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gallup.com - 1/23/2009

Democrats’ 2008 Advantage in Party ID Largest Since '83

— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- An average of 36% of Americans identified themselves as Democrats and 28% as Republicans... in 2008. That eight-point advantage is the largest for the Democratic Party since Gallup began regularly conducting its polls by telephone in ... (more) Democrats’ 2008 Advantage in Party ID Largest Since '83

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/17/2009

Obama For America Becomes Organizing For America

— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Obama political machine is merging with the Democratic National Committee. The President-elect launched... Obama 2.0, or Organizing for America, this morning with a YouTube video. An Obama political aide said that OFA will be ... (more) Obama For America Becomes Organizing For America

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Organizing For America

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dailykos.com - 1/21/2009

RIP 50-state strategy

— dailykos.com — Bowers : In short, the DNC will be moving away from the long-term, decentralized, fifty-state strategy of... Howard Dean's tenure, and toward serving as a short-term, centralized re-election effort for President Obama in 2012.  It will continue ... (more) RIP 50-state strategy

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RIP 50-state strategy
Daily Kos — Bowers: In short, the DNC will be moving away from the long-term, decentralized, fifty-state strategy of Howard Dean's tenure, and toward serving as a short-term, centralized re-election effort for President Obama in 2012.  It will continue the move away from paid media ushered in by Howard Dean, maintain or increase the amount of resource expenditures in most states, and the number of states it targets will be a broader effort than the narrow focus we saw in 2001-2004 (but more narrow than 2005-2008). However, it will return to the traditional role ...

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Blogometer — ... calling for the closing of Guantanamo detention center within the next year: DNC: R.I.P. 50-State Strategy? Open Left 's Chris Bowers recently spoke to "a source close to the transition at the DNC" who told him that the DNC is "moving away" from the 50-state strategy pioneered by ex-DNC Chair Howard Dean : "In short, the DNC will be moving away from the long-term, decentralized, fifty-state strategy of Howard Dean's tenure, and toward serving as a short-term, centralized re-election effort for President Obama in 2012. It will continue the move away from paid media ushered ...