Wednesday, January 14, 2009

LAT: Retooling Obama’s campaign machine for the long haul

By Peter Wallsten

The vast network that helped elect Obama will be tapped to lobby lawmakers on behalf of the president, with an eye toward reelection. A service organization as a nonprofit arm is also considered. ....

The organization, known internally as “Barack Obama 2.0,” is being designed to sustain a grass-roots network of millions that was mobilized last year to elect Obama and now is widely considered the country’s most potent political machine.

[ From a much longer article. - MN ]


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