Vast Obama network becomes a political football
Some Obama advisors want to blend his campaign operation with the Democratic National Committee. Others worry that such a move could cause the grass-roots organization to unravel.
The Obama machinery relied heavily on idealistic political outsiders committed to breaking free from old ways of doing politics. The worry is that these enthusiastic activists might drift away if they are turned over to the Democratic National Committee, where the party might ask them to support Democrats and target Republicans. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
I interviewed many of these young, idealist, new-to-politics Obama supporters for articles I wrote about this election season. Each one embraced Obama for highly personal reasons, and they supported him as a person and a leader they wanted -- I don't see these folks easily forming such an immediate, personal connection with a political organization. Perhaps the older Obama supporters, used to the political process and many election cycles, will, but the youth story here is much more complicated.