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Barack Speaks To HQ Staff & Volunteers
As the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Senator Obama speaks to his campaign staff in Chicago.
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Generation O
Sort by The Daily Dish (Free subscription) - 06/08/2008
A new generation, a new model of viral campaigning, a new mode of discourse, a new moment:
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Obama's Video Guru Speaks: How We Owned The YouTube Primary
Sort by Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) - 07/17/2008
At the polls, the Democratic primary was a squeaker. Online, however, it wasn't close: Barack Obama dominated the discourse and steamrolled Hillary Clinton in every relevant metric, including the number of people watching Obama-related video online. Indeed, one of the more impressive achievements of Obama's organization is the way it churns out video after video--more than 1,165 posted and 14.8 million...
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Holy Crap, if you will
Sort by Firedoglake (Free subscription) - 06/10/2008
You think the GOP isn't soiling their plastic pants when they read stuff like this? Leading Democratic fundraisers predict that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will raise hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few months if he opts out of public financing and begins raising money for the general election.Specifically, they say Obama could raise $100 million in June and could attract 2.5 million to...
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A Fifty State Strategy: Playing Offense
Sort by Obama HQ (Free subscription) - 06/26/2008
Today in Washington D.C., campaign manager David Plouffe gave reporters a unique look inside the ambitious 50 state strategy beyond developed for November. From the Boston Globe: Plouffe, briefing reporters here today on the status of the campaign, shed light on Obama's aggressive, nation-wide plan of attack into not just battlegrounds but also reliably "red" states. ... It's the same ethos that Obama's...
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Bicycling Obama, McCain's Staff
Sort by The New York Observer (Free subscription) - 06/09/2008
Laura Bush praised Hillary Clinton and defended Michelle Obama. Also, she said is not going to run for office. [ ABC News ] Micah Sifry contemplates the potential role of Barack Obama’s massive online network after the election. [ techPresident ] John Riley ridicules the photo of Obama on a bike. [ Spin Cycle ] Jonathan Martin thinks the picture of Obama on the bike is an example of how he can be...
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"Get your ya-yas out."
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Says Barack Obama: "That's an old 60s expression." Yeah, it is: blog advertising blog advertising
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Obama Issues Letter to LGBT Community, Rallies Gay Supporters
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The Obama campaign released video of the candidate thanking his campaign staff in Chicago over the weekend. It's indicative of the transparency the internet has brought and the willingness of the Obama campaign to utilize it. Watch it, AFTER THE...
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Barack Obama's Inspiring Speech to His Staff
Sort by Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) - 06/09/2008
The Obama Campaign has released this grainy home video of a 13 minute informal address to his entire staff on becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee. Thanks to RM for the link. Worth your time to see Obama's clear emotional connection and pride in his staff. I felt as if he was also talking to all his supporters out there. Here are a few of my favorite quotes. "This campaign is about you. You...
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Meandering
Sort by The Sideshow (Free subscription) - 06/08/2008
Can't Gitmo Dirty - The Penultimate Straw : Doesn't seem that earth shattering at first; however, think through the dynamics to date and the blaring significance sets in. The US has assiduously kept the detainees separated and isolated all this time so that they could not communicate and have structural control from the top down and, then, out of the blue, viola! Right in the middle of the courtroom,...
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Liz Gannes
Sort by NewTeeVee (Free subscription) - 01/25/2008
YouTube today announced a huge improvement to its existing mobile video offerings: far broader access to watch videos from a far broader range of phones, as well as upload videos of your own. In the past, the service had been available in limited form through deals with Verizon, Helio, and Apple. Now, anyone with a 3G device (admittedly that's a small fraction of the population) whose handset can...
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Obama's Organization, and the Future of American Politics
Sort by Personal Democracy Forum (Free subscription) - 06/09/2008
Barack Obama's victory over Hillary Clinton is the first time an insurgent has beaten the establishment candidate in the Democratic primaries since Jimmy Carter in 1976. This is interesting and important for all kinds of reasons. One, as I've written before, is that it suggests that the era of Big Money and Big Media pre-selecting the nominee of the Democratic party may well be over, in no small part...
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Obama, the Halo Effect, and What's Changed
Sort by eyeon08.com (Free subscription) - 06/10/2008
I am not a Mac user. But I'll freely admit I had one of my monitors refreshing with MacRumorsLive's coverage of the Steve Jobs WWDC keynote, with an audio feed from Moscone West running in the background. When it comes to operating systems, I am a swing voter. Heck, I even identify a little with the poor PC guy in the ads, and think the Mac guy is a smarmy little twerp. Nonetheless, I'm thinking of...
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The New Politics of Obama
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Posted By Christopher Smith A year ago, Hillary Clinton was 30 points ahead of every other candidate in the Democratic Primary. She was outraising her opponents at a minimum of a 2-1 margin, she was the owner of a political pedigree and the biggest brand name in American politics. She had the support of [...]
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how obama leads
Sort by Night Light (Free subscription) - 06/10/2008
For a glimpse into Barack Obama's leadership style, watch this video of the talk he gave to his campaign staff after the primary victory. It has been released by the campaign as part of Obama's transparency approach. (Obviously they feel...
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Barack thanks Team Obama
Sort by Bang the Drum (Free subscription) - 06/08/2008
Management 101, right here. Lesson #1: Give credit where it’s due Lesson #2: Be appreciative of the above and beyond efforts Lesson #3: Give ‘em a vacation when they’re burned out h/t: Roadkill Refugee
