Michigan Listening Tour: "This Is Our Chance to Reengage and Remobilize"

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There already have been close to 20 Listening Tour stops in Michigan alone, with two more upcoming events in Grand Rapids and Plymouth. Nationwide, Organizing for America has held more than 200 events as a way to let volunteers help shape the organization on the ground as it moves forward.

From The News Herald in Michigan:

The Barack Obama bandwagon isn’t slowing down.

Just because the man now resides at the famous 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in the nation’s capital doesn’t mean it’s time to forget the surge of grass-roots support that came out during the presidential campaign, according to top-ranking Democrats.

Because of that, the Democratic National Committee is in the midst of hosting listening tours in every state in the nation. The casual meetings are being held so that staffers can meet with Obama supporters to gain input into what his constituents are thinking.

“This is our chance to reengage and remobilize those who have shown that they’re really interested in supporting President Obama’s agenda,” said Aletheia Henry, the Michigan director of the Organizing for America campaign.