Draft Obama comes to Minnesota

Posted at 11:52 AM on January 5, 2007 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)

Here's the release:

MINNESOTA DRAFTOBAMA.ORG LAUNCHED TODAY MINNESOTA CITIZENS SAY WE WANT OBAMA TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) Today’s launch of the Minnesota DraftObama.org movement sent a strong message that Minnesotans want Illinois Senator Barack Obama to run for and become the next President. State organizers, encouraged by the overwhelming success of the DraftObama.org movement, began an all-volunteer movement to gather thousands of signatures from other like-minded Minnesotans urging Senator Obama to run. Minnesotans from an array of political parties have pledged support from across the state.

“There is a real grassroots movement and excitement here like I have never seen before. People here are showing support for various reasons, but the most common is the fact that we believe Obama to be honest and positive. He speaks of hope and change, this is what Minnesota and our country is yearning for while we are in troubled times,” said Paul Provost, Minnesota's DraftObama.org Spokesman. “We are excited that Minnesota can be one of the first DraftObama.org state chapters and an influential participant in the upcoming presidential elections.”

Minnesota organizers are gathering thousands of signatures from Obama supporters in Minnesota, building a grassroots organization that will eventually help Obama win Minnesota in the Democratic primary. Minnesota DraftObama.org will be having a Minnesota DraftObama.org “Walk for Obama” in Uptown Minneapolis on Jan 13, 2007.

Minnesota DraftObama.org will sponsor activities to support DraftObama.org and organize trips to hear Senator Obama speak at various events in and out of state. DraftObama.org is an all-volunteer grassroots organization supporting a presidential run by Senator Obama.
The movement, spearheaded by a growing collection of volunteers from around the country, has grown from a single web page created by Ben Stanfield, a computer technician in Rockville,
MD, to a national organization with thousands of petition-signers and hundreds of volunteers.

DraftObama.org is an all-volunteer, grassroots movement to gather together and share our voices to urge Barack Obama to run for President. Paid for by Draft Obama, LLC (www.draftobama.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Comments (1)

I'm certain that Barak OBama's candidacy is off to a great start. As a native Minneapolitan (MN) how do I get involved in the campaign from the get go?

Posted by Barbara Smith | January 21, 2007 6:37 PM

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