- posted July 28 1:24:23 PM
Republicans yesterday blocked the DISCLOSE Act from coming to an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor—legislation that would have undone the harmful effects of the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling by requiring increased transparency when it comes to our political process. As President Obama noted before the vote, Republicans had blocked unemployment benefits, small business tax credits—and now legislation to ensure regular people’s…
- posted July 28 10:59:17 AM
Of the 15 million folks who cast their first votes in 2008, the Los Angeles Times reports that one million are in California—and OFA is hard at work to bring them back to the polls this year. The LA Times highlighted one of the personal interactions between an OFA volunteer and a first time ‘08 voter—the type of conversation that will happen time and time again leading up to this fall’s elections: Jordan Love, 22, was standing…
- posted July 27 1:29:28 PM
First Lady Michelle Obama sent OFA supporters a message inviting them to join her in signing a card for President Obama's 49th birthday next week: Every year, our family tries to come up with a fun way to wish Barack a happy birthday. And this August 4th, when he turns 49, I have something new in mind. This has been a big -- and hectic -- year for him. After signing the Affordable Care Act and Wall Street reform into law -- and completing his first year…
- posted July 27 10:45:56 AM
With an important vote expected today on the DISCLOSE Act, President Obama urged the Senate to pass the bill that would require corporate political advertisers to reveal who’s funding their election-related activities. The DISCLOSE Act undoes some of the damage from the Citizens United Supreme Court case, which ruled that big corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money influencing our elections, without having to reveal that they’re…
- posted July 27 9:27:28 AM
With OFA’s Vote 2010 strategy underway all across the country, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe stopped by two of Organizing for America’s California offices to fire up volunteers and lay out OFA’s plan for this year’s elections. Plouffe told volunteers that they are the most effective messengers in making the case to friends and neighbors about the importance of November’s elections. OFA California shared more from…
