Entries Categorized as 'OFA'

DNC Communications Report – July 16, 2010 (RBC)

Date July 17, 2010

Wall Street reform, economic recovery, and the following statement on the DNC Rules and Bylaws Commitee on the 2012 National Convention Delegate Selection Plan.   (see recent posts for coverage of the meeting). 2012 Presidential Nominating Process:   Last weekend, members of the DNC‘s Rules and Bylaws Committee made progress toward finalizing the Party‘s delegate selection rules [...]

DNC Communications Report – June 25, 2010

Date June 28, 2010

Economic Recovery, Affordable Health Care, and more.

DNC Communications Report – June 18, 2010

Date June 18, 2010

Gulf spill, our energy future and more

DNC Communications Report – June 4

Date June 4, 2010

Responding to the BP oil spill, laying a new economic foundation, and OFA 2010. 

DNC/OFA Vote 2010 Kickoff Canvass this Weekend

Date June 3, 2010

This Saturday, June 5, Organizing for America will kick off its 2010 campaign efforts with canvassing/phone banking targeted to first time Obama 2008 voters to get them to commit to vote in 2010.   This is one of the first of many opportunities to show that 2008 was about more than just electing a new president – it [...]

Health Care Reform!

Date March 23, 2010

We need to continue spreading the truth about how the health care reform legislation will help the American people – starting now.  See:

DNC Winter Meeting Day 1: “Campaigning is easier than governing.”

Date February 4, 2010

The DNC Winter meeting started off today with meeting of the Association of State Democratic Chairs, the Resolutions Committee, the Credentials Committee, and everyone worrying about the snow.  Virginian Susan Swecker co-chaired an introductory Credentials meeting and Alfonso Lopez and I attended as members.   The Committee generally meets only when there are challenges to DNC [...]

DPVA Strategy

Date January 31, 2010

 The Democratic Party of Virginia State Central Committee at its December 2009 meeting voted to form a Strategic Plan Committee.   Ten tactical thoughts to consider: Coordinate DPVA goals with those of President Obama.  We all worked very hard together in 2008 to change America and elect Barak Obama.  As he said on election night, “This [...]

A Good Health Care Bill

Date December 20, 2009

Jeepers. You wouldn’t think it would be necessary to remind folks about all the good provisions in the current health care bill. Others have looked at the bill in great detail and provided useful analyses.  See, e.g,  Paul Krugman, Bill Clinton, Victoria Kennedy, Nate Silver, and Nancy-Ann DeParle (Director of the White House Office of Health Reform). [...]

Health Insurance Reform Now

Date December 18, 2009

If the details of the final bill are good enough for President Obama, they should be good enough for his supporters. A victory for the President on health care is a victory for the Democratic Party (as well as for the American people); it is not in the interest of any Democratic members of Congress to help defeat the [...]