The Obama campaign held a conference call earlier today outlining their plans in Minnesota. With former Wellstone Campaign Manager Jeff Blodgett at the helm, a grassroots focused effort was predictable, but the scope of this campaign is truly unprecedented in Minnesota.
Obama has opened nine offices across Minnesota, with plans to open more around Labor Day. Since precinct caucuses, Obama volunteers have organized some 550 events across the state and more are held every day. Obama volunteers are holding house parties, making phone calls and talking to their friends and neighbors each day.
A large focus of their energy is bringing new voters to the polls, not an easy task in a state that leads the nation in voter turnout. But with Congressman Keith Ellison spearheading a registration drive in the 5th District, I have no doubt that voter turnout will be even higher in 2008, which will be very helpful to Al Franken, Ashwin Madia and other DFLers.
All is all, DFLers should be very confident that Obama will carry Minnesota in the fall - extending our blue state streak.
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Why Why Why are Tinklenberg and Sarvi getting thrown under the bus by bloggers!!! They’re both competitive, especially in this cycle. If liberals are writing them off now, it’s just creating a self-fulfilling prophesy!
Looking forward to it!!!!
I’ve been meeting with the Youth Coordinated Campaign and the Obama campaign and I can certainly attest to this post being 100% true. I feel lucky to be a college student during this historic election, we actually matter for once! I have no doubt Obama is going to win Minnesota with the help of an absolutely MASSIVE grassroots oriented GOTV plan and I am really excited to be a part of it.
Good for you, Andrew. I don’t remember being this enthusiastic about any democratic nominee.
Super Doggy-
Who is throwing Tink and Steve under the bus? Purity trolls, somewhere? I think they’re both great candidates.