I went to an Obama house party tonight!

[CoffeeCat]

I'm still undecided about who I'm supporting in the Iowa caucuses, but
I do have to say that the Obama campaign is on fire, and I am impressed.

Yesterday, I rec'd an email--inviting me to a local Obama house party, to
learn about the caucuses and about Obama. An acquaintance sent me the email.
Fifteen minutes later, the Des Moines mayor emails me, letting me know that
all registered Dems should be getting Obama house party invites and to
participate in this fun event.

I'm sitting here earlier this evening, undecided about going. Then, the phone
rings and it's an Obama supporter asking if I was going to an Obama house party
this evening. I said a friend invited me to one. The caller tells me I'm
welcome to go to my friend's party, but there is also another Obama house party
down the street, and one two blocks away as well---and did I need child care for
the evening? :wow:

So I go to the friend's Obama house party and it was a fun night of lively
discussion about all of the candidates and the caucuses. We watched an amazing
Obama video and the precinct captains answered questions about Obama and the
caucus process. We then listened to a short, live pep talk given by Obama
himself, via conference call.

The cool thing was---tonight there were 990 Obama caucus parties in homes across
Iowa that went on tonight. Iowa has just under 2,000 voting precincts in the state.
That means that half of all Iowa precincts hosted an Obama party. That's huge.

It's really unprecedented in Iowa. No one has ever pulled off a mass party like
that, involving so many precincts.

The Obama campaign is highly organized and really reaching people.

The best part of the evening, was talking politics with the Obama precinct captain who
hosted the party in her home. Get this. She voted for Bush last time. She's now
a Democrat and an avid volunteer for Obama.

I'm still undecided about who I'm supporting, but I am incredibly impressed with the
remarkable organization of Obama's Iowa campaign and their uncanny ability to really
reach out and communicate to potential caucus goers.

[gateley]

1. I've heard really good things about Obama's campaign organization -- and your

post proves it! Amazing -- child care! Who'da thunk? Glad you had a good time!

[sandnsea]

2. 990 parties!?!!

Holy... that is astounding. If they could get that tonight, there's no doubt they'll get people to the caucuses. Incredible. That is grassroots.

[Stephanie]

3. That's really impressive.

Seriously, that's a huge thing to pull off. I'm very impressed. 990 parties? Amazing.

[Pirate Smile]

4. I got a postcard invite and a phone call but my daughter's Christmas program

was tonight so we got to sit in the gym and listen to cutely off-key band music and Christmas carols.

[HughMoran]

5. Did they have good drugs there?

:rofl:

Sorry, I just could not resist!

[jillan]

6. Obama has already opened up an office in Phoenix, Az.

We are part of that super Tuesday.
He opened it right by the university.

Very impressive!

[Nimrod2005]

7. K