First news from above

OK, I just got notification that tonight at 8PM we will be having a conference call in CA for OFA Staff to discuss the first results from the conference in Chicago over the weekend. Here is a quick summary of what we’ll be discussing.

There will be paid staff on the ground, working with unpaid staff and volunteers, just as in the election.  Details still to be worked out, but the basics should be hammered out by late January.  “They” are moving with "deliberate haste."
 
OFA 2.0 will have 4 goals:
 
1. Organize support for legislation at all levels of government.  This includes pushing President Obama's agenda, and it also includes organizing around state and local laws/initiatives.
 
2. Build grassroots electoral strength at all levels, and train and develop grassroots leaders to organize and serve in their communities
 
3. Be an organ of two-way communication between the White House and the grassroots, so that each knows and responds to the priorities of the other.
 
4. Launch a national, grassroots-driven renewal of civic engagement, again at both the local and national levels.
 
The house parties this weekend are the explicit first step in creating the new organization, so please encourage anyone who's interested in staying involved to either attend one or host one (it's not too late).

The process of creating and structuring this organization is meant to be transparent and open.  The campaign wants feedback from EVERYONE, and has already received it through one-on-one interviews, conference calls, and online surveys (500,000 of them!).  To fill out a survey, volunteers can go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/pesurvpage1/ -- note this is a national survey and different from the local survey I conducted in CA CDs 1 and 6.

I will be updating this blog with more information and I will be holding a conference call with my volunteers

Stay tuned!