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Sunday, October 25, 2009

OFA takes over the DNC?

Earlier we talked about how the Obama for America campaign has retooled itself into Organizing for America. Yesterday, Politico published this article describing OFA's attempts to integrate itself with the DNC. It's an interesting merging between what some see as a reelection campaign and a committee that is supposed to serve the interests of the entire party, and apparently some party heavy-weights are unhappy with how blurry this line could get.

It makes for an interesting comparison with the Republican leadership, which often seems to be at odds with the RNC (or at least its mouthpiece, Chairman Michael Steele). I wonder how the blending of OFA and the DNC, if it happens, will influence the the Democratic Party in future elections.

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