In the News: OFA Watch Parties Around the Country
Tonight, OFA supporters will gather at hundreds of State of the Union Watch Parties across the country. Here are a few news reports on tonight’s events:
North Carolina Associated Press - “North Carolina Democrats using Obama’s State of the Union speech to mobilize locally”
Democrats in North Carolina are using President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address to organize its efforts locally. The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America group will be hosting watch parties around the state Wednesday night, bringing together local party officials and voters. There will be 37 gatherings in North Carolina, spanning the state. Obama's former campaign manager, David Plouffe, will hold a conference call with volunteers around the country before the State of the Union speech.
Colorado Daily - “Boulder Democrats look to State of the Union speech for new energy”
As President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union address on Wednesday night, dozens of Boulder-area Democrats will gather at watch parties to take in the president's words at the end of a difficult first year in office. Democrats say they are frustrated -- but with Congress rather than the president -- and they'll be looking for Obama to take strong stances in the next year as they try to re-create some of the energy that brought the president into office by turning the speech into a communal event. In addition to informal gatherings, Organizing for America -- a project of the Democratic National Committee, which organized volunteers during the president's election campaign -- has coordinated at least seven watch parties in the Boulder area, from Longmont to Jamestown. Mike Kaplan, a rocket scientist with Boeing, will host a dozen people in his Gunbarrel home.
California Contra Costa Times - “Obama supporters set to gather in Arcata for speech”
Volunteers with Organizing for America (OFA) will gather at the home of Barbara Kellogg in Arcata this evening to watch President Barack Obama deliver his State of the Union address. The speech is scheduled to run tonight from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. ”The Arcata State of the Union Watch Order Generic Cialis Online without Prescription Party is one of many planned across California and all 50 states in anticipation of the president's speech laying out his vision for meeting the economic and other challenges currently facing America,” said a press release.
Samantha Gordon, Organizing for America's New Jersey State Director, spoke with a local news station about President Obama's work over the past year and what to expect from his address tonight.