnout for the rallies this week in Madison, organizing 15 rapid response phone banks urging supporters to call their state legislators, and working on planning and producing rallies, a Democratic Party official in Washington said.

The @OFA_WI twitter account has published 54 tweets promoting the rallies, which the group has also
plugged on its blog.

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http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0211/DNC_playing_role_in_Wisconsin_protests.html?showall

[rhett o rick]

1. k&r

[frazzled]

2. OFA didn't stay out of the local debate here

I was asked by them to contact Mark Kirk to vote for repeal of DADT (it worked), and if I could have I would have responded to their request for phone-bankers to spread the word on that (I was swamped with work and couldn't make it).

OFA does way more than you think.

[JuniperLea]

6. Yep... I got those requests too...

They aren't bragging and they aren't taking credit for a lot of what they are doing. Way, way more than people think. And I like their stealth operations... not hidden, mind you, because all the info is there for those who care to seek it out... but stealth as in under the radar of many.

[zipplewrath]

3. About friggin'.....

Er, uh, HERE HERE. That's the ticket. Way to go. Jolly good.

[blondeatlast]

4. Think of it like training a dog. Positive reinforcement encourages positive results. nt

[dennis4868]

5. Get your cheer for Obama out of here....

you are in the wrong place....this is not your father's DU anymore....Okay, I gotta go....need to read more headlines over at HuffPost so I have all the talking points to bash Obama here....see ya later! :-)

[JuniperLea]

7. Don't forget FDL!

Lots of trash to hurl there too!

[frylock]

8. so the fanboiz feel obligated to shit all over a post giving obama kudos..

you can't win for fucking losing around here.