LA Times: Barack Obama's grass roots in search of new turf

The LA Times ran an article on December 5th that Obama supporters and organizers might want to read. I think the author and some of the people he interviewed missed the point of what’s been happening recently but overall the article hits some important points.

As the article points out, and which is obvious from our discussions and surveys, there are some questions about how to move forward with an organization that is comprised of more than just Democrats. However, my take on what happened in Chicago was not so much a “negotiation” but a “meeting of the minds” for an exchange of information.

There were 320 people at that meeting each carrying with them the information we collected from you -- our organizers and supporters -- which we passed on to our representatives. They in-turn shared that information with everyone there. Now we are trying to get what we learned during those meetings back to you.

We’re very much in the middle of a process but we are moving forward. The best thing our organizers can do is stay engaged and help us as we transform what we learned from the campaign into a useful structure for making our nation and our communities better. That starts with interested organizers and volunteers participating in a “Change is Coming” house party this weekend.

This process will be transparent and successful but only if you stay engaged.