washingtonexaminer.com - 11/1/2009
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By: Michael Barone Senior Political Analyst 10/31/09 5:02 PM EDT Where have all those Obamenthusiasts who were so visible in 2008 been hiding this year? In this New Republic article Lydia DePillis seems to think that the problem is that Organizing For America has been run as a top-down ...
chicagotribune.com - 11/3/2009
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Political pundits were divided over the significance of
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By: Michael Barone
Washington Examiner
Where have all those Obamenthusiasts who were so visible in 2008 been hiding this year? In this New Republic article Lydia DePillis seems to think that the problem is that Organizing For America has been run as a top-down organization, rather than as a bottom-up movement, giving the folks out there no sense of ownership. She asks, “Can a grassroots organization run in the top-down style of a political machine really accomplish much—let alone change the terms of debate on any given issue?”
I ...
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